NEWPORT NEWS, Va. – The Christopher Newport University volleyball squad defeated Mary Baldwin College tonight in two quick matches with a score of 3-0 in each. The two wins give the Captains 24 straight victories extending the program record for consecutive wins.

Set scores for the first match were 25-11, 25-5 and 25-17.

The Captains went on three five-point runs in the first set taking the Fighting Squirrels 25-11. Kara Elder (Charlottesville, Va.) led with four kills and in digs with five. The Captains limited the Fighting Squirrels to just five points in the second set with five kills from Christie Fellows (Vienna, Va.). Jessie Heavenrich (Cambria, Calif.) and Cory Harris (Williamsburg, Va.) each had two service aces.

Mary Baldwin came back in the third set to earn 17 points before the Captains reached 25. Lindsay Stephens had four kills for the Captains and had a service ace.

Fellows led the first match in kills with nine and had two service aces and two digs. Heavenrich led with 15 assists followed by Alyssa Kidd (Lynchburg, Va.) with 14.

Set scores for the second match were 25-8, 25-6 and 25-7.

The Fighting Squirrels got the second match started with a service ace by Paige Babb but the Captains came back to score six points in a row making it 6-1. The Captains continued to pour on the points allowing Mary Baldwin only eight in the first set. 
 
Chelsea McClure (Montclair, Va.) started off the serving for the Captains in the second set and continued for seven straight points. With the score 10-3 Abby Hogge (Clifton, Va.) took over serving and the Captains gained eight more points making it 17-4 until a service error gave the ball back to the Fighting Squirrels. Mary Baldwin earned two more points before Lindsay Stephens (Lorton, Va.) took over and finished out the serving for the Captains who won the set 25-6.

The Captains didn't let up in the third set winning 25-7 with six kills from Fellows, two service aces from McClure and a block from Chastity Lacy (Crozet, Va.).

Fellows had eight kills in the second match with Heavenrich adding 17 assists and 10 digs. McClure had five service aces, three kills and two blocks. Hogge added two service aces and 13 digs.

The Captains return to action on Friday as they take on #6 Eastern University on the road at 6:00pm.

Match 1
Box Score (PDF)

SET SCORES    1       2      3
CNU                     25    25    25
MBC                     11    5      17

Match 2
Box Score (PDF)

SET SCORES    1      2      3
CNU                    25    25    25
MBC                    8       6      7