Box Score
Box Score


BRIDGEWATER, Va. — Bridgewater College held off Averett down the stretch for a 73-64 win over the Cougars in their season-opener on Tuesday night.

Averett (0-1) got off to a solid start, jumping on Bridgewater 19-9 in the game's first 10 minutes. The Eagles (1-0), however, rattled off a 10-0 run over the next four minutes to tie the game. It was the start of a 25-8 run to end the first half for Bridgewater, which took a 34-27 lead into the locker rooms.

Bridgewater upped its lead to 12 points early in the second half, but Averett fought back with the help of a 14-2 run that culminated in junior Grant Chandler's game-time 3-pointer that knotted the game at 48-48 with 10:22 remaining. Yet, the Cougars couldn't get over the hump and Bridgewater pushed its lead back to as much as 10 points and stayed in front the rest of the way.

Averett got 12 points apiece from junior Justin Pierce and freshman Sunil Ram. Junior Nick Ford added 11 points and nine rebounds, while Chandler finished with nine points and nine rebounds in his first game as a Cougar.

Bridgewater was led by Cody Griffith's 23 points and Aaron Adams's 16 points.

Averett returns to action at home in Friday and Saturday's Cougar Classic at the Grant Center. Averett hosts Virginia Intermont College on Friday at 7:30 p.m.