NEWPORT NEWS, Va. — Averett University women's volleyball fell to the University of Mary Washington 3-1 in four sets on Friday to open play at the Christopher Newport University Invitational.
Mary Washington (13-15, 0-0 CAC) took Sets 1 and 2 with clse scores of 25-17 and 25-19. Averett (12-16, 6-6 ODAC) kept it tight in the first two sets, and eventually turned the corner in Set 3 to get a 25-23 win and force a fourth set. The Eagles bounced back to take Set 4 25-16 to defeat the Cougars.
Fifth-year
Destiny McIntosh rocked the Eagles' offense with 11 kills, while graduate student
Emma Nash, sophomore
Hope Parrish, and sophomore
Allie Wilkerson had seven kills a piece. Junior
Dayton Moore led the Cougars' offense with 18 assists, while fellow senior setter
Kinsley Stevens chipped in 16 assists. Fifth-year libero
Erin Gray paced the Cougars' defense once again, tallying 17 digs. Moore and sophomore
Kadence Woodlief also contributed 11 digs a piece for Averett.
The Cougars will return for Day 2 of the CNU Invitational when they face Berry College and Christopher Newport University on Saturday, starting at 11 a.m.
