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- Binghamton (5-5) lost 62-57 to visiting Rider on Dec. 8. Sophomore guard Lizzy Spindler netted a team-best and career-high 17 points against the Broncs. Senior forward Rebecca Carmody and junior guard Carly Boland each added 13 points.
 
- Carmody leads the team and ranks eighth in the America East with 14.0 points per game. She is also second in the conference in rebounding (7.8 rpg.). Boland is second in the America East in blocks (1.5 bpg.).
 
- As a team, the Bearcats are second in the America East in blocks (4.3 bpg.) and rebounding (38.4 rpg.). Binghamton is also third in scoring (63.0 ppg.) and second in free throw percentage (.720).
 
- Notre Dame (8-1) is the defending NCAA Division I champion. The Fighting Irish are currently ranked second in the Women's Basketball Coaches' Association (WBCA) Top 25 Poll.
 
- Leading Notre Dame in scoring this season is senior Arike Ogunbowale, who is averaging 24.0 points per game. In her junior season, she was named the Most Outstanding Player in the Final Four. Ogunbowale was also a WBCA All-American as well as a second-team Associated Press All-American.
 
- Binghamton and Notre Dame meet for the first time in women's basketball. It also marks the first time in program history that the Bearcats have squared off against the defending NCAA Division I champion.
 
- Binghamton's only other two games against an ACC school were both against Miami (Fla.). The Bearcats played at Miami on Dec. 6, 2008 and hosted the Hurricanes on Dec. 19, 2009.
 
- Marquette (7-2) is the defending BIG EAST champion and is currently tied for No. 16 in the WBCA Top 25 Poll. The Golden Eagles advanced to the second round of the NCAA Tournament last season.
 
- Leading Marquette this season is senior guard Allazia Brockton, who is averaging 19.1 points per game. In her junior season, she was named the BIG EAST Player of the Year as was as an honorable mention All-American by the WBCA.
 
- The marks the first meeting between Binghamton and Marquette in women's basketball. It also marks the first time Binghamton has played against a school from the BIG EAST conference since meeting Xavier back on Nov. 28, 2015.
 
- In its 18-year NCAA Division I era, Binghamton has once before met a nationally-ranked program. The Bearcats played then No. 24 Hartford on Feb. 18, 2010. In addition, Binghamton has faced five teams receiving votes in the national polls -- the most recent of which was Princeton on Dec. 13, 2014.

 
BEARCATS BY THE NUMBERS

.821
For her career, junior guard Kai Moon is shooting .821 from the free throw line (224-273), which ranks third all time in program history.

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Bethann Shapiro Ord is in her first season as the head coach at Binghamton University.

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Binghamton's game against Notre Dame marks the first time it has faced the defending NCAA Division I champion.

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Twice this season, the Bearcats have had five players reach double figures in scoring (vs. Caldwell on Nov. 18 and vs. Niagara on Dec. 5).

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Junior guard/forward Karlee Krchnavi has reached double figures in rebounding three times during her career. Most recently, she had 10 rebounds against Charleston on Nov. 6.

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Junior guard Carly Boland tied a career-high with four blocks against Charleston on Nov. 6.

4-for-4
Sophomore guard Lizzy Spindler shot a perfect 4-for-4 from the field on Nov. 9 against Cornell. This includes going 3-for-3 from beyond the three-point arc.

4.3
As a team, Binghamton ranks second in the America East with 4.3 blocks per game.

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Senior forward Rebecca Carmody has four career games with five steals. Most recently, she had five steals against Cornell on Nov. 9.

7.8
Senior forward Rebecca Carmody ranks second in the America East with 7.8 rebounds per game.

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Sophomore forward Olivia Ramil has scored at least 10 points in five of Binghamton's first 10 games. 

10.1
For her career, junior guard Kai Moon is averaging 10.1 points per game, which ranks No. 16 all-time in Binghamton program history.

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Sophomore Kaylee Wasco netted a career-high 13 points against Niagara on Dec. 5.

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Freshman guard Hayley Moore netted a career-high 13 points against Niagara on Dec. 5.

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Junior guard Carly Boland has reached double figures in scoring 14 times during her career.

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Sophomore forward Olivia Ramil grabbed a career-high 14 rebounds against Niagara on Dec. 5.

27
Senior forward Rebecca Carmody netted a career-high 27 points against Lehigh on Nov. 21, 2018.

49
Binghamton grabbed a season-high 49 rebounds against Army on Nov. 25.

57-41
In her last three years as the head coach at Weber State (2015-18), Bethann Shapiro Ord went 57-41 with a pair of trips to the WBI.