Vestal, N.Y. – Binghamton women's basketball (5-3) gets set to host Marist University (3-6) at the Events Center on Saturday at 2 p.m. This will be the first time the two sides go head-to-head in program history.
The Bearcats are coming off a 71-58 victory over Buffalo this past Saturday.
Bella Pucci led the team in scoring with her eighth straight game of scoring in double figures with 18.
Kendall Bennett and
Kaia Goode each tallied 10 points; Binghamton had 13 steals to UB's four and won the turnover battle in the victory.
Binghamton has five games remaining before America East play begins (Jan. 3 against NJIT).
About Marist
- Coming off third win this season, 79-76 over Lafayette in overtime
- In that game, senior guard Jackie Piddock posted a career high 26 points on 8-for-11 shooting and 4-for-4 from deep
- The Red Foxes were picked to finish fourth of 13 in the MAAC Preseason Poll
- Lexie Tarul and Danielle Williamsen earned spots on the Preseason All-MAAC Second Team
WHERE WE RANK
On the national scale, the Bearcats rank 33rd in turnovers forced per game at 21.88 (first in the AE), 38th in steals per game at 11.8 (first in the AE), and 50th in free throw percentage at 75.7 (first in the AE). In the America East, the Bearcats sit atop the league in scoring offense with 72.8 points per game.
LOOKING FOR THREE IN A ROW
Binghamton will look to win its third straight game for the first time this season. They did it twice last season in a stretch of non-conference games (Nov. 22 – Nov. 30, 2024) and in league play (Jan. 4 – Jan. 11, 2025).
TRUST IN OUR STARTERS
Coach
Mary Grimes has rolled with the same starting five for all eight games played thus far (Pucci, K. Bennett, Goode,
Leah Middleton,
Yanniah Boyd).
