NEWPORT NEWS, Va.- Christopher Newport surged to a 20-point lead at halftime Sunday, and then scored the first 13 points of the second half en route to a 74-47 victory over Frostburg State. The triumph at the Freeman Center came in the first Capital Athletic Conference game of the season for both schools.
The Captains, now 4-0 overall, had five players in double figures led by sophomore
Marcus Carter's 14 points.
"You always go in expecting a battle to the final seconds," Head Coach
John Krikorian said. "Today we were able to get out to a good lead and get everybody playing time. I was happy with our effort, we had good intensity and worked hard all day."
This is the first time the Captains have opened the season 4-0 in Krikorian's six-year coaching career at CNU. It's the first time a CNU squad has started 4-0 since the 2004-2005 campaign when the Captains won their first five games on the way to an 18-8 final record.
Christopher Newport led at the half Sunday, 40-20, before the 13-0 run to start the second stanza that put the game away. The Captains extended the lead to as many as 37 (65-28) with 8:48 to go in the second half.Â
Junior
Rayshard Brown contributed 12 points as well as a team-high four assists. Junior
Tim Daly and sophomores
Aaron McFarland and
Jordan Roach each finished with ten points.
CNU's stingy defense held Frostburg State to 28 percent shooting for the day (16 of 58). The Captains out-rebounded the Bobcats, 47-36, led by six rebounds each from Carter and freshman
Tyler Femi. CNU has out-rebounded its opponent in all four games this season.
In all, 14 different CNU players recorded rebounds, and nine registered assists. The Captains out-scored the Bobcats in the paint, 40-14. Christopher Newport shot 47 percent for the day (28 of 60), and made eight of 23 three-point shots (35 percent).Â
Frostburg State was led by senior Shawn Henson and sophomore Dalton Gaus with eights points each. The Bobcats are now 1-4 overall.
CNU hosts another CAC battle against 5-0 Salisbury Wednesday night at the Freeman Center. Game time is set for 7:30 p.m.
