VESTAL, N.Y. – Binghamton women's basketball (11-5, 3-0 AE) prepares to take on in-state conference rival UAlbany (11-5, 1-2 AE) on Thursday for Binghamton's Youth Education Game at 11 a.m.

LAST TIME OUT
The Bearcats went on the road and took care of business against UMass Lowell, winning convincingly 80-52 over the River Hawks. Four Bearcats reached double-digits in scoring, with Kendall Bennett leading the squad with a career high 26 points on 11-14 shooting from the field. She was perfect at the free throw line (4-4) and had eight rebounds, two blocks, and a steal in the victory. Bella Pucci had 16 points, going 4-7 behind the three-point line. Yanniah Boyd and Meghan Casey each tallied 11 points.

ABOUT UALBANY

• Head coach Colleen Mullen is in her seventh season; 2025 America East Coach of the Year
• Went 10-3 in non-conference play
• 1-2 in conference play thus far; defeated UMass Lowell 74-62
• Finished last season 26-7, 14-2 in conference play, regular season champions
• Picked fourth in Preseason Poll
• Sophomore guard Delanie Hill averaging 15.1 ppg, 92.2 free throw percentage

ALL-TIME VS. GREAT DANES

• UAlbany leads the All-Time series 51-27 (37-15 since 2001-2002)
• Great Danes have won last eight matchups
• Binghamton's last victory back in 2021, 64-52 in the Events Center. Denai Bowman dropped double double of 21 points and 13 rebounds
   

BENNETT TOP-10 IN FIELD GOAL PERCENTAGE
Kendall Bennett sits among with the best in the nation, ranking eighth in field goal percentage at 62.9%. This comes after shooting a career best 78.5% from the floor on 11-14 shooting against UMass Lowell.

STRONG CONFERENCE START
The Bearcats have started off just 3-0 in conference play for the third time since joining the America East Conference. The other two times came in 2007-08 (9-7) and 2016-17 (8-8), where the Bearcats in both seasons would go on to fall in the quarterfinals of the AE playoffs. Binghamton has never started off 4-0.

CASHING IN ON FREE THROWS
Binghamton leads the conference and ranks 21st in nation in free throw percentage with 77.6%. Bella Pucci (88.3, second) and Kendall Bennett (81.8, fourth) are the only pair of teammates that sit in the top 5 in the conference in free throw percentage.
 
70 IS THE SWEET SPOT
Binghamton is 8-0 when scoring 70 or more points this season, showing that reaching that offensive threshold has been a strong indicator of success for the team with the efficiency and pace of play the Bearcats bring.
 
BENNETT'S BOARDS
With 139 total rebounds, Kendall Bennett sits third in the conference, averaging 8.7 rebounds per game, averaging 5.9 defensive boards and 2.8 offensive boards.