Binghamton Bearcats Women’s Team Heads To WNIT Showdown

Binghamton Bearcats Women’s Team Heads To WNIT Showdown

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Binghamton University men's and women's basketball seasons brought the area some exciting games this season. We are fortunate to have NCAA Division 1 teams representing the Triple Cities.

The men and women recently concluded their 2025-2026 season...or so it would seem.

While the Binghamton University men's team is done for this season, the women's team is not about to put away the hoops. The Binghamton University Athletics Department announced that the Binghamton Bearcats women's basketball season is continuing.

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The Bearcat women will be taking part in the 48-team WNIT. They will be traveling to Erie, Pennsylvania, on Thursday, March 19, 2026, to meet the Mercyhurst Lakers. Gam time is scheduled for 6 p.m., and you can hear the game live on the air on our Townsquare radio station, Kiss 104.1, plus our website - kissbinghamton.com, Alexa, Google Home, and on the Kiss 104.1 mobile app.

"Till this point we have made great strides to the women's basketball program. Adding a postseason opportunity is an honor. - Binghamton Univerity Women's Basketball Coach, Mary Grimes.

 

The Binghamton Bearcat women's team dropped its America East semifinal contest to the Maine Black Bears to finish 19-12 overall and 10-6 in America East earlier this month.
  The Mercyhurst Lakers finished second in the NEC and lost to LIU in the conference championship game. Mercyhurst is 15-16 on the year and finished 14-4 in conference play.
Thursday night is just the second-ever meeting between Binghamton and Mercyhurst. The Bearcats earned an 85-70 victory in 2001.
According to Binghamton University Athletics, this is the first time the Bearcats have been in a postseason tournament since 2018. That year, the team played in the Women's Basketball Invitational.
For more information about the upcoming tournament, visit the 2026 WNIT website.
GO BEARCATS!

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