Box Score
Box Score


BALTIMORE — Averett held off Hood College in the final minutes for a 43-42 victory Sunday in the consolation game of the Mike Durgala Memorial hosted by Johns Hopkins University. The win also gave first-year head coach Liz Hickey her first victory.

Junior Mette Scheiman's layup with 2:19 to play gave Averett (1-2) a 43-41 lead and turned out to be the game-winner. Hood (0-2) hit one of two free throws on its next possession to cut the Cougars' lead to just one point, but Averett held the Blazers scoreless the rest of the way.

Senior Kyana Smith led the Cougars with 12 points and 13 rebounds, while senior Kaneshia Slade had nine points and 11 rebounds. Slade also had five steals to round out a solid tournament performance which garnered her all-tournament team honors.

Averett led Hood 19-16 after a low-scoring first half. The Cougars' lead improved to 11 points after a Slade layup made it 29-18 with just over 14 minutes to play. However, Hood crept back into the game and took a 39-38 lead on a pair of free throws by Rachel Wiley with 3:53 remaining. Jessica Talley's jumper pushed Hood's lead to 41-38 moments later, but Averett battled back. Scheiman hit one of two foul shots and Smith added a basket to tie the game at 41-41 before Scheiman hit what proved to be the game-winner.

Scheiman finished with eight points.

Averett returns to action on Tuesday at Bennett College at 6 p.m. in Greensboro, N.C.