Cougars Compete at Puerto Rico Tournament

Box Score 1 | Box Score 2 PITTSBURGH, Pa – DECEMBER 22^nd, 2016 – The men's basketball team competed in the Puerto Rico College Sports Tours Tournament this past week where they went 1-1, defeating Albright College before falling to Illinois College.

The Basics

Records: Chatham (4-6) Albright (5-5) Illinois (3-6)
Location: Mario Morales Coliseum in Guaynabo, Puerto Rico.

GAME 1 Chatham 70 Albright 68
Key Players

Three starters would all post 13 points to lead the Cougars to victory.
Sophomore Nasir Alexander finished with 13 points going 4-5 from beyond the arc. He would add three rebounds, two assists and two steals.
Sophomore Josh Randall recorded 13 points going 5-9 from the field and shooting 100% from the free throw line. He would chip in two rebounds and three assists.
Sophomore Alex Schoppen earned 13 points shooting 5-8 from the field with two assists.
Sophomore Anthony Bomar led the team in rebounds with seven. He also contributed nine points and four assists.
Sophomore Andrew Guanci went 3-3 from beyond the arc finishing with nine points.

Inside the numbers

The Cougars shot 55% from the three point line.
At the end of the first half Chatham led 41-30.
Even against a strong second half from Albright, the team was able to maintain their lead.
The bench would score 17 points for Chatham.
The Cougars scored 16 points off of turnovers and had nine second chance points.

GAME 2 Illinois 87 Chatham 65
Key Players

Leading the Cougars in scoring was Bomar with 16 points. He also recorded seven rebounds, three assists and three steals.
Randall went 7-7 from the free throw line finishing with 14 points for the Cougars.
Alexander posted 10 points and two steals.
Junior Logan Hunter would chip in eight points and five rebounds.
Guanci would earn two more three pointers along with one rebound and one steal.

Inside the numbers

The team shot 100% from the line in the first half.
The Chatham bench scored 12 points.

Up next

The Cougars host PAC opponent Thomas More on January 3^rd at 8 pm.

For more information on the Chatham University Men's Basketball team, please visit the official athletics website of Chatham University; http://www.gochathamcougars.com .

About Chatham Athletics
Chatham University in Pittsburgh, PA is a member of the Presidents' Athletic Conference (PAC) and offers nine Division III women's sports and seven 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 18 fall student athletes being selected to the 2015 Presidents' Athletic Conference Academic Honor Roll.

Women's sports at Chatham include basketball, cross country, ice hockey, soccer, softball, swimming and diving, track & field, and volleyball. Chatham will add women's lacrosse beginning play in 2017-2018. Chatham has added five new men's sports in the 2015-2016 academic year: baseball, basketball, cross country, swimming & diving, track & field. Chatham will add two more men's varsity sports beginning play in 2017-2018; ice hockey and lacrosse.

For more information, call 1-800-837-1290 or visit www.gochathamcougars.com

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Players Mentioned

#1 Nasir Alexander: 5' 8"; Sophomore

#5 Anthony Bomar: 6' 0"; Sophomore

#30 Andrew Guanci: 6' 2"; Sophomore

#24 Logan Hunter: 6' 1"; Junior

#4 Josh Randall: 6' 1"; Sophomore

#11 Alex Schoppen: 6' 3"; Sophomore

Players Mentioned

#1 Nasir Alexander
: 5' 8"; Sophomore

#5 Anthony Bomar
: 6' 0"; Sophomore

#30 Andrew Guanci
: 6' 2"; Sophomore

#24 Logan Hunter
: 6' 1"; Junior

#4 Josh Randall
: 6' 1"; Sophomore

#11 Alex Schoppen
: 6' 3"; Sophomore