Women's basketball wins regular-season finale at Mary Baldwin; Cougars earn fifth seed

Averett's Ashley Washington had 14 points and 13 rebounds against Mary Baldwin on Saturday afternoon.

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STAUNTON, Va. — Averett ended its regular season on a strong note, beating Mary Baldwin College 50-35 on Saturday.

Averett (14-11, 9-9 USA South), which never trailed at any point against Mary Baldwin (8-18, 5-13 USA South). The Cougars, who led 23-17 at halftime, pushed their lead to 29-19 on an Ashley Washington three-point play with 13:52 to play and stayed ahead by double digits the rest of the way.

Washington led the Cougars with 14 points and 13 rebounds, while Liz Martin added 11 points and six rebounds.
Iesha Ricks led Mary Baldwin with 12 points.

Averett's win, coupled with Shenandoah's loss at Methodist on Saturday, made the Cougars the fifth seed in next week's USA South Conference tournament. Averett will travel to No. 4 seed Methodist for their quarterfinal matchup at either 5:30 or 7:30 p.m. — depending on whether Methodist will host a men's quarterfinal game as well.

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