ST. MARY'S CITY, Md. – Christopher Newport extended its winning streak to 11 straight games Wednesday night, racing to a 93-63 victory over St. Mary's College. The Captains improved to 18-4 overall and 7-0 atop the Capital Athletic Conference following the triumph at the O'Brien Athletics and Recreation Center Arena. Senior Dalon McHugh II led the way with 18 points as six Christopher Newport players scored in double digits. Two Captains, senior Cutch Ellis and freshman Ian Anderson, recorded double doubles…each finishing with ten points and ten rebounds. 
 
Christopher Newport never trailed in the game and held an eight-point lead at the half, 40-32. The Captains blew open the game early in the second half as McHugh scored 12 of his 18 points in a six-minute stretch. Christopher Newport built the lead to as many as 31 en route to the 30-point verdict. The Captains held St. Mary's to just 35 percent shooting (26 of 69) for the night, and out-rebounded the Seahawks, 53-36. Christopher Newport has not been out-rebounded by an opponent this season. St. Mary's is now 7-15 overall and 2-5 in the CAC. 
 
"Defensively we were focused on their two big scorers, and I thought we did a really good job holding them to a minimum," Head Coach John Krikorian said. "This is a tough place to play and we've had some intense battles here including a one possession game last year. We had a lot of guys step up for us tonight and contribute at both ends of the floor."
 
Junior Adrian Beasley posted 13 points, junior Jason Aigner scored 12, and senior Nick Parks added 11. Aigner is now just 18 points shy of 1,000 points for his career. In addition to Anderson's ten points and ten rebounds, he also blocked five SMC shots.
 
Christopher Newport converted 13 of 25 (52 percent) from three-point range while holding the Seahawks to just three of 21 (14 percent) from long range. Overall, the Captains made 38 of 73 total shots (52 percent). The Captains have now won 12 straight games in the series with the Seahawks, and hold a 19-9 edge in the all-time series. Just a week ago, Christopher Newport registered a 93-58 victory over St. Mary's at the Freeman Center.
 
Christopher Newport travels to Pennsylvania Saturday for a key conference battle with York College. Tipoff time is set for 4:00 p.m. The Spartans are one game behind the Captains in the conference standings at 6-1, with their only CAC loss coming in early January at the Freeman Center. A victory by the Captains Saturday would clinch the CAC regular-season crown and top seed in the CAC Tournament later this month.