Chatham Falls to W&J 69-37

Box Score PITTSBURGH, PA – A double-double by Chelsea Apke led the visiting Washington & Jefferson College women's basketball team to a 69-37 victory over Chatham University on Saturday. The game marked Senior Night for Chatham's two seniors,Marguerite Sargent (Washington, PA/Washington) and Julianne Speeney (Connellsville, PA/Geibel Catholic).

Sophomore forward Emily Schmidt (Eighty Four, PA/Ringgold) nearly had a double-double of her own, recording a team-high 15 points and grabbing nine rebounds. She also blocked three shots, bringing her season total to 33, which ranks third in the Presidents' Athletic Conference. Sargent pulled down a team-high 10 rebounds, including five on the offensive end. For the game, Chatham (3-20, 2-14 PAC) tallied 19 offensive rebounds.

For W&J (16-7, 11-5 PAC), Apke scored 16 points and had 11 rebounds. Beka Bellhy added 11 points.

W&J got off to a hot start, taking an 11-0 lead four minutes into the game. The Chatham offense settled into the game, though, and cut the deficit to 15-7 following two Rachel McClain (Fy., Hollidaysburg, PA/Hollidaysburg) free throws. The Presidents responded with a 17-4 run to take a 32-11 advantage with five and a half minutes remaining in the first half, and took a 35-18 lead into halftime.

Much like the first half, W&J opened the second half with a scoring spurt. A 13-4 run gave W&J a 48-22 lead six minutes into the period. That lead ballooned to 32 points with 11 minutes to play before Chatham went on a 7-0 run to bring it back within 25.

Neither team shot well from beyond the arc, shooting a combined 3-22. Becky Rowe (So., Beaver Falls, PA/Blackhawk) drained the Cougars' only two triples. It was a different story from the free throw line, though, where W&J shot 14-18 (77.8%) and Chatham connected on 13 of 14 attempts (92.9%).

Chatham will play their final home game of the 2012-2013 season on Wednesday, February 13, when they host PAC foe Thiel 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.

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