For Immediate Release: November 12, 2004
Contact: John Hartrick (hartrick@binghamton.edu)
Phone: 607-777-6800

Binghamton women's basketball defeats St. Rose 56-38 in exhibition game

Box Score

VESTAL, N.Y.--Binghamton women's basketball closed out the first half on a 20-9 run and never looked back in posting a 56-38 exhibition game victory over visiting St. Rose Friday night from the Events Center. The Bearcats shot only 39% for the game, but forced 31 St. Rose turnovers and put nine players in the scoring column.

Junior guard Jen Blues (Overland Park, Kan.) nailed 5-of-7 from three-point range en route to a game-high 17 points, and Binghamton put the defensive clamps on the Golden Knights in the second half, limiting them to six field goals over the final 20 minutes.

"I thought on the defensive end we did very well, but we need to solve some things in the post," head coach Rich Conover said. "We had very good looks but didn't finish. But we had an 18-point win and didnt' play our best, so we'll have to take it. We need to focus on improving our free throw shooting and rebounding. There were some bright spots, but we need to be more focussed and play our game. We'd like to play more of an up-tempo, transition-style offense, but their zone threw it off tonight."

St. Rose was led by sophomore guard Mary Lewis, who scored 10 points.

The Bearcats now prepare for their season-opening game on November 19 at North Texas.

"We have three solid days of practice to look forward to before we head out," Conover said. "There certainly are areas of our game we need to improve - it's just a matter of focus."