VESTAL, N.Y. – Binghamton women's basketball (9-5, 1-0) hosts defending conference champions Vermont (13-4, 2-0) in their America East home opener at the Events Center on Thursday for a 6:07 tip-off.

Last Time Out
The Bearcats, in their America East Conference opener against NJIT, claimed victory in a thrilling 75-71 win over NJIT after trailing by 17 early in the third quarter. Kendall Bennett, Meghan Casey and Bella Pucci combined for 60 of Bing's 75 points. K. Bennett registered her sixth double-double with 23 points (career-high) and 11 rebounds.

About the Catamounts

• Defending America East champions with a 13-4 record this season, off to a 2-0 start in America East
• Defeated both UAlbany and New Hampshire 72-56 in the first two AEC games
• Nikola Priede was named AE Player of the Week on Monday
• Picked to finish first in America East preseason poll; Nikola Priede and Catherine Gilwee selected to the preseason All-Conference squad

All-Time versus UVM

• Vermont is 31-18 in the all-time series; 8-2 in the last 10 matchups
• Catamounts won both matchups last season (55-46, 53-40)
• Last victory at home was in 2023-24 when Bing won 66-57; Bella Pucci, Kendall Bennett and Meghan Casey all played in that game.

In the AE Ranks
Binghamton has the number one scoring offense in the league, averaging 69.9 points a game. The Bearcats have let up the most points against them with teams averaging 65.1 points a game. Bing also ranks first in free-throw percentage (76.5) and steals per game (10.5).
Kendall Bennett leads the league in field percentage at 62.2 percent and sits third in rebounds per game (8.6) with just an average of 28.3 minutes per game.

Slow Start, Strong Finish
The Bearcats have struggled to start games this season, with the first quarter being their lowest-scoring quarter. However, they tend to find their game when it matters most, as the fourth quarter has been the best scoring period for the Bearcats. Binghamton is 8-1 when outscoring opponents in the second half and is 8-0 when having a lead with five minutes remaining.

70 is the Sweet Spot
Binghamton is 6-0 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 122 total rebounds, Kendall Bennett sits third in the conference, averaging 8.6 rebounds per game, averaging 5.8 defensive boards and 2.9 offensive boards.

Trust in our Starters
The Bearcats have rolled with the same starting five for all 14 games played thus far (Pucci, K. Bennett, Goode, Middleton, Boyd).