PITTSBURGH, PA (November 20, 2010) . . . The Chatham University women's basketball team fell in the championship game of the Fourth Annual Purple Reign Tip-Off Tournament to Carlow University today by a final score of 51-40.
Red-shirt senior Brittany Brown (Bellefontaine, OH/Bellefontaine) led the former defending champion Cougars with a team-high 13 points in today's loss and, with 12 total rebounds as well, registered her seventh career double-double.
Seniors Kayla Hilko (North Huntingdon, PA/Norwin) and Barb Petty (Amelia, OH/Glen Este) finished with eight and seven points today, respectively, for the Cougars.
In the 1 pm consolation game today, Franciscan University defeated North Carolina Wesleyan College (NCWC) 68-63. Following the conclusion of the championship game, the coaches announced this year's Purple-Reign Tip-Off All-Tournament Team.
From NCWC, sophomore Samantha Urquhart (Franklin, VA/Southampton) was named to the All-Tournament team, and from Franciscan, first year Molly Coogan (Northglenn, CO/Holy Family) was named. Coogan scored 32 points, tying the tournament record for most points scored.
Brown was honored for Chatham, while sophomore Danielle Lindsey (Sewickley, PA/Quaker Valley) was honored for Carlow. Tournament MVP was awarded to first year Chanel Berry (Ravenna, OH/Ravenna) from Carlow as well.
Chatham (2-1, 0-0) returns to action on Tuesday, November 23rd as they host University of Pittsburgh-Greensburg in a non-conference match-up, scheduled to tip off at 7 pm.
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.