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WINCHESTER, Va. - — Junior http://www.su.edu/athletics/mb/players.cfm?rid=489"> color="#CC0000" size="1"> Jeremiah Lawrence turned in a career night Monday night in Shenandoah's USA South Conference men's basketball contest with Averett, but the Cougars had the last laugh in a 68-65 victory.


Andrew Boor scored on a turnaround jumper in the lane with 40 seconds left to give visiting AU the three-point win over Shenandoah (9-13, 1-9 USA South).


Boor's last second shot ended a sea-saw contest in which the two teams exchanged the lead 10 times and were tied on four others. The victory also keeps the faint regular season title hopes alive for the Cougars (17-7, 8-3).


Boor's shot also ruined a 25 point, 22 rebound, five block evening by Lawrence. The junior set a new school record for rebounds in a game as he pulled down 10 offensive and 12 defensive boards. Thirteen of his 22 rebounds came following the break as he played all but the first three minutes of the half.


Following Boor's shot, Shenandoah had two chances to tie or take the lead and one last desperation jump shot. http://www.su.edu/athletics/mb/players.cfm?rid=845"> color="#CC0000" size="1"> Antwon Townsend missed a layup with 24 seconds left before http://www.su.edu/athletics/mb/players.cfm?rid=493"> color="#CC0000" size="1"> Stevie Johns mis-fired on a three-pointer eight seconds later.


After Cameron Brown hit one of two free throws to give AU the 68-65 lead, Jared Hale missed on a 19 foot, 8 inch jumper with one second left.


Cory McDaniel led the Cougars with 18 points while Boor had 14 and Dominique Stevenson 13.


Johns backed up Lawrence' stellar evening with 12 points.


http://www.su.edu/athletics/mb/200506/021306.htm "> Box Score/Play by Play


Shenandoah is back in action Friday night at Methodist College.

Newspaper Box Score
Averett Cougars vs Shenandoah Hornets
2/13/06 7:00 at Winchester, Va. - Shingleton Gymnasium
At Winchester, Va. - Shingleton Gymnasium
AVERETT COUGARS 68, SHENANDOAH HORNETS 65
AVERETT COUGARS (17-7, 8-3)
MCDANIEL, Cory 6-13 3-4 18; BOOR, Drew 7-9 0-1 14; STEVENSON, Dominique 5-10
0-0 13; HAGWOOD, Shaun 2-5 2-2 7; EUBANKS, Tyler 2-2 0-0 6; BROWN, Cameron
1-7 2-3 4; BROWN, Damien 1-6 2-4 4; DELEON, Rafael 1-5 0-2 2; BRAAKMAN,
Dimitri 0-0 0-0 0; HARDWAY, Chad 0-1 0-0 0; WILKINS, Carlos 0-1 0-1 0;
FRAZIER, Ryan 0-4 0-0 0; WILLIAMS, Sterling 0-0 0-0 0. Totals 25-63 9-17 68.
SHENANDOAH HORNETS (9-13, 1-9)
LAWRENCE, Jeremiah 7-11 11-14 25; JOHNS, Steven 5-12 0-0 12; ALEXANDER,
RaSon 3-6 2-2 8; TOWNSEND, Antwon 2-7 1-1 6; FAWEHINMI, Mouktar 0-6 4-4 4;
MILLER, Patrick 1-1 1-2 3; BRODIE, James 1-2 1-2 3; GRIFFIN, Quan 1-4 0-0 2;
HALE, Jared 1-6 0-0 2; ADAMS, Lenzie 0-1 0-0 0; NICKENS-TURNER, Mike 0-1 0-0
0. Totals 21-57 20-25 65.
Averett Cougars...............   35   33  -   68
Shenandoah Hornets............   28   37  -   65
3-point goals-Averett Cougars 9-24 (STEVENSON, Dominique 3-7; MCDANIEL, Cory
3-7; EUBANKS, Tyler 2-2; HAGWOOD, Shaun 1-3; DELEON, Rafael 0-1; FRAZIER,
Ryan 0-1; BROWN, Cameron 0-3), Shenandoah Hornets 3-18 (JOHNS, Steven 2-4;
TOWNSEND, Antwon 1-3; FAWEHINMI, Mouktar 0-2; GRIFFIN, Quan 0-3; HALE, Jared
0-3; ADAMS, Lenzie 0-1; ALEXANDER, RaSon 0-2). Fouled out--Averett
Cougars-DELEON, Rafael, Shenandoah Hornets-BRODIE, James; FAWEHINMI,
Mouktar. Rebounds-Averett Cougars 36 (DELEON, Rafael 6), Shenandoah Hornets
48 (LAWRENCE, Jeremiah 22). Assists-Averett Cougars 17 (STEVENSON, Dominique
7), Shenandoah Hornets 6 (FAWEHINMI, Mouktar 2; HALE, Jared 2). Total
fouls-Averett Cougars 21, Shenandoah Hornets 21. A-378