Box Score
Box Score


WINCHESTER, Va. — Averett's shooting woes were too much to overcome as the Cougars fell to conference foe Shenandoah University 59-48 at Shingleton Gymnasium on Saturday afternoon.

Averett (10-8, 6-5 USA South) led 13-10 early before Shenandoah (7-11, 4-7 USA South) scored the next 11 points to go in front 21-13 with 6:29 left in the first half. The Hornets led by as much as 12 before taking a 29-19 lead into the locker room at halftime.

That 10-point defciit proved to be too much for the Cougars to overcome in the second half. Averett shot below 20 percent for most of the game before finishing the contest at 23.6 percent. The Cougars also struggled from beyond the arc, hitting just two of their 21 3-point attempts.

Averett trimmed Shenandoah's lead to single digits in the final minutes, but the Cougars ran out of time.

Senior Liz Martin led the Cougars with 17 points and 12 rebounds. Freshman Essence Burns added 12 points.

Nicole Gilbertson had a team-high 15 points for Shenandoah, which also got 13 points and 11 rebounds from Holly Chittenden.

The win by the Hornets helped them earn a regular-season split with the Cougars, who beat Shenandoah 59-48 in Danville on Dec. 3. Saturday's meeting was the last regular-season meeting between the two schools as conference opponents as Shenandoah is moving to the Old Dominion Athletic Conference next season.

Averett returns to action on Tuesday at Methodist University at 5:30 p.m.