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Averett Athletics "Moments In History" Bracket Challenge: Sweet 16

64 Moment Bracket sweet 16

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 Sweet 16 matchups side by side:

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SWEET 16 MATCHUPS

EAST REGION

SOFTBALL'S 2017 CONFERENCE TITLE vs. AVERETT ADDS ESPORTS PROGRAM

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.
AVERETT ADDS ESPORTS: (10/30/2017) Averett announces the launching of its esports competitive gaming team as a club sport.

WRESTLING'S BRASWELL NETS PROGRAM'S FIRST REGION TITLE vs. VOLLEYBALL WINS RECORD 55 CONFERENCE MATCHES IN A ROW

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.
VOLLEYBALL WINS 55 CONFERENCE GAMES IN A ROW: (10/11/1996) Volleyball wins a progra-record 55 straight regular season conference matches.

NORTH REGION

VOLLEYBALL WINS RECORD 10 CONSECUTIVE TITLES vs. HEIDI SARKKINEN PLAYER OF THE YEAR FOUR-PEAT

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.
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.

SAMM CHANDLER NAMED ACADEMIC ALL-AMERICA OF THE YEAR vs. MEN'S BASKETBALL'S JAMES CONTRERAS SCORES 42

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.
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

WRESTLING GETS THREE NCAA QUALIFIERS vs. SAAC WINS FIFTH CONSECUTIVE CANS ACROSS THE CONFERENCE

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.
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.

WOMEN'S SOCCER WINS 2012 CONFERENCE TITLE vs. ANTILA WINS CONFERENCE PLAYER OF THE YEAR FOUR TIMES

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.
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).

WEST REGION

ROCCIA NAMED ACADEMIC ALL-AMERICA IN TWO SPORTS vs. VOLLEYBALL GETS FIRST NCAA BERTH

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.
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.

WILSON RUSHES FOR RECORD SIX TOUCHDOWNS vs. SOFTBALL BEATS BERRY FOR FIRST NCAA WIN

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.
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.
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