STORY LINES
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- Off to its best start since the 2011-12 season, Binghamton (6-4) won 67-36 against NJIT on Dec. 10 in its most recent game. Redshirt junior guard
Jasmine Sina scored a game-high 15 points while senior center
Alyssa James finished with 14 points, 10 rebounds and four blocks. Junior guard
Imani Watkins added 10 points. Â
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- Watkins is tied for the America East lead with 19.0 points per game while sophomore guard
Kai Moon is averaging 11.4 points per night. James, meanwhile, leads the conference and is second in the nation with 4.8 blocks per game. She is also third in the America East with 8.5 rebounds per night. As a team, Binghamton is first in the America East and second in the nation with 8.2 blocks per game. The Bearcats are also tops in the America East in rebounding (42.1 rpg.).
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- Cornell (2-6) lost 79-77 in overtime on Saturday against visiting Oakland. Samantha Widmann, who leads the Big Red with 17.1 points and 3.0 steals per game, scored a career-high 28 points. Elodie Furey is tops on the squad so far this season with 7.3 rebounds and 1.5 blocks per game.
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- The all-time series between Binghamton and Cornell is tied at 8-8 but the Big Red has won the last four meetings. Most recently, Cornell won 54-51 at the Events Center on Jan. 1, 2017.
Imani Watkins had a team-best 13 points while
Alyssa James grabbed a career-high 15 rebounds. The Bearcats' last win in the series was a 61-48 road decision on Nov. 30, 2011.
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BEARCATS BY THE NUMBERS
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With a .342 field goal percentage defense, Binghamton is ranked first in the America East and No. 17 in the nation.
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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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Senior center Alyssa James ranks second in the nation with 4.8 blocks per game.
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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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6-4
With its current 6-4 record, the Bearcats are off to their best 10-game start since the 2011-12 season.
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Senior center Alyssa James has 14 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 center Alyssa James has 16 career games with five or more blocks.
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Senior guard Imani Watkins has scored the most points by a Binghamton player this season, with 27 against defending Ivy League champion Penn on Nov. 15.
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Senior guard Imani Watkins has 34 career games with at least 20 points.
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42.1
As a team, Binghamton leads the America East with 42.1 rebounds per game.
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208
Junior center Alyssa James currently has 208 career blocks -- which ranks third all time in Binghamton program history and fourth in the America East.
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1,658
Senior guard Imani Watkins currently has 1,658 career points, which ranks third all-time in Binghamton program history and is ranks No. 26 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.
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