Cougars Suffer Overtime Loss to Elmira

Box Score PITTSBURGH, Pa - NOVEMBER 29, 2015 -- The Chatham University Men's Basketball team took on the Soaring Eagles from Elmira College this afternoon in the consolation game of the Carnegie Mellon Double Tree Invitational. Chatham who is still searching for their first win as a new program, would fall to the Soaring Eagles in overtime by a score of 93-88.

5 different Cougars would finish the game in double figures this afternoon. First Year Forward Alex Schoppen (Gibsonia, Pa. / Central Catholic) finished with a career high 27 points. Schoppen was red hot from beyond the arc this afternoon making 7 three pointers, including a key three point shot to tie the game and send it into overtime. Due to his exceptional performance today, Schoppen was selected to the Double Tree Invitational All-Tournament Team.

Sophomore Forward Logan Hunter (Greensburg, Pa. / Hempfield) would finish the game with 17 points, and has now scored in double figures three games straight. First Year Guard Anthony Bomar (Bethel Park, Pa. / Bethel Park) would add in 13 points, and First Year Guards Nasir Alexander (Kissimmee, Fla. / Osceola) and Isaiah Brown (Scott, Ark. / North Pulaski) would each contribute 12 points respectively.

The Soaring Eagles would make 16 out of 32 three point shots this afternoon, and outscored the Cougars 13-8 in the final 5 minutes in overtime. Chatham would out rebound Elmira this afternoon 38-34, and would force 13 turnovers on the defensive end.

Chatham will begin Presidents' Athletic Conference play this Wednesday, December 2nd, when they travel to Westminster College to take on the Titans at 8:00 p.m., in the Buzz Ridl Gymnasium.

About Chatham Athletics
Chatham University in Pittsburgh, PA is a member of the Presidents' 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 has added 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

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Players Mentioned

#01 Nasir Alexander: 5' 8"; Freshman

#05 Anthony Bomar: 6' 0"; Freshman

#03 Isaiah Brown: 6' 0"; Freshman

#24 Logan Hunter: 6' 1"; Sophomore

#11 Alex Schoppen: 6' 3"; Freshman

Players Mentioned

#01 Nasir Alexander
: 5' 8"; Freshman

#05 Anthony Bomar
: 6' 0"; Freshman

#03 Isaiah Brown
: 6' 0"; Freshman

#24 Logan Hunter
: 6' 1"; Sophomore

#11 Alex Schoppen
: 6' 3"; Freshman