GC's 90 points was the most in a regulation game this year.
Teammates Justin Battle and Justin Parrish each recorded season highs with 16 points each. Coming off the bench, Battle was a perfect 6-6 from the field and grabbed a team high nine rebounds. Parrish was 7-10 from the field and added 7 rebounds. Freshman Gerry Wod tallied 12 points and snatched 7 boards. Trey Williams dished 8 assists for the home team.
The Pride led 45-25 halftime helped by strong shooting (17-33 for 51.5 percent). GC forced 14 of AU's 17 turnovers in the first half. The Pride kept its shooting stroke in the second half and shot 49 percent (31-63) for the game.
After a cold first half (7-22/32 percent) the Cougars heated up in the final 20 minutes. Averett shot 54 percent (22-41) in the second half. No Cougar was hotter than Jarrod Harris, who collected 23 of his game-high 26 points after the intermission.
The Cougars trimmed the lead to 73-62 with 5:01 left, but got no closer in the game.
GC record 8-10, 6-2 USA South; Up next at Ferrum, 2-11, 7:30 p.m.
Averett vs Greensboro College 02/07/04 4 p.m. at Greensboro, NC/Hanes Gym At Greensboro, NC/Hanes Gym GREENSBORO COLLEGE 90, AVERETT 75 AVERETT (0-19, 0-9 USAS) HARRIS, Jerrod 10-14 6-10 26; WILLIAMS, Sterling 6-16 1-2 14; JORDAN,Matthew 3-5 3-4 11; GARDNER, Billy 4-6 0-0 8; BARKSDALE, Joey 1-10 1-3 4; BOOR, Andrew 2-4 0-1 4; SHELTON, Aaron 1-2 0-0 2; HAMMOND, Luke 1-5 0-0 2; JOHNSON, Kashif 1-1 0-0 2. Totals 29-63 13-22 75. GREENSBORO COLLEGE (8-10, 6-2 USAS) MORGAN, Marcellus 6-13 9-12 22; PARRISH, Justin 7-10 2-3 16; BATTLE, Justin 6-6 4-4 16; WOOD, Gerry 4-8 3-5 12; WILLIAMS, Jason 3-5 0-0 8; WILLIAMS, Trey 1-6 3-4 5; MONTRELL, Edward 1-7 1-2 3; JACKSON, Jarrett 1-2 0-0 3; NEWMAN, Truman 1-2 1-2 3; WILLIAMS, Garrett 1-4 0-0 2. Totals 31-63 23-32 90. Averett....................... 25 50 - 75 Greensboro College............ 45 45 - 90 3-point goals-Averett 4-19 (JORDAN, Matthew 2-4; BARKSDALE, Joey 1-7; WILLIAMS, Sterling 1-6; HAMMOND, Luke 0-2), Greensboro College 5-14 (WILLIAMS, Jason 2-4; MORGAN, Marcellus 1-3; WOOD, Gerry 1-1; JACKSON, Jarrett 1-2; NEWMAN, Truman 0-1; WILLIAMS, Trey 0-3). Fouled out--Averett-None, Greensboro College-MONTRELL, Edward; PARRISH, Justin. Rebounds-Averett 39 (HARRIS, Jerrod 6; JORDAN, Matthew 6; WILLIAMS, Sterling 6), Greensboro College 36 (BATTLE, Justin 9). Assists-Averett 9 (BARKSDALE, Joey 3), Greensboro College 18 (WILLIAMS, Trey 8). Total fouls-Averett 22, Greensboro College 20. A-700