Volleyball falls at Methodist in USA South quarterfinals

Averett's Jesse Jones had 34 assists and nine digs in the Cougars' loss at Methodist.

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FAYETTEVILLE, N.C. — Fifth-seeded Averett was eliminated by No. 4 seed Methodist University 3-1 in Tuesday's USA South Conference Tournament quarterfinals, ending the Cougars' season. The Monarchs won by scores of 25-17, 23-25, 25-17, 25-23.

After dropping the opening set, Averett (20-17) found itself trailing 15-10 midway through the next set. The Cougars, however, rallied to take it and tie the game. Methodist (20-11) fell behind in Set 3 before coming back to win the set. In the final set, the Monarchs jumped ahead 10-4 before Averett closed the gap late and eventually knotted the score at 23-23. Methodist then took the next two points to seal the match and advance to the conference tournament semifinals, where it will face No. 1 seed Christopher Newport on Friday.

Averett got a game-high 14 kills from freshman Allison Sparks, and junior Jesse Jones added nine digs and 34 assists.

The loss also ended Averett's 20-year streak of advancing to the conference semifinals.

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