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- Binghamton (8-6, 0-1 AE) lost 58-49 at NJIT on Thursday evening. Sophomore guard Yanniah Boyd paced the Bearcats with 15 points while sophomore forward Kendall Bennett recorded a career-high 12 points. Boyd also added four rebounds, three assists, two steals and a block to her performance. Sophomore guard Bella Pucci contributed eight points and led the team with eight rebounds.
- Boyd leads the Bearcats in scoring and is No. 11 in the conference with 10.6 points per game. Redshirt junior guard Jadyn Weltz ranks second in steals (2.1 spg.) and is fifth in assists (3.1 apg.). Pucci ranks eighth in rebounding with an average of 5.6 per contest.
- As a team, Binghamton ranks second in the America East in both steals (9.2 spg.) and rebounding (35.9 rpg.). The Bearcats also rank third in scoring with 62.4 points per game.
- UMBC (7-5, 0-0 AE) won its last game 101-49 against Bryn Athyn on Sunday. For the second time in program history, six players scored in double figures, led by Kenya Ramsey with a career-high 20 points. She also added six rebounds, two assists and two steals in just 12 minutes off the bench.
- Jordon Lewis is the Retrievers top scorer and ranks seventh in the America East with 11.8 points per game. Jaliena Sanchez ranks sixth in steals (1.6 spg.) while Carmen Yanez is sixth in assists (3.0 apg.). Jaden Walker is the top rebounder for UMBC, sitting sixth in the conference with an average of 6.4 rebounds per game.
- As a team, UMBC ranks third in the conference in rebounds (35.4 rpg.). The Retrievers also place fourth in scoring, averaging 62.4 points per game.
- Binghamton leads the all-time series against UMBC 30-15. The two teams split the season series last year. The Retrievers won 70-55 at the Events Center on Jan. 4 but the Bearcats got even with a 52-44 win in Baltimore on Feb. 15.
BEARCATS BY THE NUMBERS
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With 9.21 steals per game, Binghamton ranks second 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 year.
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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 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.
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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
8-2
Since Feb. 3, 2024, Binghamton has gone 8-2 at Dr. Bai Lee Court at the Events Center.
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Binghamton is 8-2 this season when it has shot at least 40 percent from the field.
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In Binghamton's game against UMBC on Jan. 4, 2024, sophomore forward Kendall Bennett scored 11 points.
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Binghamton made a season-best 13 three-point field goals against Geneseo on Dec. 30.
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Sophomore guard Yanniah Boyd scored a season-best 20 points at Siena on Dec. 15.
64-36
In her three-plus years as a head coach, Mary Grimes has compiled a record of 64-36. This includes an 8-6 mark at Binghamton.
