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Chatham held off Rensselaer for a 59-52 win at the Coaches vs. Cancer event for the Patroon Conference at Columbia Greene Community College.
The Panthers raced out to a 10-0 lead but the Rams battled all the way back by the end of the period as they took a 14-12 lead. Chatham had success with their press and outscored Rensselaer 18-7 in the second quarter going ahead 30-21 at the break.
The teams played on even terms in the second half as Chatham managed to keep a 5-10 point cushion even as the Rams made a charge in the final quarter.
Tate VanAlstyne paced Chatham with 18 points, Lennie Sitzer connected on 17 points, Jake Taylor netted 13.
Rensselaer was led by Andrew Alvarado's 18 points.
