GREENVILLE, PA (February 19, 2011) . . . The Chatham University women's basketball team clinched the seventh seed in Presidents' Athletic Conference (PAC) standings today with a conference win at Thiel College 63-59.
Chatham was trailing for most of the game today at Thiel, but with an impressive comeback down the stretch, was able to secure the victory 63-59 over the Tomcats and clinch seventh place in the conference going into playoffs this week.
Leading the Cougars today was Colleen Kiss (McKeesport, PA/Oakland Catholic) with a career-high 19 points. Senior Barb Petty (Amelia, OH/Glen Este) led the team in another column today, grabbing a team-high eight rebounds in the PAC victory.
Today's win for the Cougars marks their fourth consecutive double-digit win season – the only four in school history.
Chatham (10-15, 5-1) will play St. Vincent College on Tuesday, February 22nd in the first round of the PAC playoffs at a time still to be determined.
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.