SANTA CRUZ, Calif. - Christopher Newport University travels to Santa Cruz, California, for two games this weekend, as the ninth-ranked Captains look to add to their 12-game winning streak. John Krikorian's squad plays at the University of California-Santa Cruz Friday and Saturday night. Both games at the Kaiser-Permanente Arena will tip off at 10:00 p.m. Eastern time.

The trip to the Golden State is the first ever in the 54-year history of CNU men's basketball. The Captains last traveled to the far west in December of 2008, playing three games in the Cactus Jam Holiday Tournament in Phoenix, Arizona.  

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The Captains raised their record to 15-2 on Monday with an 88-52 Freeman Center victory over the College of New Jersey. Fifth-year senior Jason Aigner led the way with an 18-point performance, one of four Captains to reach double digits in the scoring column. Aigner is now 15th on the all-time scoring list, just seven points behind Jermaine Woods for 14th place. Sophomore Trey Barber registered his third double-double of the season with 12 points and 14 rebounds on Martin Luther King Jr. Day as the Captains improved to 11-0 at home this season.

Cal-Santa Cruz, a fellow member of the Coast-To-Coast Athletic Conference, is 2-13 on the year and the Banana Slugs have lost nine straight games. Most recently, the Slugs lost on the road Tuesday night, dropping a 93-45 decision at Division II San Francisco State.

All Captains men's games are broadcast live on the Christopher Newport/Pepsi Radio Network (Xtra 99.1 FM). The pre-game show on Friday and Saturday night will begin at 9:40 p.m. The live broadcast from Santa Cruz will be available by clicking HERE.