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STAUNTON, Va. — Averett overcame a second-half deficit to beat conference foe Mary Baldwin College 77-67 on Wednesday evening.

Averett (2-10, 1-5 USA South) trailed by as many as 11 points moments after halftime before the Cougars rattled off a 12-3 run to trim their deficit to 44-42. Averett took its first lead of the half, 48-47, on sophomore Jessica Myers' layup with 13:14 to play. The Cougars methodically built a double-digit lead by the final minute and held off Mary Baldwin (0-11, 0-5 USA South) for their first road win of the season.

Myers poured in a career-high 19 points and freshman Brianna Taylor matched her career highs of 17 points and 10 rebounds to lead Averett. Sophomores Nicole Garcia and Oneka Jones added 11 points each.

Mary Baldwin led for almost the entire first half and took a 38-30 lead into halftime with the help of Shanice Miles' big night. Miles finished with a game-high 34 points to lead the Squirrels.

The Cougars took advantage of Mary Baldwin's 28 turnovers, turning them into 30 points. Averett also outscored the Squirrels 15-6 on second chance opportunities.

Averett returns to action at Piedmont College on Sunday.