Box Score
Box Score


ROCKY MOUNT, N.C. — Despite a career-high 21 points from senior Kyana Smith, Averett got off to a rough start and couldn't catch up in a 76-62 loss at N.C. Wesleyan College on Sunday afternoon.

Averett (10-11, 6-8) fell behind 15-4 in the opening minutes, getting the Cougars' day started on the wrong foot. N.C .Wesleyan (10-9, 7-7 USA South) pushed its lead to 16 points midway through the first half before Averett settled down. The Cougars pulled within six, but the Bishops took a 43-33 lead into halftime.

That initial deficit proved to be too much for the Cougars to overcome in the second half. Averett got within six when junior Mette Scheiman's pair of free throws made the score 59-53 with 7:55 to play. However, N.C. Wesleyan pulled away down the stretch.

Smith led Averett with 21 points and 16 rebounds (one shy of her career-high) and Scheiman added 14 points and six rebounds for Averett, which shot 28.6 percent from the floor.

N.C. Wesleyan, meanwhile, shot nearly 43 percent from the floor and got 19 points and 11 rebounds off the bench from NeTaih Davis.

Averett hosts Christopher Newport University on Wednesday at 5:30 p.m.