Captains Top Women's Hoops

Final	1	2	T
Christopher Newport (19-5, 14-3)	39	29	68
Shenandoah (9-15, 6-11)	32	20	52
Winchester, Va. - Shingleton Gymnasium

Christopher Newport	Shenandoah
Pts: PERRY, Tia - 18	Pts: Sam Akers - 25
Reb: 3 Players (#20, #22, #50 - 9)	Reb: Holly Chittenden - 10
Ast: BOWSER, Jerlisa - 4	Ast: 5 Players (#10, #13, #25, #30, #40 - 1)

Team Statistics	Christopher Newport	Shenandoah
Field Goal %	42.9% (24-56 )	32.1% (18-56 )
Rebounds	45	32
Assists	13	5
Turnovers	16	11
Pts off Turnovers	13	15
2nd Chance Pts	16	6
Pts in the Paint	28	20
Fastbreak Pts	8	6
Bench Pts	20	9

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WINCHESTER, Va. – Visiting Christopher Newport University continued its winning ways Wednesday evening with a 68-52 USA South Conference women's basketball victory over Shenandoah.

CNU (19-5, 14-3 USA South) led throughout over the Hornets (9-15, 6-11).

The Captains, made an appearance in the national semi-finals last year, shot 45 percent in the first half to take a 39-32 lead and then outscored SU 29-20 after the break to secure the victory.

The win is the 11^th straight for CNU over Shenandoah.

Leading 50-44 after Sara D'Amico hit a layup at 12:53 for the Hornets, Christopher Newport pulled away by scoring the game's next 10 points in a span of 5:30.

From this point on, SU was not able to get any closer than 14 points.

The Captains biggest lead of the evening was 18 points.

Sam Akers had a game-high 25 points for the hosts while Tia Perry paced the victors with 18 points.

Jelisa Bowser added 16 and Camry Green 15 for CNU.

The Captains had a 45-32 advantage on the glass and used that advantage to outscore Shenandoah 16-6 in second chance points.

SU completes its regular season on Saturday with a 2:00 game at Greensboro.