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- Binghamton (14-7, 5-3 AE) won 54-52 at New Hampshire on Saturday. Senior guard Imani Watkins scored a game-high 35 points -- just one point off her career high -- and added a career-high nine steals. She sank the winning free throws with 0.6 seconds remaining in regulation. Senior center Alyssa James finished with a game-high 12 rebounds while sophomore guard Kai Moon dished out five assists.
 
- Watkins continues to lead the America East and ranks No. 11 in the nation with 22.3 points per game. She also is tied for first in the conference and ranks No. 28 in the nation in steals (2.8 spg.). James is tops in the America East and third in the nation with 3.7 blocks per game. She is also first in the America East -- and No. 36 in the nation -- in rebounding (9.7 rpg.). 
 
- As a team, Binghamton leads the conference and is tied for eighth in the nation with 6.4 blocks per game. The Bearcats are also first in the America East in rebounding (40.4 rpg.) and second in scoring (66.8 ppg.). On the national level, Binghamton is No. 40 in scoring defense (58.0 ppg.) and No. 15 in field goal percentage defense (.355). 
 
- With 1,936 career points, Watkins ranks second all time in Binghamton program history and No. 12 in the America East. Bess Greenberg set the program record with 2,024 points from 1997-01.
 
- Vermont (6-14, 3-5 AE) lost 64-55 at Albany last Wednesday in its most recent game. Hanna Crymble, who ranks second in the America East with 19.0 points per game, scored 24 points against the Great Danes
 
- Vermont leads the all-time series 21-13 but Binghamton has won the past four meetings. Last season, the Bearcats won 64-55 at Patrick Gym on Jan. 11 and 76-61 at home on Feb. 6. Watkins had 27 points in the first game and 25 points in the second contest. 
 
A WIN OVER VERMONT WOULD….
 
- Stretch the Bearcats' winning streak to four games -- their longest conference winning streak since Jan. 15-23, 2011.
- Give Binghamton its highest win total since going 19-12 during the 2010-11 season.
- Be its fifth straight win over the Catamounts and third straight at Patrick Gym
- Be the Bearcats' eighth road win of the season
 
MILESTONES TO WATCH FOR VS. VERMONT
 
- Alyssa James needs 10 points to tie Sherae Swinson (2011-15) for 16th place all time in scoring history. James has 975 points to Swinson's 985 points. James also needs 25 points to reach the 1,000-point mark in just her third year at Binghamton.
- Imani Watkins needs four three-point field goals to tie Erica Carter (2006-10) for first place all time in program history. Watkins has 220 treys to Carter's 224.
 
BEARCATS BY THE NUMBERS
 
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With a .355 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 four times this season, which is the most selections by a Binghamton player in a single season.
 
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Sophomore guard Kai Moon ranks sixth in the America East with a .774 free throw percentage.
 
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Junior forward Rebecca Carmody ranks fifth in the America East with 6.8 rebounds per game.
 
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As a team, Binghamton is tied for eighth in the nation with 6.4 blocks per game.
 
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Senior guard Imani Watkins recorded a career-high nine steals against New Hampshire on Saturday -- the most by a Binghamton player since 1995.
 
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Binghamton is a perfect 10-0 this season when allowing fewer than 60 points in a game.
 
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In the past five games, senior center Alyssa James has averaged 12.2 rebounds per game. She grabbed a career-high 18 rebounds against Stony Brook on Jan. 18. 
 
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Senior guard Imani Watkins, who is averaging 22.3 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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As a team, Binghamton ranks No. 40 in the nation in scoring defense (58.0 ppg.).
 
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Senior guard Imani Watkins has 43 career games with at least 20 points. She has reached the 30-point mark four times, including three times this season.
 
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Senior guard Imani Watkins currently has 1,936 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.