SCHEDULE NOTE

- There will be a brief pregame ceremony honoring Alyssa James for breaking both the Binghamton and America East all-time blocks records this past week. 

STORY LINES
 
- Binghamton (12-7, 3-3 AE) won 76-46 at UMass Lowell on Sunday. Senior guard Imani Watkins scored a game-high 33 points -- the second-highest total of her career -- while senior center Alyssa James broke the Binghamton program record with her 237th career block. Sophomore guard Kai Moon and freshman guard Lizzy Spindler each finished with 12 points while sophomore guard Carly Boland added 10 points.
 
- Watkins continues to lead the America East and ranks No. 11 in the nation with 21.8 points per game. She also is second in the conference in steals (2.6 spg.). James is tops in the America East and third in the nation with 4.1 blocks per game. She is also second in the America East -- and No. 47 in the nation -- in rebounding (9.5 rpg.). 
 
- As a team, Binghamton leads the conference and is fifth in the nation with 6.9 blocks per game. The Bearcats are also first in the America East in rebounding (40.5 rpg.) and are second in scoring (66.7 ppg.).
 
- With 1,882 career points, Watkins ranks second in Binghamton program history and No. 12 in the America East. Bess Greenberg set the program record with 2,024 points from 1997-01.
 
- UMBC (2-17, 1-5 AE) lost 78-75 to first-place Albany on Sunday. Laura Castaldo, who had 19 points against the Great Danes, leads the Retrievers with 11.8 points per game this season.
 
- Binghamton leads the all-time series against UMBC 19-12. The two teams have combined to win six consecutive home games in the series. Last year, the Bearcats won 69-62 on Jan. 4 but the Retrievers got even with a 53-45 win on Feb. 1.


BEARCATS BY THE NUMBERS

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With a .356 field goal percentage defense, Binghamton is ranked first in the America East and No. 19 in the nation.
 
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With 237 career blocks, senior center Alyssa James is now ranked first all-time in both Binghamton's program history and in America East Conference history.
 
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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 fifth in the nation with 6.9 blocks per game.
 
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Sophomore guard Kai Moon ranks sixth in the America East with a .764 free throw percentage.
 
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Junior forward Rebecca Carmody currently ranks fifth in the America East with 6.8 rebounds per game.
 
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With 623 career rebounds, senior center Alyssa James needs seven more to move into a tie for 10th place all time in Binghamton program history.
 
12.5
In the past four games, senior center Alyssa James has averaged 12.5 rebounds per game. She grabbed a career-high 18 rebounds against Stony Brook last Thursday. 

21.8
Senior guard Imani Watkins, who is averaging 21.8 points per game, is on track for the highest, single-season average in Binghamton program history. Bess Greenberg holds the current mark with 21.3 points per game during the 1999-00 campaign.
 
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Junior forward Rebecca Carmody scored a career-high 22 points against UMBC on Feb. 24, 2016.
 
40.5
As a team, Binghamton leads the America East with 40.5 rebounds per game.
 
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Senior guard Imani Watkins has 42 career games with at least 20 points. She has reached the 30-point mark three times, including a career-high 36 points at Cornell back on Dec. 18 and 33 points on Sunday at UMass Lowell. 
 
1,882
Senior guard Imani Watkins currently has 1,882 career points, which ranks second all-time in Binghamton program history as well as No. 12 all-time in the America East Conference. Bess Greenberg is the Binghamton program leader with 2,024 points from 1997-01.