Johnnies’ Bounce-Back Season Ends
Taylor Brisco, Staff Writer
November 20, 2012
The St. John’s Volleyball team concluded their 2012 season after losing 3-0 (15-25, 23-25, 18-25) to the No. 10 Louisville Cardinals in the Big East Tournament quarterfinals on Friday. Despite the loss, the Red Storm improved immensely this season – improving from a 10-21 record last year to a 20-12... Read more »
Off To The Tournament
Taylor Brisco, Staff Writer
November 14, 2012
It was an up-and-down weekend for the St. John’s Volleyball team. Needing a win on Senior Night Friday against DePaul to guarantee a spot in the eight-team Big East tournament, the team failed to seize the opportunity, falling 3-1 (25-17, 18-25, 22-25, 22-25) to put its conference tournament status... Read more »
Vball Splits Weekend Games Against Conference Foes
Taylor Brisco, Staff Writer
November 6, 2012
The St. John’s Volleyball team split two matches on the road this past weekend by winning 3-1 (23-25, 25-20, 26-24, 25-19) against Syracuse on Friday and losing 3-1 (18-25, 15-25, 26-24, 16-25) to Marquette on Sunday. With the Big East tournament quickly approaching, the Red Storm (19-10, 6-7) are... Read more »
Conference Struggles
Taylor Brisco, Staff Writer
October 25, 2012
The St. John’s volleyball team on Sunday dropped its second game of last weekend and fifth-straight game overall when it lost 3-1 (25-17, 21-25, 26-24, 25-12) to USF on Sunday. After a 4-0 start in conference play, the Red Storm now sit tied for eighth with Villanova after its recent string of disappointing... Read more »
Big East Rough Patch
Michael Opitz, Staff Writer
October 22, 2012
The women’s volleyball team was defeated by Big East rival Pittsburgh in straight sets. (21-25, 21-25, 14-25) Friday. The Red Storm (17-7, 4-4) were unable to overcome errors in each set, accumulating only 35 kills to 18 errors (0.175 pct). While the Panthers (12-10, 4-5), added 49 kills to only 12... Read more »
Positivity Moving Forward
Matthew Wolfson, Staff Writer
October 17, 2012
Despite a disappointing weekend that saw the St. John’s women’s volleyball team lose two conference games, head coach Joanne Persico and senior leaders Sabina Piegza and Gabriela Petkova refuse to let the rest of the team get down on themselves before their two-game road trip. It’s the first rough... Read more »
Johnnies Come Short In Five-Set Thriller
Michael Opitz, Staff Writer
October 13, 2012
The St. Johns Volleyball team lost an intense five set thriller Friday afternoon to Big East rival Louisville (21-25, 25-19, 20-25, 9-15) at Taffner Field House. The no. 15 Cardinals (17-3, 6-1) were helped by solid offensivee play and prolific blocking. The teams went point for point until the Cardinals... Read more »
Conference Contenders
Taylor Brisco, Staff Writer
October 8, 2012
The St. John’s Volleyball team is in fourth place after going 1-1 in their two-game road trip with a 3-1 win (23-25, 25-23, 25-20, 25-15) against DePaul and a 3-1 (25-19, 25-13, 17-25, 25-17) loss against Notre Dame. Before playing the Fighting Irish, the Red Storm were in first place in the Big East... Read more »
Johnnies Sweep Huskies Aside
Anthony Parelli, Sports Editor
October 3, 2012
The St. John’s volleyball team utilized a unique mix of upper and underclassman to defeat the Connecticut to remain undefeated in conference play. The Red Storm (16-3, 3-0) didn’t trail until the third set en route to a straight-set win (25-20, 25-21, 25-21). Despite the sweep the team had to fight... Read more »
Vball Squeaks by ‘Nova
Michael Opitz, Contributing Writer
September 26, 2012
The St. John’s volleyball team defeated Villanova 3-2 (17-25, 25-23, 25-15, 16-25, 15-13) Sunday in its second conference game of the season. The Red Storm (14-3, 2-0) were forced to fight through sluggish starts in every set, but finished in dramatic fashion with timely kills and textbook blocking,... Read more »
