GALLOWAY, N.J. -- Looking to bounce back from their first loss of the season, the Christopher Newport men's soccer team will have to do so away from home on Sunday afternoon as the Captains (5-1-1) travel to Stockton University for a 1:00 p.m. kickoff. The Ospreys enter the matchup with a 4-1-3 record including a 1-1 draw against then-top five ranked Washington and Lee. 

Live stats will be available from G. Larry James Stadium on Sunday as host Stockton University will be playing in their second game of the weekend following a mid-day Saturday matchup against Kean University. The Captains have been off for a week since returning from Colorado College last weekend. 

Christopher Newport owns a 4-1-0 all-time advantage in the series against Stockton but the teams have not faced off since 2010 when CNU captured a 1-0 victory against the Ospreys. The two teams originally did battle in 1986 with games during the 1988, 1994, and 2008 seasons as well. Sunday's tilt will be just the second played at Stockton after the first featured Brian Lybert lifting the Captains over the 15th-ranked Ospreys when he scored the game-winning goal and added two assists in a 3-0 shutout during the 2008 NCAA Tournament second round. 

CNU enters the contest following a 3-2 loss at Colorado College last Saturday. Rookies Alex Stell and Drew McWhinney led the way last weekend in a 5-0 win against UC Santa Cruz and then combining for the two goals against the Tigers. McWhinney is tied for the team lead in scoring with eight points on three goals and two helper swhile Stell has matched his classmate with three goals for six points so far. Also atop the scoring chart this season is senior midfielder Mason Field, who has scored four goals with a pair of penalty kick strikes this season. 

Defensively, the Captains have leaned on Kyle Stenzel and Jacob Dudley to start all seven matches in front of sophomore Hayden Dewey, who has also started all seven games this year. The Captains have surrendered 1.00 goal per game in 2023 while scoring 2.29 per game against their seven opponents.

Stockton is coming off a 3-0 loss to fourth-ranked Montclair State after earning a 1-1 draw against Rutgers-Newark. Aiden Hoenisch leads the offense for the Ospreys, scoring three goals, while Joseph Carbone has added five points on two goals and one assist. 

Following the matchup in New Jersey, the Captains will return home for four straight starting with a Wednesday evening bout against Roanoke College on October 4.