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NEWPORT NEWS, Va. - Christopher Newport basketball faces another challenge Saturday on the road, as the Captains play a Capital Athletic Conference doubleheader at St. Mary's College. The women's game begins at 2:00 p.m. followed by the men's tilt at 4:00 p.m. at the O'Brien Athletic and Recreation Arena in St. Mary's City, Md.

The CNU men are ranked third in the country and riding a 12-game winning streak. John Krikorian's squad has a one-game lead in the CAC standings over Salisbury, and is coming off a 73-63 victory Wednesday night at Mary Washington. Junior Aaron McFarland poured in 22 second-half points, and finished with 24 to lead the Captains over the Eagles in Fredericksburg. The Captains are 18-2 overall and 12-1 atop the CAC.

Christopher Newport's women's team suffered its first loss of the season on Wednesday night, dropping a 74-69 decision to Mary Washington. The Captains, ranked fifth in the nation, got off to a slow start, trailing 17-2 out of the gate, and never led in the game. Bill Broderick's squad was led by junior Devon Byrd's 20 points and junior Makeda Wright's career-high 15 points. The setback to the eighth-ranked Eagles ended the second-longest winning streak in CNU program history, and the Captains are now 19-1 overall and 12-1 in conference action.

Both the men and women posted victories over St. Mary's when the Seahawks traveled to the Freeman Center on January 11th. The CNU women recorded an 80-44 win while the men held off St. Mary's, 68-60.

Both games will be streamed live on CNUsports.com/live. The men's game will also be broadcast on the Christopher Newport/Pepsi Radio Network (Xtra 99.1 FM) with the pre-game show beginning at 3:40 p.m.