Box Score 1 | Box Score 2 PITTSBURGH, PA- The Chatham University Softball team traded wins with Presidents' Athletic Conference (PAC) opponent Waynesburg University on their home field Tuesday night. After winning game one by the close score of 2-1, the Cougars fell short of a second victory by the score of 7-6. The Cougars fall to 8-26 overall, 4-12 in PAC play, while the Yellow Jackets improve to 15-17 overall, 7-8 in PAC play. 
 
In game one, Chatham was first on the scoreboard with a Natalie Vazquez run in the bottom of the first. The Yellow Jackets answered the Cougars in the bottom of the fifth, scoring off of a Chatham error. The Cougars secured the win in the bottom of the sixth with a run by Elise Zavadak. Jenn Stefano went 2-3 at the plate with two RBI, while Elizabeth Deckelman went 2-3 at the plate.
 
Leigha Pehrson took the win in the circle, giving up four hits while striking out three.
 
In the nightcap, The Cougars started with momentum running in Vazquez and Deckelman in the top of the first. The Yellow Jackets quickly matched the Chatham runs picking up two in the bottom of the first. Waynesburg pulled away in the bottom of the eight to take the win. Ashley Lamb recorded three RBI, while Zavadak, Deckelman, and Olivia Traini each grabbed one RBI.
 
Traini took the loss in the circle, allowing five hits.

The Cougars return to action on Saturday, April 27 for a home doubleheader against Geneva College. Game times are set for 1:00pm and 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).