NEWPORT NEWS, Va. — In the final match of its regular season, the Averett University volleyball team lost to No. 23 Christopher Newport University on the road on Saturday, 3-0.

This marked the final match of the Christopher Newport University Invitational for Averett (15-14, 10-6 USA South), as the Cougars went 1-2 overall in the tournament.

Averett made things interesting in the first set, keeping it competitive and jumping out to a 9-8 lead early on. However, it didn't take long for Christopher Newport (22-5) to regain the lead and it didn't look back from there, as the Cougars lost the first set, 25-21.

The second set wasn't as close, as the nationally ranked Captains took a 12-6 lead to start the set and pulled away even further from there, ending the set on a 13-2 run as Averett dropped Set 2, 25-8. Christopher Newport built off this momentum to pull away and win Set 3, 25-15, to complete the 3-0 sweep.

Junior Madison Dadez and sophomore McKenzie Miller shared the team lead in kills with four apiece, while Miller also led the team with six assists. Senior Keenan Marks was next for Averett with three kills and five assists, while senior Jordan Pitzer tallied three kills and seven digs. Senior Emily Stanley, meanwhile, had a team-high 17 digs.

Miller was named to the CNU Invitational All-Tournament Team.

While this concludes the Cougars' regular season slate, they will participate in the USA South Conference Tournament, which begins on Oct. 30.