PITTSBURGH, Pa. - On Thursday night, the 2-seeded Chatham Women's Basketball (22-3, 18-2) will host the 3-seeded Bethany Bison (15-11, 12-8) in the PAC Semifinal, with tip-off at the AFC set for 7:30 p.m.

Chatham won both meetings between the two sides this season, with an 88-59 victory at Bethany on Nov. 29 and a 77-56 win at home on Jan. 24. 

In the November matchup, the Cougars set a new program record for field goal percentage at 60.7% (37-61). Junior Aurielle Brunner led the way with 18 points on 8-9 shooting and tallied nine steals while sophomore Hannah Chenault knocked down three three-pointers on her way to 14 points. 

When they met again in January, it was junior Ashlie Louden who carried the load offensively, finishing with 23 points on 8-14 shooting including seven triples. Sophomore Alyssa Laukus netted eight points and grabbed a career-high 14 rebounds, including seven on the offensive boards.

Both teams enter Thursday night with sizable win streaks, as the Cougars have won seven straight, and the Bison have defeated six straight opponents, including Tuesday night's 53-43 win over the 6-seed Saint Vincent Bearcats.

Chatham boasts the highest scoring offense in the PAC this season at 77.4 points per game and ranks fourth in scoring defense at 59.6 points allowed per contest. The Cougars also lead the conference in three-pointers made with 219 and have recorded far and away the most steals in the league at 420, nearly 100 more than the next closest team.

Chatham is 5-7 all time in the PAC Tournament and 3-2 at home. The program's only appearance in the PAC Semifinal was last season's victory at W&J.

The winner will advance to Saturday's PAC Tournament Championship Game, which will be hosted by the highest remaining seed.

The winner of the PAC's Championship Tournament will receive the league's automatic qualifying bid to this year's Division III Championship Tournament. The selected Division III Championship teams, as well as the first and second round site selections, will be announced Monday, February 26. First and second round games are scheduled for Friday-Saturday, March 1-2.