The fifth-ranked Christopher Newport (Va.) volleyball team overcame a slow start to win its NCAA Division III quarterfinal at Hope College in four games on Thursday.
The Captains beat unranked Massacusetts-Boston 22-25, 25-9, 25-17, 25-18 to reach Friday's 7:30 p.m. semifinal at DeVos Fieldhouse.
Cory Harris led Christopher Newport (40-2) to its 32nd consecutive win by recording a match-high 16 kills to only four hitting errors.
The Captains hit .299 as a team to Boston's .076.
Christie Fellows and Bailey Jensen added 13 and 12 kills, respectively, for Christopher Newport.
"We didn't serve very well at the beginning (of the match). We also didn't pass very well," Captains coach Lindsay Birch said. "But we progressed as the match went on. We didn't freak out about it."
Kirsten Morrison's 10 kills topped Boston (20-12).
"We started out pretty well. The first game we played well. We lost our composure for two games. In the fourth game we started coming back," UMass-Boston coach Terry Condon said.
The Beacons played the entire season without a home match as their gym is being renovated.
Christopher Newport, the 2011 national runner-up, began the season ranked No. 1 for the first time in school history.
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