Track Club sprints past barriers, reaches Nationals
Dylan Hornik, Co-Sports Editor
April 26, 2017
Filed under Sports, Sports Scroll
This school year hasn’t been the most successful for St. John’s athletics. To date, only the fencing team can claim national success at the Division I level; the men’s team finished sixth at the NCAA Championships and they had two individual National Champions. Beneath the glossy shine of a Division I lab...
St. John’s women’s run ends in NCAA Tournament loss to Auburn
Dylan Hornik, Staff Writer
March 21, 2016
Filed under Home Scroll, March Madness, Sports, Women's Basketball
One of the most fruitful seasons in St. John’s women’s basketball history came to an emotional end on Friday. Unable to overcome a massive deficit, the Red Storm fell to Auburn, 68-57, in the first round of the NCAA Tournament. The loss concludes an inspiring season that saw the team earn their fi...
BEASTS OF THE EAST: St. John’s wins first conference title since 1988
Dylan Hornik, Staff Writer
March 9, 2016
Filed under Home Scroll, March Madness, Sports, Women's Basketball
For the first time since 1988, the St. John’s women’s basketball team are the champions of the BIG EAST. A title-worthy defense brought the team a 50-37 victory over Creighton, its third win in as many days, a fourth conference title, and a ticket to the NCAA Tournament. The Red Storm held the Blu...
St. John’s concludes frustrating regular season in typical fashion
Brandon Mauk, Digital Sports Manager
March 9, 2016
Filed under Men's Basketball, Sports
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,...
Softball: St. John’s finishes 2nd at Tennessee Invitational
Sydney Johnson, Staff Writer
March 9, 2016
St. John’s softball proved they can compete with the better programs in the country last weekend, as they placed second at the Tennessee Invitational. The team went 3-2 and lost in the title game 4-0 to the hosting Tennessee Volunteers. The first game of the tournament was a close one. The Johnnies b...
St. John’s Men’s Tennis Sweeps Doubleheader on Saturday Night
William Harris, Staff Writer
March 9, 2016
Filed under Men's Tennis, Sports
St. John’s men’s tennis improved to an impressive 14-4 record (8-0 at home) with a doubleheader sweep on Sunday. They defeated Army 4-1 and shut out St. Francis Brooklyn 7-0. St. John’s didn’t get off to a great start, and were forced to rally in the first match Army took two of the three...
Women’s Tennis Splits Weekend on the Road vs. NJIT, Cornell
Katherine Acquavella, Staff Writer
March 9, 2016
Filed under Sports, Women's Tennis
St. John’s women’s tennis finished their weekend of road play 1-1, blanking NJIT 7-0 and losing to Cornell 5-2. The Red Storm swept the Highlanders (3-7) Friday night for the second-consecutive year. St. John’s earned the doubles points and won all six singles contests. The first victory ...
St. John’s stuns No. 18 DePaul, advances to Big East final
Dylan Hornik, Staff Writer
March 9, 2016
Filed under March Madness, Sports, Women's Basketball
Only one program in Big East women’s basketball history has more than three conference tournament championships. On Monday night, St. John’s earned the chance to become the second following a historic upset. Aliyyah Handford dominated late again, as St. John’s overcame an eight-point defic...
St. John’s tops Georgetown in Round One of Big East Tournament
Dylan Hornik, Staff Writer
March 9, 2016
Filed under March Madness, Sports, Women's Basketball
The old saying goes, “offense wins games, but defense wins championships.” St. John’s women’s basketball is no exception. A strong defensive effort in the second half led the Red Storm to a 65-52 victory over Georgetown in the first round of the Big East Tournament, as they advanced to t...
St. John’s completely embarrassed by Creighton, 100-59
Carmine Carcieri, Assistant Sports Editor
March 2, 2016
Filed under Men's Basketball, Sports
It is amazing how much can change in a week. Last Saturday, the Red Storm challenged Seton Hall, a likely NCAA Tournament team, until the final buzzer at Madison Square Garden. This week, the Red Storm not only lost at DePaul but also followed the disastrous defeat up with a far more worrisome loss ...
Tennis: Women beat Georgetown, Men upset Harvard
Sydney Johnson, Staff Writer
March 2, 2016
Filed under Men's Tennis, Sports, Women's Tennis
Friday was a very good day for St. John’s tennis as both teams earned road wins. The women went to Washington D.C. and beat the Georgetown Hoyas 5-2. The men upset Harvard in Cambridge, Massachusetts 4-3. The men began the day by sweeping the Crimson in doubles play. Lucas Hejhal and Dusan Vukice...
St. John’s drops series to CSU Bakersfield
Brandon Mauk, Digital Sports Manager
March 2, 2016
A tough weekend out in California dropped St. John’s baseball back under .500, as they lost two out of three to California State University, Bakersfield. The Red Storm offense and bullpen were up to the task, but the current growing pains in the starting rotation were too much to overcome. St. ...
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