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DANVILLE, Va. — Averett bounced back from its first conference loss of the season to beat Meredith College 4-1 on Friday afternoon at the Cougar Den.

A Pernilla Milton goal less than a minute before halftime and a Annika Rindestedt score less than a minute into the second half helped Averett (10-2-0, 4-1-0 USA South) take control.

Rindestedt gave Averett a 1-0 lead in the 16th minute after blowing by a defender to get to a lead pass from Sandra Johansson and scoring past Meredith goalkeeper Sara McCaw. The early lead didn't last long, as Meredith took advantage of an Averett mishap that allowed Jesse Davis to score from about 10 yards out and tie the game 1-1.

It appeared as though the teams would go into halftime tied, but Milton broke away and scored her 12th goal of the season off a long pass from Nadja Sandau to give the Cougars a 2-1 lead in the 45th minute. Rindestedt added to that lead in the other side of the break, scoring on the back side off a cross pass from Milton. Her second goal was her ninth of the season.

Sandau added another insurance goal in the 72nd minute, her fifth of the year.

Averett returns to action on Sunday at home against Peace College at 1 p.m. The game, which is the Cougars' final regular season home date, will also serve as senior day.