Chatham Extends Winning Streak to Four

Box Score PITTSBURGH, Pa. – SEPTEMBER 12^th, 2017 – The Chatham Cougars extended their winning streak to four in a 4-1 win over the Penn St Altoona Lions.

The Basics

Records: Chatham (4-1) Penn St Altoona (1-3)
Location: Altoona, Pa.

How it happened

The first half of the game would remain scoreless with the Cougars outshooting the Lions 12-1.
Senior Megan Sieg (Pittsburgh, Pa./Serra Catholic) scored the first goal just two minutes into the second half after taking the ball down the middle from sophomore Victoria Vernail (Purcellville, Va./Loudon Valley) and beating the keeper from ten yards out.
Ten minutes later Vernail would get a goal for herself. She took a pass from sophomore Tina Lett (Fredricksburg, Va./Courtland) just outside the box and dribbled in to score from five yards out.
Penn St Altoona would score at 63:26.
Chatham would answer back with a goal by first year Darby Robinson (Springfield, Va./West Springfield) off of her own corner kick that she bent into the net.
Junior Julie Bruening (Madison, Ohio/Madison) netted the final goal for the Cougars.
Chatham dominated the game by outshooting their opponent 25-2.
The Cougars took eight corner kicks to the Lions zero.
Sieg and Bruening led the team in shots with six apiece. Vernail tallied four.

In the goal

Sophomore Elayna Burdelski (Pittsburgh, Pa./Fox Chapel) was in the net for Chatham.
Burdelski didn't have to make a single save thanks to the strong defensive line for the Cougars.

Up next

Chatham travels to Medaille on September 17^th.

For more information on the Chatham University Women's Soccer 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

#16 Darby Robinson: MF/FWD; 5' 8"; Freshman

#29 Victoria Vernail: DEF/MF; Sophomore

#10 Megan Sieg: FWD/MF; Senior

#15 Julie Bruening: MF/FWD; Junior

#14 Tina Lett: DEF/MF; Sophomore

Players Mentioned

#16 Darby Robinson
: 5' 8"; Freshman
: MF/FWD

#29 Victoria Vernail
: Sophomore
: DEF/MF

#10 Megan Sieg
: Senior
: FWD/MF

#15 Julie Bruening
: Junior
: MF/FWD

#14 Tina Lett
: Sophomore
: DEF/MF