Box Score Maryville College faced off with USA South Eastern Division foe Averett University on Sunday afternoon, as the Scots came away victorious, 68-49, during the East-West Classic in Danville, Va.
Maryville faced off with Averett today, and they look to take on Ferrum College tomorrow. Neither game counts as a USA South match-up, after the conference went to only divisional play this year.
Maryville came out of the gate hot, taking control of the contest during the opening period. The Scots led 23-9 after only one quarter, blistering the nets.
Maryville shot 10-of-18 (55.6 percent) from the field, while bucketing one trey. Rachel Hawn led the way, bucketing nine points in the first quarter in only eight minutes of action.
The Scots would ride that rhythm in the second quarter, taking a 40-20 lead to the locker room at the half. Averett would find momentum in the third, however, making things interesting.
The Cougars shot almost 44 percent in the third, while holding Maryville to only a 5-of-13 (38.5 percent) effort in the quarter. They outscored MC, 17-11, pulling the score to as close as 13, 42-29, following a 7-0 run in the middle of the quarter.
They would close the gap to as far as 11, 46-35, before Maryville would maintain their lead through the fourth quarter.
After her nine-point first quarter, Hawn led all scorers with 17. A total of four Scots tallied double-digit scoring, as only seven Maryville players added points.
Hawn had nine rebounds, three assists, a steal and a block to go with her 17 points to lead Maryville.
Madison Maples had 14 points, three rebounds, two steals and a block, while Lauren Biliter was almost perfect for the game.
Biliter shot 5-of-7 for 13 points, as she had six rebounds, six steals, three assists and three blocks for a complete game.
Haley Talbott had 10 points, while Allyson Freiermuth had seven points and eight rebounds. Brittany Johnson had five points, as Amber Hudgens added two points and seven boards.
Maryville (7-2) shot 27-of-59 (45.8 percent) from the floor, while bucketing five treys at a 31.1 percent clip. The Scots went 9-of-11 (81.1 percent) from the free throw line, while outrebounding the Cougars, 43-37.
Maryville held Averett (5-4) to only a 29.5 percent shooting effort, as the Cougars went 18-of-61. Averett bucketed three treys, while going 10-of-18 from the free throw line.
Samm Chandler had a matched MC's Hawn with 17 points, as she shot 6-of-20 (30 percent) from the floor. She had six rebounds, an assist and a steal for the Cougars.
Frida Lundquist had 10 points, while Amani Ajayi matched Chandler for a team-high six rebounds. Joelle Deese had five steals to lead Averett.
Maryville will face off with Ferrum College tomorrow, Dec. 19, in the East-West Classic. Tipoff for that game is slated for 1 p.m.
