GAME NOTES

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- Binghamton (10-12, 5-4 AE) lost 53-45 at UMBC on Wednesday night. Junior guard Imani Watkins netted a game-high 22 points to go along with seven rebounds. Junior center Alyssa James finished with nine rebounds and a game-high four blocks. Off the bench, sophomore forward Rebecca Carmody had six points and six rebounds. 

- Junior guard Imani Watkins ranks second in the America East and is No. 38 in the nation with 18.8 points per game. She is also tied for the conference lead with 2.2 steals per contest. Redshirt sophomore guard Jasmine Sina leads the America East and ranks No. 42 in the nation with 2.7 three-point field goals per game. Junior center Alyssa James, meanwhile, is first in the conference with 1.8 blocks per game, is tied for third in rebounding (7.0 rpg.) and is tied for fourth in steals (2.0 spg.).

- UMass Lowell (3-19, 0-9 AE) lost 79-60 to visiting Albany on Wednesday night. Kayla Gibbs finished with 16 points, 15 rebounds and five assists. For the season, Gibbs ranks sixth in the America East with 13.5 points per game and first with 8.7 rebounds per contest. 

- Binghamton leads the all-time series 7-4, having won the past three meetings. Earlier in the season, the Bearcats won 58-48 in Lowell on Jan. 7. Junior guard Imani Watkins scored a game-high 19 points while redshirt sophomore point guard Jasmine Sina added 12 points. At the Events Center, Binghamton is 2-1 against the River Hawks, having won the past two meetings. 

- The Bearcats lead the America East and are No. 41 in the nation with 4.9 blocks per game. Binghamton also ranks first in the conference and No. 48 in the nation with 7.6 three-point field goals per game. In addition, it is third in the conference in both scoring (62.4 ppg.) and steals (9.3 spg.). 

- Junior guard Imani Watkins ranks fifth in program history with 1,317 points. She reached the 1,000-point mark against Sacred Heart on Nov. 23. In fourth place all time, with 1,341 career points, is current Binghamton Associate Head Coach Leah Truncale.


BEARCATS BY THE NUMBERS

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Junior center Alyssa James is tied for first in the America East with 1.8 blocks per game.

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Junior guard Imani Watkins ranks second in the conference and No. 38 in the nation with 18.8 points per game. 

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Senior forward Kristin Ross posted a pair of blocks against UMass Lowell on Jan. 7.

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Junior guard Imani Watkins is tied for first in the America East with 2.2 steals 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 three games this season with fewer than 10 turnovers. The most recent instance was a season-low eight turnovers against Columbia on Dec. 10.

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Binghamton is ranked second in the America East and No. 45 in the nation with a +3.45 turnover margin.

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Freshman forward Karlee Krchnavi has led Binghamton in rebounding four times this season.

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As a team, the Bearcats are averaging a conference-best 4.9 blocks per game. That ranks No. 40 in the nation and is on track to be the highest single-season total in program history.

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Binghamton is 6-5 on the road so far this season.

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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. 48 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 9.3 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 currently has 11 career double-doubles, including her 11-point, 13 rebound performance against Stony Brook on Jan. 22.

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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 26 times -- the highest total during Binghamton's 15-year Division I era.

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Binghamton ranks third in the America East with 62.4 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.

70
Binghamton has scored 70 or more points five times this season. Most recently, it had 73 points against Hartford on Jan. 25. 

130
With 130 career blocks, junior center Alyssa James ranks third all-time in program history.

149
Redshirt sophomore guard Jasmine Sina has hit 149 three-point field goals, which ranks sixth all time in program history. 

1,317
Junior guard Imani Watkins currently has 1,317 career points, which ranks fifth all time in Binghamton program history. She scored her 1,000th point against Sacred Heart on Nov. 23. In fourth place, with 1,341 career points is current Binghamton Associate Head Coach Leah Truncale.