NEWPORT NEWS, Va.- The Captains of Christopher Newport open 2014 Saturday with a Capital Athletic Conference home game vs. Frostburg State. Tipoff time at the Freeman Center is set for 4 p.m.

CNU is 9-1 overall and 2-0 in conference play, and riding a six-game winning streak. The Captains are ranked 18th in the nation, and coming off a 76-70 home win over Pitt-Greensburg Monday night. CNU shot poorly from the field but made up for it at the foul line to hold off the Bobcats. Now it's on to a different team of Bobcats.

Frostburg State has not won yet in 2013-14, and the Bobcats are 0-9 entering play Saturday. Frostburg State is 0-3 in the Capital, and coming off an 82-74 non-conference loss at Roanoke Monday night.

The game will be the 12th meeting all-time, and the first as fellow conference members. CNU leads the all-time series with the Bobcats, 7-4.

Senior Tra Benefield and junior Mike Cherry both tallied 17 points in Monday's win over Pitt-Greensburg. Benefield, a pre-season All-America selection, is now averaging 20.0 points per game and is just five points shy of 1,500 for his career. He is 8th on the all-time CNU scoring list, 113 points behind Davon Barton. Cherry, who is scoring 15.6 points per game, has 926 for his career with the Captains.

The game will be broadcast live with audio and video available at www.CNUsports.com/live.

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