NEWPORT NEWS, Va. - The Christopher Newport University football team, coming off a 28-0 victory over Montclair State last week, heads to Ewing, New Jersey, Saturday afternoon to take on the Lions of the College of New Jersey. Kickoff is set for 12:00 p.m. at Lions Stadium on the TCNJ campus.

The Captains, now 3-4 overall and 1-2 in the New Jersey Athletic Conference, were powered by their defense last week. The home victory over Montclair State was the first shutout registered by a CNU squad since 2017, Head Coach Art Link's first season at the helm.

"They did a tremendous job last week, and we're going to need that kind of effort every week," Link said. "Our offense has been improving every week, and our defense has made some great strides to give us a complete effort. Now we've got a tough road battle and I know TCNJ will definitely be ready for us."

The Lions suffered their first conference loss of the season last week, falling 20-7 to Kean University. Casey Goff's team is now 3-3 overall and 2-1 in the NJAC. The matchup will be the sixth all-time of the programs, and the Captains hold a 4-1 edge in the series having won the last two meetings.

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CNU's defense has been led by senior linebacker Sean Wilkinson, who had eight tackles last week and tops the team with 46 for the season. Wilkinson also picked off a pass last week, and was selected the NJAC's Defensive Player of the Week for his efforts. He was also recognized by the DC Touchdown Club's weekly honor roll.

On offense, sophomore quarterback Matt Dzierski threw for two more scores last week, and now has 11 touchdown passes this season. Dzierski also ran for a score and has rushed for six touchdowns in the first seven games. He is now 15th in the country in completion percentage. 

Saturday's matinee will be broadcast live on the Christopher Newport/Pepsi Radio Network (Xtra 99.1 FM) with the pre-game show beginning at 11:30 a.m. You can listen to the Captains Radio Broadcast by clicking HERE. Live video produced by TCNJ can also be accessed by clicking HERE. There will also be live stats available during the action by clicking HERE. (XML)

Following Saturday's road contest, the Captains return home to host Salisbury on October 30th during Homecoming Weekend at CNU.