Cougars Volleyball Team Defeated by La Roche College and Hiram College

Box Score 1 | Box Score 2 PITTSBURGH, PA - September 2, 2016 - The Cougars Women's Volleyball team dropped two matches against the La Roche College Redhawks and the Hiram College Terriers tonight. They lost to the Redhawks 1-3 and the Terriers 0-3. The Cougars fell to the Redhawks and the Terriers in the La Roche College Tournament.

The Cougars played against La Roche in the first match, winning set 1, 25-21 but fell short with the other three sets, 16-25, 25-27, 22-25. Chatham fought hard against La Roche both offensively and defensively, and it showed when the Cougars finished the match with 50 kills, 3 aces, 7 blocks, 40 assists, and 62 digs. Offensively First Year Justyne Lasher (Kittanning, PA / Armstrong) led the way with 21 kills. Defensively First Year Sydney Stevens (Monroeville, PA / Gateway) got 15 digs, while Meggie Feliner got 5 blocks.

The second match of the night was against the Hiram College Terriers who had a better overall game against the Cougars. Head Coach Dylan Lasher's team finished the night with 24 kills, 2 aces, and 39 digs. Justyne Lasher (Kittanning, PA / Armstrong) continued to lead the Cougars offensively ending the match with 10 kills. Additionally, Sydney Stevens (Monroeville, PA / Gateway) led the Cougars defensively again with 11 digs. The Cougars supported each other as a team, which was apparent with First Year Brooke Petrillo's (Derry, PA / Derry Area) 12 assists and 6 digs.

The Cougars are back in action tomorrow at the La Roche College tournament. Competing against Washington and Jefferson College and Oberlin College.

For the full Women's Volleyball schedule, head to the Chatham Cougars website.

About Chatham Athletics
Chatham University in Pittsburgh, PA is a member of the Presidents' 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 has added 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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