Box Score 1 | Box Score 2 Pittsburgh, Pa. – (3/19/2015) – The Chatham University softball team took Varsity Field today for their first game of 2015, hosting the Medaille College Mavericks. The Cougars would fall in both games, 8-0 and 18-3. Their first scheduled game against Mount Aloysius had to be postponed. Chatham will play three more teams before PAC play begins.
 
Chatham played tough today, working on their fundamentals and positions against the Mavericks. Both offenses were quiet early in game one until Medaille caught fire in the 3^rd and 4^th innings. Senior Leigha Pehrson (Mt. Pleasant, Pa) pitched a strong game, and junior outfielder Erika Bronk (Fairport, NY) made great plays on the ball. Bronk also got a hit in game one.
 
Pehrson pitched a tough game 2 against the Mavericks. She got some help in the 3^rd inning when junior outfielder Dalai Ghanem scored a run. Senior third basemen Gina Abrego reached home on a Medaille error, while Bronk scored on a Pehrson single.

Chatham willl take the field again on Saturday, March 20th when they travel to Circleville, OH to play a doubleheader against Ohio Christian Universtiy.  
 
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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