Box Score GROVE CITY, PA – The Chatham University Basketball team fell to 3-17 overall and 2-11 in Presidents' Athletic Conference (PAC) play following a 54-44 loss at Grove City College on Wednesday. The Wolverines improve to 7-10 overall (6-7 PAC).

Carly Zelenak (Jr., Mt. Pleasant, PA/Mt. Pleasant) led the Cougars with 15 points and seven rebounds. She shot 6-12 from the floor and 2-3 from three point territory. Emily Schmidt (So., Eighty Four, PA/Ringgold) tallied eight points, while Marguerite Sargent (Sr., Washington, PA/Washington) scored five points and dished out a team-high three assists.

Leah Gibson led Grove City with 22 points on 8-13 shooting.

After an evenly played start to the game, a 12-5 Chatham run gave the Cougars a 17-14 lead with 8:51 remaining in the first half. Chatham extended their lead to 11 following a Zelenak layup with just over a minute to play, and went into halftime with a 29-20 lead.

Grove City began the second half on a 12-4 run to pull within one with 14:26 on the second half clock, but Chatham maintained their lead. With 7:39 remaining, the Cougars held a 44-41 advantage, but missed their final 12 shots as GCC ended the game on a 13-0 run.

Chatham forced 14 Wolverine turnovers while committing just 10 themselves. Chatham drained four three pointers. Grove City made one.

Chatham will continue PAC play on Saturday, February 2, when they host Westminster College 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.