Cougars Edge Yellow Jackets, Win 78-69

Box Score PITTSBURGH, Pa – JANUARY 5^th, 2016 – The Chatham Cougars took down the Waynesburg Yellow Jackets this evening 78-69 for their second PAC win of the season.

The Basics

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

Key Players

Sophomore Katelyn Sieg (Pittsburgh, Pa./Serra Catholic) recorded the team high 25 points. She shot 75% from beyond the arc and 100% from the free throw line. Sieg added four rebounds as well.
Sophomore Ashley McClain (Hollidaysburg, Pa./Hollidaysburg Area Senior) finished with 23 points. McClain went 6-6 from the free throw line and grabbed three rebounds.
Junior Megan Sieg (Pittsburgh, Pa./Serra Catholic) shot 70% from the field and 100% from the free throw line to tally 16 points. She had three rebounds and four steals.
Senior Jesse Hinkle (Jefferson Hills, Pa./Thomas Jefferson) and sophomore Maggie Soeder (Shaler, Pa./Shaler) led the team in rebounds with six each.

Inside the numbers

The game would see eight lead changes and six ties. Five of those lead changes occurred in the fourth quarter.
Chatham trailed Waynesburg 43-37 at the half but would outscore the Yellow Jackets 41-26 in the final two quarters.
The Cougars forced 13 Yellow Jacket turnovers earning them 14 points.
Chatham would finish the game with their largest lead of the night.

Up next

Chatham will host the Presidents of Washington & Jefferson on Saturday January 7^th at 1 pm. W&J is currently 8-4 overall and 5-0 PAC.

For more information on the Chatham University Women'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

#5 Katie Sieg: G; 5' 6"; Sophomore

#10 Megan Sieg: G; 5' 7"; Junior

#12 Ashley McClain: PG; 5' 4"; Sophomore

#23 Maggie Soeder: F; 5' 10"; Sophomore

#25 Jesse Hinkle: F; 5' 9"; Senior

Players Mentioned

#5 Katie Sieg
: 5' 6"; Sophomore
: G

#10 Megan Sieg
: 5' 7"; Junior
: G

#12 Ashley McClain
: 5' 4"; Sophomore
: PG

#23 Maggie Soeder
: 5' 10"; Sophomore
: F

#25 Jesse Hinkle
: 5' 9"; Senior
: F