The Binghamton women’s basketball team will look to put the brakes on its five-game skid this Saturday against New Hampshire. In the last meeting between the two teams, the Wildcats (10-15, 5-8 America East) defeated the Bearcats (4-22, 2-10 AE) 60-52 at the Events Center on Jan. 26.

UNH senior forward Morgan Frame was instrumental in New Hampshire’s victory, scoring a game-high 23 points on 8-of-14 shooting, while senior guard Cari Reed chipped in with 14 points.

Reed ranks third in the America East in scoring with 12.4 points per game, fifth in rebounding with 7.0 per game and fifth in 3-point shooting efficiency at 35 percent. Frame, meanwhile, ranks seventh in scoring with 10.9 points per game.

Binghamton head coach Nicole Scholl said she believes the team will have to play a complete game in order to fare better against the Wildcats on Saturday.

“We need to do a much better job on [Frame] and [Reed, who] poses a little more of a threat because she can shoot the ball so well from the outside,” Scholl said. “So we have to make solid effort on that end of the court. Offensively, we are going to look to push tempo and just try to capitalize on our post players against their defense.”

Binghamton is coming off a 74-68 loss to Maine last Saturday at the Events Center. Despite a slow start defensively, the Bearcats held the Black Bears to 32 percent shooting in the second half, but it wasn’t enough to overcome their poor free throw shooting as BU shot just 6-of-16 at the charity stripe for the game.

In the midst of the team’s losing streak, a bright spot for BU has been the play of junior guard Jasbriell Swain, who recorded her 11th career double-double with 15 points and 14 rebounds against the Black Bears.

Swain said the team has made a concerted effort to improve its efficiency at the free throw line during practices leading up to the New Hampshire game.

“I feel like that’s a huge focus,” she said. “It was the determining factor in a lot of the games that we’ve lost.”

New Hampshire enters the game having won three in a row at home after defeating Hartford 61-59 Wednesday night. Junior guard Kelsey Hogan led the Wildcats with 15 points.

When Binghamton and New Hampshire last met, BU junior guard Vaneeshia Paulk led the team with 17 points in the loss, but Paulk will not play for the Bearcats Saturday after injuring herself in the Maine game. She is listed as day-to-day.

Scholl said she thinks the team can turn things around by remaining positive.

“It’s tough right now but I think we’re still looking at it day by day,” she said. “The season isn’t over with yet. With three games left and then going into the tournament, our players know once you get in, pretty much anything can happen.”

Opening tip is scheduled for 1 p.m at Lundholm Gymnasium, where the Bearcats are 8-3 all-time and have won five straight.