GAME NOTES

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2017-18 MEDIA GUIDE

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- Binghamton (0-1) lost 73-61 at Patriot League favorite Army on Friday night. Senior guard Imani Watkins led the Bearcats with 21 points while sophomore guard Kai Moon added 14 points. Senior center Alyssa James finished with a game-high seven blocks and reached the 1,000-point mark for her career. As a team, the Bearcats broke the program record with 13 blocks.

- Playing in the SUNYAC on the NCAA Division III level, Cortland (0-0) went 13-14 during the 2016-17 season. The Red Dragons return 11 letterwinners but only one of their top five scorers from last year's squad. Kristy Vitucci averaged 8.3 points per game.

- This marks the first meeting between Binghamton and Cortland since Feb. 28. 1997, when both school competed on the NCAA Division III level and were members of the SUNYAC. The Red Dragons lead the all-time series 16-11.

- Senior guard Imani Watkins currently has 1,489 points. That ranks fourth all time in Binghamton program history and No. 38 all time in the America East. In third place, with the Binghamton program's Division I era record is Andrea Holmes (2008-12), who scored 1,557 points during her career. 

- Senior center Alyssa James will be honored during a pregame ceremony for reaching the 1,000-point mark for her career. James is the first player to reach the 1,000-point mark since current senior guard Imani Watkins reached the milestone on Nov. 23, 2017 against Sacred Heart. 

BEARCATS BY THE NUMBERS

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Sophomore guard Kai Moon shot .792 (84-106) from the free throw line during her rookie season.

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Binghamton has two preseason America East All-Conference selections on its roster -- senior guard Imani Watkins and senior center Alyssa James.

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Senior center Alyssa James has been named the America East Defensive Player of the Year two consecutive seasons.

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Against Army on Friday, both of Binghamton's freshmen -- Lizzy Spindler and Kaylee Wasco -- got into the game as substitutions. 

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Two current Binghamton players have recorded a triple double during their careers with the Bearcats. Imani Watkins had 20 points, 10 rebounds and 10 assists against Nyack on Dec. 15, 2015. Alyssa James posted 16 points, 10 rebounds and 11 blocks against Stony Brook on Feb. 18, 2017.

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Binghamton is picked to finish third in the America East -- its highest predicted finish since 2010.

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Four players on the Bearcats' roster have been named America East All-Rookie during their career. Imani Watkins and Jasmine Sina were named in 2015, Rebecca Carmody in 2016 and Kai Moon in 2017.

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Senior center Alyssa James has 12 career double-doubles.

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As a team, Binghamton broke the program record with 13 blocks against Army on Nov. 10.

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Binghamton and Cortland meet for the first time in 20 years (Feb. 28, 1997).

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Senior guard Imani Watkins has 31 career games with at least 20 points.

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Junior center Alyssa James currently has 167 career blocks -- which ranks third all time in Binghamton program history and sixth in the America East. 

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Senior guard Imani Watkins currently has 1,489 career points, which ranks fourth all-time in Binghamton program history and No. 39 all-time in the America East Conference. In third place in Binghamton program history (and No. 32 in the America East) is Andrea Holmes, with 1,557 career points -- the highest total during Binghamton's 17-year NCAA Division I era.