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FREDERICKSBURG, Va. — After remaining undefeated through the first 14 games of the season, the Christopher Newport women’s basketball team held its position as the top-ranked team in the nation according to the WBCA Coaches’ Poll. The Captains are also ranked No. 4 in the D3hoops.com Top 25 as they prepare to travel to Fredericksburg, Va. on Wednesday evening to take on Coast-To-Coast Athletic Conference rival Mary Washington (14-2).
Tip at Ron Rosner Arena in the Anderson Center is scheduled for 6:00 p.m. on Wednesday night, with live stats and a live video webcast available. Links to both can be found on the women’s basketball schedule at CNUsports.com or by visiting UMWathletics.com.
Both teams in the C2C are off to outstanding starts to the 2022-23 season, winning 14 games so far this season. The Eagles are receiving votes in the top-25 rankings under the direction of five-time Conference Coach of the Year Deena Applebury, who won her 400th career game last week. This season, the Eagles feature an efficient offense that ranks in the top-25 nationally in field-goal percentage with a defense that stymies opponents to the tune of just 50.7 points per game.
Christopher Newport counters with the second-ranked scoring offense in the country, averaging over 92 points per game this season including the team’s third 100-point showing of the season in Sunday’s win at Washington and Lee. The Captains remain one of only eight teams in the nation without a loss and have improved to 57-1 over the last 58 games dating back to December 2019.
In Sunday’s victory, senior Anaya Simmons, with 29 points, and sophomore Hannah Kaloi, with 27 points, each recorded a career-high for the Captains. Simmons currently ranks third in the nation in field-goal percentage, burying 64.8 percent of her shots after leading the nation in efficiency as a junior. Graduate student Sondra Fan added 19 points, moving past Nicole Mitchell on the all-time scoring chart for 13th all-time and trailing Tia Perry for 12th on the list by seven points.
The all-time series favors the Captains, 37-21, heading into Wednesday’s matchup. CNU has won ten of the last 11 in the series, including a streak of seven straight.
Following Wednesday’s mid-week matchup against the Eagles, Christopher Newport will host…
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