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- Binghamton (4-10, 4-8 AE) was swept by Maine two weekends ago by scores of 67-46 and 70-53. Sophomore forward
Birna Benonysdottir scored a team-best 18 points in the second game while sophomore guard
Denai Bowman added 15 points, eight rebounds and two assists.
- Bowman is tied for fourth in the America East with 13.0 points per game, is third in steals (1.9 spg.) and is tied for eighth in assists (2.5 apg.) with fellow sophomore guard
Cassidy Roberts. Benonysdottir is tied for sixth with 0.9 blocks per game while senior forward
Kaylee Wasco is tied for No. 10 (0.8 bpg.). As a team, the Bearcats are third in the conference with 3.43 blocks per game.
- Albany (5-7, 4-4 AE) split its series against UMass Lowell this past weekend. On Saturday, the Great Danes won 46-39 which was then followed by a 46-31 loss on Sunday. Freshman Kayla Cooper was named the America East Rookie of the Week after scoring a career-high 10 points and grabbing six rebounds in Sunday's game.
-Â Lucia Decortes is ranked No. 10 in the conference with 10.9 points per game and is tied for third in blocks (1.2 bpg.). As a team, the Great Danes are fourth in the America East with 11.58 assists per contest.
- Albany leads the all-time series 43-26. Last season, the two teams each won their home game. The Great Danes won 56-53 on Jan. 5 while the Bearcats posted a 58-42 victory on Feb. 5. Wasco had six points, two rebounds and two assists in the victory.
- Saturday marks the Bearcats' annual Play4Kay game in support of the Kay Yow Cancer Fund. Sunday will be the program's annual senior day with Wasco being this year's lone honoree.
BEARCATS BY THE NUMBERS
.474
Binghamton shot a season-best .474 against UMass Lowell on Jan. 17 (27-of-57).
1.7
Junior guard Hayley Moore ranks fifth in the America East with 1.7 three-point field goals per game.
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Senior forward Kaylee Wasco has recorded a team-best two double-doubles so far this season.
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Binghamton had three players reach double figures in rebounding against Hartford on Jan. 2 -- senior forward Kaylee Wasco and sophomore forward Clare Traeger each pulled down 11 rebounds while sophomore forward Destiny Samuel finished with 10 rebounds.
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Sophomore forward Clare Traeger has reached double figures in rebounding four times this season.
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Sophomore guard Cassidy Roberts dished out a career-high six assists against New Hampshire on Jan. 10.
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Sophomore forward Clare Traeger ranks first on the team and eighth in the America East with 6.1 rebounds per game.
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Binghamton has held the halftime lead in seven games this season.
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Senior forward Kaylee Wasco has reached double figures in scoring a team-best seven times this season.
8-of-9
Sophomore forward Birna Benonysdottir went 8-of-9 from the free throw line against UMBC on Dec. 28.
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As a team, Binghamton blocked a season-best nine shots against New Hampshire on Jan. 10.
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Sophomore forward Destiny Samuels netted a career-high 11 points against Stony Brook on Dec. 20.
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Junior forward Kathryn Kirkwood scored a team-best and career-high 13 points against UMass Lowell on Jan. 16
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Sophomore guard Denai Bowman has scored at least 20 points three times this season.
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Sophomore forward Birna Benonysdottir scored a career-high 22 points against UMBC on Dec. 28.
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Binghamton posted its highest-scoring period with 24 points in the fourth period against UMBC on Dec. 27.
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Sophomore guard Denai Bowman ranks fourth in the America East with 35.9 minutes played per game.
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Binghamton grabbed a season-high 42 rebounds against UMBC on Dec. 27.
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