NEWPORT NEWS, Va. - Christopher Newport University had little trouble extending its winning streak to a dozen games on Monday, defeating the College of New Jersey at the Freeman Center, 89-52. The Martin Luther King Jr. Day matinee pushed CNU's record overall to 15-2 and 11-0 at home this season.

"I thought we defended really well today and played at a high level overall," Head Coach John Krikorian said. "They present some different looks on offense that we're not accustomed to, and I thought we handled it well defensively. On offense, we had a a lot of guys step up again to lead the way."

The Captains, ranked ninth in the country, had four players reach double figures, led by 18 points from fifth-year senior Jason Aigner. Senior Matt Brodie added 16, while sophomore Jahn Hines posted 14 and sophomore Trey Barber tallied 12 points. Barber also filled the stat sheet with a game-high 14 rebounds, and registered four blocked shots and three assists.

Christopher Newport took a 9-7 lead early in the opening half and never looked  back, recording a 33-15 run that put the Captains in charge, 39-22. After leading at halftime, 42-38, CNU went on to out-score the Lions in the second stanza, 47-24, to account for the 37-point triumph.

CNU held TCNJ to just 28 percent shooting (17 of 60), and dominated the glass by out-rebounding the Lions, 58-35.  Christopher Newport out-scored TCNJ in the paint, 50-18, and posted 28 second-chance points to just four for the Lions. The Captains also turned the ball over just nine times for the day while forcing 15 TCNJ miscues. 

Aigner, who knocked down four three-pointers, has now scored 1,320 career points in 107 games played as a Captain. He moved into 15th place on the all-time scoring list, and is now just seven points shy of Jermaine Woods for 14th on the list.

The Captains, who lead all of Division III in blocked shots per game (7.3), recorded seven blocks against the Lions and were led by Barber's four rejections. Barber is fourth in the nation in blocked shots per game, averaging 3.5 per contest.

The College of New Jersey, a member of the New Jersey Athletic Conference, is now 6-6 on the year, was led by 13 points from Anthony DiCaro and 11 from Jacob Hopping. The game, which was added to the schedule just last week as a replacement game for both schools, was the first-ever of the programs.

Christopher Newport travels to California for Friday and Saturday games at Cal-Santa Cruz. Both games against the Banana Slugs are scheduled to tip off at 10:00 p.m. (ET).