STORY LINES
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- Off to its best start since the 2005-06 season, Binghamton (7-4) won 66-58 in overtime at Cornell on Monday night. Senior guard
Imani Watkins poured in a career-high 36 points--the highest total by a Binghamton player since 1999. Junior forward
Rebecca Carmody added a double-double with 15 points and 13 rebounds while senior center
Alyssa James finished with 10 rebounds and six blocks.
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- Watkins leads the America East and ranks No. 23 in the nation with 20.5 points per game. Sophomore guard
Kai Moon is averaging 11.0 points per night. James, meanwhile, leads the conference and is second in the nation with 4.9 blocks per game. She is also third in the America East with 8.6 rebounds per night. As a team, Binghamton leads the nation with 8.5 blocks per game. The Bearcats are also tops in the America East in rebounding (42.6 rpg.).
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- Rider (3-7) defeated NJIT 79-64 this past Saturday. Lea Favre led all scorers with 22 points. Kamila Hoskova, who leads the Broncs with 16.6 points and 6.2 rebounds per game, added 17 points while Stella Johnson finished with 16 points.
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- The all-time series between Binghamton and Rider is tied at 2-2. Most recently, Binghamton won 72-67 back on Dec. 21, 2014 at the Events Center. The Bearcats are 1-1 all time at Rider, but dropped the most recent meeting, 66-63 in overtime on Dec. 14, 2013.
BEARCATS BY THE NUMBERS
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With a .340 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 4.9 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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7-4
With its current 7-4 record, the Bearcats are off to their best 11-game start since the 2005-06 season.
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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 14 career double-doubles.
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Senior center Alyssa James has 17 career games with five or more blocks.
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Senior guard Imani Watkins has 35 career games with at least 20 points.
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Senior guard Imani Watkins scored a career-high 36 points against Cornell on Dec. 18 -- the most by a Binghamton player since 1999.
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As a team, Binghamton leads the America East with 42.6 rebounds per game.
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Junior center Alyssa James currently has 214 career blocks -- which ranks third all time in Binghamton program history and fourth in the America East. In second place in Binghamton history -- and third in the America East -- is Laura Franceski (2005-09) with 214 career rejections.
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Senior guard Imani Watkins currently has 1,694 career points, which ranks third all-time in Binghamton program history and is ranks No. 21 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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