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PITTSBURGH, PA – Chatham University hung with the #3 team in the Presidents' Athletic Conference (PAC), Thiel College, but fell in straight sets 25-20, 25-14, 25-19 in volleyball action on Tuesday. Chatham falls to 0-28 (0-18 PAC) on the year, while the Tomcats improve to 19-7 overall (13-3 PAC).

Mareija Bibbs (Jr., Chesapeake, VA/Peninsula Catholic) led the Cougars offense with seven kills, while Angelina Liberi (Sr., Mt. Lebanon, PA/Mt. Lebanon) added six. As a squad, Chatham nailed 16 kills with just two errors.

Senior setter Julianne Speeney (Connellsville, PA/Geibel Catholic) recorded 13 assists, two service aces, and six digs. Liberi and Molly Farmer (Jr., Oakmont, PA/CCAC) had eight digs, while Bibbs and Erin Smith (So., Allison Park, PA/Shaler) each recorded two solo blocks.

Chatham will wrap up the 2012 season next Tuesday, October 30, when they host cross-town rival Carlow University at 7:00pm.

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Chatham University prepares students from around the world to help develop solutions to some of the world's biggest challenges. Consistently ranked among the top master's level institutions in the Northeast by U.S. News & World Report and The Princeton Review, Chatham University is also ranked in the top five percent of graduate-intensive institutions nationally and experienced the fastest-growing enrollment in the Pittsburgh region over the past decade. Founded in 1869, Chatham University includes the Shadyside Campus, with the historic 39-acre Woodland Road arboretum and Chatham Eastside facility; and the 388-acre Eden Hall Campus north of Pittsburgh. For more information, call 800-837-1290 or visit www.chatham.edu.