Box Score 1 | Box Score 2 PITTSBURGH, PA- The Chatham University Softball team traded wins with non-conference match-up La Roche College on their home field Monday night. After losing game one by a close score of 5-4, the Cougars roared back to win the nightcap by a score of 9-3. Chatham improves to 7-15 overall.
 
In game one, La Roche was first on the scoreboard with a run in the second inning. Chatham quickly answered, outscoring the Redhawks by four total runs throughout the third, fifth, and sixth innings. Leigha Pehrson led with two runs, going 2-2 at the plate. Elise Zavadak and Natalie Vazquez recorded one run each. The Cougars tallied a triple play to end the sixth inning. La Roche fought back, recording four runs in the seventh inning to secure the win.
 
Pehrson took the loss in the circle, giving up seven hits while striking out four.
 
In the nightcap, the Cougars quickly rebounded as Elizabeth Doman recorded the first run of the game in the top of the first. La Roche remained scoreless until the third inning, while Chatham continued to gain runs from Jenn Stefano, Doman, Vazquez, Olivia Traini, and Deckelman. Stefano finished the game with three runs and an RBI single. Doman and Traini each grabbed two runs, while Traini also tallied three RBI.
 
Traini took the win, giving up eight hits with one strike out.
 
The Cougars return to action on Wednesday, April 10 for a home
doubleheader against the University of Pitt-Greensburg. Game times are set for 3:00pm and 5:00pm.
 
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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.