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HARRISONBURG, Va. — Liz Martin scored a career-high 24 points as Averett rallied in the second half to beat Eastern Mennonite University 74-66 in both teams' season openers on Tuesday night at Yoder Arena.

Averett (1-0), making its debut under new head coach Larry Epperly, trailed by as many as nine points early in the second half. However, the Cougars used their defense to battle back and tie the game at 47-47 on a pair of Ashley Washington free throws.

The Cougars jumped in front on Mette Scheiman's 3-pointer with 9:40 remaining, their first lead since a 25-23 advantage with five minutes to play in the first half. Averett fought off Eastern Mennonite (0-1) late and eventually pulled away to the eight-point win.

Martin's previous career high in points was 20, which she had reached twice. Scheiman added 15 points and Washington finished with 13 points and seven rebounds. Kaneshia Slade added nine points and 11 rebounds.

The win was Averett's first over EMU in five tries. Sara Lamneck led the Royals with 14 points.

Averett returns to action on Saturday against Salisbury at the Johns Hopkins/Mike Durgola Classic in Baltimore.