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Yahoo
07-05-2025
- Sport
- Yahoo
Binghamton Bearcats Softball prepares for AE Tournament; Sweep Conference Honors
VESTAL, N.Y. (WIVT/WBGH) – After being co-regular season champs last season and coming up short of the America East Championship, the Binghamton Bearcats Softball team dominated the competition this season, going 16-2 in the AE, and head into the tournament as the 1 seed. The team went 33-12 in the regular season and currently sits on a 7-game win streak. They are 9-1 at home, with their only loss at the Sports Complex being to out-of-conference Cornell. The team's conference losses came to the 2 seed, UMBC, in late March. They kick off their America East Tournament run on Thursday at 11 am, as they have a first-round bye, where they'll either face Bryant or UMass Lowell, which will be found out on Wednesday. 'I think that we knew right from the start of the fall that this was going to be a special team,' said Head Coach Jess Bump. 'They followed through and did everything that we were expecting them to do.' The tournament is hosted at the Bearcats Softball Complex. After the America East released the all-conference teams for 2025 on Tuesday afternoon, it was all headlined by Binghamton. Sophomore catcher and Groton native Elisa Allen was named Player of the Year in the conference. Junior Brianna Roberts got the nod for Pitcher of the Year. Rookie of the year was given to freshman Rachel Carey, and Head Coach Jess Bump repeated as Coach of the Year. The Bearcats are the first softball program in the America East ever to sweep all four major awards outright. In addition, Binghamton posted a conference-record seven first-team selections and nine overall picks. Copyright 2025 Nexstar Media, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed. For the latest news, weather, sports, and streaming video, head to WIVT - News 34.
Yahoo
15-03-2025
- Sport
- Yahoo
Bryant and Maine play for America East Championship
Maine Black Bears (20-13, 12-6 America East) at Bryant Bulldogs (22-11, 16-2 America East) Smithfield, Rhode Island; Saturday, 11 a.m. EDT BETMGM SPORTSBOOK LINE: Bulldogs -7.5; over/under is 144 BOTTOM LINE: Bryant and Maine play for the America East Championship. The Bulldogs are 16-2 against America East opponents and 6-9 in non-conference play. Bryant leads the America East with 26.1 defensive rebounds per game led by Earl Timberlake averaging 6.0. The Black Bears are 12-6 against America East teams. Maine is second in the America East giving up 65.7 points while holding opponents to 43.0% shooting. Bryant averages 7.9 made 3-pointers per game, 1.2 more made shots than the 6.7 per game Maine allows. Maine has shot at a 46.5% rate from the field this season, 4.9 percentage points above the 41.6% shooting opponents of Bryant have averaged. The teams meet for the third time this season. The Bulldogs won 80-72 in the last matchup on March 1. Rafael Pinzon led the Bulldogs with 28 points, and Quion Burns led the Black Bears with 15 points. TOP PERFORMERS: Pinzon is shooting 39.1% from beyond the arc with 2.8 made 3-pointers per game for the Bulldogs, while averaging 18.7 points. Timberlake is averaging 15.4 points, 7.5 rebounds, 4.7 assists and 2.2 blocks over the last 10 games. AJ Lopez is scoring 14.6 points per game with 2.4 rebounds and 1.2 assists for the Black Bears. Kellen Tynes is averaging 13.6 points and 4.8 rebounds while shooting 48.6% over the past 10 games. LAST 10 GAMES: Bulldogs: 8-2, averaging 79.0 points, 38.7 rebounds, 14.9 assists, 5.9 steals and 7.2 blocks per game while shooting 45.2% from the field. Their opponents have averaged 70.1 points per game. Black Bears: 6-4, averaging 69.4 points, 26.4 rebounds, 15.4 assists, 8.1 steals and 5.0 blocks per game while shooting 45.9% from the field. Their opponents have averaged 66.1 points. ___ The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by Data Skrive and data from Sportradar.
Associated Press
15-03-2025
- Sport
- Associated Press
Bryant and Maine play for America East Championship
Maine Black Bears (20-13, 12-6 America East) at Bryant Bulldogs (22-11, 16-2 America East) Smithfield, Rhode Island; Saturday, 11 a.m. EDT BETMGM SPORTSBOOK LINE: Bulldogs -7.5; over/under is 144 BOTTOM LINE: Bryant and Maine play for the America East Championship. The Bulldogs are 16-2 against America East opponents and 6-9 in non-conference play. Bryant leads the America East with 26.1 defensive rebounds per game led by Earl Timberlake averaging 6.0. The Black Bears are 12-6 against America East teams. Maine is second in the America East giving up 65.7 points while holding opponents to 43.0% shooting. Bryant averages 7.9 made 3-pointers per game, 1.2 more made shots than the 6.7 per game Maine allows. Maine has shot at a 46.5% rate from the field this season, 4.9 percentage points above the 41.6% shooting opponents of Bryant have averaged. The teams meet for the third time this season. The Bulldogs won 80-72 in the last matchup on March 1. Rafael Pinzon led the Bulldogs with 28 points, and Quion Burns led the Black Bears with 15 points. TOP PERFORMERS: Pinzon is shooting 39.1% from beyond the arc with 2.8 made 3-pointers per game for the Bulldogs, while averaging 18.7 points. Timberlake is averaging 15.4 points, 7.5 rebounds, 4.7 assists and 2.2 blocks over the last 10 games. AJ Lopez is scoring 14.6 points per game with 2.4 rebounds and 1.2 assists for the Black Bears. Kellen Tynes is averaging 13.6 points and 4.8 rebounds while shooting 48.6% over the past 10 games. LAST 10 GAMES: Bulldogs: 8-2, averaging 79.0 points, 38.7 rebounds, 14.9 assists, 5.9 steals and 7.2 blocks per game while shooting 45.2% from the field. Their opponents have averaged 70.1 points per game. Black Bears: 6-4, averaging 69.4 points, 26.4 rebounds, 15.4 assists, 8.1 steals and 5.0 blocks per game while shooting 45.9% from the field. Their opponents have averaged 66.1 points. ___
Associated Press
14-03-2025
- Sport
- Associated Press
Bryant takes on Maine in America East Championship game
Maine Black Bears (20-13, 12-6 America East) at Bryant Bulldogs (22-11, 16-2 America East) Smithfield, Rhode Island; Saturday, 11 a.m. EDT BOTTOM LINE: Bryant faces Maine in the America East Championship. The Bulldogs are 16-2 against America East opponents and 6-9 in non-conference play. Bryant has a 3-4 record in games decided by less than 4 points. The Black Bears are 12-6 in America East play. Maine is ninth in the America East with 27.7 rebounds per game led by Quion Burns averaging 6.6. Bryant averages 7.9 made 3-pointers per game, 1.2 more made shots than the 6.7 per game Maine gives up. Maine averages 6.8 made 3-pointers per game this season, 0.7 fewer makes per game than Bryant gives up. The teams square off for the third time this season. Bryant won the last meeting 80-72 on March 1. Rafael Pinzon scored 28 to help lead Bryant to the victory, and Burns scored 15 points for Maine. TOP PERFORMERS: Pinzon is shooting 39.1% from beyond the arc with 2.8 made 3-pointers per game for the Bulldogs, while averaging 18.7 points. Earl Timberlake is averaging 15.4 points, 7.5 rebounds, 4.7 assists and 2.2 blocks over the last 10 games. Kellen Tynes is averaging 12.9 points, 4.5 assists and 3.1 steals for the Black Bears. AJ Lopez is averaging 13.7 points over the last 10 games. LAST 10 GAMES: Bulldogs: 8-2, averaging 79.0 points, 38.7 rebounds, 14.9 assists, 5.9 steals and 7.2 blocks per game while shooting 45.2% from the field. Their opponents have averaged 70.1 points per game. Black Bears: 6-4, averaging 69.4 points, 26.4 rebounds, 15.4 assists, 8.1 steals and 5.0 blocks per game while shooting 45.9% from the field. Their opponents have averaged 66.1 points. ___
Associated Press
14-03-2025
- Sport
- Associated Press
Albany Great Danes and Vermont Catamounts play for America East Championship
Albany, New York; Friday, 5 p.m. EDT BOTTOM LINE: Albany and Vermont play for the America East Championship. The Great Danes' record in America East games is 16-2, and their record is 10-3 against non-conference opponents. Albany is 21-2 when it has fewer turnovers than its opponents and averages 11.9 turnovers per game. The Catamounts are 15-3 against America East opponents. Vermont ranks second in the America East with 13.5 assists per game led by Catherine Gilwee averaging 4.0. Albany averages 64.1 points, 12.0 more per game than the 52.1 Vermont gives up. Vermont averages 8.2 more points per game (61.1) than Albany gives up to opponents (52.9). The teams meet for the third time this season. Vermont won 59-50 in the last matchup on Feb. 8. Anna Olson led Vermont with 22 points, and Kayla Cooper led Albany with 16 points. TOP PERFORMERS: Cooper is averaging 17.2 points, 6.7 rebounds, 3.4 assists and 1.6 steals for the Great Danes. Jessica Tomasetti is averaging 11.0 points over the last 10 games. Olson is scoring 12.8 points per game with 5.2 rebounds and 2.0 assists for the Catamounts. Nikola Priede is averaging 12.9 points and 5.8 rebounds while shooting 56.5% over the last 10 games. LAST 10 GAMES: Great Danes: 9-1, averaging 60.1 points, 27.3 rebounds, 13.1 assists, 7.1 steals and 2.9 blocks per game while shooting 46.2% from the field. Their opponents have averaged 48.6 points per game. Catamounts: 8-2, averaging 61.4 points, 28.3 rebounds, 12.4 assists, 6.9 steals and 4.3 blocks per game while shooting 50.3% from the field. Their opponents have averaged 45.7 points. ___
