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- Binghamton (11-7, 2-3 AE) lost 67-59 to Stony Brook on Thursday night. Senior guard Imani Watkins scored a team-high 21 points while senior center Alyssa James finished with 19 points and a career-high 18 rebounds. More significant, however, was James breaking the America East record with her 232nd career block early in the second period. Watkins, meanwhile, moved into second place all time in BU program history with 1,849 career points.
 
- Watkins continues to lead the America East and ranks No. 15 in the nation with 21.2 points per game. She also is second in the conference in steals (2.5 spg.). James is tops in the America East and third in the nation with 4.1 blocks per game. She is also tied for first in the America East -- and No. 37 in the nation --in rebounding (9.7 rpg.).  As a team, Binghamton leads the conference and is fourth in the nation with 7.0 blocks per game. The Bearcats are also first in the America East in rebounding (40.7 rpg.) and are second in scoring (66.2 ppg.).
 
- With 234 career blocks, James is two blocks from the Binghamton program record of 236, set by current Associate Head Coach Leah (Truncale) Bowers from 1998-02.
 
- UMass Lowell (3-15, 0-5 AE) lost 61-52 to Albany on Thursday night. Kayla Gibbs finished with 16 points and 18 rebounds. For the season, Gibbs ranks No. 10 in the America East with 12.6 points per game and is tied with James for first with 9.7 rebounds.
 
- Binghamton leads the all-time series against UMass Lowell 8-4, including 6-2 during the America East era (UMass Lowell joined the conference in 2013-14). The Bearcats have won the past four meetings. Last year, the Bearcats won 58-54 on the road on Jan. 7 as well as 69-54 on Feb. 4 at the Events Center. The Bearcats are 3-1 all time at UMass Lowell during the America East era.

 
BEARCATS BY THE NUMBERS
 
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With a .358 field goal percentage defense, Binghamton is ranked first in the America East and No. 27 in the nation.
 
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With 234 career blocks, senior center Alyssa James is now ranked first in America East Conference history. She is two blocks away from matching the Binghamton all-time program record of 236 career blocks -- set by current Associate Head Coach Leah (Truncale) Bowers from 1998-02.
 
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Senior guard Imani Watkins has been named the America East Player of the Week three times this season, which ties Laine Kurpniece (2005-06) for the most selections by a Binghamton player in a season.
 
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As a team, Binghamton ranks fourth in the nation with 7.0 blocks per game.
 
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Sophomore guard Carly Boland posted a career-high four blocks against UMass Lowell on Feb. 4, 2017.
 
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Sophomore guard Kai Moon ranks sixth in the America East with a .775 free throw percentage.
 
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Junior forward Rebecca Carmody currently ranks fifth in the America East with 6.7 rebounds per game.
 
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In the past three games, senior center Alyssa James has averaged 15.3 rebounds per game. She grabbed a career-high 18 rebounds against Stony Brook on Thursday night. 
 
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Senior guard Imani Watkins, who is averaging 21.2 points per game, is on track for the second-highest, single-season average in Binghamton program history. Bess Greenberg is first with 21.3 points per game during the 1999-00 campaign.
 
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As a team, Binghamton leads the America East with 40.7 rebounds per game.
 
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Senior guard Imani Watkins has 41 career games with at least 20 points. She has reached the 30-point mark twice, including a career-high 36 points at Cornell back on Dec. 18. 
 
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Senior guard Imani Watkins currently has 1,849 career points, which ranks second all-time in Binghamton program history and is No. 12 all-time in the America East Conference. Bess Greenberg is the Binghamton program leader with 2,024 points from 1997-01.