BURLINGTON, N.C. -- Averett hurler Sandra Dennison
 scattered six hits and allowed just one run over seven
 innings in leading her Cougar softball squad to a 7-1
 victory over Methodist University on Saturday morning at
 Springwood Park. With the victory, the Cougars (19-16)
 survive to play the 2:00 game versus #2  Shenandoah
 or #3 Greensboro, while Methodist (17-26) is eliminated
 from tournament play.

 The Cougars took a quick 2-0 lead with a pair of scores
 in the first when Hayley Brooks recorded an RBI-double
 and later scored on a Heather Carnes RBI-groundout.

 Methodist answered with a run in the second on an Alex Bass RBI-single, but Averett
 got it back in the third to take a 3-1 advantage into the late innings. The Cougars went
 on scratch four runs over their final two at-bats for the 7-1 final.

 Dennison moves to 13-10 on the season, while Bass finishes the season with a 6-8
 mark. Brooks finished 3-for-3 at the plate with three RBI.