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- Binghamton (9-4, 0-0 AE) defeated Niagara 25-16, 25-15, 25-16 last Tuesday at the West Gym. Freshman outside hitter
Giulia Bonifacio, the America East Rookie of the Week the past four weeks, led the team with 17 kills and posted a .577 hitting percentage. Junior outside hitter
Stefana Stan added 11 kills while senior middle hitter
Anna Sprys recorded a team-high six blocks.
- Sprys and junior right side hitter
Stephanie Gatto rank first and second in the America East in blocks per set (1.22 and 1.14 respectively). Freshman defensive specialist
Madison Konopka is second in the conference with 4.20 digs per set. As a team, Binghamton leads the America East in blocks per set (2.53) and hitting percentage (.238).
- New Hampshire (10-5, 0-0 AE) swept Merrimack 25-13, 25-20, 26-24 last Wednesday on the road. Hannah Serbousek had a team-best 10 kills and posted five digs. Kara Oxenknecht had eight kills, a .533 hitting percentage and eight blocks. Lindsey Kriendler had a team-high four service aces.
- Kelly Kaufmann is second in the America East in hitting percentage (.400) while Gabby Smith ranks fourth (.319). Camryn Honn is second with 0.48 service aces per game. As a team, the Wildcats led the conference with 2.14 service aces per set and are second with a .233 hitting percentage.
- New Hampshire leads the all-time series 26-16, having won the last eight meetings. Binghamton's last win in the series was a straight set victory in the 2017 America East semifinals.
- Before facing Binghamton, New Hampshire hosts Albany on Friday.
