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- Binghamton (2-0) defeated Canisius 73-56 on Saturday at the Events Center. Junior forward Clare Traeger finished with a career-high 21 points and game-high nine rebounds. Junior guard Denai Bowman turned in a 12-point, seven-rebound, five-assist, two-block, four-steal performance. Freshman forward Genevieve Coleman, meanwhile, added a career-high 11 points and eight rebounds.

- Bowman ranks third in the America East Conference with 17.5 points per game. She is also ninth with 3.5 assists per contest, tied for second with 1.5 blocks per game and is tied for first with 3.0 steals per game. Traeger is sixth with 14.5 points per game and is second with 9.5 rebounds per contest.

- Cornell (1-2) lost 66-54 to East Tennessee State on Sunday. Olivia Snyder and KC Carter each led the Big Red with 12 points. Theresa Grace Mbanefo leads Cornell with 10.7 points and 8.0 rebounds per game so far this season while Snyder is averaging 10.0 points per contest.

- Binghamton leads the all-time series against Cornell 11-8, having taken the past three meetings. Most recently, the Bearcats won 59-56 at Cornell on Dec. 5, 2019. 

- The Bearcats are off to a 2-0 start for the third time in four seasons. They are seeking their second 3-0 start in three years. Dating back to last season, Binghamton has won its past three games at the Events Center.


BEARCATS BY THE NUMBERS

1
Current junior guard Denai Bowman was named first-team all-conference last season. In the process, she became the first Binghamton underclassman to earn first-team status since Rachel Laws in 2004.

1.8
Senior guard Hayley Moore averaged a team-best 1.8 three-point field goals per game last season.

2
Binghamton has started a pair of newcomers this season - junior forward Jalyn Van Dyke and freshman forward Genevieve Coleman.

2.6
Junior guard Cassidy Roberts averaged a team-best 2.6 assists per game last season.

3-0
Binghamton is seeking its second 3-0 start in the past four seasons.

5
Binghamton is in the midst of a five-game homestand - its longest during its 21-year NCAA Division I era.

5
Junior guard Denai Bowman has reached the 20-point mark in scoring five times during her career at Binghamton, including a career-high 23 points against Siena on Wednesday.

9-of-9
Junior guard Denai Bowman made all nine of her free throw attempts against Siena on Nov. 9.

9.5
Junior forward Clare Traeger ranks second in the America East with 9.5 rebounds per game.

10
Junior guard Zahra Barnes tied her career high with 10 points against Siena on Nov. 9.

10.0
Binghamton leads the America East with 10.0 steals per game.

17.5
Junior Denai Bowman currently ranks third in the America East with 17.5 points per game.

21 and 9
Junior forward Clare Traeger finished with a career-high 21 points and added nine rebounds against Canisius on Nov. 13.

31
The 31 points scored in the fourth period against Canisius on Nov. 13 is the highest total ever recorded by the Bearcats in a period since the NCAA went to four quarters for women's basketball in 2015.