Volleyball sweeps Sweet Briar in season-opener
Jesse Jones had 18 assists in a win over Sweet Briar.
Drew Wilson
9/1/2010 10:16:32 PM
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SWEET BRIAR, Va. — Averett got the 2010 season going in the right direction with a 3-0 sweep of Sweet Briar College on Wednesday night. The Cougars won by scores of
25-13, 25-21, 25-16.
After winning the first set easily, Averett (1-0) struggled out of the gate in Set 2. Sweet Briar (0-1) jumped out to 15-8 lead on the Cougars, who eventually settled down. Averett stormed back to tie the set at 17-17 on sophomore Brooke Hensley's service ace. Hensley followed that with another ace to give the Cougars the lead, and Averett went in front 20-17 from there.
Sweet Briar didn't go away quietly though. The Vixens tied the game at 20-20 before Averett won five of the next six points to take the set.
Averett finished off Sweet Briar with a strong performance in the third set to earn a road victory in its season-opener.
Hensley had a team-high nine kills and senior Shannon Andy added seven kills as head coach Danny Miller used a bulk of his roster throughout the contest. Junior Jesse Jones finished with 18 assists and freshman Allison Sparks had a team-high eight digs.
Averett returns to action on Saturday when it hosts its 16th annual tournament this weekend.