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Colgate WBB
59
Winner Binghamton Bingha 2-2,0-0 America East
36
Colgate Colg 1-1,0-0 Patriot
Winner
Binghamton Bingha
2-2,0-0 America East
59
Final
36
Colgate Colg
1-1,0-0 Patriot
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 3 4 F
Binghamton Bingha 13 20 11 15 59
Colgate Colg 11 4 11 10 36

Game Recap: Women's Basketball | | David O’Brian (dobrian@binghamton.edu)

Women’s Basketball wins 59-36 at Colgate

Bennett scores game-high 21 points, Pucci adds 14 points

HAMILTON, N.Y. – Senior forward Kendall Bennett finished with a game-high 21 points while senior guard Bella Pucci netted 14 points, powering Binghamton (2-2) to a 59-36 win over Colgate (1-1) in a non-conference women's basketball game on Wednesday evening at Cotterell Court. The victory is the second straight for the Bearcats.

K. Bennett, who entered the night tied for first in the America East in scoring (18.0 ppg.), reached the 20-point mark for the second straight game and ninth time in her career. She went 7-for-15 from the field, 2-for-4 from beyond the three-point arc and converted five of her six free throws. K. Bennett also grabbed a team-best eight rebounds, recorded a pair of steals and added a block and an assist.

Pucci, meanwhile, reached double figures for the third straight game. She also recorded four steals, five rebounds and dished out a pair of assists.

The story of the game was the second period. Binghamton entered the frame with a 13-11 edge but outscored the Raiders 20-4 to take a 33-15 lead at the half. K. Bennett scored 11 of her points during that span.

Play leveled out for most of the second half until Binghamton went on an 11-4 run in a span of 4:48 to go up 55-34 with 3:22 remaining in regulation. Pucci led the way with five of her points during that stretch.

Senior guard Yanniah Boyd finished with eight points to go along with six rebounds, three assists, a block and a pair of steals. 

Off the bench, sophomore guard Kameryn Dorsey led the team with six assists and five steals. She also added six points and grabbed six rebounds. 

Binghamton's defense came up big against Colgate. The Bearcats limited the Raiders to 21.9 percent shooting (14-of-64) and scored 23 of their points off of turnovers. As a team, the Bearcats came up with 16 steals - their highest total since recording 25 thefts against Bloomsburg last Nov. 6. 

At the other end of the court, Binghamton took care of the basketball, finishing with only 11 turnovers. 

"I told our team before the game that we had to create our defensive identity and we hadn't shown that yet this season," head coach Mary Grimes said. "The adjustments we made in the second quarter is something we can hang our hats on defensively."

Led by K. Bennett, the Bearcats held a commanding 36-18 lead in points in the paint. Binghamton also won the rebounding battle 50-45. 

Binghamton heads to St. Bonaventure on Saturday for a 1:30 p.m. game. 

 
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