Chatham Defeats Penn State Behrend 142-110

PITTSBURGH, Pa – NOVEMBER 4^th, 2017 – The Chatham University Women's Swimming and Diving team hosted Penn State Behrend. The Cougars defeated the Behrend Lions 142-110. The meet was highlighted by 11 first place finishes for Chatham.

RELAYS: The Cougar quartet of Mallory Marzolf, Samantha Ream, Jade Marzolf and Iris Marzolf tallied a first place finish with a time of 1:58.17 in the 200 yard medley relay. The Marzolf sisters and Christine Mikita made up the winning team in the 400 yard freestyle relay with a time of 3:50.73.

FREESTYLE: Christine Mikita touched the wall first in the 1000 yard freestyle with a time of 11:16.29. Iris Marzolf brought home a first place finish in the 200 yard freestyle with a time of 2:04.22. Mikita finished first in the 50 yard freestyle with a time of 26.14. In the 100 yard freestyle, Mikita clocked in at 58.24 for a second place finish. Jade Marzolf won the 500 yard freestyle with a time of 5:39.22.

BACKSTROKE: Mallory Marzolf stopped the clock at 59.56 for a first place finish in the 100 yard backstroke. In the 200 yard backstroke, Samantha Ream finished second with a time of 2:22.15.

BREASTSTROKE: Three Cougars were first to finish in the 100 yard breaststroke. Samantha Ream touched in first at 1:15.92, followed by Gwyneth Curbishley at 1:26.22 and Paige Garase at 1:26.39. Iris Marzolf grabbed Chatham another first place finish in the 200 yard breaststroke with a time of 2:36.76.

BUTTERFLY: Jade Marzolf earned another first place finish for the Cougars with a time of 2:24.16 in the 200 yard butterfly. Mallory Marzolf touched the wall first in the 100 yard butterfly with a time of 58.96.

IM: In the 200 yard IM, Samantha Ream finished second with a time of 2:21.40.

WHAT'S NEXT: The Cougars are back in the pool on November 18^th when they travel to Westminster College.

For more information on the Women's Swimming and Diving 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

Iris Marzolf: 5' 3"; Freshman

Jade Marzolf: 5' 4"; Freshman

Christine Mikita: 5' 9"; Freshman

Samantha Ream: 5' 3"; Freshman

Players Mentioned

Iris Marzolf
: 5' 3"; Freshman

Jade Marzolf
: 5' 4"; Freshman

Christine Mikita
: 5' 9"; Freshman

Samantha Ream
: 5' 3"; Freshman