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Roth was one of three Hartford players to reach double figures in scoring. She was joined by Daphne Elliott with 11 points and Nikkia Smith with 10 points.

For the Bearcats, junior guard Stephanie Jensen netted a team-best 11 points while senior forward Kara Elofson concluded her career with 10 points and nine rebounds. Junior guard Jasbriell Swain, meanwhile, finished with seven points, 10 rebounds and three assists.

Hartford made its separation in the opening 20 minutes, shooting 50 percent (12-of-24) en route to taking a 32-22 lead. Elliott led the way with seven points and the Hawks drained three three-point field goals.

“Give Hartford credit,” head coach Nicole Scholl said. “They played very well in the first half and every time we made a run in the second half, they answered.”

A three pointer by senior guard Mallory Lawes pulled the Bearcats to within 34-29 with 16:24 left in regulation. The Hawks, however, responded with an 11-2 run over the next 3:03 to go up 45-31 with 13:00 left to play. Roth had one of Hartford’s three three-point field goals during that stretch.

Jensen pulled the Bearcats to within 60-52 when she nailed a three-point field goal with 1:55 left in regulation.  Elliott and Smith then iced the game by going a combined 8-for-8 from the free throw line the rest of the way.

Swain now has 686 career rebounds, which is the seventh-best total in program history. Against the Hawks, she moved past Karen McClelland (1996-00), who had 679 career rebounds. In sixth place is Sonny Mehring (1978-82), who grabbed 681 career rebounds.

“It’s great to win our final regular season game and to honor our three graduating seniors,” head coach Nicole Scholl said. “We ended the season playing well and we have everyone healthy heading into the (America East) tournament.

Binghamton will now carry the No. 7 seed into the America East Tournament, where they will face No. 2 Hartford on Friday at noon in the quarterfinal round. The game will mark a rematch of last year’s quarterfinal game, which the Bearcats won 48-45.

Again UMBC on Saturday, Murphy was joined in double figures by senior guard Mallory Lawes, who finished with 13 points. Each of them netted seven points in the opening 20 minutes as the Bearcats took a 27-23 lead at the break.

Up 40-34 with 10:57 left in regulation, Binghamton went on a 12-0 run in a span of 4:26 to go up 52-34 with 7:31 left in regulation. Junior guard Stephanie Jensen, who finished with nine points, swished a pair of three pointers during that span. Lawes, Swain and Murphy had the other three baskets.

The Retrievers got as close as 54-41 at the 3:47 mark of the second half on a layup by Kristin Coles. For the game, Coles finishes with 14 points and 11 rebounds. Binghamton, however, responded with scored six straight points to take a 60-41 lead with 2:50 left to go.

Swain, meanwhile, finished one rebound shy of her career-best 17 rebounds, which she also recorded against UMBC on Jan. 2, 2011. She now has 676 career rebounds and is in eighth place all time in program history. Karen McClelland (1996-00) ranks seventh with 679 career rebounds.

Ashley Lambert added 12 points for UMBC.

NOTES: Coles and Lawes were named the America East Players of the Game ... this year’s America East Tournament is being hosted by Albany ... prior to the game, the Bearcats honored graduating seniors Lawes, Kara Elofson and Simone Thomas during an on-court ceremony.

With the loss, Binghamton will be seeded anywhere from No. 6 to No. 8 in the upcoming America East Tournament. According to the conference office, with a win over UMBC on Saturday, the Bearcats will be assured of at least a No. 7 seed. A win coupled with a New Hampshire loss to Maine will put them in the No. 6 position. With a loss to UMBC, the Bearcats would be seventh with a New Hampshire win and eighth with a Maine victory.

Against Vermont, meanwhile, it was a rough first 20 minutes that proved to be the Bearcats’ undoing. Niki Taylor scored 10 points in the opening 5:18 of the game, staking the Catamounts to a 13-5 lead. Buschmann then netted 12 of her points during a 15-0 run in a span of 7:43, giving Vermont a 36-13 advantage with 36 seconds left in the first half.

Binghamton shot just 19 percent from the floor during the opening 20 minutes, misfiring on 17 of its 21 field goal attempts. Junior guard Jasbriell Swain, however, was 3-of-5 from the field and a perfect 3-for-3 from the free throw line as she finished with nine points at the break.
In the second half, Vermont maintained at least an 18-point lead.

Swain finished with 13 points and nine rebounds for the Bearcats. She has now reached double figures in scoring in each of the past three games.

Lauren Wheeler added 15 points in the winning effort while Taylor finished with 12 points.

Saturday’s game against UMBC tip offs at 2 p.m. at the Events Center. The game will be carried live by ESPN3.

NOTES: Buschmann and Swain were the America East Players of the Game.

Lawes drained two of her three three-point field goals during the opening 20 minutes of play as the Bearcats went up 20-17 at the break.  The Wildcats, meanwhile, misfired on their first 16 field goal attempts and shot just 20 percent during the first 20 minutes (6-of-30).

Senior forward Kara Elofson, who was held scoreless in the first half, netted six points in the first 4:26 of the second half, staking Binghamton to a 28-24 lead. She would finish with 10 points.

Binghamton then blew the game open with a 10-0 run in a span of 4:54 to take a 42-31 lead with 5:44 left in regulation. Lawes drained her final three pointer of the game during that stretch and the Bearcats sank all four of their free throw attempts.

In the final two minutes, however, it was Swain who was the difference. She scored six of her points in the final 1:59 of the game. Swain made a layup and went 4-for-4 from the free throw line during that span.

Cari Reed drained a three pointer with 2:44 left in regulation, pulling New Hampshire to within 44-39 with 2:24 left to go. On the ensuing possession, however, Swain responded with a layup at the 1:57 mark.

Kelsey Hogan made it 47-42 when she converted a three-point play with 1:16 remaining. From there, the Bearcats made all eight of their free throws to ice the game. Swain made the final four attempts.

“Our upperclassmen really came through for us today,” head coach Nicole Scholl said. “The first half was tough for both teams offensively, but we made the scores and the stops we needed to in the second half.”

Swain also finished with a game-high 12 rebounds to record the 12th double-double of her career.  She only had one assist, but that helper was the 204th of her career. Swain is now tied with Karen McClelland (1996-00) for 10th place in program history in that category.

Reed finished with a game-high 13 points while Hogan added 12 points.

Binghamton travels to Vermont on Wednesday for a 7 p.m. game.

NOTES: Swain and Reed were the America East Players of the Game.

Wood scored 17 of her points in the first half as Maine took a 38-33 lead at the break. The Black Bears as a team shot 51 percent in the opening 20 minutes, making 15 of their 29 field goal attempts as well as five of their 10 three-point attempts.

In the second half, Binghamton held the Black Bears to 32 percent from the floor. At the other end of the floor, however, the Bearcats misfired on nine of their 11 second-half free throw attempts.

“I though this game came down to their offense in the first half and our free throw shooting in the second half,” head coach Nicole Scholl said. “It’s frustrating because defensively, we played a lot better in the second half.”

After halftime, Binghamton trimmed the deficit to 41-39 on a layup by junior guard Vanesshia Paulk. Junior guard Jasbriell Swain, who finished with 15 points and a game-high 14 rebounds, kept the Bearcats within 45-43 when she converted a layup with 14:18 left.

Up 61-57 with 4:49 left in regulation, Maine sank four consecutive free throws in a span of 43 seconds to take a 65-57 lead. The Black Bears then sealed the win by going 9-for-12 from the free throw line in the final 90 seconds with Wood making the final two attempts.

Sophomore forward Sherae Swinson added 11 points and seven rebounds while senior forward Kara Elofson chipped in 10 points and six rebounds.

Mikaela Gustafsson finished with 12 points in the winning effort while Lauren Bodine and Sophie Weckstrom each added 11 points.

Binghamton heads to New Hampshire next Saturday for a 1 p.m. game.

NOTES: Wood and Swain were the America East Players of the Game … Swain moves into eighth place all time in program history with 639 career rebounds. Against Maine, she passed Jen Gaeta (630 from 1992-94) and Reagan Stevens (632 from 1993-97). In addition, she now has 11 career double-doubles. 

Down by as many as 13 points late in the first half, Binghamton came storming back and pulled to within two points at the final media timeout of the game.  From there, however, the Bearcats were unable to draw even down the stretch.

“It was disappointing,” head coach Nicole Scholl said. “We played a lot better in the second half but didn’t show the defensive intensity in the first half.”

Stony Brook took a 36-25 into the half. Chikilra Goodman led all scorers with 10 points at the break and the Seawolves scored 17 of their points off of Bearcat turnovers.

Sophomore forward Sherae Swinson scored eight points in the first 4:13 of the second half, pulling the Bearcats to within 44-36. Later in the half, she sank a pair of free throws, trimming the deficit to 55-50 with 4:51 remaining.

It was junior guard Vaneeshia Paulk, however, who nearly completed the Binghamton comeback. She finished off a three-point play with 3:49 remaining, pulling the Bearcats to within 55-53.

Harris responded by making a layup with 3:20 remaining, putting Stony Brook ahead 57-53. Paulk, who finished with a team-high 11 points, made a pair of free throws on the next possession, making the score 57-55 with 3:03 left to go.

From that point, neither team scored for nearly three minutes.  Binghamton turned the ball over on two consecutive possessions during that stretch.

Stony Brook fared no better in terms of shooting but Goodman grabbed a pair of key rebounds in the closing minutes, one of which came off a missed Seawolf free throw.

Harris then sealed the game by making two free throws with 18 seconds left, putting the Seawolves up 59-55.

Swinson and senior forward Kara Elofson each finished with 10 points. Junior guard Jasbriell Swain grabbed a game-high 16 rebounds.

Jessica Previlon finished with 12 points and 10 rebounds in the winning effort. Goodman added 11 points as did Brittany Snow.

Binghamton shot 52 percent in the second half (10-of-19) but were undone by 26 turnovers for the game.

Stony Brook held a commanding 27-15 lead in bench scoring.

The Bearcats close out their three-game home stand against Maine on Saturday at 4 p.m.

NOTES: Harris and Paulk were the America East Players of the Game.

Whitney Turner led the balanced Terrier attack with 14 points, followed by Rashidat Agboola with 13 points and 10 rebounds, Kirsten Sims and Danielle Callahan with 11 points each and Chantell Alford with 10 points. In addition, Mo Moran finished with six points, nine assists and seven rebounds.

Up 15-11 with 7:55 left in the first half, Boston scored 15 unanswered points over the ensuing 4:38 to go up 30-11. Callahan led the way with eight points, including a pair of three pointers during that stretch.

“Give Boston credit,” head coach Nicole Scholl said. “They made the separation late in the first half. We played better in the second half but that first-half run was a big difference.”

In the second half, the Bearcats got as close as 57-44 on a three pointer by freshman guard Kandace Newry with 5:17 left in regulation. Binghamton, however, would not make another field goal the rest of the way.

The Terriers ended the game on a 12-4 run over the last 3:42. Turner led the way with six points during that stretch.

Sophomore forward Sherae Swinson led the Bearcats with nine points, a career-high 11 rebounds and a pair of blocks.

Binghamton hosts Stony Brook on Wednesday in a game that will be televised regionally on Time Warner Cable Sports.

NOTES: Swinson and Agboola were the America East Players of the Game.

Coming into the game averaging 8.9 steals per game, the Hawks forced 22 Binghamton turnovers and recorded 13 steals. In addition, 22 of Hartford’s points came off of Bearcat miscues.

Binghamton bounced back from an early 5-0 deficit to go up 11-8 on a three pointer by junior guard Vaneeshia Paulk with 6:38 left in the first half. With the score tied at 14-14, however, the Hawks went on a 12-5 run in the final 4:48 before the break. Smith had four of her points during that stretch.

In the second half, the Hawks stretched their lead to 45-33 on a jumper by Katie Roth with 9:02 left in regulation. Binghamton, however, scored the next five points to pull to within 45-38 at the 8:02 mark. Senior guard Mallory Lawes drained a three-pointer and Paulk converted a turnover into the other two points during that span.

From there, the Hawks held Binghamton scoreless over the next three minutes. In the process, they built their lead back up to 50-38 with 5:22 remaining.

Hartford then shut the door with a 7-0 run to go up 59-43 with 2:31 to go.

Amber Bepko added 12 points in the winning effort.

Paulk finished with a team-best 11 points while Lawes netted 10 points for the second straight game.

Second-chance points also proved pivotal for the Hawks, who finished with a 15-2 advantage in that category.

Binghamton plays its next three games at the Events Center, starting with a 2:30 p.m. game on Saturday against Boston University.

NOTES: Paulk and Smith were named the America East Players of the Game.

The Great Danes, who won the conference title last year, extended their winning streak to 10 games by shooting 48 percent from the floor.  Shereesha Richards added 12 points off the bench while Julie Forster chipped in 10 points.

For the Bearcats, sophomore forward Sherae Swinson scored a team-high 12 points, marking the fifth time in the past six games she has reached double figures in scoring. Senior guard Mallory Lawes added 10 points.

Henry scored 11 of her points in the first half, as the Great Danes took a 33-16 lead at the break. Swinson netted eight of her points in the opening 20 minutes but the Bearcats shot just 23 percent from the floor (5-of-22).

“Albany is a very good team,” head coach Nicole Scholl said. “They are very well coached. They put a lot of defensive pressure on us in the first half. I do think we settled down and played much better in the second half.”

In the opening 3:03 of the second half, Lindsey Lowrie buried a pair of three pointers as Albany stretched their lead to 44-21. Lawes, however, capped a 7-0 run with five straight points, trimming the deficit to 50-35 with 11:27 remaining in regulation.

Albany bounced back from that spurt as a three pointer by Henry made the score 63-39 with 2:30 left to go.

Up next for Binghamton is a 7 p.m. game on Wednesday at Hartford.

The Great Danes, who won the conference title last year, extended their winning streak to 10 games by shooting 48 percent from the floor.  Shereesha Richards added 12 points off the bench while Julie Forster chipped in 10 points.

For the Bearcats, sophomore forward Sherae Swinson scored a team-high 12 points, marking the fifth time in the past six games she has reached double figures in scoring. Senior guard Mallory Lawes added 10 points.

Henry scored 11 of her points in the first half, as the Great Danes took a 33-16 lead at the break. Swinson netted eight of her points in the opening 20 minutes but the Bearcats shot just 23 percent from the floor (5-of-22).

“Albany is a very good team,” head coach Nicole Scholl said. “They are very well coached. They put a lot of defensive pressure on us in the first half. I do think we settled down and played much better in the second half.”

In the opening 3:03 of the second half, Lindsey Lowrie buried a pair of three pointers as Albany stretched their lead to 44-21. Lawes, however, capped a 7-0 run with five straight points, trimming the deficit to 50-35 with 11:27 remaining in regulation.

Albany bounced back from that spurt as a three pointer by Henry made the score 63-39 with 2:30 left to go.

Up next for Binghamton is a 7 p.m. game on Wednesday at Hartford.

NOTE: Swinson now is averaging a team-best 11.0 points per game this season.

Unlike the previous three games, when the Bearcats started off slow, it was a stellar first half that was the difference against the Retrievers. Binghamton went up 33-20 at the break and maintained a double-digit lead for most of the second half.

“We started off strong in the first half and played great defense,” head coach Nicole Scholl said. “We got a lot of great offensive rebounds and I thought our focus was great tonight.

Down 12-9 with 12:34 left in the first half, the Bearcats went on a 14-2 run over the ensuing 4:47 to go up 23-14. Swain had a team-best four points during that stretch.

Binghamton showed no signs of letting up to start the second half, as it went up 41-23 in the opening 90 seconds. Junior guard Stephanie Jensen, who finished with nine points, seven rebounds, five assists and three steals, scored five of her points during that span.

Junior guard Vaneeshia Paulk gave the Bearcats their largest lead at 52-32 when she sank a jumper with 9:21 left in the second half.

UMBC chipped away at the deficit during the remainder of the game, getting to within 66-57 on a four point play with 22 seconds left in regulation.

Senior forward Simone Thomas added 11 points and fellow senior forward Kara Elofson chipped in 10 points.

Raven Harris led UMBC with 24 points. Crowell finished with 12 points.

On the boards, the Bearcats held a commanding 52-35 advantage and pulled down 15 offensive rebounds.

Frame shot 8-of-14 from the field and converted 7-of-8 free throws en route to her highest-scoring output of the season.  She also finished with eight rebounds, four assists, a block and three steals.

With Binghamton leading 7-6, Frame took over the game during a 12-2 run over a span of 5:30. She scored eight of the Wildcats’ points during that stretch as they went up 18-9 with 8:50 left in the first half.

The Bearcats came roaring back, closing to within 23-22 on a pair of free throws by senior forward Simone Thomas with 21 seconds left in the first half. Lauren Wells, however, answered with a field goal at the four-second mark, giving New Hampshire a 25-22 lead at the break.

In the second half, New Hampshire reclaimed the momentum, going up 48-33 on a three-pointer by Cari Reed with 7:46 left in regulation. The Wildcats got to the free line 18 times in the first 12 minutes of the second half and converted 13 of their attempts.

Sophomore Vaneeshia Paulk, who finished with a team-high 17 points, finished off a three-point play with 3:36 left to go, closing the gap a 51-46. She wound up tying her career high in scoring, having also netted 17 points against Canisus back on Nov. 27.

Frame and Reed each made a pair of free throws during the next two minutes, extending the lead to 57-48 with 1:12 left to go.

“This was a disappointing loss for us,” head coach Nicole Scholl said. “We played well in the second half but every time we made a run, they pulled ahead again.”

Junior guard Jasbriell Swain finished with 11 points, four rebounds and a career-high seven steals.

Reed added with 14 points for the Wildcats while Kaylee Kilpatrick added eight points and a game-high 12 rebounds.

Binghamton travels to UMBC on Wednesday for a 7 p.m. game.

NOTES: Frame and Paulk were the America East Players of the Game … Swain’s previous career high of seven steals came against Army on Dec. 1, 2010.

Binghamton assistant women’s basketball coach Sarah Cartmill has been the Bearcats’ liaison with Go4theGoal and has been instrumental in setting up the campaign at the Events Center.

“Whenever our program has the opportunity to help out and bring attention to a great cause, we love to jump at it,” Cartmill said. “Our players and coaches are looking forward to the chance to bring awareness to the Go4theGoal foundation as well as the opportunity to lend a hand in the fight against Cancer.”

Both Binghamton and New Hampshire (including the coaching staffs) will be wearing gold shoelaces during Saturday’s game. The proceeds from that purchase is going to the foundation. We are trying to raise awareness to the foundation.

“Having the support of Binghamton Women’s Basketball is a great way for the school and players to help change the lives of children battling cancer in their community,” Go4thegoal Director of School Initiatives Erica Bickhart said. “We are thrilled to add them to our growing list of participating teams and excited for them to be the first team to Go Gold in 2013.”

Go4theGoal Foundation is a 501 (c) 3 non-profit charitable organization founded in 2006 by Dr. Richard and Beth Stefanacci, soon after their oldest child was diagnosed with Ewing’s Sarcoma, a rare form of bone cancer. Together with funds raised privately and it’s many unique awareness and fundraising campaigns, including National Dress 4 Pediatric Cancer Day®, Lace-Up 4 Pediatric Cancer® and Richard’s Run® 5K runs, Go4theGoal provides children undergoing cancer treatment and their families with financial assistance, runs fun hospital-based programs, grants special wishes and supplies state-of-the-art electronic products to children and pediatric oncology units in over 40 hospitals across the country.

“Our Lace Up 4 Pediatric Cancer campaign has helped to increase visibility for children who are bravely battling cancer,” said Beth Stefanacci, Go4theGoal’s Executive Director. “What started as a simple idea by a member of our family, Lace Up quickly became a staple of Go4theGoal’s fundraising efforts, helping us continue our mission of providing support and resources to children affected by cancer, their families, hospitals and researchers so they can grow up to lead healthy, happy lives.”

“I’m proud of the way we fought back in the second half,” head coach Nicole Scholl said afterwards. “After struggling in the first half, I think we started to settle down and figure out how to attack on the offensive end. Steph (Jensen) hit some huge shots for us down the stretch and Kara (Elofson) played about as good as I’ve seen her play for us in the second half.”

In total, four Binghamton players hit double figures including Jensen (15), Kara Elofson (13), Sherae Swinson (13) and Kim Albrecht (12). The Bearcats played about as well of an offensive half as they played all season, connecting on 16-of-31 from the field, including an impressive 6-of-9 (.667) from beyond the arc.

To begin the game, junior guard Jasbriell Swain got things rolling for the visiting Bearcats with a pair of buckets that gave Binghamton the early 6-4 advantage. However, the Black Bears rallied in a big way, reeling off 16 unanswered points to jump ahead 20-6 with eight and a half minutes left in the first half. Freshman Liz Wood registered six of Maine’s points during that stretch.  Swinson’s 15-foot elbow jumper ended the scoreless drought which eclipsed eight minutes.

Later, a 9-2 BU run, which was capped off by a Swinson layup following a great no-look feed from Swain; put BU within reach at 26-17 with 4:49 remaining.  Both teams traded buckets down the stretch of the first half as the Bearcats trailed 33-24 at intermission.  Maine shot an even 50 percent from the field, including 4-of-7 from deep. Albrecht tallied seven points off the bench for BU and Swinson chipped in with six to pace the visitors.

Binghamton started to figure out the Maine 2-3 zone at the beginning of the second half as they connected on a pair of three-pointers that cut Maine’s lead to just five at 39-34. Swinson hit a long ball from the top of the arc and Jensen followed suit when she nailed a transition three from the right wing a few possessions later. Junior guard Vaneeshia Paulk continued the run hitting on a driving layup that sliced the Black Bear’s lead to just three.

After trailing by as many as 16, a pair of free throws from Swain knotted the score at 41 with a little over 14 minutes left on the clock. Just moments later, the Black Bears broke out of their offensive lull when Lauren Bodine drilled a corner three to give the hosts a 46-41 advantage. Before that shot, Binghamton was on a 13-4 run.

Maine continued their hot shooting as they went on an 8-3 run, capped off by another long ball from Bodine, putting the Black Bears up 56-48 with eight minutes remaining.  With things starting to get away, senior forward and captain Kara Elofson led the Bearcats on a 9-0 run. Elofson’s six paint points in that stretch gave the visitors a 57-56 lead with 5:44 left.

Minutes later and after a pair of threes exchanged by both squads, Albrecht came up big once again. The freshman guard hit a corner jumper to even the score at 62. Possessions later, Elofson muscled her way on the block for another score, giving her a season-high 13 points and her team the two-point lead.

Now, with just over a minute left and the shot clock winding down, Jensen fired a shot well beyond NBA three point range that rattled in giving BU the 67-62 lead. But true to the game’s pace and style, Maine responded on the next possession with a three of their own.  After a missed shot, BU corralled the offensive rebound and were able to wind down the clock. After a long range attempt from Jensen went awry,  Albrecht grabbed yet another offensive board. Maine was forced to foul with 1.7 ticks left and after BU missed the front end of a 1-and-1 Maine called a timeout. With 1.1 seconds remaining, Maine’s halfcout heave didn’t go, securing BU their third victory of the season.

The win snaps a four-game losing skid for Binghamton and marks the eighth win in 10 most recent games versus Maine. The Bearcats outscored Maine’s bench 25-3 and committed a season-low 10 turnovers (including one in the second half).

Liz Wood led the Black Bears with a game-high 20 points, along with nine rebounds and six assists. Bodine chipped in with 15 points as well for Maine who drops to 0-5 in conference play.

Binghamton gets six days off before hosting UNH on Saturday at 4 p.m.. The game will be the first of a double header, finishing with the men’s game at 7 p.m..

NOTES
The America East Players of the Game were Jensen and Wood. For Jensen, her five three pointers singles the most a BU player has made since Andrea Holmes made five back on Jan. 19 of last year.

VESTAL, N.Y. – Niki Taylor and Annie Wheeler each finished with 14 points and seven rebounds as Vermont (6-11, 3-1 AE) held off Binghamton (2-16, 1-4 AE) 61-56 in an America East women’s basketball game on Wednesday night at the Events Center. The loss was the fourth straight setback for the Bearcats.

The defeat overshadowed a game-high and career-high 25-point performance by sophomore forward Sherae Swinson. In the process, she reached the 20-point mark in scoring for the second time this season.

The difference in the game, however, was rebounding. Vermont held a 52-31 advantage for the game and grabbed 16 offensive rebounds. In addition, with Binghamton continuing to nurse injuries, its bench was outscored 36-3.

“We obviously needed to do a better job with our defensive pressure tonight,” head coach Nicole Scholl said. “We were shorthanded and the players out there for us did what we asked but we didn’t do a good job rebounding.”

Taylor netted 10 of her points in the opening 20 minutes as the Catamounts took a 30-19 lead at the half. The Bearcats, meanwhile, shot just 29 percent before the break (7-of-24).

The second half, however, was a different story, as the Bearcats scored 37 points and shot 42 percent (13-of-31). Swinson led the surge with 16 of her points over the final 20 minutes.

Down 46-33 with 10:13 left in regulation, the Bearcats went on a 12-3 run to pull to within 49-45 with 7:35 left to go. Swinson had five of her points during that stretch.

Junior guard Stephanie Jensen drained a three pointer, pulling Binghamton to within 59-56 at the 48-second mark. 

On the ensuing possession, however, Taylor and Tonya Conley each had a clutch offensive rebound off a missed field goal. Conley was fouled after her rebound and made one of two free throws with 16 seconds left to go.

Tierra Shumpert iced the game by hitting a final free throw with 12 seconds remaining. She finished the game with seven points, six rebounds and a game-high 10 assists.

Junior guard Jasbriell Swain added 12 points, five rebounds, five assists and four steals.

Binghamton travels to Maine on Sunday for a 2 p.m. game.

NOTES: Swinson and Taylor were the America East Players of the Game … Swinson’s previous career high of 23 points came against Austin Peay back on Nov. 18 … in the past two games, Swinson has averaged 21.5 points and 7.0 rebounds per game ... for the season, Swinson is averaging 10.6 points per contest.

The loss overshadowed an 18-point performance by sophomore forward Sherae Swinson. She went 8-of-16 from the field and added five rebounds. In addition, junior guard Vaneeshia Paulk added 13 points, six rebounds and three assists.

“I was proud of how we played tonight from start to finish,” head coach Nicole Scholl said. “We bounced back from a tough game at Stony Brook against a really strong opponent tonight.”

Swinson had 12 of her points in the first half, keeping the Bearcats within 25-22 at the break. She drained five of her nine field goal attempts, including a pair of three pointers.

Boston, meanwhile, shot just 29 percent in the opening 20 minutes, misfiring on 24 of its 34 field goal attempts. The Terriers, however, scored 12 of their points of off Bearcat turnovers.

In the second half, Boston opened up with a 13-6 run in the opening 5:02 to go up 38-28. Sims scored four of her points during that stretch.

The Bearcats got to within 40-35 on a layup by junior guard Jasbriell Swain with 12:48 left in regulation. Junior guard Stephanie Jensen then trimmed the deficit to 48-45 on a three pointer with 5:10 left to go.

A three pointer by Alford increased Boston’s lead to 51-45 with 2:44 remaining. At the other end, senior forward Kara Elofson hit one of two free throws and Paulk made a layup with 1:00 left to go, pulling the Bearcats to within 51-48.

Following a Bearcat timeout, Danielle Callahan sank a jumper with 45 seconds left, giving Boston some breathing room. Mo Moran and Alford then iced the game by going a combined 4-for-4 from the free throw line the rest of the way.

Moran finished with 10 points for the Terriers.

The Bearcats shot 40.7 percent for the game (22-of-54) and were 4-for-9 from beyond the three-point arc.

Binghamton returns home on Wednesday for a 7 p.m. game against Vermont.

NOTES: Boston entered the game with a conferee-best RPI ranking of 41st … senior guard Mallory Lawes missed her second straight game with an injury while freshman forward Morgan Murphy, who ranked third on the team in scoring, missed her first game.

Binghamton struggled from the field throughout the game, finishing with a 21.8 shooting percentage (12-of-55). In addition, the Bearcats could manage only four assists and turned the ball over 19 times.

“It was a tough shooting night for us,” head coach Nicole Scholl said. “Stony Brook is a good team and we needed to finish our chances better.”

Freshman guard Kim Albrecht scored seven points in the opening 8:22 of play as the Bearcats were down just 11-10 at that point. She drained a pair of three pointers during that span and went on to finish with a career-high 14 points.

Over the next 10:11 of play, however, the Seawolves went on a 24-5 run to go up 35-15 with 1:15 left in the first half. Goodman scored 11 of her points and the Bearcats committed eight turnovers during that stretch.

Junior guard Stephanie Jensen drained a three pointer at the buzzer, pulling the Bearcats to within 35-18 at the half. Freshman forward Morgan Murphy then hit the opening shot of the second half, trimming the deficit to 35-20 with 17:40 left in regulation.

Stony Brook answered with a 10-3 run in the ensuing 5:43 of play to go up 45-23 with 11:57 left in regulation. Jessica Previllon led the way with four points during that span.

The Bearcats’ shooting woes continued until Kara Elofson scored on a layup with 7:40 left in the second half. By that time, the Seawolves had a commanding 49-25 lead.

Junior guard Jasbriell Swain added 10 points, eight rebounds and three steals.

Previlon finished with 10 points and 10 rebounds in the winning effort. Brittany Snow also chipped in 10 points.

Binghamton heads to Boston University on Saturday for a 1 p.m. game.

NOTES: Goodman and Albrecht were the America East Players of the Game ... Albrecht is the third Bearcat freshman to reach double figures of scoring in a game this season. She joins Murphy and rookie guard Jasmine Golden.