Box Score Pittsburgh, Pa. – (2/4/2015) – The Chatham University basketball team gave up an eight-point halftime lead this evening losing to Thiel College 55-53. Thiel tied the game with 53 seconds on the clock, which was followed by four missed Cougar free throws. Thiel would score twice off a Chatham foul with 14 seconds remaining, giving them a two-point lead when time expired. The loss gives Chatham a 5-15 record on the season, with a mark of 2-11 against PAC opponents.
 
Three Cougars finished with double-digit points against the Tomcats. Junior guard Rachel McClain (Hollidaysburg, Pa.) led all scorers with 12 points. Sophomore guard Jessica Manfredi (Jefferson Hills, Pa) recorded 10 points tonight, as did senior forward Emily Schmidt (Eighty-Four, Pa). First year guard Megan Sieg (Pittsburgh, Pa.) helped the team by earning nine points against Thiel.
 
Sophomore forward Jesse Hinkle (Jefferson Hills, Pa) earned a team high eight rebounds, as well as three assists and one steal. Schmidt recorded a team high 10 rebounds as well as two blocks. McClain also nabbed two assists and two steals.
 
This evening, Chatham recorded 21 points of Tomcat turnovers. The Cougars also recorded 14 points from the bench and earned 26 points in the paint. Chatham also scored 12 second chance points.
 
Chatham will continue PAC conference play when they host Bethany College, Saturday February 7, 2015 at 2:00 p.m.
 
 
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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