Salem, VA – Junior second baseman Catherine Alves (Queens, NY/Francis Lewis) gave the Hawks a 1-0 lead in the top of the second inning when she drove in sophomore catcher Jacqueline Frank (Broad Channel, NY/Stella Maris), but the Captains of Christopher Newport University scored four runs in the bottom of the third to take the lead and eventual 9-1 win in the first game of the Ferrum Tournament in Salem, VA. In their second game of the day, it would be Roanoke College who come out on top 12-2 in five innings.

Roanoke broke out to the early lead, 2-0 at the end of the first inning. They would tack on two more before taking control of the game in the third inning. Frank finished the game 2-for-2 with an RBI, while sophomore outfielder Stephanie Alves (Queens, NY/Francis Lewis) went 2-for-2 and scored the Hawks two runs on the day.

Senior right-hander Allyshia West (Ontario, Canada/West Hills Secondary) pitched four innings, striking out three and giving up four earned runs in the loss Christopher Newport, Junior right-hander Nicole Grilli (Brooklyn, NY/James Madison) records the loss against Roanoke in 3.1 innings on the mound.