Box Score

DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. — Norwich University held off Averett in the final minutes for a 67-63 victory over the Cougars at the Land of Magic Classic on Saturday morning.

Averett (1-7) led for most of the first half before taking a 30-27 lead into halftime. In the second period, Averett extended its lead to five in the opening minutes before Norwich (5-6) went on an 11-2 run to claim a 42-36 lead with 13:44 to play. Led by Aliah Curry's 27 points, Norwich built as much as an eight-point lead several times down the stretch.

The Cougars, however, kept fighting. Averett's 6-0 run in a span of just over a minute tied the game at 59-59 with 2:49 remaining. The Cadets regained the lead moments later on Kristin Brown's 3-pointer and never relinquished the lead. Averett got a pair of layups, but went scoreless over thefinal minute as the Cougars ran out of time.

Averett got a career-high 13 points and five steals from freshman Jessica Myers, who led the Cougars in scoring off the bench. Junior Shannon Smith added 11 points in reserve for Averett, which was playing its first game in two weeks.

Norwich, which played a day earlier, also got 17 points and 12 rebounds from Jessalyn Sweeney.

The Cougars finish play at the Land of Magic Classic against Albright College at 10 a.m. on Sunday.