Box Score PITTSBURGH, PA – Carolyn Bristow scored her first collegiate goal, and Ashley Lamb netted her second of the season, but the Chatham University Soccer team fell to visiting Salem International University 3-2 on Tuesday.

Lamb took a corner kick from Sarah Ellis in the 4^th minute of the game and found the back of the net to put Chatham (1-4) up early, 1-0. Kelly Smith and Kayla Franzese each scored for SIU (2-1) later in the first half, and the Tigers took a 2-1 advantage into halftime.

Bristow scored on a penalty kick in the 55^th minute to knot the score at two, but SIU's Kelly Hernandez scored an unassisted goal in the 67^th minute to put the Tigers back up 3-2.

Bristow and Ellis led the Cougars with three shots on goal apiece. Lamb recorded two, while Lindsey Matusak and Skylar Benjamin each tallied one. Liz Sawyer made five saves in goal.

Chatham will return to action on Sunday, September 22, when they host Penn State-Beaver at 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.