GAME NOTES

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- Binghamton (5-8, 0-0 AE) lost 54-51 to Cornell on Sunday afternoon in its final non-conference game of the season. Junior guard Imani Watkins netted a team-best 13 points and blocked three shots. Sophomore forward Rebecca Carmody added 12 points and seven rebounds while Alyssa James grabbed a career-best 15 rebounds.

- Junior guard Imani Watkins leads the America East and ranks No. 21 in the nation with 19.9 points per game. She is also first in the conference and tied for No. 36 in the nation with 2.8 steals per game. Redshirt sophomore guard Jasmine Sina and Watkins rank first and second in the America East with 2.9 and 2.8 three-point field goals per game respectively. Junior forward Alyssa James ranks fifth in the conference with 6.3 rebounds per game.  

- UMBC (5-8 0-0 AE) beat Coppin State 73-63 on Saturday. Te'yJah Oliver scored a team-high 19 points in the victory. For the season, Tyler Moore leads UMBC with 11.2 points and 1.4 steals per game. 

- Binghamton leads the all-time series 18-11, having won two out of three meetings last season. Most recently, the Bearcats defeated UMBC 49-41 in the America East quarterfinals on March 5, 2016 at the Events Center. Imani Watkins had 15 points in that game while Rebecca Carmody grabbed a career-high 11 rebounds. Earlier in that season, Watkins poured in a career-high 30 points as Binghamton defeated the visiting Retrievers 70-56 on Feb. 24, 2016. 

- The Bearcats lead the America East and are tied for No. 31 in the nation with 8.2 three-point field goals per game. They made a season-high 12 three-point field goals at Ohio on Dec. 19. Binghamton ranks second in the America East with 64.2 points per game, which is on track to be its best average since the 2005-06 season (66.9 ppg.). The Bearcats also rank second in the conference in blocks (4.6 bpg.) and third in steals (9.5 spg.).  

- Junior guard Imani Watkins ranks No. 11 in program history with 1,162 points. In 10th place with 1,176 points is Viive Rebane (2008-12) while Laine Kurpniece (2004-08) is ninth with 1,188 career points. Watkins, who reached the 1,000-point mark against Sacred Heart on Nov. 23, has seven games this season with at least 20 points including a program-record six straight from Nov. 16-Dec. 6.


BEARCATS BY THE NUMBERS

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Freshman guard Kai Moon is shooting a team-best .813 from the free throw line, which is tied for sixth in the America East. 

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Junior guard Imani Watkins ranks first in the conference and No. 21 in the nation with 19.9 points per game. That mark is on track to be the second-highest scoring average in program history, trailing only Bess Greenberg's 21.3 points per game during the 1999-00 campaign

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Junior guard Imani Watkins ranks first in the conference and is tied for No. 36 in the nation with 2.8 steals per game. That is on track to be the seventh-best, single-season total in Binghamton program history and the highest average during its Division I era. 

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Freshman center Payton Husson blocked a career-high three shots against Misericordia on Dec. 17.

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As a team, the Bearcats have three games this season with fewer than 10 turnovers. The most recent instance was a season-low eight turnovers against Columbia on Dec. 10.

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Binghamton is ranked second in the America East with a +3.31 turnover margin.

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Freshman forward Karlee Krchnavi has led Binghamton in rebounding four times this season.

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As a team, the Bearcats are averaging 4.6 blocks per game. That is on track to be the highest season average in program history. The current record of 4.5 blocks per game was set during the 1999-00 campaign.

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Junior guard Imani Watkins reached the 20-point mark in scoring six straight games from Nov. 16-Dec. 6, something no other Binghamton player in program history has accomplished.

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Junior forward Alyssa James currently ranks fifth in the America East with 6.3 rebounds per game. 

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Redshirt sophomore Jasmine Sina drained a career-high seven three-point field goals against Ohio on Dec. 19.

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

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Freshman guard Kai Moon dished out nine assists against Georgian Court on Dec. 30. 

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Dating back to March 1, 2016, junior forward Imani Watkins has 15 consecutive games of scoring in double-figures. That is the sixth-longest streak in program history.

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

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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.

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Binghamton has scored 70 or more points four times this season. Most recently, it had 74 points against Georgian Court on Dec. 30.

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With 102 career blocks, junior center Alyssa James ranks fourth all-time in program history. In third place, with 112 career rejections, is Viive Rebane (2008-12). 

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Redshirt sophomore guard Jasmine Sina has hit 128 three-point field goals, which ranks seventh all time in program history. In sixth place, with 129 treys, is Katrina Roggenbaum (1994-98).