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-Binghamton (9-13, 4-5 AE) defeated Vermont 66-57 on Saturday afternoon. Graduate student guard
Denai Bowman scored 18 points while sophomore guard
Camryn Fauria added 16 points. Redshirt sophomore guards
Jadyn Weltz and
Ella Wanzer also reached double figures in scoring - with 12 and 10 points respectively.
- Bowman leads the Bearcats and is No. 10 in the America East with 11.5 points per game. Wanzer ranks second in the conference with 2.6 three-point field goals per game and a .399 three-point field goal percentage. She is also No. 37 in the nation in three-point field goals per game. Weltz, meanwhile, is first with 4.5 assists per game and tied for first with a 1.5 assists-to-turnover ratio.
- As a team, Binghamton ranks third in the America East with 63.1 points per game and is tied for third with 13.86 assists per game. The Bearcats are also second with 6.9 three-point field goals per contest and third with a 1.02 assists-to-turnover ratio.
- UAlbany (19-3, 8-1 AE) defeated UMBC 69-55 on Saturday. Kayla Cooper led the Great Danes with 18 points and 14 rebounds while Meghan Huerter added 15 points. Lilly Phillips finished with 12 points and four rebounds.
- Cooper leads UAlbany and is ranked fourth in the America East with 16.1 points per game. Deja Evans, who has been named the America East Rookie of the Week four times, is tied for third in rebounds (7.2 rpg) and is ranked second in blocks (1.5 bpg). As a team, the Great Danes are first in points per game (66.1 ppg.) as well as in points allowed per game (51.5 ppg.). Their scoring defense is also ranked second in the nation.
- UAlbany leads the all-time series 49-27, having won the past five meetings. Earlier this season, the Great Danes won 60-58 at the Events Center on Jan. 13. Binghamton's last victory over UAlbany was a 64-52 home decision on Feb. 7, 2021. The Bearcats have not won in Albany since edging the Great Danes 41-40 on Feb. 20, 2011.
BEARCATS BY THE NUMBERS
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Redshirt sophomore guard Ella Wanzer ranks fourth all-time in Binghamton program history with a .391 three-point field goal percentage (135-of-345).
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Two different Binghamton players have dished out 10 assists in a game this year -- Jadyn Weltz against Canisius on Dec. 8 and Meghan Casey against Army on Dec 20.
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Binghamton had two players record a double-double against NJIT on Feb. 1 - graduate student guard Denai Bowman (16 points & 11 rebounds) and junior forward Genevieve Coleman (10 points and 10 rebounds).
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Redshirt sophomore guard Ella Wanzer has eight career games with 20 or more points. Most recently, she netted 24 points against New Hampshire on Jan. 24, 2024.
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As a team, the Bearcats made a season-best 12 three-point field goals against St. Bonaventure on Nov. 18 and against Pittsburgh on Dec. 3.
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Freshman guard Bella Pucci finished with a career-high 13 points and a career-best nine rebounds against Chestnut Hill on Dec. 30.
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Graduate student forward Shannon O'Connor scored a season-high 14 points against Cornell on Nov. 29.
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Redshirt sophomore guard Jadyn Weltz scored a season-high 20 points at UMass Lowell on Jan. 20.
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Graduate student guard Denai Bowman scored 21 points against UAlbany on Jan. 13.
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Redshirt sophomore guard Ella Wanzer scored a career-high 36 points against Loyola on Nov. 12.
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Graduate student forward Denai Bowman ranks eighth all time in program history with 84 blocks. In seventh place, with 95 career blocks, is Alicia Brennan
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Redshirt sophomore guard Ella Wanzer ranks ninth all-time in program history with 135 career three-point field goals. In eighth place, with 179 three-point field goals, is Cathy Mackin (1994-98).
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Graduate student guard Denai Bowman ranks sixth all time in Binghamton program history with 1,409 career points. In fifth place, with 1,476 career points, is Kai Moon (2016-20).
