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PITTSBURGH, PA – Fueled by 28 points from Casie Cygan and double-doubles from Jessica Pitts and LaShauna Brothers, the La Roche College women's basketball team earned an 88-55 victory over Chatham University on Monday. Cygan drained four three-pointers for the Red Hawks (3-1), while Pitts scored 19 points and grabbed 11 rebounds. Brothers netted 13 points and also pulled down 11 rebounds.

First-year guard Rachel McClain (Hollidaysburg, PA/Hollidaysburg) paced Chatham (0-4) with 17 points on 6-11 shooting. McClain, Elizabeth Lewis (So., Marysville, OH/Marysville), and Taylor Ohm (So., Elizabeth, PA/Elizabeth Forward) all dished out three assists for the Cougars.

Marguerite Sargent (Sr., Washington, PA/Washington) scored 12 points, and Becky Rowe (So., Beaver Falls, PA/Blackhawk) tallied 10 for the Cougars. Sargent and Emily Schmidt (So., Eighty Four, PA/Ringgold) each grabbed seven rebounds.

The Cougars jumped out to an 11-5 lead 6:20 into the game following a Rowe layup. La Roche responded, however, with a 13-0 run over the next 3:57 to pull ahead 18-11. The Red Hawks would lead the rest of the contest. Chatham brought the score within one at the 8:13 mark with a McClain layup, but La Roche quickly increased their lead, and went into halftime with a 41-32 advantage.

The Cougars began the second half on a 5-3 spurt to cut the deficit to seven, but a 14-0 run by La Roche quickly gave the Red Hawks a 58-37 lead with 14 minutes on the clock. Chatham cut the lead to 16 shortly thereafter, but could not get any closer.

Chatham shot 21-46 (45.7%) from the floor for the game, while La Roche connected on 35 of 78 (44.9%) field goal attempts. The Red Hawks held sizeable advantages in points in the paint (50-16), points off turnovers (34-14), and fast break points (22-6).

Chatham begins Presidents' Athletic Conference (PAC) play on Wednesday, November 28, when they host Saint Vincent College (2-2) at 7:00pm in the AFC.

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Chatham University, founded in 1869, is located in the vibrant Shadyside neighborhood of Pittsburgh, PA. Preparing students from around the world, Chatham's enrollment throughout the past decade was the fastest growing in the Pittsburgh region.

Consisting of a historic, undergraduate women's college and graduate and online programs for both men and women, Chatham has consistently been ranked among the top master's level institutions in the Northeast by U.S. News & World Report and The Princeton Review. Offering challenging academics and innovative programming in the fields of sustainability and the environment, the health sciences, and business & entrepreneurship, a Chatham education is designed to meet the needs of tomorrow's economy, today.

Chatham has also demonstrated institutional commitments to reach carbon neutrality by 2025 as a charter signatory of the American College and University Presidents' Climate Commitment, has been named to The Princeton Review's 2013 Green Honor Roll as one of the most environmentally responsible universities in the U.S. and Canada, received a STARS Gold Rating in recognition of its sustainability achievements from the Association for the Advancement of Sustainability in Higher Education (AASHE), and is the alma mater of environmental icon and Silent Spring author, Rachel Carson (class of '29).

For more information, call 800-837-1290 or visit www.chatham.edu.