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A trio of CAC basketball teams continue their quests for NCAA Championships this weekend, beginning with Friday's Sweet 16. The Christopher Newport men and women along with the Marymount women aim to win a pair of games to reach next weekend's NCAA Final Four. This marks the second straight year that the CNU men and women have reached the Sweet 16. 

On the women's side, seventh-ranked Christopher Newport (27-2) will take on 15th-ranked Hope (24-4) on Friday at 5:30 p.m. in Ada, Ohio. The winner will take on either No. 5 and host Ohio Northern (29-0) or No. 17 SUNY Geneseo (28-1) on Saturday at 8 p.m. for a spot in the Final Four in Grand Rapids, Mich. It will mark the first-ever meeting between CNU and Hope. 

Marymount (24-5) will meet third-ranked St. Thomas (29-0) in Saint Paul, Minn. at 9 p.m. EST. No. 8 Trinity (Texas) and No. 14 Whitman will clash in the other matchup in Saint Paul. The two winners will face off on Saturday at 8 p.m. 

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Christopher Newport vs. Hope, 5:30 p.m. - Live Stats | Video

Marymount at St. Thomas, 9 p.m. - Live Stats | Video

The Christopher Newport (27-2) men will take on Keene State (21-9) at 5 p.m. at Babson College in Babson Park, Mass. The Captains are riding a 21-game winning streak entering the Sweet 16 rematch from last season. CNU downed Keene State 74-62 in a Sweet 16 game played at Oswego State last winter, before beating Wooster to advance to the Final Four. The Captains will be attempting to advance to the Elite 8 for just the third time in the 50-year history of the men's basketball program.

Host and third-ranked Babson (27-2) will take on 15th-ranked Tufts (22-6) in the other matchup at 8 p.m. at Staake Gymnasium. The two winners will meet on Saturday at 7 p.m. for a spot in next weekend's NCAA Final Four in Salem, Va. 

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Christopher Newport vs. Keen State, 5 p.m. - Live Stats | Video