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Averett Athletics "Moments In History" Bracket Challenge: Second Round

64 Moment Bracket 2ND ROUND

We want Averett fans and alumni to decide the greatest moment in Averett Athletics history! We've looked through the record books and archives to find 64 moments over the past 40-plus years in Averett Athletics. We realize it is impossible to account for every single great moment with only 64 slots, so we've tried to balance championships, big-time individual performances, awards and notable dates while including each of our 19 programs. 

 

How do you vote? Go to Averett Athletics' Twitter account @AverettUCougars

 

Below we've listed the Second Round matchups side by side:

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ROUND 2 MATCHUPS

EAST REGION

NORTH CAMPUS CONSTRUCTION vs. AVERETT ADDS ESPORTS PROGRAM

AVERETT NORTH CAMPUS GROUND-BREAKING CEREMONY: (5/5/1995) Then-Averett College holds its official ground-breaking ceremony for its North Campus athletics complex, home of Averett Athletics.
AVERETT ADDS ESPORTS: (10/30/2017) Averett announces the launching of its esports competitive gaming team as a club sport.

SOFTBALL'S 2017 CONFERENCE TITLE vs. AVERETT ADDS LACROSSE/WRESTLING

SOFTBALL RALLIES TO WIN 2017 USA SOUTH TOURNAMENT: (4/15/2017) Softball beats Ferrum 8-7 in extra innings to capture the USA South Conference Tournament championship and earn an NCAA Regional berth.
SPORTS ADDITION: (5/12/2016): Averett announces it is adding three sports – men’s and women’s lacrosse and men’s wrestling – which began play in 2017-18.

BASEBALL WINS 2003 CONFERENCE TITLE vs. VOLLEYBALL WINS RECORD 55 CONFERENCE MATCHES IN A ROW

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BASEBALL WINS 2003 TITLE: (4/19/2003) Baseball wins its first conference tournament championship to advance to the NCAA Tournament for the first time in program history.
VOLLEYBALL WINS 55 CONFERENCE GAMES IN A ROW: (10/11/1996) Volleyball wins a progra-record 55 straight regular season conference matches.

WRESTLING'S BRASWELL NETS PROGRAM'S FIRST REGION TITLE vs. MEN'S LACROSSE PICKS UP PROGRAM'S FIRST WIN

BRASWELL EARNS PROGRAM'S FIRST REGION TITLE: (2/29/2020) Wrestling’s Sam Braswell wins the first NCAA Regional crown in program history to qualify for the NCAA Tournament for the second year in a row.
MLAX WINS FIRST GAME IN PROGRAM HISTORY: (3/15/2019) Men’s lacrosse beats the Franciscan University of Steubenville, 7-3, at home for its first ever victory.

NORTH REGION

VOLLEYBALL WINS RECORD 10 CONSECUTIVE TITLES vs. SOFTBALL CLINCHES FIRST NCAA BERTH

VOLLEYBALL WINS 10 TITLES IN A ROW: (10/31/2000) Volleyball clinches its 10th consecutive regular season title, the longest such streak in conference and program history. Less than two weeks later, the team won its first ever NCAA Tournament match, 3-0, vs. Salisbury.
SOFTBALL WINS 2004 USA SOUTH TOURNEY: (4/18/2004) Softball wins the USA South Conference Tournament championship for the first time in program history to advance to its first-ever NCAA Tournament.

HEIDI SARKKINEN PLAYER OF THE YEAR FOUR-PEAT vs. MILLER EARNS RECORD NINTH COACH OF YEAR AWARD

SARKKINEN PLAYER OF THE YEAR FOUR-PEAT: (4/25/2019) Women’s tennis’ Heidi Sarkkinen becomes the second women’s tennis player in conference history to win USA South Conference Player of the Year in all four years.
MILLER GETS NINTH COACH OF YEAR: (11/2/2017) Volleyball’s Danny Miller is named the USA South Coach of the Year for the ninth time, a league record.

HUTCHESON LEADS NCAA IN TACKLES vs. SAMM CHANDLER NAMED ACADEMIC ALL-AMERICA OF THE YEAR

HUTCHESON LEADS NATION IN TACKLES: (11/10/2001) Football’s Kelvin Hutcheson finishes the season with 125 tackles to lead the nation in tackles.
WOMEN'S BASKETBALL GETS FIRST BANNER: (2/6/2019) Women’s basketball beats Meredith 64-56 for its first ever USA South East Division regular season title.

MEN'S SOCCER BEATS EVENTUAL NATIONAL CHAMP vs. MEN'S BASKETBALL'S JAMES CONTRERAS SCORES 42

MEN'S SOCCER TOPS EVENTUAL NATIONAL CHAMP: (9/20/1982) Men’s soccer knocks off No. 3-ranked and eventual national champion UNC-Greensboro, 2-1.
CONTRERAS SCORES PROGRAM-HIGH 42 POINTS: (1/12/18) James Contreras Jr. scores a career-high 42 points versus Covenant to set the program single-game scoring record. He has two of the three 40-point games in program history.

SOUTH REGION

PERNILLA MILTON NAMED PLAYER OF THE YEAR vs. SAAC WINS FIFTH CONSECUTIVE CANS ACROSS THE CONFERENCE

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PERNILLA MILTON EARNS PLAYER OF THE YEAR: (11/2/2011) Women’s soccer’s Pernilla Milton is named the USA South Conference Player of the Year, the first in program history.
SAAC NETS FIFTH 'CANS' WIN IN A ROW: (11/22/2019) Averett SAAC sets a USA South record with its fifth straight “Cans Across the Conference” victory.

WRESTLING GETS THREE NCAA QUALIFIERS vs. ELINA TOLPPA EARNS SECOND ALL-AMERICA HONOR

WRESTLING'S FIRST NCAA QUALIFIERS: (2/23/2019) Wrestling’s Sam Braswell, Brandon Woody and Jared Lough all place in the top three in the NCAA Southeast Regional Tournament to become the first NCAA Tournament qualifiers in program history.
TOLPPA NAMED ALL-AMERICAN FOR SECOND TIME: (1997) Women’s tennis’ Elina Tolppa earns her second straight ITA All-America Selection after becoming the first female All-American in school history the previous year.

SOFTBALL'S DIX, HALL EARN ALL-AMERICA & ACADEMIC ALL-AMERICA HONORS vs. ANTILA WINS CONFERENCE PLAYER OF THE YEAR FOUR TIMES

ACADEMIC & ATHLETIC ALL-AMERICANS: (5/27/2015) Softball’s Taylor Dix and Samantha Hall became the first student-athletes in Averett Athletics history to earn both All-America and Academic All-America honors in the same season.
ANTILA'S PLAYER OF THE YEAR FOUR-PEAT: (2003) Men’s tennis’ Veli-Pekka Antila becomes first athlete in school history to win four USA South Player of the Year awards in a career (1999, 2000, 2002, 2003).

WOMEN'S SOCCER WINS 2012 CONFERENCE TITLE vs. SOFTBALL'S LONG NETS THIRD ALL-AMERICA NOD

WOMEN'S SOCCER WINS FIRST TITLE: (11/03/2012): Women’s soccer wins the 2012 USA South Conference Tournament championship in OT, clinching its first NCAA Tournament berth.
LONG GETS THIRD ALL-AMERICA HONOR: (5/24/2017) Softball’s Jessica Long is named a First Team All-American by NFCA as an at-large. This was her third time being named an All-American, a program record.

WEST REGION

MEN'S BASKETBALL WINS FIRST TITLE ON WAY TO SWEET 16 vs. ROCCIA NAMED ACADEMIC ALL-AMERICA IN TWO SPORTS

MEN'S BASKETBALL GETS FIRST BANNER: (2/24/1990) Men’s basketball wins its first ever conference championship beating CNU 64-62 before making a run to the Sweet 16 in the NCAA Tournament.
ROCCIA A TWO-SPORT ACADEMIC ALL-AMERICAN: (6/19/2019) Alixis Roccia becomes the first Averett student-athlete to earn Academic All-America honors in two sports, receiving the honors in women's basketball and women's lacrosse.

WOMEN'S LACROSSE MAKES CONFERENCE FINALS vs. VOLLEYBALL GETS FIRST NCAA BERTH

Elizabeth Peasley Womens lacrosse breaks Averett all time career scoring record.
WOMEN'S LACROSSE GETS TO TITLE GAME: (4/26/2019) Women’s lacrosse beats Piedmont, 15-12, in the USA South Conference Tournament semifinals to advance to the championship game in just its second year of competition after the program's return at Averett.
VOLLEYBALL GETS FIRST NCAA BERTH: (11/6/1999) Volleyball wins the conference tournament championship to advance to the NCAA Tournament for the first time in program history.

FOOTBALL HOLDS GREENSBORO TO 9 YARDS vs. SOFTBALL BEATS BERRY FOR FIRST NCAA WIN

STRONG DEFENSE: (10/5/19) Football’s defense limited Greensboro to only 9 yards of total offense, a USA South Conference single-game record.
SOFTBALL GETS FIRST NCAA WIN: (5/8/2015) Softball earned its first-ever NCAA Regional win with a 4-1 victory over Berry after the team secured an at-large bid.

LAFLAMME WINS THIRD PLAYER OF THE YEAR, FIRST ALL-AMERICA HONOR vs. WILSON RUSHES FOR RECORD SIX TOUCHDOWNS

LAFLAMME'S BIG AWARDS: (1997) Volleyball's Brenda LaFlamme becomes Averett’s second three-time conference player of the year and first volleyball All-America selection when she was named to the AVCA All-America Second Team.
WILSON'S SIX TOUCHDOWNS: (10/15/2005) Football's Kyle Wilson rushes for six touchdowns against N.C. Wesleyan, which is still a USA South Conference record for a single game.
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