Box Score


DANVILLE, Va. — Methodist University used its long range shooting to pull away from Averett in an 84-65 conference victory over the Cougars on Wednesday at the Grant Center.

Methodist (5-9, 1-1 USA South) nailed seven 3-pointers in the first half to distance itself from Averett (2-14, 0-3 USA South) by halftime. Methodist hit 10 shots from beyond the arc in all and shot 54.7 percent from the field. Averett trailed 45-28 at the half and pulled to within 13 points several times before the Monarchs added to their lead late.

Marquis Scott led all scorers with a career-high 21 points, while Kenny Hart had 16 points and nine rebounds.

Methodist was led by Mark Jernigan's 19 points. However, Jernigan had to leave the game after a scary fall with 1:58 remaining. Kyle Combs added 16 points and five rebounds for the Monarchs.

Averett travels to Winchester on Saturday for a 4 p.m. game with Shenandoah University.