The Virginia Wesleyan University women's volleyball team (22-4, 10-0 ODAC) dropped a 3-2 game against CNU, 23-25, 25-16, 23-25, 26-24, and 10-15.

The first set was tightly contested, with CNU holding a 5-3 lead and extending that lead to 8-4 with a 3-1 run, but the Marlins fought back with a 9-1 run to lead 13-9. After the teams traded several points, VWU went on a 6-1 run to lead 21-14. The Captains countered with an 8-0 run to take a 22-21 lead. CNU went on to win the set 25-23.

Virginia Wesleyan built a 7-4 lead in the second set, each team scored five points, putting the score to 12-9. The Marlins offense caught fire and went on a 7-2 run to lead 19-11. VWU outscored CNU 6-4 to win the set 25-16.

The two teams kept it close to start the third set with the Marlins holding an 8-6 lead, but Christopher Newport went on a 6-0 run to take a 12-8 lead and extended their lead to 21-14. Virginia Wesleyan fought back outscoring the Captains 8-2 to bring the score to 23-22, but CNU went on to win 25-23. 

The Marlins needed this next set to stay alive in the match and started strong going up 7-3 early, but the Captains rallied with an 8-2 run to lead 14-11. Virginia Wesleyan came back with a 7-3 run to tie the set at 20-20. VWU outscored CNU 6-4 to win the fourth set 26-24. 

In the fifth and final set, the Marlins built a 3-2 lead, but CNU countered with an 8-0 run to lead 10-3. Virginia Wesleyan surged and outscored CNU 7-5, but the Captain's lead was too great and won the fifth set 15-10. 

Emma Claytor led the offense with 12 kills, a .323 hitting percentage, one solo block and four block assists, two digs, one service ace, and one assist, Abigail Mahoney recorded 11 kills with a .065 hitting percentage, four digs, and four block assists, and Hannah Smith had 11 kills with a .081 hitting percentage, 18 digs, two block assists, one service ace, and one assist.

Haley Sutton led the team with 29 assists, had seven digs, two kills, two service aces, and one block assist, Morgan Ludovici had 12 kills, with a 0.83 hitting percentage, 13 digs, four assists, and one block assist, and Cara Caruso tallied 18 digs, three service aces, and one assist.