At 2,000 points in just over three seasons, Chelsie Schweers could end up pretty high on the all-time leaderboard. Christopher Newport athletics photo by Jesse Hutchenson

NEWPORT NEWS, Va. -- It didn't take long. The 5-8 senior guard from Chesapeake, Va., came into the 2010-11 season opener with 1,999 points and as quickly as the season began, so too did the anticipation for Chelsie Schweers to reach the monumental 2,000-point plateau. Less than a minute into the game, Schweers nailed a trademark 3-pointer to put her over the mark, making her just the second women's player and the third men's or women's CNU player ever to score 2,000.

The fourth-ranked Captains (1-0) rushed out to an early 12-point lead, and never trailed after Schweers' first trey of the night as they earned a season-opening victory over NCAA Division II Virginia Union (0-3), 68-63.

Schweers went 4-for-4 in the opening stanza, scoring 12 points in 10 minutes of action. Junior guard Kimmy Hopkins added eight points to help CNU to a one-point halftime lead, 31-30. Despite the early lead by CNU, the Panthers came storming back before the break, paced by Kara Scott with 12 points and three boards in the first.

In the second half, it was the same story, as CNU pulled out to another double-digit lead in the first ten minutes of the half, but Virginia Union came roaring back again. Scott poured in another 16 points as she took over the Panthers offense, and pulled her team back within three with less than two and half minutes remaining.

This time, though it was a different Captains senior that stepped up in a big way for CNU. Barbara Davis, who was held to just two points and one rebound in the first 20 minutes, came out firing in the second and finished with a double-double. Davis had a team-high 17 points and a game-high 11 boards, and was the go-to player in several tight moments, as Virginia Union cut the lead all the way back to three.

CNU held off the run to get the victory, led by Davis with the double-double. Schweers and Hopkins each finished in double figures with 15 and 13 points respectively. Senior Jessica Moore also had eight points and seven boards for the Captains.

VUU was led by Scott, with 28 points and five rebounds, while adding five steals. Gabrielle Easley and Alura Jones each added nine for the Panthers.

The Captains will now hit the road for a game this weekend, as they travel to Washington & Lee for a 4:00 pm tilt on Saturday, November 20.