Box Score PITTSBURGH, PA – Playing in her first collegiate match, Heathir McIntyre led the Chatham University Volleyball team with nine kills, but the Cougars fell in straight sets to host La Roche College, 25-13, 25-16, 25-18. Chatham is now 0-1, while the Redhawks improve to 3-2.

Just behind McIntyre's nine kills were seven by Mareija Bibbs and three by Aminata Dieng. Arisa Tanimoto tallied three kills and Jade Lawson nailed one. Erin Smith led the way with 11 assists while Tanimoto had seven. Tanimoto, also playing in her first collegiate match, also had two service aces and five digs.

Maria Bagnato led Chatham with 12 digs, while Bibbs, McIntyre, and Smith all tallied ten. Bibbs had five blocks.

Chatham plays two more games at the La Roche Tournament tomorrow, Saturday, September 7. The Cougars face Waynesburg University at 10:00am and D'Youville College at 1:00pm.

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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.