Box Score

DANVILLE, Va. — Maryville College pulled away from Averett in the second half for a 64-41 conference win over the Cougars on Sunday evening at the Grant Center.

Maryville (15-2, 9-1 USA South), which is receiving votes in the latest D3Hoops.com poll, took a 27-21 lead into halftime and extended it to 14 points in the opening minutes of the second half. Averett got back within nine points on freshman Katy Stover's 3-pointer trimmed Maryville's lead to 44-35 with 12:27 to play. The Cougars, however, were held without a field goal and to just three free throws over the next seven minutes as Maryville began to pull away down the stretch.

Averett never led but stayed within striking distance in the first half. A 9-2 run gave the Scots an initial cushion before Averett eventually got its deficit back down to as little as three when sophomore Aundrea Burns' layup got Averett within 21-18 with 2:50 to play in the half.

Maryville was led by Kiera Payne's 18 points, along with Tayler Smith's 10 points and Mackenzie Puckett's nine points and 12 rebounds.

Averett got nine points and seven rebounds from senior Mette Scheiman and eight points from junior Shannon Smith.

The Cougars return to action at Greensboro College next Saturday at 2 p.m.