Chatham Edges Thiel 66-65

Box Score PITTSBURGH, Pa – JANUARY 14^th, 2016 – The Chatham Cougars edged the Thiel Tomcats in the final seconds 66-65 with help from guest coach Chatham President Dr. Finegold.

The Basics

Records: Chatham (8-7, 4-4 PAC) Thiel (7-6, 3-5 PAC)
Location: Athletics and Fitness Center at Chatham University.

Key Players

Sophomore Nasir Alexander (Kissimmee, Fla./Osceola) led the Cougars in scoring with 14 points.
Sophomore Josh Randall (Mckees Rock, Pa./Montour) recorded nine points and two steals.
Sophomore Alex Schoppen (Gibsonia, Pa./Pittsburgh Central Catholic), sophomore Isaiah Brown (Scott, Ark./North Pulaski) and junior Reggie Rogers (Sweet Home, Ark./Wilbur D. Mills University Studies) each chipped in eight points.
Rogers added four assists and two steals.
Junior Logan Hunter (Greensburg, Pa./Hempfield Area) tallied seven points, four rebounds, and three assists.
Sophomore Anthony Bomar (Bethel Park, Pa./Bethel Park) earned the team high eight rebounds, with six points, five assists and two steals. Bomar would have the final two points of the night for the Cougars on free throws pushing Chatham past Thiel with one second remaining.

Inside the numbers

The Cougars and Tomcats battled it out with 13 lead changes and seven tied scores.
Chatham would lead 41-33 at the half but Thiel would come back to outscore the Cougars 32-25 in the final 20 minutes.
The bench totaled 23 points for the team.
Chatham earned 21 points off of 16 forced Tomcat turnovers.

Up next

The Cougars will be back in action January 18^th at Bethany College.

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

#3 Isaiah Brown: 6' 0"; Sophomore

#24 Logan Hunter: 6' 1"; Junior

#4 Josh Randall: 6' 1"; Sophomore

#10 Reggie Rogers: 5' 8"; Junior

#11 Alex Schoppen: 6' 3"; Sophomore

Players Mentioned

#1 Nasir Alexander
: 5' 8"; Sophomore

#5 Anthony Bomar
: 6' 0"; Sophomore

#3 Isaiah Brown
: 6' 0"; Sophomore

#24 Logan Hunter
: 6' 1"; Junior

#4 Josh Randall
: 6' 1"; Sophomore

#10 Reggie Rogers
: 5' 8"; Junior

#11 Alex Schoppen
: 6' 3"; Sophomore