2025–26 Binghamton Bearcats women's basketball team

2025–26 Binghamton Bearcats women's basketball
ConferenceAmerica East Conference
Record20–12 (10–6 AmEast)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
  • Zakiya Saunders
  • Jason Marshall
  • Evelyn Thompson
Home arenaBinghamton University Events Center
2025–26 America East Conference women's basketball standings
Conf. Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
Vermont † 13 – 3   .813 27 – 7   .794
Maine 12 – 4   .750 19 – 13   .594
Binghamton 10 – 6   .625 20 – 12   .625
UMBC 10 – 6   .625 17 – 14   .548
NJIT 9 – 7   .563 19 – 12   .613
Bryant 8 – 8   .500 18 – 12   .600
New Hampshire 4 – 12   .250 10 – 20   .333
Albany 4 – 12   .250 14 – 16   .467
UMass Lowell 2 – 14   .125 8 – 21   .276
† 2026 AmEast tournament winner
As of March 19, 2026

The 2025–26 Binghamton Bearcats women's basketball team currently represents Binghamton University during the 2025–26 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Bearcats, led by second-year head coach Mary Grimes, play their home games at the Binghamton University Events Center in Vestal, New York as members of the America East Conference.

Previous season

The Bearcats finished the 2024–25 season 15–15, 7–9 in AmEast play, to finish in fifth place.[1] They were defeated by Bryant in the quarterfinals of the AmEast tournament.[2]

Offseason

Departures

Binghamton Departures
Name Num Pos. Height Year Hometown Reason for Departure
Kaylee Krysztof 2 G 5'9" Sophomore Buffalo, NY Transferred to St. Bonaventure
Camryn Fauria 10 G/F 6'0" Junior Foxborough, MA Transferred to New Hampshire
Samantha Baker 11 G 6'0" Freshman Nazareth, PA Transferred to Edinboro (DII)
Jadyn Weltz 24 G 5'7" RS Junior Timmins, Ontario Transferred to Vermont
Marisa Smith 34 F 6'3" Freshman Johnson City, NY Transferred to Bucknell

Incoming transfers

Binghamton incoming transfers
Name Num Pos. Height Year Hometown Previous School
Kameryn Dorsey 2 G 5'6" Junior Baltimore, MD Saint Francis

Preseason

On October 20, 2025, the America East Conference released its preseason poll. Binghamton was picked to finish sixth in the conference.[3]

Preseason rankings

AmEast Preseason Poll
Place Team Votes
1 Vermont 63 (7)
2 Maine 55 (2)
3 Bryant 46
4 Albany 42
5 NJIT 37
6 Binghamton 26
7 New Hampshire 24
8 UMBC 23
9 UMass Lowell 8
(#) first-place votes

Source:[3]

Preseason All-America East Team

No players were named to the Preseason All-America East Team.[3]

Roster

2025–26 Binghamton Bearcats women's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Year Previous school Hometown
G 0 Yanniah Boyd 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) Jr Riverdale Baptist School Frederick, Maryland
G 1 Klarissa Goode 5 ft 5 in (1.65 m) Fr Bishop Kearney High School Rochester, New York
G 2 Kameryn Dorsey 5 ft 6 in (1.68 m) Jr Saint Francis (PA) Baltimore, Maryland
G 3 Kaia Goode 5 ft 4 in (1.63 m) Sr Le Moyne Rochester, New York
F 4 Kendall Bennett 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) Jr Germantown Academy Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
G 5 Meghan Casey 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) Sr The Ursuline School White Plains, New York
G 11 Carletta Bennett 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) Fr King's Christian Collegiate Brampton, Ontario
G 20 Bella Pucci 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) Jr Fairport High School Rochester, New York
F 21 Kaitlyn McMillan 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) Fr Lo-Ellen Park Secondary School Waterloo, Ontario
G 22 Leah Middleton 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) Jr Le Moyne Auburn, New York
G 23 Ashley Redd 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) Fr Sierra Canyon School Porter Ranch, California
C 32 Abby Misier 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) So Hightstown High School Hightstown, New Jersey
G 33 Leah Fowler 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) Fr Barker College Sydney, Australia
F 55 Daysha Salgado 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) Fr James Monroe High School Stafford, Virginia
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • (W) Walk-on

Roster
Last update: December 25, 2025

Schedule and results

Date
time, TV 		Rank# Opponent# Result Record High points High rebounds High assists Site (attendance)
city, state
Non-conference regular season
November 3, 2025*
5:00 pm, ESPN+ 		SUNY Geneseo W 86–35  1–0
  16 – K. Bennett   7 – K. Bennett   5 – Goode  Events Center (953)
Vestal, NY
November 6, 2025*
7:00 pm, ESPN+ 		Bloomsburg W 92–44  2–0
  14 – Pucci   11 – K. Bennett   4 – Tied  Events Center (1,027)
Vestal, NY
November 11, 2025*
7:00 pm, SNY/ESPN+ 		St. Bonaventure L 65–68  2–1
  16 – Pucci   7 – K. Bennett   4 – Goode  Events Center (1,210)
Vestal, NY
November 18, 2025*
7:00 pm, BIG+ 		at No. 6 Michigan L 50–120  2–2
  19 – Pucci   6 – Casey   3 – Tied  Crisler Center (2,557)
Ann Arbor, MI
November 20, 2025*
6:00 pm, ESPN+ 		at Akron W 95–94 2OT 3–2
  29 – Pucci   14 – K. Bennett   3 – Tied  James A. Rhodes Arena (807)
Akron, OH
November 24, 2025*
7:00 pm, SNY/ESPN+ 		at Columbia L 60–73  3–3
  16 – K. Bennett   8 – Tied   5 – Casey  Levien Gymnasium (735)
New York, NY
December 3, 2025*
2:00 pm, ESPN+ 		at San Diego W 63–55  4–3
  12 – K. Bennett   5 – Redd   7 – C. Bennett  Jenny Craig Pavilion (1,027)
San Diego, CA
December 6, 2025*
2:00 pm, SNY/ESPN+ 		Buffalo W 71–58  5–3
  18 – Pucci   7 – K. Bennett   2 – Tied  Events Center (1,615)
Vestal, NY
December 13, 2025*
2:00 pm, ESPN+ 		Marist W 69–58  6–3
  14 – K. Bennett   10 – K. Bennett   5 – Pucci  Events Center (1,405)
Vestal, NY
December 16, 2025*
7:00 pm, ACCNX 		at Syracuse L 54–72  6–4
  11 – Pucci   7 – Boyd   3 – Tied  JMA Wireless Dome (2,072)
Syracuse, NY
December 20, 2025*
2:00 pm, SNY/ESPN+ 		Colgate W 82–54  7–4
  14 – K. Bennett   12 – K. Bennett   4 – Casey  Events Center (1,368)
Vestal, NY
December 29, 2025*
2:00 pm, NECFR 		at Fairleigh Dickinson
FDU Christmas Classic semifinals 		W 62–51  8–4
  21 – K. Bennett   15 – K. Bennett   2 – Tied  Bogota Savings Bank Center (107)
Hackensack, NJ
December 30, 2025*
1:00 p.m., NECFR 		vs. Penn
FDU Christmas Classic championship 		L 54–59  8–5
  16 – Pucci   9 – K. Bennett   3 – Pucci  Bogota Savings Bank Center (109)
Hackensack, NJ
America East regular season
January 3, 2026
1:00 pm, ESPN+ 		at NJIT W 75–71  9–5
(1–0) 		 23 – Tied   11 – K. Bennett   7 – Pucci  Wellness and Events Center (244)
Newark, NJ
January 8, 2026
6:07 pm, ESPN+ 		Vermont W 71–67  10–5
(2–0) 		 20 – Pucci   10 – K. Bennett   2 – Tied  Events Center (1,273)
Vestal, NY
January 10, 2026
1:00 pm, ESPN+ 		at UMass Lowell W 80–52  11–5
(3–0) 		 26 – K. Bennett   8 – K. Bennett   4 – Tied  Kennedy Family Athletic Complex (184)
Lowell, MA
January 15, 2026
11:00 am, ESPN+ 		Albany W 63–61  12–5
(4–0) 		 17 – K. Bennett   11 – K. Bennett   3 – Tied  Events Center (4,671)
Vestal, NY
January 17, 2026
2:00 pm, ESPN+ 		at UMBC L 58–64  12–6
(4–1) 		 13 – Pucci   10 – K. Bennett   1 – Tied  Chesapeake Employers Insurance Arena (975)
Catonsville, MD
January 22, 2026
6:07 pm, MSGSN 		New Hampshire W 50–42  13–6
(5–1) 		 20 – Pucci   14 – K. Bennett   3 – Tied  Events Center (1,337)
Vestal, NY
January 24, 2026
2:00 pm, ESPN+ 		Maine W 62–57  14–6
(6–1) 		 14 – Tied   12 – K. Bennett   4 – Goode  Events Center (1,458)
Vestal, NY
January 29, 2026
6:00 pm, ESPN+ 		at Bryant W 66–64 OT 15–6
(7–1) 		 24 – K. Bennett   7 – C. Bennett   2 – Tied  Chace Athletic Center (167)
Smithfield, RI
February 5, 2026
6:07 pm, ESPN+ 		UMBC W 73–59  16–6
(8–1) 		 21 – Pucci   13 – K. Bennett   5 – Pucci  Events Center (1,402)
Vestal, NY
February 7, 2026
12:00 pm, SNY/ESPN+ 		NJIT W 72–67  17–6
(9–1) 		 31 – Pucci   13 – K. Bennett   4 – Casey  Events Center (1,921)
Vestal, NY
February 12, 2026
6:00 pm, ESPN+ 		at Vermont L 52–61  17–7
(9–2) 		 17 – Pucci   12 – K. Bennett   1 – Tied  Patrick Gym (777)
Burlington, VT
February 14, 2026
7:00 pm, ESPN+ 		at Albany L 41–52  17–8
(9–3) 		 11 – Boyd   12 – K. Bennett   2 – K. Bennett  Broadview Center (1,312)
Albany, NY
February 19, 2026
6:07 pm, ESPN+ 		Bryant L 60–63  17–9
(9–4) 		 15 – Tied   14 – K. Bennett   4 – Boyd  Events Center (1,146)
Vestal, NY
February 21, 2026
3:00 pm, ESPN+ 		UMass Lowell W 69–44  18–9
(10–4) 		 16 – Pucci   15 – K. Bennett   3 – Tied  Events Center (1,583)
Vestal, NY
February 26, 2026
6:00 pm, ESPN+ 		at New Hampshire L 48–67  18–10
(10–5) 		 12 – Pucci   8 – K. Bennett   2 – C. Bennett  Lundholm Gym (264)
Durham, NH
February 28, 2026
1:00 pm, ESPN+ 		at Maine L 67–74  18–11
(10–6) 		 24 – Pucci   10 – K. Bennett   6 – Casey  Memorial Gymnasium (1,172)
Orono, ME
America East tournament
March 5, 2026
6:07 p.m., ESPN+ 		(3) (6) Bryant
Quarterfinals 		W 45–44  19–11
  9 – Tied   8 – K. Bennett   4 – Pucci  Events Center (2,030)
Vestal, NY
March 9, 2026
6:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		(3) (2) Maine
Semifinals 		L 56–60  19–12
  24 – Pucci   8 – K. Bennett   5 – Tied  Memorial Gymnasium (1,307)
Orono, ME
WNIT
March 19, 2026
6:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		at Mercyhurst
Round 1 		W 81–60  20–12
  23 – K. Bennett   16 – K. Bennett   7 – Casey  Owen McCormick Court (433)
Erie, PA
March 23, 2026
6:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		at La Salle
Round 2 		      John Glaser Arena 
Philadelphia, PA
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Eastern.

Sources:[4][5]

References

  1. ^ "2024-25 Women's Basketball Standings". America East Conference. Retrieved December 25, 2025.
  2. ^ "Redemption: Bryant Beats Binghamton For First America East Tournament Win". ABC6. Archived from the original on March 7, 2025. Retrieved December 25, 2025.
  3. ^ a b c "America East Reveals Women's #AEHoops 2025-26 Preseason Poll and Preseason All-Conference Team". America East Conference. Retrieved December 25, 2025.
  4. ^ "2025-26 Women's Basketball Schedule". Binghamton University Athletics. Retrieved December 25, 2025.
  5. ^ "Binghamton Bearcats 2025-26 Regular Season NCAAW Schedule". ESPN. Retrieved December 25, 2025.
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