NEWPORT NEWS, Va. – The #5 Captains travel to St. David's, Pa. to take on #6 Eastern University on Friday at 6:00pm. This will be the first time in program history that these two teams have met. Both squads are boasting impressive records this season with only one loss each. The Captains are currently 25-1 while the Eagles are 20-1. #3 Juniata has given both teams their only loss.

The Eagles are the second ranked opponent that the Captains have faced in the last week as they hosted Wisconsin-Oshkosh on the 8th of October, winning 3-1.

Eastern is being led by Courtney Reinhold with 325 kills, 26 service aces, 239 digs and 38 blocks. Maria Horning has 720 assists for the Eagles while Kelly Groff leads in digs with 286. The Eagles have limited their opponents to a .081 hitting percentage.

Caitlyn Jansen (Lorton, Va.) has a team-high 203 kills and 65 blocks. Jessie Heavenrich (Cambria, Calif.) has 748 assists for the Captains while Abby Hogge (Clifton, Va.) leads in service aces with 34 and digs with 377. The Captains have limited their opponents to a .051 hitting percentage this season.

Live statistics for Friday's match set to begin at 6:00pm will be provided by www.GoEasternEagles.com and can be found here: http://www.goeasterneagles.com/livestats/vb/xlive.htm.