The Saint Vincent women's basketball team showed another strong performance against Chatham University. The Bearcats out-shot and out-rebounded the Cougars in the first half that led to a 72-62 win.

In the second period, Saint Vincent (2-0, 2-0) led 17-14 over Chatham (0-1, 0-1) then went on a 14-2 run to gain a 15-point advantage with 5:40 to go in the first half. The Cougars cut the deficit to 10 but SVC grew its lead back 15 (38-23) as the first half expired. At the break, senior Katie Cramer and junior Taylor Geer led both teams with nine points as the Bearcats grabbed 29 rebounds compared to 15 for Chatham.

In the third, Saint Vincent increased its lead to 17 as both squads went back and forth. The hosts kept its lead, 56-42 going into the final period of regulation. Chatham started the fourth by chipping away at the Bearcats' lead, making it a nine-point margin (60-51) with 4:36 on the clock. SVC never faded as it expanded its lead back to 12 and eventually went on to win by the 10-point difference.

Cramer finished the night with a team high 18 points with seven rebounds. Anna Betz added 14 points as Madison Weber chipped in 10. Despite gathering 46 rebounds, the Bearcats turned the ball over 33 times.

Saint Vincent remains home for a Presidents' Athletic Conference matchup with Waynesburg University on Saturday, February 13. Start time is 2 p.m.