Schmidt's Double-Double Not Enough Against Bethany

Box Score Pittsburgh, PA - (2/7/15) - The Chatham Women's Basketball team hosted the Bethany Bison today in the AFC. Despite ten points and ten rebounds from senior forward Emily Schmidt (Eighty Four, PA) and 22 points from first year guard Megan Sieg (Pittsburgh, PA), the Cougars would fall 65-83.

Chatham came out hot in the first half, connecting on five of their first six shots and sinking their first four free throws of the game. Bethany, however, would use an 8-0 run and then an 18-4 run to take a 14 point lead into halftime. The Bison would shoot 52% from the field in the first half.

The Cougars would battle back in the second half to cut the Bison lead to as few as eight points. Sophomore guard Nikki Ingel (Irwin, PA) would give the Cougars a second half boost by scoring five of her 14 points to keep Chatham close. Ingel would also add four rebounds, three assists, and two blocks in the game.

Bethany would pull away in the final twelve minutes, despite the valiant efforts of Chatham, who only dressed seven players on the day.

The Cougars will take the court again on Wednesday, February 11th at Grove City College.

- 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

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Players Mentioned

#40 Emily Schmidt: F; 6' 3"; Senior

#43 Nikki Ingel: G; 5' 6"; Sophomore

#10 Megan Sieg: G; 5' 6"; Freshman

Players Mentioned

#40 Emily Schmidt
: 6' 3"; Senior
: F

#43 Nikki Ingel
: 5' 6"; Sophomore
: G

#10 Megan Sieg
: 5' 6"; Freshman
: G

Players Mentioned

#40 Emily Schmidt

#43 Nikki Ingel

#10 Megan Sieg

Players Mentioned

#40 Emily Schmidt

#43 Nikki Ingel

#10 Megan Sieg