Box Score PITTSBURGH, PA – Skylar Benjamin scored from just shy of midfield with 2:19 remaining in regulation to force overtime, and the Chatham Cougars and Thiel Tomcats played to a 1-1 tie in double overtime on Wednesday.

Morgan Berg got Thiel (7-9-1, 1-6-1 PAC) on the board in the 26^th minute to give them a 1-0 lead. In a frantic final five minutes of regulation, Benjamin stole an errant pass near midfield and found the back of the net.

Benjamin led Chatham (1-14-1, 0-7-1 PAC) with nine shots and six shots on goal. Auralia Henderson tallied two shots. Carolyn Bristow, Ashley Lamb, and Becca Pell each recorded one. Chatham out-shot Thiel 14-12 for the game. Liz Sawyer made seven saves in net.

Chatham honored their three seniors before the game: Lamb, Lindsey Matusak, and Savannah Moon.

The Cougars wrap-up the 2013 regular season on Saturday, November 2, when they host PAC foe Westminster College at 3:00pm.

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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.