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- Binghamton (11-2, 0-0 AE) defeated NJIT 75-40 on Monday night to finish with the best non-conference record during its 19-year NCAA Division I era. Senior guard
Kai Moon finished with 27 points to go along with six assists and five steals. Fellow senior guard
Carly Boland had 15 points while senior forward
Karlee Krchnavi grabbed a game-high 13 rebounds.Â
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- Moon ranks first in the America East and ranks No. 10 in the nation with 21.4 points per game. She is also tied for third in the conference with 2.0 steals per game. Sophomore forward
Annie Ramil is tied for third in the America East with 7.4 rebounds per game while Boland is seventh in assists (3.1 apg.) and tied for fifth in blocks (0.9 bpg.)
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- Albany (5-9, 1-0 AE) beat Vermont 58-49 on Wednesday night. Amanda Kantzy finished with 15 points and nine rebounds. Kyara Frames dished out a game-high nine assists.
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- Alexi Schecter leads the Great Danes and ranks sixth in the America East with 13.3 points per game. She is also tied for ninth in the conference with 6.6 rebounds per game. Frames, meanwhile, is fourth in the America East with 4.2 assists per game.
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- Albany leads the all-time series against Binghamton 42-25, including 26-14 during the two programs' 19-year America East era. The Great Danes have won 20 straight meetings. The Bearcats' last win in the series was a 41-40 decision at Albany back on Feb. 20, 2011.
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- Binghamton is receiving votes in the CollegeInsider.com Mid-Major Top 25 Poll for the fourth straight week. The Bearcats were named one of the five "Under the Radar" Teams in the nation by NCAA.com back on Nov. 28.
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- As a team, the Bearcats are off to their best 13-game start since the 1999-2000 season. In the 47-year history of the program, seven Binghamton teams have started off the season at least 11-2.Â
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MILESTONES TO WATCH FOR VS. ALBANY
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- A victory would give the Bearcats 12 wins for the year - which would tie last season's total.
- A win would be its first over Albany since Feb. 20, 2011.
- A win would mark Binghamton's third conference-opening victory in four seasons (it also won in 2017 and 2018).
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Kai Moon need four points to tie Erica Carter (2008-12) for 12th place all-time in program history with 1,150 career points.
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BEARCATS BY THE NUMBERS
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As a team, Binghamton leads the America East in all three shooting categories -- field goal percentage (.433), three-point field goal percentage (.354) and free throw percentage (.768).
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Senior guard
Kai Moon has been named the America East Player of the Week three times this season (Nov. 11, Nov. 25 and Dec. 2).
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3.42
Binghamton as a team compiled a 3.42 overall GPA during the Fall 2019 semester.
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Binghamton is receiving votes in the CollegeInsider.com Mid-Major Poll for the fourth consecutive week.
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The Bearcats were named one of five "Under the Radar Teams" by NCAA.com on Nov. 28.
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Sophomore forward
Annie Ramil is tied for fourth in the America East with 7.4 rebounds per game.
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8-of-8
Junior forward
Kaylee Wasco was a perfect 8-for-8 from the field and finished with a career-high 17 points against Niagara on Nov. 16.
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10.5
In its last two games, the Bearcats as a team have averaged 10.5 steals per game.
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11-2
Binghamton is off to a 11-2 start -- its best 13-game start since the 1999-00 season.
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12.3
In six previous games against Albany, senior guard
Kai Moon has averaged 12.3 points per game.
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Freshman guard
Denai Bowman scored a career-high 13 points against Niagara on Nov. 16.
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13.8
As a team, Binghamton is No. 46 in the nation with just 13.8 turnovers per game.
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Junior forward
Olivia Ramil scored a career-high 17 points against St. Bonaventure on Nov. 27.
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Senior guard
Carly Boland scored a game-high and season-best 22 points at Miami on Dec. 17.
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Senior guard
Kai Moon scored a career-high 36 points against Lafayette on Nov. 8, which tied the fourth-highest total in Binghamton program history.
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1,146
Senior guard
Kai Moon ranks No. 13 all-time in Binghamton program history with 1,146 career points. In 12th place, with 1,150 career points is Erica Carter (2006-10) while Viive Rebane (2008-12) is 11th with 1,176 career points.Â
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2,147 and 1,127
Binghamton's senior class of
Carly Boland,
Karlee Krchnavi and
Kai Moon has a combined total of 2,147 career points and 1,127 career rebounds.
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