Smith And McKenith Take Over As Johnnies Earn OT Win
Kyle Fitzgerald, Staff Writer
February 10, 2013
The St. John’s women’s basketball team edged out Sugar Rodgers and Georgetown University with a 76-72 effort that extended into overtime on Saturday. After tying the game with 20 seconds left in regulation, the Red Storm (11-10, 5-4) were able to break away from the Hoyas (13-10, 4-6) in overtime.... Read more »
Johnnies Narrowly Miss Out On Upset Win
Kyle Fitzgerald, Staff Writer
February 4, 2013
Queens, NY - St. John’s suffered a narrow loss at home against Connecticut on Sunday afternoon. The Red Storm (10-10, 4-4) exchanged blows with the Huskies (20-1, 7-1) – who were without Stephanie Dolson due to an illness – until the No. 3 ranked team in the country squeezed by in the final minutes... Read more »
WBB Ends Skid
Kyle Fitzgerald, Staff Writer
February 2, 2013
St. John’s ended a three game skid as they shut down Providence by a score of 65-51 on Wednesday evening. Amber Thompson, Briana Brown, Nadira McKennith, and Aliyyah Handford all scored at least 10 or more points, with McKennith taking charge by scoring 21. This was the third time this season, and... Read more »
WBB Looking To End Slump
Anthony Parelli, Assistant Sports Editor
January 30, 2013
The St. John’s women desperately need to find a formula for victory asthey take on Providence tonight. The reigning Sweet 16 participants have now fallen to 9-9, putting the Red Storm’s chances of making it to the NCAA Tournament to play on their home court at Carnesecca Arena in serious doubt. The... Read more »
Cardinals Outlast Johnnies
Kyle Fitzgerald, Staff Writer
January 30, 2013
The St. John’s women’s basketball team suffered their third consecutive loss following a 57-54 defeat to Louisville Sunday afternoon. Despite the defeat, the Red Storm (9-9, 3-3) saw Nadirah McKenith become the St. John’s all-time leader in assists. Heading into the game, McKenith needed seven... Read more »
Turnovers Plague Johnnies In South Bend
Kyle Fitzgerald, Staff Writer
January 23, 2013
The St. John’s women’s basketball team was handed its first loss in Big East conference play following a 74-50 loss at Notre Dame on Sunday afternoon. The Irish (16-1, 5-0) out-classed the Red Storm (9-7, 3-1), who were out-rebounded 48 to 22 and committed too many turnovers to give themselves a... Read more »
Injury-Plagued Weekend
Taylor Brisco, Staff Writer
December 5, 2012
The No. 17/15 St. John’s women’s basketball team fell to Boston University on Saturday 66-49 in their first game since senior Eugeneia McPherson tore her ACL. Despite the loss, head coach Joe Tartamella is confident about his team’s performances thus far this season. “We’re off to a good start,”... Read more »
Smith Leads Red Storm to Second Win
Matthew Wolfson, Staff Writer
November 20, 2012
After unveiling last year’s Sweet 16 banner, the No. 20/18 St. John’s women’s basketball team (2-1) took an early lead against Hofstra and never looked back, winning 73-47 at Carnesecca Arena on Saturday afternoon. “We were pretty excited about the way we were able to finish the game today,”... Read more »
First Victory For Coach T
Anthony Parelli, Staff Writer
November 14, 2012
The St. John’s women’s basketball team recorded their first win of the 2012/13 season Sunday, defeating UCF 72-54. The double-digit victory came on the heels of a hard-fought 10-point loss to Texas Friday. The win was the first of St. John’s head coach Joe Tartamella’s tenure. “It’s great... Read more »
New Man In Charge
Mitchell Petit-Frere, Sports Editor
September 5, 2012
Joe Tartamella was named the head coach of the St. John’s women’s basketball team on April 27. He has been a part of the women’s basketball program since 2002 when he was first hired as a graduate assistant. Since then, the native New Yorker has worked his way up the ranks and is set to lead the... Read more »
