Danville, VA – Peace College was able to hang with Averett University for the first 30-minutes of the game, but came out on the losing end to a fast improving Lady Cougar basketball team 55-43 on Sunday afternoon. Peace tied the game up with :24 seconds to go in the first half after a Lauren Seeger jumper, but Averett’s Nikki Huffman snuck a lay up past the Pacer defense as time expired to put the Cougars up by two heading into intermission.

The second half proved to be much of the same for the first ten minutes. The Pacers were able to tie the game up less than a minute into the second period when Seeger hit a lay up, but Peace could never gain the lead for the remainder of the game. The Pacers went shot for shot with the Cougars, but Averett was able to go on an 8-0 run midway through the half to put them up by nine, a lead that they would not lose.

Averett extended their lead to sixteen with five minutes to go in the game after another 8-0 scoring run. The Pacers could not recover and dropped their seventh straight conference game.

Peace was led by Christy Freeman who posted nine points, but Lauren Seeger kept the Pacers close scoring eight points while snagging eleven rebounds in twenty minutes of action. Seeger missed recording a double-double by one field goal, but has been playing well for Peace. Guard Brittany Lynn chipped in eight points to round out the Pacers’ scoring leaders. Averett (3-12 overall, 2-5 USA South) had two scorers in double digits. Jasmine Adams and Kristen Kozar both pitched in ten points in the winning effort for the Cougars.

Peace will travel back to Raleigh and prepare to host North Carolina Wesleyan on Wednesday. The Pacers (6-11 overall, 0-7 USA South) will have the opportunity to snap their seven game conference skid when the Bishops come to town. Tip off is scheduled for 7:00 PM in the Hermann Center.