GAME NOTES

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- Binghamton (2-5) rallied from 18 points down to win 80-69 at Fairleigh Dickinson on Friday night. Junior guard Imani Watkins poured in a game-high 25 points to go along with seven rebounds, six assists, a career-high five blocks and three steals. Junior center Alyssa James added 19 points and redshirt sophomore guard Jamsine Sina finished with 13 points, six assists and three steals. The 18-point deficit represents the largest comeback in the Bearcats' 15-year NCAA Division I era.

- Junior guard Imani Watkins leads the America East and ranks seventh in the nation with 22.4 points per game. She is also first in the conference with 2.4 steals per game. Redshirt guard Jasmine Sina is second on the team and seventh in the conference with 12.5 points per game. Watkins and Sina are also tied for first in the America East with 3.1 three-point field goals per game. Sophomore forward Rebecca Carmody, meanwhile, is second in the America East with 7.4 rebounds per game. 

- NJIT (3-5) lost 59-38 at Harvard on Sunday afternoon. Kelly Guarino led the Highlanders with 14 points. For the season, Leah Horton leads the squad with 11.0 points per game and has seven blocks. Danielle Tunstall, meanwhile, is first with 7.4 rebounds per game.  

- Binghamton and NJIT have split the previous two meetings. NJIT won 52-48 at home on Dec. 6, 2014 but the Bearcats protected their home floor with a 54-50 triumph on Nov. 16, 2015. Alyssa James had 15 points, nine rebounds and four blocks while Imani Watkins turned in a 15-point, 11-rebound, four-assist performance. 

- Junior guard Imani Watkins has scored 20 or more points in five consecutive games, something no other Binghamton player has accomplished during the program's 15-year Division I era.

- As a team, the Bearcats lead the America East with 8.7 three-point field goals per game. In addition, Binghamton is second in scoring (63.9 ppg.), steals per game (9.3) and turnover margin (+2.57). 


BEARCATS BY THE NUMBERS

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Junior guard Imani Watkins ranks first in the conference and is seventh in the nation with 22.4 points per game.

2
The Bearcats have had two games this season with fewer than 10 turnovers (9 vs. Bucknell on Nov. 11 and 9 vs. Yale on Nov. 13).

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Junior guard Imani Watkins has reached the 20-point mark in scoring five straight games, something no other Division I era Binghamton player has accomplished.

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Sophomore forward Rebecca Carmody is currently ranked second in the America East with 7.4 rebounds per game.

8-for-8
Freshman guard Kai Moon was a perfect 8-for-8 from the free throw line against Sacred Heart on Wednesday.

8.7
Binghamton is sinking 8.7 three-point field goals per game, which ranks first in the America East.

9
Junior center Alyssa James currently has nine career double-doubles, including her 12-point, 10 rebound performance against Sacred Heart on Nov. 23. 

16
Binghamton recorded 16 steals against Penn on Nov. 16 -- its highest total in a game since 2010.

18
Binghamton came from 18 points down (34-16) to beat Fairleigh Dickinson 80-69 on Dec. 2. It represents the largest comeback during the program's 15-year Division I era.

98
With 98 career blocks, junior center Alyssa James is just two rejections away from becoming the fourth player in Binghamton program history to reach the 100-block mark.

112
Redshirt sophomore guard Jasmine Sina has hit 112 three-point field goals, which ranks ninth all time in program history. In eighth place, with 114 treys, is Laura Sario (2004-08).

1,060
Junior guard Imani Watkins currently has 1,060 career points, which ranks 13th all time in Binghamton program history. She scored her 1,000th point against Sacred Heart on Nov. 23.