‘He is the Beginning’: How One Man Changed St. John’s at the Unlikeliest of Times
Derrell Bouknight, Sports Editor
February 28, 2018
After the buzzer sounds and the clock runs out on his life on earth, Mel Davis hopes to reunite with his old friend. By then, he may have an answer to a question he has asked himself for years. “Why” is a word that crosses his mind nearly every day. Why was life so hard back then? He wishes...
St. John’s Upsets No. 4 Duke at the Garden, Snaps Losing Streak
Derrell Bouknight, Sports Editor
February 3, 2018
Back in August, Shamorie Ponds sent out a tweet-or maybe a business memo-regarding the third day in February. He talked about the first of a 2018/2019 home-and-home matchup against Duke, which was confirmed during the offseason. He gave the location, Madison Square Garden. The time was noon, his team...
Volleyball Looks to Rebound in Conference Play
Brendan Myers, Staff Writer
October 5, 2017
After starting the season 4-1, the St. John’s Volleyball team is at a crucial part of their season. With a record of 9-11 and conference play now in full swing, the theme in those losses has been consistency. “We just haven’t done enough to separate from teams,” Head Coach Joanne Persi...
Women’s Basketball Schedule Released
Derrell Bouknight, Co-Sports Editor
September 27, 2017
Coming off their tenth consecutive postseason appearance and fourth straight 20-win season, the St. John’s women’s basketball team released the schedule for their upcoming 2017-2018 campaign, one that will see the Red Storm play 15 games in Queens, nine of which will be against conference opponents...
Men’s Basketball Schedule Released
Sean Okula, Contributing Writer
September 20, 2017
A Red Storm schedule release is a basketball fan’s version of Christmas and New Year’s Day wrapped into one. The campaign kicks off on November 10th with a home against the University of New Orleans. The Big East portion of the schedule then opens up on December 28th with Providence paying Car...
Mussini to Pursue Professional Career in Europe
Derrell Bouknight, Co-Sports Editor
June 7, 2017
In a statement released by the university on Tuesday, the St. John’s men’s basketball program announced that rising junior guard Federico Mussini will pursue a professional career in Europe and will not return to the program. Mussini, a 6-foot-2 guard from Reggio Emilia, Italy, played in 62 games...
St. John’s concludes frustrating regular season in typical fashion
Brandon Mauk, Digital Sports Manager
March 9, 2016
The hardest part is finally over. The Chris Mullin rebuilding project at St. John’s concluded its brutal regular first season with a 90-76 loss to Providence on Saturday at Madison Square Garden, which kept with the year-long narrative for the Red Storm. As in most of their Big East schedule,...
WBB: St. John’s loses second straight to No. 23/21 DePaul
Katherine Acquavella, Staff Writer
February 3, 2016
In a battle between two Big East title contenders, St. John’s fell to No. 23/21 DePaul, 77-71. Both teams were hoping for a bounce-back win as DePaul (17-7, 9-2) was coming off an 83-74 home loss to Seton Hall while St. John’s (16-6, 7-4) was coming off a 67-64 road loss to Marquette. Junior J...
WBB: Marquette squeaks by SJU
Dylan Hornik, Staff Writer
February 3, 2016
Talk about a taste of your own medicine. Unable to hang their hat on a usually dominant inside game, the St. John’s University women’s basketball team dropped a close one to the Marquette Golden Eagles, 67-64, Friday night at the Al McGuire Center in Milwaukee. After setting consecutive se...
St. John’s loses again, crushed by the Hall
Carmine Carcieri, Assistant Sports Editor
February 3, 2016
With a chance to pull off an upset against their rival and earn their first win since mid-December, the St. John’s men’s basketball team took a trip across the Hudson River to face the Seton Hall Pirates on Wednesday night. The end result was not what the Johnnies hoped for as the Pirates dominate...
Johnnies Falls to 0-3 in Conference Play
Carmine Carcieri, Assistant Sports Editor
January 11, 2016
With the Big East schedule in full swing, the St. John’s men’s basketball team was looking to avoid an 0-3 start against the 10th ranked Xavier Musketeers at Carnesecca Arena on Wednesday night. Instead, the Johnnies were defeated, 74-66, in a game that was much closer than the score indicated an...
St. John’s losing streak reaches five against No. 12 Providence
Carmine Carcieri, Assistant Sports Editor
January 7, 2016
After losing four games in a row, including a 10-point loss at home against Creighton to tip-off the Big East slate, the St. John’s men’s basketball team took the trip to Providence on Saturday, where they were defeated by the 12th ranked Friars, 83-65, at the Dunkin’ Donuts Center. “That’s a really, re...
