Box Score PITTSBURGH, PA – Four Waynesburg University players scored in double figures as the visiting Yellow Jackets defeated Chatham University on Saturday 83-49. Chatham falls to 2-13 overall and 1-7 in Presidents' Athletic Conference (PAC) play. Waynesburg improves to 7-8 overall (6-2 PAC).

Rachel McClain (Fy., Hollidaysburg, PA/Hollidaysburg) led the Cougars with 10 points on 4-9 shooting from the floor. She also tallied a team-high three steals. Carly Zelenak (Jr., Mt. Lebanon, PA/Mt. Lebanon) scored nine points while Chelsea Kovalcsik (Fy., Berea, PA/Berea) grabbed a team-high five rebounds.

Both Taylor Ohm (So., Elizabeth, PA/Elizabeth Forward) and Julianne Speeney (Sr., Connellsville, PA/Geibel Catholic) dished out three assists.

For Waynesburg, Gina Rievel scored 14 points. Elaine Hasek netted 13 and Jessi Drayer and Brittany Spencer each scored 12 points.

Waynesburg stared the game strong, jumping out to a 14-2 lead seven minutes into the game. Chatham responded with a 10-4 run, though, to get within six with just under nine minutes to play in the half. Waynesburg then went on an 8-0 spurt of their own to regain a double-digit lead, and took a 39-27 advantage into halftime.

The Yellow Jackets scored 22 of the first 25 points in the second half to take a 61-30 lead with 11:51 remaining, and led by as many as 36 to seal the victory.

Waynesburg shot 37-75 (49.3%) from the floor and out-rebounded Chatham 48-30. Chatham shot 17-53 (32.1%) from the field and held a 13-10 advantage in fast break points.

Chatham will continue PAC play on Wednesday, January 16 when they travel to Thiel College for a 7:00pm tip-off.

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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.