Box Score PITTSBURGH, PA – First year guard Rachel McClain (Hollidaysburg, PA/Hollidaysburg) set a Chatham University record with eight made three pointers, and scored a career-high 34 points en route to a 74-41 victory over Penn State-Altoona on Thursday. Chatham improves to 2-10 on the season. The Lions fall to 0-11.

McClain shot 11-25 from the field and 4-6 from the free throw line to go along with her eight treys. Becky Rowe (So., Beaver Falls, PA/Blackhawk) made four threes, scoring 16 points in the win. Chelsea Kovalcsik (Fy., Berea, OH/Berea) tallied career-highs with five points and 15 rebounds. Elizabeth Lewis (Jr., Marysville, OH/Marysville) dished out seven assists for the Cougars.

For the Lions, Kylie O'Toole recorded a double-double with 11 points and 13 rebounds. Moira Corrigan grabbed 11 rebounds.

After Penn State-Altoona jumped out to an early 8-6 lead, Chatham went on a 9-2 run which included threes from Rowe and McClain, as well as a traditional three point play from Kovalcsik. The Lions responded, though, with a 7-3 run over the next 7:17 to close the deficit to just one with 4:28 to play in the first half. The teams traded baskets the remainder of the half, and the Cougars went into intermission with a 27-25 advantage.

A huge run early in the second half broke the game wide open for Chatham, which out-scored Altoona 47-16 in the second half. The Cougars went on a 24-3 run to take a 57-33 lead with just over ten minutes left in the game. During that span, Chatham forced seven turnovers and held the Lions to 1-8 shooting. Over the final 4:42 of the contest, Chatham outscored the Lions 9-0.

The Cougars held slight advantages in points in the paint (24-22) and fast break points (10-4). The Chatham bench came up big offensively, scoring 31 points.

Chatham will return to action on Saturday, January 5, when they travel to Washington & Jefferson College for a Presidents' Athletic Conference matchup beginning at 2:00pm.

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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.