Box Score Latrobe, Pa. – (1/28/2015) – The Chatham University basketball team played hard this evening, doubling their first half production, but lost 84-59 to Saint Vincent College. The Cougars finished with a strong performance, giving them a 5-13 record on the season, with a mark of 2-9 against PAC opponents.
Four Cougars finished with double-digit points against the Bearcats. Junior guard
Rachel McClain (Hollidaysburg, Pa.) led all scorers with 14 points. First year guard
Megan Sieg (Pittsburgh, Pa.) recorded 13 points for Chatham, while sophomore guard
Nikki Ingel (Irwin, Pa.) and sophomore guard
Dana Eastman (Murrysville, Pa) helped the team earning 11 points each.
Sophomore guard
Jessica Manfredi (Jefferson Hills, Pa) had five rebounds, two assists and two steals, while sophomore forward
Jesse Hinkle (Jefferson Hills, Pa) earned a team high eight rebounds, as well as one assist and one steal.
Tonight, the Cougars recorded 13 points from the bench, nabbed 5 points off Saint Vincent turnovers and earned 28 points in the paint. Chatham also scored six fast break points.
Chatham will continue PAC conference play on the road against Washington & Jefferson College, Saturday January 31, 2015 at 2:00 p.m.
- COUGARS –
Chatham University in Pittsburgh, PA is a member of the President's Athletic Conference (PAC) and offers eight Division III women's sports and six men's sports. The athletic program is housed on Chatham's historic and beautiful Shadyside Campus in the $18 million, 74,000 square foot Athletic and Fitness Center (AFC). Chatham Cougar athletes excel on the field and in the classroom, as illustrated by recent accomplishments such as the women's basketball team's second-highest team GPA across all Division III athletic programs in 2014, and the swimming & diving squad's GPA ranking in the top 50.
Women's sports at Chatham include basketball, cross country, ice hockey, soccer, softball, swimming and diving, track & field, and volleyball. Chatham will add six new men's sports in the 2015-2016 academic year: baseball, basketball, cross country, swimming & diving, track & field, and volleyball.
For more information, call 1-800-837-1290 or visit
www.gochathamcougars.com
