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DANVILLE, Va. - The SU men's and women's basketball teams achieved their first doubleheaders sweep of the season Saturday afternoon as the women defeated Averett 78-62 before the men romped 75-46.

For the SU women (4-14, 1-8), it was the first conference win of the season. The Hornets stormed back from an early 17-3 deficit to trail just five, 37-32, at the break.

Coach Kathy Orsini's women stepped it up coming out of the lockerroom, going on a 19-4 run to start the second against the second against AU (3-15, 2-7). The Hornets never trailed again and led by as much as 18 before settling for their biggest victory of the year.

Senior Rosaline Fisher (Greencastle, Pa./Hagerstown CC) led with a game high 22 while Wendy Legge (Stephens City, Va./Sherando) added 15 and Jenny Driver (Staunton, Va./Fort Defiance) 14.

Freshman Jenny Gray (Sumerduck, Va./Liberty) turned in her most solid performance of the season, just missing the first triple-double in school history. Gray had 14 points, 10 rebounds and a game high nine assists as she played all 40 minutes.

A complete box score and play-by-play can be found at http://www.su.edu/athletics/wb/200102/020202.htm

The women continue this road trip with a Super Bowl Sunday date at Washington & Lee. Game time in Lexington is 2:00.

The men's game was not nearly as close as the women's; the SU men broke open a close game at the first media timeout to lead by 16 by halftime and then cruise to the 75-46 victory.

Shenandoah (10-9, 6-3) surpassed last season's win total with the victory, and also completed its first season sweep of Averett (3-17, 1-8) since the 1995-96 season.

With the score tied at 13 with just over 12 minutes remaining in the first, SU went on a 10-3 over a span of the next 4:54 seconds that effectively ended the game. After taking a 31-20 lead on a Ronald Merriwether (Frankfurt, Germany/Giessen American) layup with 3:53 left, the Hornets lead never fell into single digits again.

Merriwether continued his Player of the Year candidacy with 21 points while Tyson Thompson (Keysville, Va./Randolph Henry) had 12 points and five assists.

Michael Atkins (Winchester, Va./Sherando) had 12 points, seven rebounds and a career high eight blocks to dominate inside.

A complete box score can be found at http://www.su.edu/athletics/mb/200102/020202.htm

The men return to action on Wednesday evening with a Dixie Conference contest at Ferrum College. Game time is 7:30.