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- Binghamton (19-9, 10-5 AE) lost 57-53 to Albany on Thursday night. Senior guard Imani Watkins finished with 19 points, raising her program-record total to 2,046 career points. Senior center Alyssa James recorded her second straight double-double with 13 points and 11 rebounds while junior forward Rebecca Carmody added 10 points and eight rebounds.
 
- Watkins continues to lead the America East and ranks No. 24 in the nation with 20.6 points per game. She is also tied for second in the conference in steals (2.4 spg.). James is tops in the America East and fourth in the nation with 3.4 blocks per game. She is also first in the America East -- and No. 29 in the nation -- in rebounding (10.0 rpg.). 
 
- As a team, Binghamton leads the conference and is tied for eighth in the nation with 6.1 blocks per game. The Bearcats are also first in the America East in rebounding (40.0 rpg.) and second in scoring defense (56.3 ppg.). In addition, Binghamton is No. 17 in the nation in field goal percentage defense (.356) and No. 29 in scoring defense.  
 
- Binghamton would clinch the No. 3 seed in the upcoming America East Tournament with either a win over Hartford or a Stony Brook loss to Vermont. If the two teams are tied at 10-6 following Sunday's games, the RPI would be used to break the tie.
 
- Hartford (16-12, 8-7 AE) rallied for a 61-54 win at UMBC on Thursday night. Lindsey Abed, who ranks eighth in the America East with 13.4 points per game, finished with 18 points in the victory. As a team, the Hawks lead the conference in steals (12.68 spg.) and are third in scoring offense (64.7 ppg.).
 
- Hartford leads the all-time series 26-11 but Binghamton won the first game this season, 64-59 at the Events Center back on Jan. 13. Watkins scored a game-high 27 points while James added 16 rebounds. At Hartford, the Hawks are 14-4 all time against the Bearcats. Binghamton last win at Hartford was a 53-47 decision back on Jan. 13, 2016.
 
A Win Over Hartford Would...
 
- Give Binghamton 20 wins for the season -- the most during its 17-year NCAA Division I era and its highest win total since going 22-7 during the 2000-01 campaign.

- Clinch Binghamton's second 11-win season in America East play and its first since going 11-5 in 2010-11. The 11 conference wins is the Bearcats' best America East total over a 16-game schedule.

- Mark its best record through 29 games since being 22-7 during the 2000-01 season.

- Clinch the No. 3 seed at the upcoming America East Tournament.

 
BEARCATS BY THE NUMBERS

1
With 256 career blocks, senior center Alyssa James is ranked first all-time in both Binghamton's program history and in America East Conference history.

1
Senior guard Imani Watkins is in first place all time in Binghamton program history with 235 career three-point field goals.

2
Binghamton currently ranks second in the America East in scoring defense (56.3 ppg.).

4
Senior guard Imani Watkins has been named the America East Player of the Week four times this year, which is the most selections by a Binghamton player in a single season.

4
Sophomore guard Kai Moon ranks fourth in the America East with an .803 free throw percentage (94-117).

6.9
Junior forward Rebecca Carmody is fifth in the America East with 6.9 rebounds per game.

10.0
Senior center Alyssa James ranks No. 29 in the nation with 10.0 rebounds per game. That is the highest average by an America East Conference player since Julie Forster of Albany had 10.3 rebounds during the 2011-12 season.

20
With a 19-9 record so far this season, Binghamton is closing in on its first 20-win campaign since going 22-7 in 2000-01 -- the program's final year at the NCAA Division II level.

14-1
Binghamton is 14-1 this season when allowing fewer than 60 points in a game.

18
Sophomore Kai Moon made 18 consecutive free throw attempts from Jan. 24-Feb. 8, which ties the fourth-longest streak in program history.

44
Senior guard Imani Watkins has 44 career games with at least 20 points. She has reached the 30-point mark four times, including three times this season.

201
Redshirt junior Jasmine Sina has 201 career three-point field goals, which ranks fourth all time in Binghamton program history.

578
Senior guard Imani Watkins currently has 578 points this season. She has already broken the Binghamton single-season point record of 576, turned in by Bess Greenberg during the 1999-00 campaign.

1,015
Senior center Alyssa James has 1,015 rebounds during her collegiate career. After grabbing 291 rebounds during her freshman year at Caldwell University (2013-14), she has 724 in three years at Binghamton. James currently ranks fifth all time in Binghamton program history.

2,046
Senior guard Imani Watkins currently has 2,046 career points, which ranks first all-time in Binghamton program history as well as No. 10 all-time in the America East Conference. Watkins broke the all-time program record of 2,024 points (set by Bess Greenberg from 1997-01) on Feb. 17 vs. UMass Lowell.