Box Score PITTSBURGH, PA – Despite career games from Jesse Hinkle and Emily Schmidt, Chatham University fell to Presidents' Athletic Conference (PAC) foe Bethany College on Wednesday, 87-78. Chatham is now 3-19 overall and 2-13 in conference play. Bethany improves to 7-15 (6-9 PAC).

Hinkle recorded her sixth double-double in her last seven games, scoring a career-high 24 points and grabbing 14 rebounds. She also dished out a team-high four assists. Schmidt scored a season-best 23 points on 11-16 shooting and had nine rebounds.

Jessica Manfredi scored 12 points, while Becky Rowe also had four assists.

Taylor Verrico led the Bison with 21 points and 11 rebounds. Sami Schott tallied 17 points and 10 rebounds.

Chatham shot 34-72 (47.2%) from the floor, while Bethany shot 29-65 (44.6%). Bethany held a distinct advantage from the free throw line, going 26-39. Chatham went 9-17 from the free throw line. In the final 2:40 of the game, Bethany shot 12-16 from the line.

Chatham returns to PAC action on Saturday, February 15, when they travel to Washington & Jefferson College for a 1:00pm tipoff.

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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.