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- Off to its best start since the 2005-06 season, Binghamton (8-4) won 76-54 at Rider in its most recent game on Dec. 21. All five Bearcat starters reached double figures in scoring, led by senior guard
Imani Watkins with a game-high 22 points and senior center
Alyssa James with 19 points, 12 rebounds and a pair of blocks.
- Watkins leads the America East and ranks No. 22 in the nation with 20.7 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 4.7 blocks per game. She is also third in the America East with 8.9 rebounds per night. As a team, Binghamton ranks second in the nation with 8.0 blocks per game. The Bearcats are also tops in the America East in rebounding (42.2 rpg.).
- Dartmouth (8-4) lost 76-61 at Albany on Saturday. The Big Green have already defeated America East opponents Vermont (66-56 on Nov. 10) and New Hampshire (57-49 on Dec. 5) but lost to Maine 64-51 on Dec. 9. Cy Lippold leads Dartmouth with 14.7 points per game followed by Kate Letkewicz with 13.1 points per game. Lippold had a team-best 15 points in the game at Albany.
- This marks the first meeting between the two schools in women's basketball. Binghamton won the 2013 Dartmouth Invitational but did not play the Big Green during that event.
- Dartmouth is the fourth and final Ivy League opponent Binghamton faces this season. The Bearcats have gone 2-1 against the Ivy League this year, with two of those games being decided in overtime.
BEARCATS BY THE NUMBERS
.343
With a .343 field goal percentage defense, Binghamton is ranked first in the America East and No. 20 in the nation.
2
As a team, Binghamton ranks second in the nation with 8.0 blocks per game.
5
Against Rider on Dec. 21, Binghamton had five players reach double figures in scoring -- senior guard Imani Watkins (22), senior center Alyssa James (19), redshirt junior guard Jasmine Sina (13), sophomore guard Kai Moon (11) and junior forward Rebecca Carmody (11).
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The Bearcats head into the game against Dartmouth seeking their first five-game winning streak since Feb. 14-March 3, 2004, when they reeled off six consecutive wins.
8-4
With its current 8-4 record, the Bearcats are off to their best 12-game start since the 2005-06 season.
13
As a team, Binghamton broke the program record with 13 blocks against Army on Nov. 10.
15
Senior center Alyssa James has 15 career double-doubles.
17
Senior center Alyssa James has 17 career games with five or more blocks.
36
Senior guard Imani Watkins has 36 career games with at least 20 points.
36
Senior guard Imani Watkins scored a career-high 36 points against Cornell on Dec. 18 -- the most by a Binghamton player since 1999.
42.2
As a team, Binghamton leads the America East with 42.2 rebounds per game.
216
Junior center Alyssa James currently has 216 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 218 career rejections.
1,716
Senior guard Imani Watkins currently has 1,716 career points, which ranks third all-time in Binghamton program history and is ranks No. 19 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.
