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NEWPORT NEWS, Va. -- In the first game of the 2025 calendar year, the Captains will return to the hardwood ranked No. 6 in the nation according to the WBCA Coaches' Poll. Christopher Newport (12-1) will open up play in January with a pair of games this weekend starting with a 4:00 p.m. matchup against Stevenson University (5-5) on Friday, January 3. 

Prior to tip on Friday, CNU moved up to No. 6 in this week's WBCA Coaches Poll. The D3hoops.com media poll still has CNU listed at No. 11 in their most recent release, released on December 15. Since then, the Captains have gone 4-0 and improved to 12-1 on the season. CNU is tied for sixth in the poll with undefeated Gustavus Adolphus. 

The Captains are riding a five-game winning streak to end the last month of 2024 and will turn the page to 2025 with of the next ten games played in the friendly confines of the Freeman Center where CNU owns an 87.3 percent winning percentage all-time (269-39). CNU is 58-1 in the last 59 games played at home and an impressive 130-12 (.915) at the Freeman Center under head coach Bill Broderick. 

Taking on Stevenson, the Captains own a 3-0 advantage in the all-time series. The Mustangs dropped a game in Newport News during the 2018-19 season before hosting CNU in both 2019-20 and 2023-24. Last year, CNU traveled to Maryland and captured a 94-58 win on the road. 

For fans unable to attend in person, live stats and a live video webcast will be available online. Links to both can be found at the top of this page as well as on the women's basketball schedule at CNUsports.com. 

Heading into their next action, Christopher Newport continues to be led in the scoring column by fifth-year senior Camille Malagar. The Elkridge, Md. native is pouring in 10.5 points per game while serving as the only Captain to start all 13 games this season. Two-time C2C Player of the Week Hannah Orloff has been inserted into the starting lineup after an injury to All-Region forward Hannah Kaloi and Orloff has since earned All-Tournament honors in both the Captains Clash and the Steel Club Classic in-season tournaments. Orloff leads the team in rebounding with 6.2 rebounds per game while also adding 7.4 poins per game and nearly 2.0 blocks per contest. 

The team's offensive balance continues to be the storyline of the 2024-25 campaign as CNU ranks second nationally in bench scoring and have featured only a half-dozen scoring performances over 12 points this season, despite averaging 80.9 points per game as a team. CNU spreads the ball around, with 14 players averaging 4.3 points or more per game this season. The Captains rank second nationally in total points scored and are among the top-ten best scoring offenses in the nation this season. 

While the points continue to mount, the defense has remained as stalwart as ever, ranking fifth nationally in steals per game and fourth in turnovers forced per game. The full court pressure has turned opponents over at a rate of over 34 per game including three games with 40 or more giveaways this season. Senior Alexia Lindsey, with 30, and junior point guard Hailey Kellogg, with 28, lead the team in steals this year while eleven total players have reached double figures. 

Stevenson will counter the Captains' high-paced rotation with a lineup that ranks among the best nationally in three-point field goal defense and in the top-75 nationally in overall field-goal percentage defense. The Mustangs hold opponents to just 58.5 points per game this season and opponents are hitting just 34 percent from the field. Janiya Ennis leads the squad in scoring with 9.9 points per game while Emori Jeselskis is adding 8.0 points per game. 

Following the Friday evening tilt, CNU will return to action on Sunday afternoon at 2:00 p.m. as the Captains host Haverford College.