Averett (1-1) takes on Emory University (1-0) on Friday at 6 p.m. on the first day of action at the Guilford College Hilton Garden Inn Invitational in Greensboro, N.C.
Guilford College and McMurry University face off in the other game at 8 p.m.
Averett fell to 12th-ranked Virginia Wesleyan College 68-59 on Wednesday at home in its last time out. Emory University edged Oglethorpe 92-84 in overtime at home on Wednesday.
Averett and Emory haven't faced off in more than two decades. However, their one meeting was a special occasion. The two schools met in the 1990 NCAA Tournament. Emory, in its only NCAA appearance to date, edged Averett 102-93 in the consolation game after both schools lost in the second round.
