Binghamton Bearcats at Siena Saints
ALBANY (Interstat) — Binghamton will look to earn its first win of the season when the Bearcats visit Siena in a women’s NCAA Division I basketball game on Sunday at Times Union Center in Albany, N.Y. Binghamton is the visiting team and brings a 0-2 record into the matchup. Siena is the home team and is 1-1.
Binghamton is coming off a 90-63 loss at Fairfield. Bella Pucci is the Bearcats’ player to watch. In that game, Pucci played 36 minutes and finished with 23 points, two rebounds and one assist. Kendall Bennett added 17 points, four rebounds and one block in 35 minutes, while Yanniah Boyd had 11 points, five rebounds and five assists in 32 minutes. In its other game this season, Binghamton lost 63-40 at Monmouth. Pucci had four points, four rebounds and one assist in 34 minutes in that game. Binghamton’s next scheduled game is at Colgate, followed by a trip to Saint Bonaventure.
Siena is coming off a 70-68 loss at Maine. Nicole Melious is the Saints’ player to watch. She played 30 minutes against Maine and had 18 points, four rebounds and three assists. Kaiya Rain Tucker added 14 points, seven rebounds, three assists and three blocks in 31 minutes, and Francesca Schiro had 16 points, two rebounds and three assists in 33 minutes. In its other game this season, Siena beat Brown 82-71. Melious scored 25 points and grabbed six rebounds in 31 minutes in that win. Siena’s next scheduled game is at Syracuse, followed by a trip to New Haven.
Binghamton also is scheduled to play at Colgate, at Saint Bonaventure, at South Florida, at Army, at Buffalo and at Temple, and to host Daemen and Massachusetts. Siena also is scheduled to play at Syracuse, at New Haven, at Mercyhurst, at Colgate, at Dartmouth and at Merrimack, and to host Army, Cornell, Albany and Wagner.
The Saints will host the game at Times Union Center, and both teams will continue nonconference play after the matchup. Binghamton will remain on the road for its next game, while Siena will hit the road for its next contest.
The game is part of the early nonconference schedule for both programs. Binghamton has played both of its games on the road. Siena has played one home game and one road game. The Bearcats will be the visiting team, and the Saints will be the home team at Times Union Center.
Interstat’s game simulator projects Siena to defeat Binghamton 64-58. Interstat’s ELO system gives Siena a 58 percent probability to win.