Box Score


DANVILLE, Va. — Averett gave undefeated Greensboro College a scare for more than one half, but the 17th-ranked Pride eventually pulled away for a 64-47 conference victory on Monday night at the Grant Center.

Aided by Mette Scheiman's 15 points in the first half, Averett (10-9, 6-7 USA South) closed the gap to 36-33 by halftime. Greensboro, however, limited Scheiman to just one point in the second half and held the rest of the Cougars in check to improve to 18-0 (12-0 USA South).

Although Averett's defense limited Greensboro to 30.4 percent shooting in the second half, the Pride hit 14 of 15 free throws and shot a whopping 91.7 percent (22-for-24) from the foul line overall. Greensboro also won the battle on the glass 41-30.

Averett stayed within five points of Greensboro in the opening minutes of the second half, but the Cougars' woes from the foul line hurt them down the stretch. Averett was 7-for-19 from the charity stripe.

Bianca Richburg led Greensboro with 17 points, while Adrienne Terrell had 13 and Nikki Wilborn had 10 points.

In addition to Scheiman's 16 points, Ashley Washington had 12 points before fouling out. Kyana Smith had eight points and tied her career-high with 12 rebounds.

Greensboro jumped ahead by as many as 12 points with 8:52 to play in the first period. But Scheiman helped bring the Cougars back before the half. She made six of her 10 shots in the opening period and scored 10 of Averett's final 17 points of the half.

Averett will look to rebound on Wednesday when it hosts Mary Baldwin College at 7 p.m.