2025–26 Binghamton Bearcats women's basketball team

2025–26 Binghamton Bearcats women's basketball
2025–26 Binghamton Bearcats women's basketball
WNIT, Second Round
Conference	America East Conference
Record	20–13 (10–6 AmEast)
Head coach	Mary Grimes (2nd season);
Assistant coaches	Zakiya Saunders; Jason Marshall; Evelyn Thompson;
Home arena	Binghamton University Events Center
	Seasons ← 2024–25 2026–27 →

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

2025–26 America East Conference women's basketball standings
v t e	Conf.				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
Vermont †	13	–	3	.813	27	–	8	.771
Maine	12	–	4	.750	19	–	13	.594
Binghamton	10	–	6	.625	20	–	13	.606
UMBC	10	–	6	.625	17	–	15	.531
NJIT	9	–	7	.563	19	–	13	.594
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

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

Mary Grimes (Siena)

Assistant coach(es)

Zakiya Saunders (Central Florida)
Jason Marshall (Ramapo)
Evelyn Thompson (Auburn)

Legend

(C) Team captain
(S) Suspended
(I) Ineligible
(W) Walk-on

Injured
Current redshirt

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)	at (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	L 61–70	20–13	12 – K. Bennett	11 – K. Bennett	4 – Casey	John Glaser Arena (1,069) Philadelphia, PA
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Eastern.

Sources:^[4]^[5]

References

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

[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.

[poll-3] 1 2 3 "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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