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Christopher Newport Holds Off RIT in Captains Shootout, 68-59, For 10th Win in 11 Games
12/31/2025

Christopher Newport Holds Off RIT in Captains Shootout, 68-59, For 10th Win in 11 Games

Christopher Newport University held off the Rochester Institute of Technology (RIT) Tuesday night to improve to 11-3 on the season. The Captains had four players score in double figures in the 68-59 victory at the Freeman Center on the second day of the Captains Shootout. RIT fell to 3-5 with the lo...

Captains Fall to No. 18 WashU in St. Pete Classic Finale, 72-53
12/30/2025

Captains Fall to No. 18 WashU in St. Pete Classic Finale, 72-53

ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. -- Unable to withstand a barrage of three-point shooting from the nationally-ranked Bears in the St. Pete Classic finale, the Christopher Newport women's basketball team suffered a 72-53 loss to No. 18 WashU (9-2) on Tuesday afternoon to snap a ten-game winning streak. The Capta...

Captains Drain 16 Three-Pointers En Route to 96-79 Victory over Hood College in Captains Shootout
12/30/2025

Captains Drain 16 Three-Pointers En Route to 96-79 Victory over Hood College in Captains Shootout

Junior Tyson Henderson scored a career-high 29 points Monday night as Christopher Newport University defeated Hood College, 96-79, on the opening day of the Captains Shootout at the Freeman Center.

Captains Blow Out Wellesley Blue in St. Pete Classic, 94-54, To Win Tenth Straight
12/29/2025

Captains Blow Out Wellesley Blue in St. Pete Classic, 94-54, To Win Tenth Straight

ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. -- All sixteen Captains finished with at least one made field goal in one of the most impressively balanced scoring performances in program history as the nationally-ranked Christopher Newport women's basketball team surged past Wellesley College (4-5) in the St. Pete Classic, 9...

Captains Shootout Opens Monday at the Freeman Center; CNU Hosts Hood College at 7 PM
12/29/2025

Captains Shootout Opens Monday at the Freeman Center; CNU Hosts Hood College at 7 PM

Christopher Newport University hosts the two-day Captains Shootout beginning Monday, with two games to be played at the Freeman Center. Rochester Institute of Technology (RIT) plays Johnson & Wales University (N.C.) in the opening game at 5:00 p.m., followed by the Captains and Hood College (Md.) at...

Captains Travel to St. Pete Classic for Matchups With Wellesley and No. 18 WashU
12/28/2025

Captains Travel to St. Pete Classic for Matchups With Wellesley and No. 18 WashU

ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. -- Riding a nine-game winning streak and a well-traveled roster through the first 13 games, the Christopher Newport women's basketball team will get back to work on Monday, December 29 at the 2025 D3 St. Pete Classic hosted by Eckerd College. The Captains (11-2) will first take....

CNU Athletics Collects Nearly 7,000 Pounds of Food for Holiday Donation Drive
12/23/2025

CNU Athletics Collects Nearly 7,000 Pounds of Food for Holiday Donation Drive

NEWPORT NEWS, Va. -- As part of the annual Christopher Newport Food for Thought charity drive, the Department of Athletics put together an impressive donation of 6,800 pounds of food for the Peninsula Food Bank.

Christopher Newport Junior Offensive Lineman Andrew Belford Named All-American by D3football.com
12/22/2025

Christopher Newport Junior Offensive Lineman Andrew Belford Named All-American by D3football.com

The Christopher Newport University football program received its 22nd all-time All-American honor on Monday, as junior offensive lineman Andrew Belford was named second team All-America by D3football.com. Belford becomes the 15th different Captain to be named All-American in the 25-year history of t...

Toa Hollenbeck Named C2C's Player of the Week Following 24 and 26-Point Performances
12/22/2025

Toa Hollenbeck Named C2C's Player of the Week Following 24 and 26-Point Performances

Christopher Newport University junior Toa Hollenbeck was honored on Monday, named the Coast-To-Coast (C2C) Athletic Conference men's basketball Player of the Week. Hollenbeck led the Captains to a 2-1 week last week, averaging 19.3 points per game.

Captains Bounce Back Following Slow Start to Beat Denison, 79-73, in Jay Bilas Classic
12/20/2025

Captains Bounce Back Following Slow Start to Beat Denison, 79-73, in Jay Bilas Classic

Christopher Newport University used a 23-5 run in the opening half to get the lead over Denison University, and held off the Big Red, 79-73, in the Jay Bilas Classic at Johnson & Wales University. Junior Toa Hollenbeck led the way with 24 points, as four Captains reached double figures in the scorin...

CNU Women's Basketball Crowned Nelson Hinson Invitational Champs After Holding Off Catholic, 81-73
12/20/2025

CNU Women's Basketball Crowned Nelson Hinson Invitational Champs After Holding Off Catholic, 81-73

NEWPORT NEWS, Va. -- Playing in the championship game of the first annual Nelson Hinson Invitational, the nationally-ranked Christopher Newport women's basketball team bounced out to an early lead and held off a comeback bid by Catholic University (7-4) to capture the tournament crown with a 81-73 w...

Captains Seven-Game Winning Streak Snapped by Seventh-Ranked Emory, 98-65, in Jay Bilas Classic
12/20/2025

Captains Seven-Game Winning Streak Snapped by Seventh-Ranked Emory, 98-65, in Jay Bilas Classic

Christopher Newport University's winning ways came to a halt Friday, as the Captains fell in the opening round of the Jay Bilas Classic to seventh-ranked Emory University, 98-65. CNU, now 8-3, had a seven-game winning streak snapped by the Eagles, who won their fifth consecutive game and improved to...

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