DANVILLE, Va. — Junior Adriana Perez's career-high seven points pushes Averett University women's lacrosse past Methodist University 16-6 in USA South Conference action on Thursday. 
 
Following a 17-minute scoreless drought to begin Thursday's conference dual, Perez broke the stalemate at the 12:58 mark with the first of her career-high five goals on the afternoon. 
 
Junior Courtney DeLone gave Averett (5-4, 3-1 USA South) a 2-0 lead when she scored off a Perez assist. 
 
Methodist (3-5, 1-3 USA South) rallied with back-to-back goals to tie the contest at 2-2, but senior Elizabeth Peasley put the Cougars up 3-2 with her first of seven goals in the game. 
 
DeLone scored again with 1:44 remaining in the first half off an assist from junior Hannah Mae Ayers to make it 4-2 heading in to the half. 
 
Peasley and Perez combined for five goals to open the second half, with Peasley scoring four times to increase the deficit to 9-2 before the Monarchs broke the 7-0 scoring run. 
 
Ayers, Perez and Peasley combined for the next three Averett scores to run the advantage to 12-3 before Methodist added two scores, broken up by a Perez goal to pull within 13-5 of the Cougars. 
 
Freshman Irenia Torre tallied her first collegiate goal in the victory at the 7:38 mark in the second half, while Peasley scored her team-leading 55th goal and Perez finished with her 18th net finder. 
 
Both Peasley and Perez combined for 17 draw controls in the win, while both Peasley and DeLone scooped up a game-high four ground balls. 
 
Senior Haley Boardway forced a game-high four caused turnovers and freshman Kaylee Joblon collected 10 saves. 
 
The Cougars host Meredith College on Saturday at 2 p.m. in USA South play.