NEWPORT NEWS, Va. - Christopher Newport split their Saturday afternoon matches at the Freeman Center with a loss to Salisbury and a victory over Warren Wilson after celebrating senior day.

Salisbury 3, Christopher Newport 0 | (25-21, 25-18, 25-16)

First Set

Six straight Salisbury points saw CNU fall behind early in the first set. The Sea Gulls maintained there lead and scored three of the final five points to win the first set.

Second Set

Kills from Samantha Dorn and Macy Burk helped the Captains catch up after Salisbury took an early four-point lead. Two aces from Noelle Starr and another from Megan James helped the Captains keep pace with Salisbury, but a late run helped the Sea Gulls capture the second set.

Third Set

Phoebe Adams started a 5-0 CNU run that featured back-to-back-to-back kills from Alyssa Dozier that helped the Captains close an early gap. But the Captains couldn't keep pace with Salisbury through the latter part of the set, as SU closed out the third set to win the match 3-0.

Christopher Newport 3, Warren Wilson 0 | (25-14, 25-14, 25-19)

First Set

Noelle Starr started out the match with back-to-back service aces as part of the six she'd serve in the first set. Macy Burk added five kills in the first set, and her fifth kill gave the Captains an 11 point lead late in the first set. Samantha Dorn and Simara Alexander helped CNU close out the set and take an early lead.

Second Set

Sammy Carroll struck for another kill before serving back-to-back aces to give CNU a 11-4 lead. Alli Pratt's four kills in the second set helped the Captains maintain their lead and Simara Alexander's third kill of the set clinched a second-set victory for Christopher Newport.

Third Set

Madi Schmidt led the Captains in the third set with four kills while Alli Pratt and Simara Alexander added three each. The Captains held Warren Wilson to just three kills and a negative hitting percentage in the third set as they quickly dispatched the Owls for a three-set victory.

News & Notes

• CNU held Warren Wilson to the lowest hitting percentage (.042) of any opponent this season.
• The Captains were led by Alli Pratt in the win over Warren Wilson with eight kills, her career high. Phoebe Adams also reached a career high of six kills.

Next Up

Christopher Newport travels to Virginia Wesleyan on Wednesday for a 6:00 p.m. match in Virginia Beach.