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- Off to its best start since the 2005-06 season, Binghamton (9-4, 0-0 AE) won 80-64 over Dartmouth on Sunday. Senior guard Imani Watkins scored a game-high 24 points while sophomore guard Kai Moon added 19 points and redshirt junior guard Jasmine Sina finished with 15 points. The Bearcats drained 14 three-point field goals, including 11 alone in the first half. With the victory, Binghamton now has won five straight games -- its longest unbeaten streak since the 2003-04 season.
 
- Watkins leads the America East and ranks No. 21 in the nation with 20.9 points per game. Moon is averaging 11.6 points per night. Senior center Alyssa James, meanwhile, leads the conference and is second in the nation with 4.6 blocks per game. She is also third in the America East with 8.6 rebounds per night. As a team, Binghamton ranks first in the nation with 7.8 blocks per game. The Bearcats are also tops in the America East in rebounding (41.9 rpg.).
 
- Maine (8-6, 1-0 AE) won 64-56 over Stony Brook in its America East opener on Wednesday night. Blanca Millan, who ranks fourth in the America East in scoring (17.3 ppg.) and is first with 2.9 steals per game, scored a game-high 20 points against the Seawolves. As a team, the Black Bears leads the conference with 15.27 assists per game.
 
- Maine leads the all-time series 20-14, having taken two out of three games last season. Each team won on their home floor during the regular season but the Black Bears took a 57-40 decision in the America East quarterfinals. Moon had a team-high 10 points for the Bearcats while James finished with 13 rebounds and four blocks.

 
BEARCATS BY THE NUMBERS
 
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With a .346 field goal percentage defense, Binghamton is ranked first in the America East and No. 22 in the nation.
 
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As a team, Binghamton ranks first in the nation with 7.8 blocks per game.
 
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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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Against Rider on Dec. 21, Binghamton had five players reach double figures in scoring -- senior guard Imani Watkins (22), senior center Alyssa James (19), redshirt junior guard Jasmine Sina (13), sophomore guard Kai Moon (11) and junior forward Rebecca Carmody (11).
 
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The Bearcats head into the game against Maine seeking their first six-game winning streak since Feb. 14-March 3, 2004.
 
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In three previous games against Maine, sophomore guard Kai Moon has averaged 10.3 points.
 
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Redshirt junior guard Jasmine Sina has averaged 11.5 points over the last four games.
 
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Senior center Alyssa James has 15 career double-doubles.
 
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Senior guard Imani Watkins scored a career-high 36 points against Cornell on Dec. 18 -- the most by a Binghamton player since 1999.
 
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Senior guard Imani Watkins has 37 career games with at least 20 points.
 
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As a team, Binghamton leads the America East with 41.9 rebounds per game.
 
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Junior center Alyssa James currently has 220 career blocks -- which ranks second all-time in Binghamton program history and is tied for second all-time in the America East.
 
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Senior guard Imani Watkins currently has 1,740 career points, which ranks third all-time in Binghamton program history and is ranks No. 19 all-time in the America East Conference. She holds the record for the most career points scored by a Binghamton player during its 17-year NCAA Division I era.