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PITTSBURGH, PA – Chatham University connected on a season-high 13 three-pointers, including six from sophomore guard Becky Rowe (Beaver Falls, PA/Blackhawk), en route to an 83-71 victory over Presidents' Athletic Conference foe Geneva College. The Cougars earn their first win of the season, moving to 1-5 overall and 1-1 in PAC play. Geneva falls to 0-6 overall (0-2 PAC).

Rowe shot 6-12 from behind the arc, leading to a career-high 25 points. Rachel McClain (Fy, Hollidaysburg, PA/Hollidaysburg) led the Cougars offensive attack with a career-high 29 points. She shot 13-14 from the free throw line and had a team-high four assists. Elizabeth Lewis (Jr., Marysville, OH/Marysville) also had a career day, tallying 17 points, including shooting 7-8 at the free throw line. Lewis had a team-high four steals. Marguerite Sargent (Sr., Washington, PA/Washington) recorded nine rebounds to lead Chatham.

Three Geneva players scored in double figures. Heidi Mann led the way with 20 points on 8-12 shooting. Leah Prisuta followed with 15 points and Samantha Fisher recorded a double-double with 13 points and 13 rebounds.

Geneva's only lead came 55 seconds into the game on a jumper by Chelsea D'Urso. A Lewis jumper at the 15:32 mark capped a 6-0 run for Chatham, and that lead ballooned to 16-7 following a trey by Rowe. Rowe drained another triple with 6:59 remaining in the first half to put the Cougars up 26-11. Geneva responded, however, with a 12-0 run, sparked by four Chatham turnovers and six points from Mann, to close the deficit to 26-23. Geneva then scored the final seven points of the half to go into intermission trailing by just two, 35-33.

Rowe's fifth three pointer of the game gave Chatham a 47-39 lead with 14:27 on the second half clock, but Geneva then scored five straight to pull within three. The Cougars busted the game open, though, by going on a 16-0 run over the next 4:40 to take a commanding 63-44 lead. During the run, Chatham shot 5-7 from the floor, while Geneva went 0-9.

The Golden Tornadoes cut their deficit to nine on two occasions late in the game, but Chatham sealed the victory at the free throw line, connecting on 12 of their final 14 attempts.

Chatham held a huge advantage in three pointers made, draining 13 compared to just one for the Golden Tornadoes. Chatham scored 21 points off 21 Geneva turnovers, while Geneva held a 32-8 advantage in points in the paint.

Chatham returns to PAC action on Wednesday, December 5, when they travel to #18 Thomas More College. Game time is set for 5:30pm.

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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.