Danville, Va. — Averett University women’s volleyball kicked off Day 1 of the 31st Annual Cougar Classic with two hard-fought matches against McMurry University and Methodist University on Friday in the E. Stuart James Grant Center. The Cougars fell 3-2 to both McMurry University and Methodist University.
In the first match against McMurry, Averett set their pace in the first two sets before making a comeback in the third, winning their first set of the 2025 season.
The Cougars were neck-and-neck with the War Hawks during the third set. Averett was able to keep the lead until a kill by the War Hawks put McMurry ahead. Junior firecracker Sydney Mounce was able to put one past the War Hawks, allowing the Cougars to take their lead back…