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DANVILLE, Va. — Averett's Homecoming game was spoiled by a 29-0 N.C. Wesleyan College win on Saturday at the Cougar Den.

Averett (1-3, 0-1 USA South) struggled offensively for most of the day and had trouble stopping the Battling Bishops' rushing attack. N.C. Wesleyan (1-3, 1-0 USA South) controlled the game by totaling 269 yards on the ground, including 131 yards from Jacques Alston and 119 yards and a touchdown from Jamal Smith.

N.C. Wesleyan led 13-0 at halftime, but Averett looked as though it was ready to break through on the scoreboard early in the third quarter. After the Bishops' first drive of the second half stalled, Averett freshman Stephen Clark blocked Kevin Quicker's punt and sophomore Brent Skipper recovered the ball on N.C. Wesleyan's 20-yard line. Two Ke'Von White rushes later, the Cougars had first-and-goal from the N.C. Wesleyan 2-yard line. Yet, on the next play, the handoff was fumbled and the Bishops recovered, taking back the momentum Averett had gained moments later.

Averett never seemed to recover from there. The Cougars got just one first down the rest of the way and never crossed back into N.C. Wesleyan territory. Averett finished with just 124 total yards of offense and threw five interceptions, one of which was returned for a touchdown to give the Bishops a 13-0 lead in the second quarter.

N.C. Wesleyan finished with 477 total yards on offense. Quicker booted three field goals in the fourth quarter to extend the Bishops' lead.

Averett sophomore Stefan Varner led all tacklers with 12 takedowns. Senior Robslin Emmanuel had 10 solo tackles. Senior Albert Brown, who had nine tackles, blocked Quicker's extra point attempt in the first quarter.

It was the first time Averett had been shut out by an opponent since 2002.