BURLINGTON, Vt.  – Hanna Crymble scored a game-high 32 points, leading Vermont (8-9, 2-2 AE) to a 65-62 comeback win over Binghamton (12-5, 1-3 AE) in a America East women's basketball game on Wednesday night at Patrick Gym. The loss is the second straight setback for the Bearcats.
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Crymble, who finished 11-for-25 from the floor and tied for the game high with nine rebounds, was the catalyst as Vermont rallied from double-digit deficits twice during the game.
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Senior guard
Kai Moon scored a team-high 22 points for Binghamton to go along with five rebounds and a pair of steals. Senior guard
Carly Boland scored 13 points and added seven rebounds, two assists, a pair of blocks and two steals. Also finishing in double figures was sophomore forward
Annie Ramil with 12 points.
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Binghamton jumped out to a quick 11-0 lead just over three minutes into the game. The Catamounts, however, stormed back to take a 23-19 lead at the end of the first period. Crymble scored nine of her points during that stretch.
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The Bearcats regrouped to take a 41-40 lead at the half and then surged ahead 55-44 with 2:08 left in the third period. From there, however, the Catamounts scored 11 straight points to tie the game at 55-55 with 7:00 left in regulation. Crymble punctuated the run with a three-point field goal.
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The Catamounts went on to build a 63-59 lead with 2:15 left to go. Moon brought the Bearcats to within 63-62 on a three pointer with 1:57 remaining but that would the final points they'd score in the game.
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Led by Crymble, the Catamounts finished with a 38-26 advantage in points in the paint. They also scored 19 points off of turnovers.
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In the fourth period, Vermont hit eight of their 12 shots (67 percent) while the Bearcats connected on just two of their 15 attempts (13 percent).
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Moon now has 17 career games with at least 20 points. She currently has 1,211 career points and remains in 10th place all time in program history. Karen McClelland (1996-00) is ninth with 1,227 points while Alicia Brennan is eighth with 1,229 career points.
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Binghamton returns home for a Saturday game at noon against Maine.Â
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