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- Binghamton (16-8, 7-4 AE) won 69-64 at Stony Brook on Monday night behind a 25-point performance by senior guard Imani Watkins. In the process, she drained her program-record 225th career three-point field goal. Sophomore guard Kai Moon added 17 points while senior center Alyssa James finished with 13 rebounds.
 
- Watkins continues to lead the America East and ranks No. 10 in the nation with 22.0 points per game. She is also third in the conference in steals (2.6 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. 26 in the nation -- in rebounding (10.0 rpg.). 
 
- As a team, Binghamton leads the conference and is No. 13 in the nation with 5.9 blocks per game. The Bearcats are also first in the America East in rebounding (39.4 rpg.) and second in scoring (65.5 ppg.). In addition, Binghamton is No. 20 in the nation in field goal percentage defense (.361), No. 41 in steals (10.33 spg.) and No. 42 in scoring defense (57.9 ppg.).
 
- With 1,995 career points, Watkins ranks second all-time in Binghamton program history and No. 10 all-time in the America East. Bess Greenberg set the program record with 2,024 points from 1997-01. Watkins is five points away from becoming the just the second player in Binghamton history -- and 10th in conference history -- to reach the 2,000-point mark.
 
- UMBC (3-20, 2-8 AE) has been off since winning 52-51 at Vermont on Saturday. Laura Castaldo leads the Retrievers with 11.4 points per game.   
 
- Binghamton leads the all-time series against UMBC 20-12, having won 81-51 at home back on Jan. 24. James had a game-high 22 points and 11 rebounds while Moon added 20 points. UMBC, however, has won four straight games at home. Thursday's meeting marks UMBC's first women's game at its new Event Center.
 
A WIN OVER UMBC WOULD…

- Be the Bearcats' sixth win in its past seven games
- Break the program record for the most road wins in a season. The Bearcats are 9-3 (which ties the 1998-99 and 1999-00 squads for the most road wins in a season).
- Be the Bearcats' first win at UMBC since Jan. 30, 2013, when they won 66-57
- Be its 17th win of the season, which ties the program's third-best total during its 17 year NCAA Division I era.
 
MILESTONES TO WATCH FOR AGAINST UMBC…
 
- Imani Watkins is five points away from becoming the second player in Binghamton history -- and 10th in America East history -- to score her 2,000th career point.
- Imani Watkins is 29 points away from tying the Binghamton program record of 2,024 career points -- set by Bess Greenberg from 1997-01.
- Imani Watkins has 24 straight games scoring in double figures. She needs one more game to break the program record set by Rachel Laws during the 2003-04 season. 
- With 683 rebounds during her three-year career at Binghamton, Alyssa James needs three to tie Jasbriell Swain (2010-13) for sixth place all time in program history.
- With 1,009 points during her three-year career at Binghamton, Alyssa James needs nine points to tie Helene Thomas for 15th place all time (1,018 points from 1981-85) and 10 points to tie Jen Blues for 14th place (1,019 points from 2002-06).
 

BEARCATS BY THE NUMBERS
 
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With 241 career blocks, senior center Alyssa James is ranked first all-time in both Binghamton's program history and in America East Conference history.
 
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Senior guard Imani Watkins is in first place all time in Binghamton program history with 226 career three-point field goals.
 
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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.
 
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Sophomore guard Kai Moon ranks fourth in the America East with a .804 free throw percentage.
 
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Senior guard Imani Watkins needs five points to become the second player in Binghamton history -- and 10th player in the America East -- to reach the 2,000-point mark in scoring.
 
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Junior forward Rebecca Carmody is tied for fourth in the America East with 6.7 rebounds per game.
 
10.0
Senior center Alyssa James ranks No. 26 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.
 
11-0
Binghamton is a perfect 11-0 this season when allowing fewer than 60 points in a game.
 
22.0
Senior guard Imani Watkins, who is averaging 21.8 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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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.
 
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Senior center Alyssa James has 974 rebounds during her collegiate career. After grabbing 291 rebounds during her freshman year at Caldwell (2013-14), she has 683 in less than three years at Binghamton. James currently ranks ninth all time in Binghamton program history
 
1,995
Senior guard Imani Watkins currently has 1,995 career points, which ranks second all-time in Binghamton program history as well as No. 10 all-time in the America East Conference. Bess Greenberg is the Binghamton program leader with 2,024 points from 1997-01.