Cougars defeat Waynesburg 71-65 in first PAC win of the season

Box Score PITTSBURGH, Pa – JANUARY 5^th, 2016 – The Chatham Cougars defeated the Waynesburg Yellow Jackets 71-65 in OT for their first PAC win of the season.

The Basics

Records: Chatham (5-7, 1-4 PAC) Waynesburg (4-8, 2-3 PAC)
Location: Rudy Marisa Fieldhouse at Waynesburg University.

Key Players

Leading the Cougars in scoring was Sophomore Isaiah Brown (Scott, Ark./North Pulaski) finishing with 23 points. Brown added three rebounds, three assists and three steals.
Sophomore Nasir Alexander (Kissimmee, Fla./Osceola) went 3-4 from beyond the arc recording 12 points. He earned three rebounds and three steals as well.
Junior Logan Hunter (Greensburg, Pa./Hempfield Area) chipped in nine points and five rebounds.
Sophomore Anthony Bomar (Bethel Park, Pa./Bethel Park) led the team in rebounds with seven. Bomar also tallied seven points, four rebounds and three steals.

Inside the numbers

While Waynesburg led Chatham for the majority of the game, they were never ahead by more than nine points.
The game saw seven tied scores and three lead changes.
The Cougars were down 25-22 at the half but would outscore the Yellow Jackets 39-36 in the second half.
Chatham finished strong in the forced overtime scoring 10 points to Waynesburg's four.
The Cougars scored 19 points off of 21 forced Yellow Jacket turnovers.
The bench would total 14 points and the team would earn 11 second chance points.

Up next

Chatham will be back in action January 8^th when they host the Presidents of Washington and Jefferson at 3 pm. W&J is currently 0-12, 0-4 PAC.

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

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