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SALISBURY, Md. -- For the second time this week, the 14th-ranked Christopher Newport field hockey team will battle a squad ranked in the top-five nationally as the Captains head to No. 3 Salisbury for a Capital Athletic Conference tussle at Sea Gull Stadium on Saturday at 6 p.m.
                               
Entering the weekend, Christopher Newport currently sits at 10-3 on the season, including 4-3 on the road. Meanwhile, Salisbury is 12-1 overall and 5-0 at home.
 
For those fans unable to attend the game, Salisbury will provide live stats and a video stream of the action at SUSeaGulls.com. Direct links to both features can be found at the top of this release and on the schedule page.
 
Saturday's game is a rematch of the past two CAC Championships. The Captains won the 2017 title during a double-overtime thriller before the Sea Gulls responded with a 3-1 victory last season. Overall, Salisbury holds a 19-5 edge in the all-time series, although the two teams have split the previous four match-ups.
 
Christopher Newport is coming off of a 3-2 victory at No. 5 Vassar on Monday. During that contest, Bailey Miller roped a pair of goals, including the game-winner in overtime off a penalty corner. Meanwhile, Jackie Kotoriy also added her second strike of the season after opening the scoring in the first quarter.
 
The victory was the team's third over a top-10 foe this season, marking the most in program history. The Captains had previously defeated No. 9 Rochester, 1-0, on September 1 and No. 5 Johns Hopkins, 2-1, on September 8.
 
Currently, Mauri Ware ranks second in the CAC with nine goals and 22 points. Meanwhile, Abby Asuncion also sits in the top-10 in both categories with seven strikes and 14 points. On the other side, Marcella Sabbagh is second in the league with four defensive saves, and Olivia Davis is third with a .786 save percentage.
 
Salisbury comes into the weekend on a five-game winning streak. The Sea Gulls have not allowed a goal since their 4-2 setback against No. 5 TCNJ on September 21. Overall this season, the team ranks eighth in the country with a 0.62 goals-against-average, while its eight shutouts are the third-highest total of any squad in the nation.
 
On an individual level, Dom Farrance is 10th in the country with a 0.66 goals-against-average, while Arielle Johnston leads the CAC with nine assists. The attack, which features leading scorer McKenzie Mitchell, has been adept at drawing corners throughout the year. Salisbury averages 11.85 corners per contest, which stands as the third-highest rate in the NCAA.
 
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