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Siena Recap
Bella Pucci
79
Winner Binghamton Bingha 1-2,0-0 America East
73
Siena Siena 1-2,0-0 Metro
Winner
Binghamton Bingha
1-2,0-0 America East
79
Final
73
Siena Siena
1-2,0-0 Metro
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 3 4 F
Binghamton Bingha 21 10 27 21 79
Siena Siena 21 17 20 15 73

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

Women’s Basketball defeats Siena 79-73

Bennett scored 27 points, Pucci nets 22 points in first win of the season

ALBANY, N.Y. – Senior forward Kendall Bennett poured in a career-high 27 points and grabbed 13 rebounds while senior guard Bella Pucci finished with 22 points, lifting Binghamton (1-2) to a 79-73 win over Siena (1-2) in a non-conference women's basketball game on Sunday afternoon at the MVP Arena. With the victory, the Bearcats finish the America East-Metro Challenge with a 1-1 record.

Bennett, whose previous career high of 26 points came against UMass Lowell last Jan. 10, went 9-of-11 for the field against the Saints and converted nine of her 12 free throws. She has now posted a pair of double-doubles this season as well as 19 for her career.

Pucci, meanwhile, surpassed the 20-point mark for the second straight game. Against Siena, she was 8-of-15 from the field, dished out a game-high five assists and recorded a pair of steals.

This marks the first time that two Binghamton players have reached the 20-point mark since Pucci had a career-high 31 points and K. Bennett added 23 points against NJIT last Feb. 7. Through three games so far this season, K. Bennett leads the team with 18.0 points and 9.3 rebounds per contest while Pucci is pumping in 16.3 points per game.

Also reaching double figures in scoring for the Bearcats on Sunday was senior guard Yanniah Boyd, who netted 16 points to go along with seven rebounds and four assists. Boyd has now reached double figures in all three games this season and is averaging 14.0 points per night. 

The victory by the Bearcats overshadowed a game-high 30 points by Francesca Shiro of Siena. She was 11-for-17 from the field and drained six of her nine shots from beyond the three-point arc.

Schiro scored 19 of her points in the first half as the Saints built a 38-31 lead at the break. The Bearcats, however, opened the third period with a 16-8 run in a span of 5:08 to deadlock the game at 47-47. K. Bennett reeled off 14 of her points during that stretch.

From there, the lead swung back and forth until Binghamton went on a 10-0 blitz over a stretch of 3:28 to go up 70-62 with 3:31 left in regulation. Pucci, K. Bennett and Boyd scored eight of the Bearcats' points during that time. 

Binghamton then iced the game by making seven free throws over the final 1:53.

"Bella and Kendall are going to do what they do but Yanniah was a vocal leader before and during the game today and she led the way from the start," head coach Mary Grimes said. "We really came together as a team today and didn't waiver when the pressure was on."

Sophomore guard Carletta Bennett and sophomore forward Ashley Redd each added five points in the victory. Sophomore forward Kameryn Dorsey, meanwhile, finished with six rebounds.

Also reaching double figures for Siena were Mayanna Hatchette (13 points) and Caydence Hadley (12).

With K. Bennett leading the way, Binghamton held a 42-26 advantage in points in the paint. At the free throw line, the Bearcats converted 25 of their 33 attempts (75.8).

The Bearcats scored 27 points in the third period, marking its highest 10-minute total since pouring in 29 points during the fourth period against Bryant last Jan. 29. In addition, Binghamton's 48 second-half points against Siena marked its best 20-minute total since reeling off 51 points in the second half against Bloomsburg on Nov. 6, 2025. 

Binghamton heads to Colgate on Wednesday for a 6 p.m. game.

NOTES: K. Bennett is currently tied for first in the America East in scoring and is third in rebounding. In addition, her 2.7 blocks per game is tops in the conference … Pucci is tied for sixth in the America East in scoring.





 
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