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- Binghamton (13-7, 4-3 AE) won 81-51 over UMBC on Wednesday. Senior center
Alyssa James finished with 22 points and 11 rebounds while sophomore guard
Kai Moon turned in a 20-point, seven-steal, five assist performance. Senior guard
Imani Watkins added 19 points.Â
- Watkins continues to lead the America East and ranks No. 12 in the nation with 21.7 points per game. She also is third in the conference in steals (2.5 spg.). James is tops in the America East and third in the nation with 3.9 blocks per game. She is also second in the America East -- and tied at No. 38 in the nation -- in rebounding (9.6 rpg.). Â
- As a team, Binghamton leads the conference and is tied for sixth in the nation with 6.7 blocks per game. The Bearcats are also first in the America East in rebounding (40.8 rpg.) and are second in scoring (67.4 ppg.).Â
- With 1,901 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.Â
- New Hampshire (14-6, 5-2 AE) lost 56-46 to visiting Maine on Wednesday night. Carlie Pogue, who ranks fifth in the America East with 15.1 points per game, finished with a game-high 22 points. As a team, the Wildcats rank first in the conference and No. 13 in the nation in scoring defense (55.1 ppg.).Â
- Binghamton leads the all-time series 20-15 but New Hampshire has won the past four meetings. Most recently, the Wildcats won 63-61 at the Events Center back on Jan. 10. Watkins led the Bearcats with 20 points. At Lundholm Gym, the Bearcats most recent win was a 55-42 triumph on Feb. 23, 2013.Â
BEARCATS BY THE NUMBERS
.353
With a .353 field goal percentage defense, Binghamton is ranked first in the America East and No. 15 in the nation.
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With 238 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 is tied for sixth in the nation with 6.7 blocks per game.
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Sophomore guard Kai Moon ranks sixth in the America East with a .768 free throw percentage.Â
6.9
Junior forward Rebecca Carmody currently ranks fifth in the America East with 6.9 rebounds per game.
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Sophomore guard Kai Moon recorded a career-high seven steals against UMBC on Wednesday. Â
9-0
Binghamton is a perfect 9-0 this season when allowing fewer than 60 points in a game.
12.2Â
In the past four games, senior center Alyssa James has averaged 12.2 rebounds per game. She grabbed a career-high 18 rebounds against Stony Brook last Thursday. Â
21.7
Senior guard Imani Watkins, who is averaging 21.7 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.
40.8
As a team, Binghamton leads the America East with 40.8 rebounds per game.
42
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. Â
1,901
Senior guard Imani Watkins currently has 1,901 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.Â
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