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Box Score


BALTIMORE — Averett junior Mette Scheiman scored 20 points, but the Cougars couldn't hold off Bridgewater College in the second half. The Eagles came from behind to beat Averett 54-51 on the opening day of the Mike Durgala Memorial hosted by Johns Hopkins University.

Averett (0-2) led for a bulk of the first half and took a 27-22 lead into halftime. The Cougars stayed in front until midway through the second half when Bridgewater tied the game and eventually took as much as a five-point lead. Averett cut the deficit down to one point several times in the final minutes, but the Eagles held on.

The Cougars will play Hood College in Sunday's consolation game at 1 p.m. Bridgewater will play Johns Hopkins in the championship at 3 p.m.

Scheiman led Averett in scoring and added eight rebounds. Sophomore Shannon Smith, making her first start, scored nine points. Seniors Kaneshia Slade and Kyana Smith each scored eight points. Slade had a team-high 12 rebounds.

Shannan Thorne and Jenny Logan led Bridgewater with 13 points each.