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BALTIMORE, Md. -- The 2016 season of Christopher Newport women's soccer came to a close on Sunday night, after a 4-0 loss to 12th-ranked Johns Hopkins University in the NCAA Division III Women's Soccer Championship Second Round. After picking up the program's first NCAA Tournament win since 2004, the Captains wrapped up their season on a chilly night in Baltimore with a record-breaking overall record of 17-3-1. 

The Captains trailed by only one at halftime, but the Blue Jays senior Meg Van de Loo took over in the second half, scoring twice and adding an assist, to lead the home team into the sectional round. Van de Loo factored into all four scores with two goals and two assists, running her goal-scoring streak to 16 games. 

In the first half, CNU had several quality chances headed toward the goal, including the first big opportunity just under 14 minutes into the game. Senior Victoria Perry got behind the defense on the right side and had two teammates running free of a defender in the middle of the field. The lone Blue Jay tracking back, however, made a nice play to intercept Perry's centering pass and avoided the potential chance for CNU. Then, off a restart about 20 minutes into the game, junior defender Danielle Pratt directed a header from inside the box toward the goal, but the shot skipped just wide right of the goalmouth. 

In the 36th minute, Johns Hopkins got on the board when Van de Loo centered a pass for Ana Bengoechea, who finished into the right side of the goal. With the intensity raised, both teams had shots saved in the final five minutes of the half, including a nice stop by CNU goalkeeper Carly Maglio with just seconds remaining. 

Quickly into the second half, the Blue Jays scored an insurance tally off the same combination of players as the first goal. Van de Loo ripped a hard shot toward Maglio, and the Captains' keeper made a stellar leaping save, but the ball bounced to the right side of the goal where Bengoechea was able to body in the rebound for the score. With the Captains' pressing to get on the scoreboard, Johns Hopkins would tack on two more goals in the second half as Van de Loo scored her 24th and 25th goals of the season.  

CNU could not find it's footing offensively in the second half, managing just two shots in the final 45 minutes. Perry blasted a shot off the crossbar in the 73rd minute and Kimmie Kerstiens added one that went wide in the 81st minute. The Captains were flagged offsides six times, stalling several opportunities at cutting into the Hopkins' lead. Defensively, Maglio made five saves for the Captains as Johns Hopkins managed to put nine of their 17 shots on-frame. 

Under the direction of fourth-year head coach Dan Weiler, the 2016 version of the Captains featured a number of memorable moments, both as a team and individually. For the first time in program history, the Captains won 17 games, and finished with the best winning percentage in the 20 year history of the program (.833). A 3-2 win over nationally-ranked Rowan in the first round marked the first win in the postseason since 2004, and only the second appearance in which the Captains' advanced.

Junior goalkeeper Carly Maglio played every minute of action between the pipes this season for CNU, collecting a record 17 wins and 12 shutouts in net. She also registered the finest goals-against average in a single season (0.61) and tied the program record for minutes played (1910). On the offensive end, Victoria Perry wrapped up her illustrious career as the all-time leading scorer with 109 points, ranking second in career goals (39) and first in career assists (31). She is the first player to go 30-30 in her career and also graduates as the all-time leader in game-winning goals, with 16. 

CNU will miss an impactful senior class that included Perry, Allie McWilliams, Kate Hurlock, and Shannon Stefaniga, but the future remains bright as 10 of 11 starters from this year's squad have at least one year of eligibility left, including six underclassmen.