Box Score


LEXINGTON, Va. — The Averett men's basketball team suffered their fifth loss in a row Saturday when they fell to Washington & Lee 87-78 at the Warren Center.

Despite going down early, the Cougars (1-5) erased an eight-point deficit and tied the game 27-27 when sophomore Steven Terry drained a three-pointer with 7:10 remaining in the first half. Junior Victor Cortes connected from beyond the arch just moments later to give Averett a two-point lead with 6:12 remaining in the opening half, but that would be the Cougars only lead of the night and the Generals (4-0) would regain the lead on a Hans Harrison three-pointer just 20 seconds later.

A pair of free throw by junior Kenny Hart cut the Washington & Lee lead to four with 10:14 remaining in the in the second half, but the Generals went a 13-3 run in the middle of the period to earn a 76-64 lead the Cougars couldn't overcome.

Cortes paced Averett with 20 points. Sophomore Nick Ford added 14 and Hart had 13. Terry finished with 12 markers.

Washington and Lee was led by Harrison, who was 6-8 from three-point range and finished with 20 points.

Averett will return to action on Monday, Nov. 29 when they take on Lynchburg College at 7 p.m.