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VESTAL, N.Y. – The St. Bonaventure women's basketball team rallied back to defeat Binghamton on Saturday afternoon, 63-54. The Bonnies trailed by nine points at halftime but outscored the Bearcats by 18 points in the second half to claim the victory. Hannah Little recorded a career-high 20 points and Chelsea Bowker registered four second half three-pointers to propel the Bonnies to victory.
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Final Score: St. Bonaventure, 63 | Binghamton, 54
Location: Events Center, Vestal, N.Y.
Records: SBU: 8-3 | Binghamton: 1-7
Starters for the Bonnies: #11 Hannah Little
, #14 Gabby Richmond
, #21 Nyla Rueter
, #24 Chelsea Bowker
, #42 Katie Healy
How It Happened
St. Bonaventure erased a nine point halftime deficit to claim a nine point victory over Binghamton on Saturday. The first half was a very frustrating one for the Brown and White, as they failed to get the ball inside and had some difficulty finishing plays. The Bonnies scored the first basket of the game, and that was the only time they would lead until just under six minutes remaining in the game when Bowker hit a three to regain the lead for the Bonnies.
Both team's shot 11-24 (45.8%) in the 1st half, with SBU going 2-5 from the free throw line while Binghamton was 9-10. Both squads were also even in three other categories: fouls (8), turnovers (10) and steals (5). Hannah Little had a team-high eight points at the break en route to her career-high 20 point performance.
Bowker, who tied her career-high with five three-pointers made in today's contest, capitalized on four of those in the second half. The Bonnies shot almost 15% better from the field than the Bearcats in the second half, and went 10-13 from the free-throw line, compared to Binghamton's 4-5 from the line. St. Bonaventure rallied late when it mattered most to claim the nine point victory, improving to 7-3 on the season.
Beyond The Box Score
Coach Crowley, who grew up just minutes outside of Binghamton in Windsor, N.Y., continued his undefeated streak against the Bearcats as the Bonnies all-time record against Binghamton improves to 7-0.
Aside from Little's career-high 20 point performance, she also had a career day at the line in attempts (11) and makes (6).
Bowker tied her season high in field goals made with six.
Healy (37 minutes), Bowker (34 minutes) and Little (33 minutes) all set new career-highs in minutes played today. Rueter tied her career-high in minutes played with 35.
The Brown and White finished the day outscoring the Bearcats 32-16 in the paint, 15-11 off turnovers and held a 14-8 edge in second chance points. The Binghamton bench outscored the Bonnies bench 13-2.
SBU ended today's contest shooting 44.2% from the field (23-52) compared to Binghamton's 36.7% (18-49).
After turning the ball over 10 times in the first half, the Bonnies only committed two turnovers in the second half.
Up Next
St. Bonaventure will be able to exhale a bit this week, as the team will have a seven day lay-off in between games. The Bonnies will then play four games in eight days as they play back-to-back home games vs. Toledo (Dec. 15) and Buffalo (Dec. 17) before hitting the road to play at Kent State (Dec. 20) and at UNC Greensboro (Dec. 22).
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