GAME NOTES

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- Binghamton (6-8, 1-0 AE) beat UMBC 69-62 on Wednesday night. Junior center Alyssa James turned in a 17-point, 10-rebound, six-block, four steal performance while freshman guard Carly Boland poured in a career-high 16 points. Redshirt sophomore guard Jasmine Sina added 13 points while sophomore forward Rebecca Carmody chipped in 10 points.

- Junior guard Imani Watkins leads the America East and ranks No. 35 in the nation with 18.7 points per game. She is also first in the conference and is No. 41 in the nation with 2.6 steals per game. Redshirt sophomore guard Jasmine Sina and Watkins rank first and second in the America East with 2.9 and 2.6 three-point field goals per game respectively. Sina is also No. 31 in the nation in that statistical category.  

- UMass Lowell (3-11, 0-1 AE) lost 93-69 at Albany on Wednesday night. Asia Mitchell-Owens scored a team-best 21 points while Markayla Sherman added a career-high 14 points against the Great Danes. Kayla Gibbs, meanwhile, ranks seventh in the America East with 12.4 points per game and is tied for third with 6.6 rebounds per contest.

- Binghamton leads the all-time series 6-4, having swept both meetings last year. The Bearcats won 75-70 on the road on Jan. 24 and rallied for a 55-52 triumph on Feb. 20 at the Events Center. Imani Watkins had 27 points in the first game and 21 points in the second contest. At Lowell, the Bearcats have won two of the previous three games since the River Hawks joined the America East prior to the 2013-14 season. 

- The Bearcats lead the America East and are No. 27 in the nation with 8.4 three-point field goals per game. The Bearcats also rank second in the conference and No. 42 in the nation in blocks (4.9 bpg.). They are also in the conference in both scoring (64.6 ppg.) and steals (9.4 spg.). 

- Junior guard Imani Watkins ranks No. 11 in program history with 1,165 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 Carly Boland leads the America East with a .520 three-point field goal percentage.

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Junior guard Imani Watkins ranks first in the conference and No. 35 in the nation with 18.7 points per game. 

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Junior guard Imani Watkins ranks first in the conference and is No. 41 in the nation with 2.6 steals per game. 

3
Freshman center Payton Husson blocked a career-high three shots againstMisericordia 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.

4.9
As a team, the Bearcats are averaging 4.9 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. It is also ranked No. 42 in the nation this year.

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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 is tied for third in the America East with 6.6 rebounds per game. 

7
Redshirt sophomore Jasmine Sina drained a career-high seven three-point field goals against Ohio on Dec. 19.

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The Bearcats lead the America East and are No. 27 in the nation with 8.4 three-point field goals per game.

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

9.4
Binghamton is averaging 9.4 steals per game so far this season. That is on track to be the sixth-highest average in program history and the best mark during its 15-year NCAA Division I era.

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Junior center Alyssa James currently 10 career double-doubles, including her 17-point, 10 rebound performance against UMBC on Jan. 4. 

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Junior center Alyssa James grabbed a career-high 15 rebounds against Cornell on Jan. 1. 

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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.

24.0
In Binghamton's two games against UMass Lowell last year, Imani Watkins averaged 24.0 points per game.

64.6
Binghamton ranks second in the America East with 64.6 points per game. That total is on track to be the ninth-highest mark in program history and the best average since it scored 66.9 points per game during the 2005-06 season.

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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.

108
With 108 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). 

131
Redshirt sophomore guard Jasmine Sina has hit 131 three-point field goals, which ranks sixth all time in program history. 

1,165
Junior guard Imani Watkins currently has 1,165 career points, which ranks 11th all time in Binghamton program history. She scored her 1,000th point against Sacred Heart on Nov. 23. In 10th place with 1,176 points is Viive Rebane (2008-12) while Laine Kurpniece (2004-08) is ninth with 1,188 career points.