NEWPORT NEWS, Va. -- The Christopher Newport volleyball team will close out the regular season on Saturday with a Senior Day showdown against Bridgewater College (22-3) at 3:00 p.m. The Captains come into the finale with a 19-8 overall record and will celebrate five seniors in a pregame ceremony prior to the match. 

The match will be available online with a live video stream and live stats. Links to both can be found on the volleyball schedule at CNUsports.com. 

Prior to the match, Christopher Newport will recognize the accomplishments of five players appearing in their final home regular season match at the Freeman Center. That group includes Phoebe Adams, a three-time Academic All-Conference selection, Simara Alexander, the 2025 C2C Tournament MVP, Samantha Dorn, who ranks in the top-15 all-time in career kills, Alli Pratt, an imposing presence at the net that ranks in the top-25 all-time in blocks per set, and Maddie Hanes, a two-year transfer who has piled up over 1,000 career digs. The talented veteran core has led the Captains to back-to-back conference crowns and 93 career wins heading into Saturday's matchup. 

CNU will be taking on a Bridgewater squad that earned the top seed in the Old Dominion Athletic Conference Championship next week and is receiving votes in the AVCA/Taraflex Division III Coaches Poll. The Captains are 15-12 all-time against the Eagles including wins in 12 of the last 13 matchups. 

Heading into Saturday's match, the Captains rank in the top-25 nationally in kills per set (13.14) and blocks per set (2.22). The depth of the rotation has been the key to CNU's success this season with six different players recording over 100 kills this year. Rookie Jasmine Williams (2.58 kills per set) leads the team with 206 while junior Avery Hanly (2.23 kills per set) has added 205. The rest of the group includes Alli Pratt, with 187, Simara Alexander, with 183, Carley Coghill, with 155, and Emmy Carpenedo, with 105. 

Defensively, the depth is also impressive with six different players logging at least 140 digs while five players have picked up at least 35 blocks. Hanes has a team-high 231 digs while Hanly has added 223. At the net, Williams, with 67, and Pratt, with 63, lead the team in rejections. 

Bridgewater is one of the nation's top teams in hitting percentage with a .243 mark which ranks 16th nationally. Molly Gardner has been a dangerous service option with 63 aces this season, ranking 14th in the country, while Reagan Stoop leads the offense with 295 total kills. 

Following the Saturday evening tilt, the Captains will travel to the Coast-To-Coast Athletic Conference Championship hosted by the University of Mary Washington next weekend. The semifinals will be played on Friday, November 13.