NEWPORT NEWS, Va. --- Roanoke ended its season with a 72-48 loss to #10 Christopher Newport on Saturday evening at the Freeman Center. The Maroons finished the season, 24-4 while the Lady Captains remained undefeated (30-0) as they advance to the round of 16.

CNU won its fourth-straight meeting and the second post-season meeting against Roanoke. Roanoke stills owns a slim 11-9 series advantage, 8-4 with Susan Dunagan as head coach. The Maroons, 7-11 now in the NCAA Tournament, were one win shy of earning their second-ever trip to the round of 16 (1991).

This was a match-up filled with stars. Both Dunagan and CNU head coach Carolyn Hunter won their respective conference's coach of the year awards. For CNU, it had Chelsie Schweers, who was named USA-South Player of the Year for the second-straight season. The Maroons had three All-ODAC selections, the most the program has ever had.

CNU outrebounded Roanoke, 48-39, and held a 30-2 scoring advantage off the bench, led by Alysa Kerr with a career-high 24 points to go along with a team-best four assists and 8-of-8 from the line. The Captains shot 42.4% from the field while holding the Maroons to their lowest shooting percentage of the season (24.4%).

The difference came not only for Roanoke's poor shooting night, but at the free-throw line. CNU went 18-for-23 while the Maroons were only 5-of-9 at the charity stripe.

A Caitlyn Long (Roanoke, VA, Cave Spring)three-pointer gave the Maroons a, 14-13 lead before the Captains reeled off 21-of the next 22 points to take a 13-point advantage with three minutes remaining. The Maroons went over 10-minutes without a point during CNU's 21-1 run.

Long continued her hot streak, scoring the final 10 points of the half for Roanoke. But the Maroons, who shot a dismal 22% from the floor, going into the locker room with its largest halftime deficit of the season, 42-25. The Maroons had a chance to cut it to 12 at the end of the half, but the Captains got the upper hand, scoring at the buzzer to give them the 17-point halftime cushion.

The Captains kept it in cruise control, outscoring the Maroons, 30-23 the rest of the way as they now hold a school-record 30 wins and advance to their first trip to the round of 16 since the 1991-92 season.

In her final collegiate game, Long scored a career-best 28 points and tied a career-high with five three-pointers. She was also 5-of-6 from the free-throw line and pulled down five rebounds. The First-Team All-ODAC selection finished her career ninth on the all-time scoring list (1,190), ninth in career free-throws made (238), 13^th in career field goals made (382), second in career three-pointers (188), seventh in free-throw percentage (76.5%) and fifth in three-point percentage (35.5%). Her 55 three-pointers tied her career-best from last season, ranked seventh on the single-season list at Roanoke.

Jaleesa Osborne (Ordinary, VA, Gloucester)finished with eight points, three assists and two steals in her final collegiate game. She finished her career second in career steals (270), and third in career assists (370) and eighth in free-throw percentage (75.1%). The First-Team All-ODAC selection capped her career with 895 points.

Jordan Gholson (Louisa, VA, Louisa County)added six points, with team-highs of eight boards and four blocked shots. She finished the season as the team's leader in scoring, blocked shots and field goal percentage. Her 61 blocks this season finished second behind her sophomore year total of 67 for second on the single-season list. The First-Team All-ODAC selection will enter her senior season with 884 career points.

Chelsie Schweers was held below her season average of 24.6 points per game with 18 on the night. She managed to pull down a team-best 11 rebounds. Jessica Moore poured in 14 counters along with eight boards while Barbara Davis finished with game-bests of 13 rebounds and five blocked shots.

It's the final game for seniors, Long, Osborne and Lindsay Skaff (Charleston, WV, Charleston Catholic), as the tri-captains finished with a four-year record of 79-30 and claimed two ODAC regular season titles. They led the Maroons to their first NCAA Tournament appearance in 10 years and back-to-back 20-win seasons.