Behind a well-balanced attack and a gritty defensive effort, the ninth-ranked Christopher Newport volleyball team advanced to the Regional Finals after toppling Stevenson, 3-1 (25-22, 22-25, 25-19, 25-19), during the second round of the NCAA Tournament on Saturday evening at the Freeman Center.

With the victory, the Captains improve to 33-3 on the season and advance to the Regional Finals, which will be held tomorrow at 4 p.m. In the title bout, CNU will take on No. 13 Eastern, who advanced with a 3-0 triumph over Haverford.

Receiving big contributions from up and down the roster, CNU had three players register double-digit kill efforts and four notch at least 10 digs. Briana Sutton led the way on the offensive end with 14 kills and just missed a double-double after adding nine digs. 

Hannah Miller also pumped 12 kills, while Eliza Fisher contributed 10 to go along with a .381 hitting percentage. Rachel Conway dished out 40 assists to help balance out the attack. On the back row, Brooke Moore cleaned up with 18 digs, while Rachel Close snagged 14.