PITTSBURGH, PA (November 15, 2010) . . . The Chatham University women's basketball tipped off tonight with regular season play in a non-conference home opener against Mount Aloysius College. The Cougars earned the victory tonight 69-65 – their fourth consecutive home opener victory to date.
Leading Chatham to victory tonight was senior Kayla Hilko (North Huntingdon, PA/Norwin) with 18 points. Redshirt senior Brittany Brown (Bellefontaine, OH/Bellefontaine) also added 15 points of her own in the Cougars first ever victory over Mount Aloysius in the two teams' past four meetings.
Chatham (1-0, 0-0) returns to action this weekend, Friday and Saturday, November 19th and 20th, as they host the Fourth Annual Purple Reign Tip-Off Tournament at the Athletic and Fitness Center (AFC). The Cougars play Franciscan University at 6 pm on Friday and will either play at 1 pm or 3 pm on Saturday, depending on the result.
Chatham University prepares students from around the world to help develop solutions to some of the world's biggest challenges. Every Chatham student – women in Chatham's historic women's residential college, and men and women in Chatham's graduate programs – receives a highly individualized, experiential educational experience that is informed by Chatham's strong institutional commitment to globalism, the environment and citizen leadership. Founded in 1869, Chatham University includes the Shadyside Campus, with Chatham Eastside and the historic 39-acre Woodland Road arboretum, and the 388-acre Eden Hall Farm Campus north of Pittsburgh. For more information call 800-837-1290 or visit www.chatham.edu.