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DANVILLE, Va. — Averett's offense struggled to find its rhythm as the Cougars dropped a USA South Conference game to Greensboro College 58-41 on Saturday afternoon at the Grant Center.

While Averett, which shot just 23.3 percent from the field, searched for consistency on offense, Greensboro rode the back of Nikki Wilborn, who scored 31 points.

Greensboro (5-7, 3-4 USA South) began to pull away midway through the first half as Averett shot below 20 percent for most of the period. Wilborn led the Pride's attack with 21 first-half points as Greensboro took a 34-20 advantage into the locker rooms.

Averett (5-4, 2-2 USA South) got a spark off the bench in the second half from sophomore Abby Bailey, who scored six points and grabbed eight rebounds. The Cougars got as close as 10 points with 6:55 remaining, but couldn't break the double-digit deficit.

Greensboro got 10 rebounds apiece from Elizabeth Ferguson and Bianca Richburg. Richburg also had eight points and three blocks.

Sophomore Liz Martin led Averett with 14 points and six rebounds. Freshman Mette Scheiman finished with nine points and six rebounds. Junior Ashley Washington added 11 rebounds.

Averett returns to action on Monday when the Cougars travel to face Peace College at 7 p.m. in Raleigh, N.C.