ST. BONAVENTURE (2-0) vs. BINGHAMTON (2-2)
Saturday, Nov. 14 – 1:30 p.m.
Reilly Center
TV: ESPN+
Radio: Bonnies Online Network

OPENING TIP
Saturday afternoon brings another matchup of 2026 postseason squads as Binghamton visits the Reilly Center. Last season, both squads reached the WNIT. Early this year, both the Bonnies and the Bearcats enter the weekend on two-game winning streaks as the Bonnies have opened 2-0 while Binghamton has won back-to-back games after dropping a pair to begin the season last week.

Saturday's game is part of a doubleheader with the Bonnies men's team. The first 1,500 fans in attendance will receive a free 2026-27 Bonnies Basketball schedule magnet.

LAST TIME OUT
The Bonnies are looking for another win over a 2026 postseason opponent after holding off Mercyhurst, 73-64, on Wednesday night.

After being tied at halftime, the Bonnies dominated much of the second half including a 25-13 third quarter that saw the home team seize control.

CAREER NIGHTS
In Wednesday's victory, three Bonnies set new career-bests in scoring: Elyse MacDonough led the way with 18 points while teammates Brillana Boyd and Kyla Hayes each registered 16 apiece.

MacDonough has set new career highs in back-to-back games to begin the season. She first notched 15 points in the opening victory over D'Youville after tallying double-figure scoring just once as a freshman – a 10-point effort in a late February contest vs. George Washington. She continues what was a strong finish to her freshman season: the Vermont native averaged 6.4 points per game and shot 40 percent from distance (16-for-40) over the last 10 games of the '25-26 campaign.

Likewise, Boyd is off to a strong start for the new year, logging double figures in both games. After a 12-point showing vs. D'Youville, which was her first game with multiple 3-pointers in the same contest, she registered 16 in Wednesday's win to best her previous high of 15 points – coincidentally set at Binghamton in last year's meeting vs. the Bearcats.

Hayes tallied her first career double-figure scoring effort with her 16-point performance. The Bonnies expect more of those performances from the Buffalo native who graduated from high school as the No. 3 all-time scorer in girls basketball Western New York history before spending her freshman season at St. John's.

BY THE NUMBERS

1 – Elyse MacDonough led the Bonnies in scoring on Wednesday for the first time in her career.

3 – Sophomore Diamond Fields recorded a career-high three steals and also played a career-high 21 minutes in Wednesday's victory over Mercyhurst.

3-0 – A win on Saturday would give the Bonnies a 3-0 start for a second consecutive year. The last time the Bonnies started 3-0 in back-to-back seasons: 2011-12 and 2012-13.

4.5 – Mackenzie Pettinelli enters the weekend averaging 4.5 points, 4.5 assists and 4.5 rebounds per game through the first two contests.

+20 – The Bonnies have a +20 scoring margin in the third quarter over their first two games.

51 – Pettinelli has made 51 consecutive starts, most on the team.

A DEBUT TO REMEMBER
Bonnies freshman Ella Trinkaus made her collegiate debut in fine fashion during last Wednesday's season-opening win over D'Youville with one of the best opens by a Bona freshman in program history.

Trinkaus poured in a game-high 21 points on 8-of-12 shooting from the floor in 27 minutes off the bench in the victory, marking the most points by a Bonnies freshman in a debut contest in over two decades.

In fact, it was the highest scoring output by any Bonnies player in a season-opener since current SBU Athletics Hall of Famer Jessica Jenkins recorded 22 points to begin the 2010 season with a win vs. Binghamton.

SERIES HISTORY
St. Bonaventure leads, 14-2

The Bonnies and the Bearcats are meeting for the 17^th time in series history. In an entertaining contest last year in Binghamton, the Bonnies secured a dramatic 68-65 victory. Returners Brillana Boyd and Mallory Heise for the Bonnies both had standout performances in that game. Boyd had 15 points and five rebounds, while Heise put up a stat line of seven points, six rebounds, and five assists.

The two teams met for the first time in 2007 and the Bonnies are undefeated on home court in the series (6-0).

ABOUT BINGHAMTON

• Binghamton was picked as the preseason favorites in the America East Preseason Coaches Poll, receiving six first-place votes.
• Two returners for Binghamton from the 2025-26 season were selected to the America East Preseason All-Conference Team: Forward Kendall Bennett returns for her senior year after a stellar junior campaign. Bennett ended the 2025-26 season averaging 14.0 points, 10.1 rebounds and 1.3 blocks a game, earning her second-team all-conference honors. The Bearcats forward also ended the year tied for 14th for the most double-doubles nationally. Also returning from last year's Bearcats team is guard Bella Pucci. The senior was the top scorer in the conference last season, averaging 15.1 points per game. Pucci also led the America East with a 38.1 three-point percentage and earned second-team all-conference honors.
• Last season, Binghamton finished with a 20-13 record. The Bearcats went 10-6 in conference games and lost in the semifinals of the America East conference tournament.
• The Bearcats qualified for the WNIT, picking up a first-round victory over Mercyhurst University before losing in the second round to La Salle.

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