Box Score

RALEIGH, N.C. — A dominant second half helped Averett rally from a halftime deficit to beat Meredith College 64-54 on Saturday afternoon, giving the Cougars their second conference road win in as many days.

Averett (3-8, 2-2 USA South) trailed by two at the break, but the Cougars used a 7-0 run midway through the half to take a 39-32 lead. Meredith (4-6, 1-3 USA South) made a run of its own and regained a one-point lead several times before Averett outscored the Avenging Angels 14-3 over a four-minute span to take control.

Despite being behind at halftime, Averett actually led for a majority of the first half. The Cougars, who were coming off a 52-51 win over William Peace University less than 24 hours earlier, held a 23-16 advantage with three minutes left in the half before Meredith finished the period on an 11-2 run to steal the lead.

Averett senior Mette Scheiman finished with a team-high 19 points, moving her past former teammate Liz Martin into sixth place on the program's all-time scoring list. Scheiman is now 118 points behind Pat Barbour's 1,154 points, which rannks fifth on the list.

Scheiman also led the team with nine rebounds. Junior Shannon Smith added 13 points and five rebounds off the bench to aid the Cougars, who also got nine points and seven rebounds from senior Caroline Young.

Meredith's Keyanka Bailey and McKenzi Edwards each scored 15 points, with Bailey grabbing a team-high 10 rebounds.

Averett returns home to play N.C. Wesleyan College on Wednesday at 7 p.m.