Box Score

DANVILLE, Va. — Despite solid performances by freshman Da'Shanae Hardy and Brianna Taylor, Averett dropped its USA South Conference home game with Huntingdon College 78-61 on Sunday afternoon at the Grant Center.

Hardy scored a career-high 15 points, while Taylor added 15 points matched her career high of 10 rebounds in the loss for Averett (1-10, 0-5 USA South).

The Cougars were slow out of the gates as Huntingdon (5-8, 3-3 USA South) built a double-digit lead midway through the first half. The Hawks, in their first season in the conference, inched out to a 39-25 advantage by halftime.

Averett's play improved in the second half but the Cougars couldn't overcome their first-half deficit.

In addition to Hardy and Taylor, Averett got eight points and four rebounds apiece from sophomores Jessica Myers and Nicole Garcia. Sophomore Oneka Jones added eight rebounds off the bench.

Averett returns to action on Wednesday when the Cougars travel to Mary Baldwin College for a 6 p.m. start.