COLLEGE WOMEN’S VOLLEYBALL

CNU reaches C2C final

Second-seeded Christopher Newport traveled to the West Coast and earned a spot in the Coast-To-Coast Athletic Conference championship match, beating third-seeded host UC Santa Cruz 3-0 (12, 16, 30-28). The Captains will play for the title at 6 p.m. Eastern Saturday against No. 1 seed Salisbury, the 24th-ranked team in NCAA Division III.

In a quarterfinal Friday, Mary Washington (9-21) outlasted Regent 3-2 (17-25, 25-16, 22-25, 25-16, 15-9). The Royals finished 17-9 as Rylee Stewart had 36 assists and Erin Saunders had 17 kills and 15 digs. UMW’s Natalie Brown had 20 kills and 12 digs.

Salisbury (28-5) then ousted Mary Washington 3-0 (25-15, 25-6, 25-11). UMW will take on UC Santa Cruz for third place at 3 p.m. Eastern Saturday.

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