STORY LINES
- Binghamton (4-7, 0-1 AE) lost 66-64 to first-place NJIT a week ago Saturday in its first game since Dec. 21. Senior guard
Hayley Moore led four Bearcats players in double figures with 13 points. She was followed by freshman forward
Genevieve Coleman (12), junior forward
Birna Benonysdottir (11) and junior guard
Denai Bowman (10).
- Benonysdottir leads the America East with 16.5 points per game while junior forward
Denai Bowman is third (13.9 ppg.). Bowman also ranks second in assists (4.1 apg.) and is tied with junior forward
Clare Traeger for fourth in steals (1.8 spg.). Traeger also first in rebounding (8.5 rpg.).
- As a team, Binghamton is second in the conference in scoring (64.6 ppg.) and assists (13.91 apg.). In addition, the Bearcats lead the nation in three-point field goal percentage defense (.207).
- Stony Brook (13-2, 4-1 AE) has won its past four games, including a 71-53 triumph at New Hampshire on Sunday. The Seawolves are the defending America East champions and are ranked No. 10 in the College Insider Mid-Major Top 25 Poll.
- Anastasia Warren leads Stony Brook and ranks fifth in the conference with 12.8 points per game. The Seawolves as a team lead the America East in scoring (69.1 ppg.) and rebounding (40.8 rpg.).
- Stony Brook leads the all-time series against Binghamton 28-23, having swept the past seven meetings. Last year, it won both games at home - 61-52 on Dec. 19 and 55-47 the following day. The Bearcats' last win in the series was a 69-64 road triumph on Feb. 5, 2018.
BEARCATS BY THE NUMBERS
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As a team, Binghamton ranks first in the nation in three-point field goal percentage defense (20.7).
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Junior forward Clare Traeger and junior guard Denai Bowman are tied for fourth in the America East with 1.8 steals per game.
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Binghamton has started a pair of newcomers this season - junior forward Jalyn Van Dyke and freshman forward Genevieve Coleman.
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Binghamton currently ranks second in the America East in scoring (64.6 ppg.) and assists (13.91 apg.).
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Two Binghamton players have been named the America East Rookie of the Week so far this season - Genevieve Coleman (Nov. 15 & Jan. 10) and Ella Wanzer (Nov. 29).
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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.
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Junior forward Clare Traeger is first in the America East with 8.5 rebounds per game.
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Junior guard Denai Bowman made all nine of her free throw attempts against Siena on Nov. 9.
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Junior guard Zahra Barnes tied her career high with 10 points against Siena on Nov. 9.
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As a team, the Bearcats recorded a season-best 14 steals against Fairleigh Dickinson on Dec. 1.
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Freshman guard Ella Wanzer scored a career-high 15 points against Mansfield on Nov. 23.
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Senior guard Hayley Moore scored a career-high 16 points against Eastern Michigan on Dec. 10.
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Junior forward Birna Benonysdottir finished with a career-high 27 points against Mansfield on Nov. 23.
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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.