Women’s Basketball Hosts SUNY Geneseo

12/27/2024 2:26:00 PM | By: David O'Brian (dobrian@binghamton.edu) and HaileySilberman (hsilber1@binghamton.edu)

Bearcats and Knights tip off Monday at 5 p.m.

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- Binghamton (7-5) defeated Molloy 67-40 back on Dec. 20 at the Events Center. Sophomore guard Bella Pucci led the charge for the Bearcats, scoring a career-high 17 points and grabbing a game-high 13 rebounds. Sophomore guard Yanniah Boyd added 15 points and secured eight rebounds.

- Redshirt junior guard Jadyn Weltz leads the Bearcats and ranks ninth in the America East with 11.6 points per game. She also places third in steals (2.3 spg.) and sixth in assists (3.0 apg.). Bella Pucci ranks eighth in rebounding, averaging 5.8 boards per game. Junior guard Kaia Goode is second in the America East in steals with 2.3 per contest.

- As a team, Binghamton leads the conference with 9.17 steals per game. The Bearcats also rank second in rebounding (35.9 rpg.) and third in scoring (62.5 ppg.).

- Geneseo (4-4) lost 67-64 in its last game at Hamilton College back on Dec. 3. Audrey Hintz led the Knights in scoring with 17 points. Grace Galgano and Kristin Suydam also reached double figures in scoring, netting 11 and 10 points respectively. Galgano also led the team with eight rebounds while Mackenzie Reigle dished out a team-high five assists.

- Galgano leads the Knights in rebounds, averaging 8.3. Reigle is tops in assists, dishing out 6.0 per game. She also leads in steals with 2.0 per game. Kiley Snow leads Geneseo in scoring, with 11.6 points per game.

- SUNY Geneseo leads the all-time series 12-8, however, this will be the first meeting between the two teams at the Division 1 level. Binghamton's last matchup against Geneseo was on March 1, 1997. The Bearcats won that contest on the road 71-65. (SUNYAC).

BEARCATS BY THE NUMBERS

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With 699 career points, redshirt junior guard Jadyn Weltz is one point away from reaching the 700-point mark for her career.

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With 9.17 steals per game, Binghamton ranks first in the America East for the second time in three seasons.

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Binghamton has hosted a pair of ACC teams this season - Pittsburgh on Nov. 17 and Syracuse on Dec. 18.

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Sophomore guard Bella Pucci has reached double figures in rebounding a team-best three times so far this season. - including the past two games in a row.

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Sophomore forward Kendall Bennett blocked a season-best three shots against Molloy on Dec. 20

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Freshman center Abby Misier blocked a career-best three shots against Pitt-Johnstown on Nov. 4.

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Sophomore guard Kaylee Krysztof has hit four three-point field goals in a game twice this season - against Pittsburgh on Nov. 17 and against Syracuse on Dec. 20.

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Sophomore guard Yanniah Boyd has reached double figures in scoring a team-best seven consecutive games.

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Junior guard Kaia Goode recorded a season-best seven steals at LIU on Nov. 22.

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Redshirt junior guard Jadyn Weltz dished out a season-best seven assists against Pittsburgh on Nov. 17.

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Since Feb. 3, 2024, Binghamton has gone 7-2 at Dr. Bai Lee Court at the Events Center.

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Binghamton made a season-best 10 three-point field goals against Syracuse on Dec. 18.

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Sophomore guard Yanniah Boyd scored a season-best 20 points at Siena on Dec. 15.

63-35
In her three-plus years as a head coach, Mary Grimes has compiled a record of 63-35. This includes a 7-5 mark at Binghamton.

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