Women’s basketball defeats Retrievers 80-70

Weltz registers doubledouble, Traeger grabs 18 rebounds. Bowman scores 21, Wanzer drops 18.

Michael Carbone assistant sports editor

On Wednesday night, the Binghamton women’s basketball team hosted UMBC for the teams’ second and final America East (AE) regular season meeting of the year. In their first matchup, the Retrievers bested the Bearcats 73-69 in a contest that came down to the final minute of play. This game saw a similarly close outcome, but BU pulled away late and came out on top, securing the win 80-70.

“The key was our stops that we got,” said Binghamton head coach Bethann Shapiro Ord. “[UMBC] did get a lot of points in the paint, but when you’re going twos inside to our threes, that’s hard to stop.”

UMBC (9-12, 6-4 AE) put points on the board first as it quickly jumped out to a 7-2 lead over BU (12-11, 5-5 AE). Despite trailing, senior guard Denai Bowman dropped in two straight Bearcat buckets to remain close. The visitors, however, did not lose any steam as they pulled away 13-6 shortly after.

Bowman’s first-quarter flurry continued as the senior added four more points in the period. The hosts ended the frame on a 13-2 run and entered the second with a 19-15 advantage.

“A few games I felt like I wasn’t being that aggressive, so I talk to myself before every game and have a go-getter mindset,” Bowman said. “It’s been paying off the last two [games].”

The Retrievers began the second period putting a halt to Binghamton’s first-quarter run as the teams put in back-andforth scores. Although UMBC applied pressure, the hosts remained ahead due in part to redshirt freshman guard Jadyn Weltz who scored four straight points. This, however, did not last as the Retrievers added 10 unanswered points and took a 32-27 lead with a minute left in the half. The Bearcats did not back down, despite relinquishing their lead, as they scored two straight baskets and entered the break trailing 32-31.

“When we’re drawing up a play, we can go to any person,” Bowman said. “The defense has to stay on their toes because they don’t know who’s coming.”

Tuesday, February 7, 2023

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