DANVILLE, Va. — Gold defeated White 3-0 in Wednesday night's Averett University volleyball intrasquad scrimmage in the Grant Center. Gold won 25-22, 25-19 and 25-21. 
 
Gold overcame a slow start in the opener and held off White late 25-22 in the first set. After White opened with a 6-2 lead in Set 2, Gold went on a 16-2 run to take control before finishing off the game with a 25-19 win to go up 2-0 in the match. White made a late run in Set 3, but Gold held on 25-21 to take the match in three. 

Sophomore Lauren Montren led Gold with a double-double of 10 kills and 12 digs. Junior Zamyiah Mangum added seven kills and 16 digs, freshman Emma Nash had seven kills and four total blocks and freshman Erin Gray had 16 digs. Senior McKenzie Miller finished with 32 assists, 10 digs and five kills. 

White was left by freshman Sarah Marlowe's seven kills with no errors and four blocks. Sophomore Morgan Barnes and freshman Chelsea Brooks-Giles matched Marlowe with seven kills, with Barnes totaling a team-high five blocks. Freshman Makkenzie Compton added 27 assists and 10 digs and junior Devin Lassiter recorded a match-high 20 digs. 

The Cougars are scheduled to hold their final intrasquad scrimmage of the fall on Saturday at noon. Averett will honor its two seniors McKenzie Miller and Myka Patterson prior to the match.