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- Binghamton (13-16, 8-8 AE) is  the No. 5 seed in the America East Tournament. The Bearcats head into postseason play having won four of their last five games as well as eight of their final 12 regular-season contests. The No. 5 seed is Binghamton's highest since earning the No. 4 seed in 2020.
 
- The Bearcats are making their 22^nd appearance in the America East Tournament. They joined the conference prior to the 2001-02 academic year. Binghamton has advanced to the conference semifinals seven times with the most recent instance taking place in 2020.
 
- In its final regular-season game, Binghamton defeated New Hampshire 65-56 this past Saturday on the road. Junior forward Genevieve Coleman scored a game-high 18 points and graduate student guard Denai Bowman added 16 points. Redshirt sophomore guard Jadyn Weltz, meanwhile, grabbed a team-high seven rebounds to go along with nine points and five assists.
 
- Bowman, Weltz and Coleman have been named All-Conference by the America East for the 2023-24 season. Bowman repeated as a second-team selection and was also chosen to the All-Defensive Team. Weltz earned second-team honors while Coleman was chosen to the third team.
 
- Bowman has now been named both All-Conference and to the All-Defensive Team four straight years. She is just the second Binghamton player to be named America East All-Conference four times during her career, with Andrea Holmes (2008-12) being the other one. In addition, Bowman is the only Bearcat player to be named to the conference's All-Defensive Team four times.
 
- The three all-conference selections represent Binghamton's highest total since 2016. It also ties the program record for most America East All-Conference selections with 2004 and 2016 being the other two seasons.
 
- Bowman leads the Bearcats and is No. 10 in the America East with 11.6 points per game. Redshirt sophomore guard Ella Wanzer ranks second in the conference with 2.4 three-point field goals per game and a .376 three-point field goal percentage. Weltz, meanwhile, is tied for first with 4.5 assists per game and is second with a 1.6 assists-to-turnover ratio. 
 
- Bowman has 1,492 career points and is in fifth place all-time in program history. Against New Hampshire, she surpassed Kai Moon, who finished her Binghamton career with 1,476 points from 2016-20. Moon was named the 2020 America East Player of the Year.
 
- As a team, Binghamton is second in the America East with both 62.3 points per game and 13.62 assists per game. The Bearcats are also second with 6.7 three-point field goals per contest and third with a 0.99 assists-to-turnover ratio.
 
-Bryant (15-14, 8-8 AE) was defeated 64-38 by NJIT last Saturday in its regular-season finale. Mia Mancini led the Bulldogs with 22 points while Mariona Planes Fortuny added eight points.

- Mancini was been named the 2024 America East Rookie of the Year. She also was chosen third-team all-conference. Planes Fortuny was named to the first team. Nia Scott, meanwhile, joins Mancini on the All-Rookie Team.
 
- Planes Fortuny leads Bryant and ranks second in the America East with 16.5 points per game. She is also third with 1.4 blocks per game and sixth with 6.6 rebounds per game.
 
- As a team, the Bulldogs are ranked third in the conference with 36.3 rebounds per game. 
 
- Binghamton leads the all-time series 5-2. Earlier this season, however, the Bulldogs swept both game with a 62-51 decision at the Events Center on Jan. 11 and a 55-51 victory in Smithfield on Feb. 10. Binghamton's last victory over Bryant was a 62-51 triumph in Smithfield on Jan. 28, 2023.
 
- Binghamton and Bryant have never faced each other in the America East Tournament. Bryant joined the America East for the 2022-23 academic year.


BEARCATS BY THE NUMBERS
 
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Redshirt sophomore guard Ella Wanzer ranks sixth all-time in Binghamton program history with a .376 three-point field goal percentage (139-of-365).

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The 2024 America East Tournament marks the first time that Binghamton and Bryant will square off in postseason play.
 
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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 posted three All-Conference selections for just the fourth time in program history. They include graduate student guard Denai Bowman (2^nd Team & All-Defensive), redshirt sophomore guard Jadyn Weltz and junior forward Genevieve Coleman.

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Redshirt sophomore guard Ella Wanzer has nine career games with 20 or more points. Most recently, she netted 20 points against UMass Lowell on Feb. 22, 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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Junior forward Genevieve Coleman scored 21 points against UMBC on Jan. 11.

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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 guard Denai Bowman ranks fifth all time in Binghamton program history with 1,492 career points.