Binghamton will play in the St. Peter's Holiday Classic Championship Game tonight after beating the hosts 70-63 Thursday night. The Bearcats will face Dayton in the non-conference finale. Along with the double-double, senior Viive Rebane knocked down her 1,000th career point against the Peahens, while classmate Andrea Holmes netted 26 points.
Behind Nikkia Smith's career-high 25 points, Hartford remained perfect at home (6-0) with a 72-61 defeat of Harvard Thursday. The Hawks (9-4) now have the opportunity to reach double-digit wins before conference play begins with one non-league game remaining.
Boston U., Albany, Vermont and New Hampshire will also be playing on the second day of holiday tournaments Friday.
Looking ahead, America East Conference play begins Mon., Jan. 2 with a full slate of four games. Binghamton, UMBC, Vermont and Hartford begin at home, while the Terriers have the bye.
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Friday, Dec. 30
Boston U. vs. Navy (Fordham Holiday Classic), 1 p.m. l Live stats l Live audio l
Albany vs. Charlotte (FIU Sun & Fun Classic), 4 p.m. l Live stats l
Vermont vs. La Salle (Blue Sky Classic), 5 p.m. l Live stats l Live video l Live audio l
New Hampshire vs. NJIT (Cyclone Challenge), 6 p.m. l Live stats l Live video l Live audio l
Binghamton vs. Dayton (St. Peter's Holiday Tournament), 7:30 p.m. l Live stats l Live audio l
Thursday, Dec. 29
Coppin State 59, Boston U. 44 (Fordham Holiday Classic) l Boxscore l
No. 15 Georgetown 65, Vermont 53 (Blue Sky Classic)
Siena 78, at Maine 51 l Boxscore l
at FIU 69, Albany 56 l Boxscore l
at Virginia Tech 57, UMBC 52 l Boxscore l
at Hartford 72, Harvard 61 l Boxscore l
Binghamton 70. at St. Peter's 63
at Iowa State 71, New Hampshire 57 l Boxscore l