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- Binghamton (13-16, 8-7 AE) rallied from nine points down to defeat Hartford 60-59 on Thursday night at the Events Center. Freshman guard Carly Boland drained the game-winning three-point shot with just over a minute left in regulation. Junior guard Imani Watkins, meanwhile, scored a game-high 28 points, going 12-for-21 fom the field and 4-for-9 from three-point range.

- Junior guard Imani Watkins ranks second in the America East with 19.4 points and is second with 2.2 steals per game. Junior center Alyssa James, meanwhile, is first in the America East and No. 28 in the nation with 2.4 blocks per game. She also is fourth in the conference with 6.9 rebounds per game. Watkins and redshirt sophomore guard Jasmine Sina rank first and second in the America East with 2.8 and 2.5 three-point field goals per game respectively. Freshman guard Carly Boland, meanwhile, is tops with a .483 three-point field goal percentage.  

- Maine (15-15, 8-7 AE) has had a week off since its 64-60 loss at Albany last Sunday. Sigi Koizar, who ranks fifth in the America East with 13.6 points per game, poured in a game-high 25 points. 

- Maine leads the all-time series 19-13 but the Bearcats took the earlier meeting this season, 58-52 at the Events Center on Jan. 28. Junior guard Imani Watkins scored a game-high 17 points while freshman guard Kai Moon added 13 points. Junior center Alyssa James, meanwhile, finished with seven points, 11 rebounds and six blocks. The Bearcats' last win in Orono was a 67-65 victory back on Feb. 16, 2013. 

- As a team, Binghamton ranks first in the America East and No. 27 in the nation with 5.3 blocks per game. The Bearcats also rank No. 40 in the nation with a +3.60 turnover margin and No. 46 with 7.6 three point field goals per game. Offensively, Binghamton is third in the conference with 63.2 points per game.

- Binghamton would clinch the No. 4 seed in the upcoming America East Tournament with a victory over the Black Bears. The Bearcats can finish anywhere from fourth to sixth in the conference standings. 


BEARCATS BY THE NUMBERS

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Freshman guard Carly Boland ranks first in the America East with a .483 three-point field goal percentage.

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Junior guard Imani Watkins ranks second in the conference and No. 26 in the nation with 19.4 points per game. 

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A pair of Binghamton players have recorded a triple-double during their careers. Junior guard Imani Watkins had 20 points, 10 rebounds and 10 assists against Nyack on Dec. 15, 2015 and junior center Alyssa James posted 16 points, 10 rebounds and 11 blocks against Stony Brook on Feb. 18, 2017.

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Junior center Alyssa James is first in the America East and No. 28 in the nation with 2.4 blocks per game.

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Freshman center Payton Husson blocked a career-high three shots against Misericordia on Dec. 17.

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As a team, the Bearcats have four games this season with fewer than 10 turnovers. The most recent instance was a season-low seven turnovers against Vermont on Feb. 6.

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Binghamton is ranked second in the America East and No. 40 in the nation with a +3.60 turnover margin.

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As a team, the Bearcats are averaging a conference-best 5.3 blocks per game. That ranks No. 27 in the nation and is on track to be the highest single-season total in program history.

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Junior guard Imani Watkins reached the 20-point mark in scoring six straight games from Nov. 16-Dec. 6, something no other Binghamton player in program history has accomplished.

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Redshirt sophomore Jasmine Sina drained a career-high seven three-point field goals against Ohio on Dec. 19.

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The Bearcats lead the America East and rank No. 46 in the nation with 7.6 three-point field goals per game.  

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Freshman guard Kai Moon dished out nine assists against Georgian Court on Dec. 30. 

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Binghamton is averaging 9.1 steals per game so far this season. That is on track to be the sixth-highest average in program history and the best mark during its 15-year NCAA Division I era.

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Junior center Alyssa James blocked a school and conference record 11 shots against Stony Brook on Feb. 18, the highest total by any NCAA Division I player this year.

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Binghamton has made a season-high 12 three-point field goals twice this season -- at Ohio on Dec. 19 and vs. Vermont on Feb. 7.

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Junior center Alyssa James grabbed a career-high 15 rebounds against Cornell on Jan. 1. 

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Binghamton recorded 16 steals against Penn on Nov. 16 -- its highest total in a game since 2010.

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Binghamton came from 18 points down (34-16) to beat Fairleigh Dickinson 80-69 on Dec. 2. It represents the largest comeback during the program's 15-year Division I era.

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Junior guard Imani Watkins  has reached the 20-point mark in scoring 30 times -- the highest total during Binghamton's 15-year Division I era.

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Binghamton ranks third in the America East with 63.2 points per game. That total is on track to be the ninth-highest mark in program history and the best average since it scored 66.9 points per game during the 2005-06 season.

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Binghamton has scored 70 or more points six times this season. Most recently, it had 76 points against Vermont on Feb. 7.

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Junior guard Imani Watkins and redshirt sophomore guard Jasmine Sina rank sixth and seventh in program history with 160 and 159 three-point field goals respectively.

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With 749 career points at Binghamton and 232 points at Caldwell University during the 2013-14 season, junior center Alyssa James has 981 combined points during her collegiate career. She needs 19 more points to reach the 1,000-point mark during her overall career.

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Junior guard Imani Watkins currently has 1,446 career points, which ranks fourth all time in Binghamton program history. She scored her 1,000th point against Sacred Heart on Nov. 23. In third place, with 1,557 career points is Andrea Holmes.