Women’s Basketball Heads to First-Place UAlbany

1/17/2025 12:24:00 PM | By: David O'Brian (dobrian@binghamton.edu) and HaileySilberman (hsilber1@binghamton.edu)

Meghan Casey

Bearcats and Great Danes Tip Off Saturday at 2 p.m.

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- Binghamton (11-7, 3-2 AE) saw its three-game winning streak snapped in a 55-46 loss to Vermont (9-10, 4-1 AE) on Thursday morning before a program-record 4,627 fans at the Events Center. Redshirt junior guard Jadyn Weltz led the Bearcats with a game-high 15 points.

- Weltz ranks second in the conference in steals (2.2 spg.), sixth in assists (3.1 apg.) and is tied for ninth in scoring (11.0 ppg.). Sophomore guard Bella Pucci is ninth in the America East with an average of 5.4 rebounds per game.

- As a team, Binghamton leads the conference with 8.8 steals per game. It also leads the America East in rebounding (35.7 rpg.). Additionally, the Bearcats rank second in scoring defense (56.9 ppg.) and third in scoring offense (62.0 ppg.).

- UAlbany (15-3, 5-0 AE) secured a 55-40 road victory over Bryant on Thursday night. Kayla Cooper led the Great Danes with 17 points while Jessica Tomasetti contributed 12 points and a team-high nine rebounds. Gabriela Falcão recorded a game-best three blocks, and Martina Borrellas notched a game-high three steals.

- Cooper ranks second in the conference with 17.2 points per game. She also ranks third in rebounding (7.3 rpg.), fifth in steals (1.6 spg.) and eighth in assists (2.8 apg.). Falcão, meanwhile, leads the America East in blocks, grabbing 1.6 per game.

- As a team, UAlbany leads the conference in scoring defense (53.8 ppg.) and also ranks second in scoring offense (65.2 ppg.). The Great Danes are also third in both blocks (3.0 bpg.) and assists (13.2 apg.).

- UAlbany leads the all time series against Binghamton 50-27. The Great Danes swept both games last season, winning 60-58 at the Events Center on Jan. 13 as well as 60-52 at home on Feb. 8.

BEARCATS BY THE NUMBERS

1
Binghamton leads the America East in both rebounding (35.7 rpg.) and steals (8.78 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.

3
Redshirt junior guard Jadyn Weltz has reached double figures in scoring a team-best three straight games.

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
Sophomore forward Kendall Bennett is averaging 10.2 points per game in America East contests.

10-3
Since Feb. 3, 2024, Binghamton has gone 10-3 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.

67-37
In her three-plus years as a head coach, Mary Grimes has compiled a record of 67-37. This includes an 11-7 mark at Binghamton.

4,627
At the Jan. 16 Beyond the Classroom Game against Vermont, Binghamton drew a program-record 4,627 fans to the Events Center.

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