Box Score PITTSBURGH, PA – La Roche College scored 48 first half points en route to an 82-42 victory over Chatham University on Sunday in non-conference action.
 
Emily Schmidt led the Cougars (1-5) with 14 points on 6-12 shooting from the field.  Rachel McClain scored eight points and Anna Shashura tallied seven points and a team-high five assists.  Shashura and Jesse Hinkle each grabbed five rebounds.
 
La Roche (5-0) was led by Casie Cygan, who scored 28 points on 13-19 shooting.  Mackenzie O'Donnell tallied 23 and grabbed 10 rebounds.  Danasha Harris had a game-high 19 rebounds.
 
Chatham shot 16-48 (33.3%) from the floor and drained two three pointers.  They connected on 8-15 attempts from the free throw line and tallied 13 total assists.
 
Chatham returns to action on Wednesday, December 4 when they begin Presidents' Athletic Conference (PAC) play at Saint Vincent College.  Tip-off is set for 5:30pm.
 
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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.