PITTSBURGH, PA – Mareija Bibbs nailed 12 kills, but the Chatham University Volleyball team fell to visiting rival Carlow University on Thursday, 3-0. The Celtics won by scores of 25-11, 25-15, 25-13. Chatham is now 0-16 on the season, while Carlow moves to 15-13.

To go along with Bibbs' 12 kills, Arisa Tanimoto, Aminata Dieng, and Heathir McIntyre each recorded one. Tanimoto led the team with 11 assists, while McIntyre had 17 digs. Erin Smith chipped in with two assists and eight digs. Tanimoto and Jade Lawson each had one service ace.

The Cougars are back on the court Saturday, October 5, when they travel to Washington & Jefferson College for a Presidents' Athletic Conference tri-match with W&J and Thiel College. Chatham will play W&J at 11:00am and Thiel at 1:00pm.

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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.