Box Score WASHINGTON, PA – Chatham shot 8-49 (16.3%) from the field en route to a 61-27 loss at Washington & Jefferson College on Saturday. Emily Schmidt (So., Eighty Four, PA/Ringgold) led the Cougars (2-11, 1-5 PAC) with 10 points and four blocked shots.

Carly Zelenak (Jr., Mt. Pleasant, PA/Mt. Pleasant) grabbed a team-high ten rebounds, all on the defensive end, and also led Chatham with two assists. Rachel McClain (Fy., Hollidaysburg, PA/Hollidaysburg), who came into the contest ranked sixth in the PAC scoring 15.1 points per game, scored eight points and pulled down four rebounds.

For W&J (9-4, 4-2 PAC), Chelsea Apke recorded a double-double, scoring 14 points and grabbing 13 rebounds.

Chatham kept the game close early, tying the contest at six following a Schmidt jumper with 15:33 to play in the first half. Their offensive struggles began, though, and the Cougars managed just one more field goal the remainder of the half. McClain drained a three pointer with 7:17 on the clock to cut the deficit to 26-11. Only four points were scored in the final six minutes of the half, and the Presidents went into halftime with a 32-13 lead.

Schmidt and McClain each scored a quick basket to open the second half for Chatham, but the Cougars went the next 10:35 without a field goal as W&J opened a 49-21 advantage with just under nine minutes to play in the game.

Chatham shot 1-15 (6.7%) from three point territory. They came into the contest averaging 5.3 threes made per game. Chatham will return to action on Wednesday, January 9 when they host PAC foe Bethany College at 7:00pm.

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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.