GAME NOTES

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- Binghamton (3-2) lost 60-55 to American Athletic Conference member Tulsa 60-55 on Tuesday night in the opening round of the Great Alaska Shootout. Senior guard Imani Watkins scored a game-high 17 points and dished out five assists. Senior guard Jasmine Sina and sophomore guard Kai Moon each added 11 points.

- Watkins continues to lead the America East with 20.4 points per game while sophomore guard Kai Moon is averaging 12.4 points per night. Senior center Alyssa James, meanwhile, leads the conference with 4.8 blocks per game and is fourth with 6.8 rebounds. As a team, Binghamton leads the America East in scoring (71.0 ppg.), rebounding (46.0) and blocks (9.4).

- Playing in the Mid-Eastern Athletic MEAC, UMES (1-3) lost 69-59 to host Alaska Anchorage in the other first-round game on Tuesday night. Bairesha Giles-Miles led the Hawks with 17 points. For the season, Jordyn Smith leads the team with 10.5 points per game. As a team, UMES is averaging 16.3 steals per game.

- This marks the first-ever meeting between the two schools in women's basketball.

- Senior guard Imani Watkins currently has 1,570 points. That ranks third all time in Binghamton program history and No. 3 all time in the America East. Against Tulsa on Tuesday, Watkins surpassed Andrea Holmes, who was third in program history with 1,557 career points. 

BEARCATS BY THE NUMBERS

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Sophomore guard Carly Boland recorded her first career double-double with 14 points and 14 rebounds against Cortland on Nov. 13.

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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 Cortland on Nov. 13, Binghamton had three players reach double figures in rebounding -- sophomore guard Carly Boland (14), redshirt sophomore forward Corrinne Godshall (11) and sophomore forward Karlee Krchnavi (10)

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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 chosen 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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Senior guard Imani Watkins has 32 career games with at least 20 points.

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As a team, Binghamton broke the program record with 66 rebounds against Cortland on Nov. 13.

71.0
Binghamton leads the America East with 71.0 points per game.

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Junior center Alyssa James currently has 184 career blocks -- which ranks third all time in Binghamton program history and sixth in the America East. 

1,570
Senior guard Imani Watkins currently has 1,570 career points, which ranks third all-time in Binghamton program history and No. 31 all-time in the America East Conference. She holds the record for the most career points scored by a Binghamton player during its 17-year NCAA Division I era.