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NEWPORT NEWS, Va. — Averett senior Justin Pierce joined the 1,000-point club, but the Cougars' offense went cold in a 76-52 conference loss to 15th-ranked Christopher Newport University on Wednesday night.

Averett's 1,000-point scorers 1. Demarcus Morrison (1996-2000) 1,937 2. James Braxton (1988-1992) 1,806 3. Chad Ford (1989-1993) 1,325 4. Jay Tate (1996-2000) 1,189 5. Jonathan Rumley (2006-2009) 1,186 6. Tony Seay (1988-1990) 1,106 7. Damien Brown (2005-2009) 1,096 8. Marcus Tucker (1997-2001) 1,088 9. Justin Pierce (2009-Present) 1,002

Averett (7-9, 3-4 USA South) looked poised to pull an upset as the Cougars took a 5-0 lead over Christopher Newport (14-2, 7-1 USA South). However, the Captains answered with a 19-1 run to take control. Initially hot, the Cougars cooled off and shot just 22.2 percent in the first half and 26.4 percent for the game.

Christopher Newport, which led 44-23 at halftime, drilled 12 of 28 shots from beyond the arc to help the Captains distance themselves from the Cougars.

Pierce, who finished with a team-high 16 points after battling foul trouble in the first half, became only the ninth player in program history to reach the 1,000-point milestone. He now sits at 1,002 career-points, 86 behind Marcus Tucker on Averett's all-time scoring list.

Freshman Trevor West led Averett with a career-high 12 rebounds to go with eight points, while junior Paul Porter finished with nine points. Sophomore Alex Lopez added six points late for the Cougars, who had their two-game winning streak snapped.

Averett returns to action on Saturday when it travels to play Greensboro College at 4 p.m.