Beaver Falls, Pa. – (4/18/2015) – The Chatham University softball team visited Geneva College today for continued PAC Conference play. The Cougars lost both games of the doubleheader with the Golden Tornadoes 9-0 and10-1. Chatham looks to rebound, when they return home this week for their final two games of the season.
 
In the first game, first year Outfielder Marissa Janiga (East Aurora, NY) went one for two. In game two, the Cougars saw offense from first year catcher Rachel Oplinger, who went one for three with a run. Senior Pitcher Elizabeth Deckelman (Baltimore, MD) earned an RBI on one at bat, and first year First basemen Lyndsey Gallaway (Wooster, OH) went one for two. First year Second Basemen Kassandra Petersen (Faribault, MN) went one for two.
 
Senior Pitcher Leigha Pehrson (Mt. Pleasant, Pa) pitched hard in 5.1 innings in game one of the doubleheader. She gave up 9 runs on 8 hits. Pehrson walked four, after facing 34 batters. In game two, Deckelman gave up 10 runs on 11 hits, earning one strikeout and walking four  after facing 28 batters.
 
Chatham will take the field next, on Wednesday, when they host Grove City College at Varsity Field for their second to last doubleheader. The Cougars will play April 22, 2015 and the games will start at 3:30 and 5:30 pm.
 
- 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