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- Binghamton (4-4) defeated Pitt-Johnstown 62-51 on Tuesday night. Junior guard Denai Bowman turned in a 23-point, nine-rebound, five assist performance. Junior forward Birna Benonysdottir and freshman guard Ella Wanzer each added 11 points while freshman forward Genevieve Coleman finished with seven points, seven rebounds and three blocks.
- Bowman ranks second in the America East with 14.5 points per game. She is also tied for third with 2.1 steals per game, is fourth with 3.6 assists per game and tied for fifth with 0.9 blocks per contest. Junior forward Clare Traeger, meanwhile, is second in the conference with 7,8 rebounds per game and is tied for second with 2.3 steals per game. As a team, the Bearcats rank second in the America East in scoring (64.8 ppg.), assists (14.5 apg.) and steals (9.50 spg).
- Eastern Michigan (2-4) lost 94-58 at Oklahoma on Tuesday night. Areanna Combs netted a team-best 14 points while Ce'Nara Skanes turned in a double-double with 10 points and 10 rebounds.
- Combs is averaging a team-best 17.3 points per game, followed by Danielle Rainey with 14.5 points. Skanes, meanwhile, is putting up 12.5 points and 9.5 rebounds per game.
- In the only previous meeting between the two schools, Binghamton won 78-67 at the Events Center on Dec. 1, 2019.
BEARCATS BY THE NUMBERS
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
Binghamton currently ranks second in the America East in scoring (64.8 ppg.), assists (14.5) and steals (9.5 spg.).
2
Two Binghamton players have been named the America East Rookie of the Week so far this season - Genevieve Coleman (Nov. 15) and Ella Wanzer (Nov. 29).
2.3
Junior forward Clare Traeger ranks second in the America East with 2.3 steals per game.
7
Junior guard Denai Bowman has reached the 20-point mark in scoring seven times during her career at Binghamton. Most recently, she netted 23 points against Pitt-Johnstown on Dec. 7.
7.8
Junior forward Clare Traeger ranks second in the America East with 7.8 rebounds per game.
9-of-9
Junior guard Denai Bowman made all nine of her free throw attempts against Siena on Nov. 9.
10
Junior guard Zahra Barnes tied her career high with 10 points against Siena on Nov. 9.
14
As a team, the Bearcats recorded a season-best 14 steals against Fairleigh Dickinson on Dec. 1.
15
Freshman guard Ella Wanzer scored a career-high 15 points against Mansfield on Nov. 23.
27
Junior forward Birna Benonysdottir finished with a career-high 27 points against Mansfield on Nov. 23.
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.
