PITTSBURGH – Chatham Women's Basketball (7-4, 5-2) defeated the Bethany Bison (7-5, 4-3) by the score of 75-50 on Saturday at the Athletic and Fitness Center.

In the win, Ashlie Louden eclipsed 1,000 career points, becoming the sixth player in program history to do so.

Charjae Brock led the Cougars with 14 points and racked up seven rebounds, seven steals, four assists and a block. Louden contributed 13 points and grabbed six steals. Hannah Chenault netted 11 points, while Alyssa Laukus narrowly missed a double-double, finishing with 10 points and nine rebounds.

The Cougars started with a 1-0 lead prior to tip-ff because of an administrative technical foul on Bethany that gave Louden two free throws. Once the game got started, however, Bethany began on a 9-0 run in the first two minutes. Chatham would respond with an 11-4 run that featured five points from Brock. Bethany then closed the first quarter on a 7-2 run to take a six-point lead. In the second quarter, the Cougars chipped away with three-pointers from Louden and Brock before regaining the lead on a Zeli Rodriguez triple with 1:23 left. Chatham would go into halftime leading 32-29.

The Bison got the first basket of the second half, but the Cougars answered with an 11-0 run to take a 12-point lead and pull away. Another run of 11-2, featuring a three from Rodriguez and two from Louden, put Chatham up by nearly 20. In the fourth quarter, the Cougars reached their largest lead at 25 points, which ended up being the margin of victory,

Chatham shot 37.3% (28-75) from the field and 32.4% (11-34) from beyond the arc. The Cougars forced 31 Bethany turnovers, which is a season-high for Chatham opponents. The Cougars also dominated the rebound battle 46-29.

Chatham Women's Basketball returns to action next Saturday when they play host to Geneva Golden Tornadoes in a rematch of last year's PAC Championship.