NEWPORT NEWS, Va. -- Back in action after starting the year with a 5-0 record, the nationally-ranked Christopher Newport women's basketball team will travel to Chester, Pennsylvania to face Widener University (2-2) at 1:00 p.m. on Saturday, November 23. The Captains will play at the Schwartz Center for the first time in program history in the middle of a six-game stretch away from home through the end of November. 

General admission tickets are available online and are $5 for adults, $3 for seniors, and $2 for children. Click here to purchase ahead of tip on Saturday. For fans unable to attend in person, live stats and a live video webcast will be available online and links can be found on the women's basketball schedule at CNUsports.com. 

This will be the fifth matchup all-time between the two programs but just the second in the 21st century. CNU and Widener paired off in the opening round of the 2020 NCAA Tournament on a neutral court and the Captains earned an 82-66 win over the Pride. Prior to that, CNU won the previous three matchups in 1985, 1986, and 1991 -- all in Newport News. This will be the first time CNU has traveled to Chester. 

The Captains are coming off a thrilling 59-54 win against nationally-ranked Johns Hopkins in the Jean Edge Classic hosted by North Carolina Wesleyan. The CNU defense held the Blue Jays without a point for the final 3:34 of the game while closing on a 6-0 run to capture the win. Conference Player of the Week Camille Malagar scored the go-ahead bucket with just over two minutes remaining and finished out the contest with a game-high 14 points. 

This season, Malagar leads the team with 11.0 points per game while knocking down over 52 percent of her shots. She is at the forefront of an efficient offense that ranks 24th nationally in team field-goal percentage as the Captains have connected on 45.4 percent of their attempts so far this season. In the front court, senior Hannah Kaloi, at 58.8 percent, and sophomore Elizabeth Creed, at 50 percent, have played a major role in that as well while ranking among the team's leading scorers. Creed is pouring in 9.2 points per game with a team-high 5.6 rebounds per contest while Kaloi has added 7.3 points and 3.3 rebounds per game so far. 

Widener won 24 games a year ago and reached the second round of the NCAA Tournament after defeating Springfield, 57-50, in the opening round. The Pride are 2-2 to start the year with wins over Marymount, 66-61, and King's, 56-36. Widener also has suffered setbacks to Ohio Wesleyan and Swarthmore in the up-and-down start. 

Leading the way has been Mia Robbins with 15.0 points and 7.8 rebounds per game so far this season. She has taken a high volume of shots for the Pride, with 60 so far on the season, while no other Widener player has attempted 30 shots yet this season. Riley Stackhouse has connected on five three-pointers and ranks second on the team with 8.0 points per game 

Following the road trip to Pennsylvania, the Captains will head back south to face Greensboro College on Tuesday, November 26. The final contest before Thanksgiving will be played at 5:30 p.m. against the Pride.