PITTSBURGH, Pa. - November 8, 2022 - Chatham Women's Basketball earned a dominant 86-47 win over Penn State Altoona in its season opener Tuesday evening at the Athletics and Fitness Center. The Cougars are now 4-1 in season openers since head coach David Saur took over in 2018-19.

Chatham scored their most points in a game since February of 2020 with a wealth of depth. 12 different Cougars scored, with sophomore guard Emily Durkee leading the way with 18 points on 8-18 shooting. Sophomore guard Aurielle Brunner added 13 points on 5-10 shooting, while Division II-transfer Ashlie Louden came off the bench and tacked on 12 points of her own in her Chatham debut.

Sophomore forward Keegan McConahy pulled down 11 rebounds, and incredibly, each one was on the offensive glass. Durkee added seven rebounds and her and Brunner paced the Cougars with four steals a piece.

Penn State Altoona started the game on a 6-0 run, but Chatham immediately answered with a 23-5 run that spanned almost six minutes. Once they found that rhythm, the Cougars could not be stopped as they outscored the Lions 47-19 in the second half. Chatham forced 30 turnovers and outscored Penn State Altoona in points off turnovers 33-6.

Women's Basketball will be back on the court Saturday afternoon with another home contest against Fredonia.