A trio of CAC teams will continue their quests for NCAA Championships this weekend, as Mary Washington volleyball, Christopher Newport men's cross country, and Salisbury field hockey remain alive in NCAA postseason play. 

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Mary Washington (31-3) meets Washington-St. Louis (25-10) in Thursday's NCAA quarterfinals in Oshkosh, Wisc. at 9 p.m. EST. 

The CAC champion Eagles reached the Elite Eight for the first time in program history and became the third CAC team in the last five years to accomplish the feat. Hosting an eight-team regional last weekend in Fredericksburg, UMW downed Cabrini (3-0), Randolph-Macon (3-0), and Juniata (3-1) to roll to the quarterfinal round. 

Other Elite Eight matchups include Calvin (30-1) vs. Emory (33-5) at 1:30 p.m., Northwestern-St. Paul (33-4) vs. Eastern (32-5) at 4 p.m., and Southwestern (Texas) (33-4) vs. Tufts (27-3) at 6:30 p.m. 

The semifinals are set for Friday at 6 p.m. and 8 p.m., with the title match on Saturday at 8 p.m. 

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Salisbury (18-1) will take on Tufts (18-2) in game two of a semifinal doubleheader in Geneva, N.Y. on Saturday at 2 p.m. Messiah (20-1) faces Babson (21-2) in the other national semifinal, beginning at 11 a.m. 

After receiving a first-round bye, the CAC champion Sea Gulls defeated Kenyon 3-0 and Ursinus 1-0, both at Sea Gull Stadium, to advance to the Final Four. 

The Final Four appearance is the 10th for Salisbury and 12th time a CAC field hockey team has reached the national semifinals. The Sea Gulls are seeking their sixth national title in program history. 

The two semifinal winners will meet in the championship on Sunday, Nov. 20. 

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Christopher Newport will compete in the NCAA Men's Cross Country National Championships for the second straight year on Saturday in Louisville, Kent. The 8k race will be held at E.P. "Tom" Sawyer State Park and will begin at noon. 

CNU made history for the second straight year at regionals, becoming the first team in CAC history to win a regional championship. The Captains totaled 52 points to edge out second-place Washington & Lee (58 points) for the top spot in the team standings.

Grayson Reid ran away with the individual crown, defeating the second-place finisher by over 13 seconds. Reid was just the second CAC runner to win a regional title, joining Mary Washington's Jon Gates, who completed the feat in 1996. 

Along with Reid, five other Captains earned All-Region honors - JJ LaPointe (4th), Jeff Dover (13th), Andrew Benfer (15th), Daniel Read (19th), and Sam Murch (33rd).