Box Score PITTSBURGH, PA. – DECEMBER 6^th, 2017 – The Chatham Women's Basketball team fell to Pitt Bradford 79-76 in the final minute this evening.  
 
KEY COUGARS: Katie Sieg finished with a season high 21 points. Sieg shot 7-15 from the field with 11 assists, six rebounds and six steals. This is her first double-double of the season. Ashley McClain and Olivia Barkley each tallied 12 points. McClain went 6-6 from the foul line with six rebounds and three assists. Barkley shot 6-9 from the field adding six rebounds. Natalie Knab and Brittani Smith added nine points each. Smith went 5-6 from the free throw line. Maggie Soeder led the team in rebounds with eight, recording seven points and five assists.
 
INSIDE THE NUMBERS: Chatham's largest lead came in the second half when they were up by nine points. By the fourth quarter, the Cougars maintained a four point lead. Chatham ultimately fell in the final minute.
This game was back and forth with 12 lead changes and 13 tied scores. The Cougars shot 52% in the second half. Chatham outrebounded Pitt Bradford 45-39. The bench added 16 points for the team.
  
WHAT'S NEXT: Chatham is back in action in the St. Pete Classic Tournament in Florida. Their first game is December 20^th against Williams, followed by a matchup with SUNY Oneota on December 21^st.
 
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 ten Division III women's sports and eight 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 University unveiled a renovated weight room in the fall of 2017. Cougar athletes excel on the field and in the classroom, as illustrated by recent accomplishments such as 52 student athletes being selected to the 2016 Presidents' Athletic Conference Academic Honor Roll.
 
Women's sports at Chatham include basketball, cross country, ice hockey, lacrosse, soccer, softball, swimming and diving, indoor and outdoor track & field, and volleyball. Chatham added women's squash beginning in 2018-19. Chatham men's sports include baseball, basketball, cross country, ice hockey, lacrosse, swimming & diving, as well as indoor and outdoor track & field. Chatham added men's squash starting in 2018-19.
 
For more information, call 1-800-837-1290 or visit www.gochathamcougars.com.