Women’s Basketball Hosts Vermont in “Beyond the Classroom” Game

1/15/2025 11:51:00 AM | By: David O'Brian (dobrian@binghamton.edu) and HaileySilberman (hsilber1@binghamton.edu)

Bearcats and Catamounts Tip Off Thursday at 11 a.m.

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- Binghamton hosts its second annual "Beyond the Classroom" Game. Last season, a program-record crowd of 3,429 fans filled the Events Center on Jan. 11, 2024 against Bryant. The game is being hosted by VISIONS, which is offering complimentary attendance to all school children who will be there.

- Sophomore guard Bella Pucci led Binghamton (11-6, 3-1 AE) with 14 points and nine rebounds in a 67-44 win over New Hampshire (6-11, 0-4 AE) on Saturday at the Events Center. The Bearcats, who earned their third straight victory, shot 50.9 percent from the field (29-of-57) and held a 48-28 rebounding advantage.

- Pucci was one of four Bearcats in double figures, joined by redshirt junior guard Jadyn Weltz (12 points, 4 rebounds), junior guard Kaia Goode (11 points, 5 assists), and sophomore forward Kendall Bennett (10 points, five rebounds). Bennett has now reached double figures in scoring four consecutive games.

- Weltz - the current America East Player of the Week - ranks second in the America East in steals (2.3 spg.), fifth in assists (3.2 apg.) and No. 11 in scoring (10.8 ppg.). Pucci ranks eighth in rebounding, averaging 5.5 boards per game.
As a team, Binghamton leads the conference with 9.0 steals per game. It also leads the America East in rebounding, with 36.1 per contest. In addition, the Bearcats also rank second in scoring defense (57.0 ppg.) and third in scoring offense (62.9 ppg.).

- Vermont (8-10, 3-1 AE) defeated Bryant 74-43 at home on Saturday. Anna Olson led Vermont with 18 points. Nikola Priede and Malia Lenz also scored in double figures with 14 and 10 points respectively. The Catamounts as a team dished out 20 assists.

- Olson leads Vermont and ranks fourth in the conference with 14.7 points per game. Catherine Gilwee leads the America East in assists (4.1 apg.). Bella Vito ranks third in steals (2.2 spg.) and sixth in rebounding (6.4 rpg.).

- As a team, Vermont ranks second in the conference in both blocks (3.2 bpg.) and assists (14.1 apg.). The Catamounts also place fourth in scoring with an average of 61.4 points per game.

- Hayley Moore - a 2022 Binghamton alum - is in her first season as an assistant coach on the Vermont staff. She was a four-year letterwinner and two-year starter for the Bearcats. Moore was part of the 2019-20 Binghamton squad that finished 22-9.

- Vermont leads the all-time series against Binghamton 29-18. The two teams split the season series last year. The Catamounts won 51-38 on Jan. 18 in Burlington but the Bearcats got even with a 66-57 victory at home on Feb. 3.

BEARCATS BY THE NUMBERS

1
Binghamton leads the America East in both rebounding (36.0 rpg.) and steals (9.00 spg.).

2
Binghamton has hosted a pair of ACC teams this season - Pittsburgh on Nov. 17 and Syracuse on Dec. 18.

3
Sophomore guard Bella Pucci has reached double figures in rebounding a team-best three times so far this year.

3
Sophomore guard Kaylee Krysztof has hit at least four three-point field goals in a game three times this this season. She hit four of them against Pittsburgh on Nov. 17 and against Syracuse on Dec. 20 as well as a career-high five against Geneseo on Dec. 30.

4
Sophomore forward Kendall Bennett has reached double figures in scoring a team-best four straight games.

4-1
Binghamton is seeking its first 4-1 start since the 2010-11 season.

7
Junior guard Kaia Goode recorded a season-best seven steals at LIU on Nov. 22.

7
Redshirt junior guard Jadyn Weltz dished out a season-best seven assists against Pittsburgh on Nov. 17

10-2
Since Feb. 3, 2024, Binghamton has gone 10-2 at Dr. Bai Lee Court at the Events Center.

11-2
Binghamton is 11-2 this season when it has shot at least 40 percent from the field.

13
Binghamton made a season-best 13 three-point field goals against Geneseo on Dec. 30.

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

67-36
In her three-plus years as a head coach, Mary Grimes has compiled a record of 67-36. This includes an 8-6 mark at Binghamton.

3,429
At last year's Beyond the Classroom Game, Binghamton drew a program-record 3,429 fans to the Events Center for its Jan. 11 game against Bryant.

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