Storm rout DePaul

Posted by Bill San Antonio

The St. John’s men’s basketball team defeated DePaul 67-47 Sunday for its second conference win of the season.

The Red Storm went on a 14-5 run following a timeout to finish the first half, and picked up the momentum in the second half, leading by as many as 31. Justin Burrell led the way with 11 points, and Anthony Mason Jr. had eight points and 10 rebounds in his third game back.

DePaul has lost 24 consecutive regular season conference games. The Blue Demons’ last regular season win came on Mar. 6, 2008 against Cincinnati. DePaul also defeated Cincinnati in the first round of the Big East Tournament last March at Madison Square Garden. 

Sunday’s game was DePaul’’s second since firing coach Jerry Wainwright on Jan. 11, replacing him with Tracy Webster. Wainwright suffered a torn ACL and a fractured tibia in a sideline collision during a game against Villanova earlier in the week.

St. John’s (12-5, 2-3) takes on No. 15 Connecticut Wednesday in Hartford, Conn. DePaul returns home Wednesday for a game against Marquette.

Hardy’s free throws help Storm notch first conference win

Posted by Bill San Antonio

Every time St. John’s needed a big shot against Cincinnati Wednesday night, Dwight Hardy seemed to be there, eyes wide, ball in hand.

Early in the second half, with his team beginning to stagnate on offense, Hardy knocked down three-pointers on consecutive possessions. A short while later, “Buckets,” as he is known, knocked down another key three to spark another mini comeback.

But it was the free throws Hardy drained late that pushed St. John’s (11-5, 1-3) over the Bearcats (11-6, 2-3), 52-50, the team’s first conference win of the season during an otherwise hard-fought defensive battle.

McManmon breaks three-point record

Posted by Bill San Antonio

Kelly McManmon broke the women’s basketball program’s all time three-point record during Sunday’s 70-60 road loss to Cincinnati.

 Entering Sunday’s game, McManmon needed just two to pass Monique McLean and her 172. The fifth-year senior went 4-of-6 from three-point range to set the new program record at 175.

McManmon finished the game 5-of-8 from the field for 14 points, nine of which coming in the second half.

Mason’s return disrupted by Cardinals

Posted by Bill San Antonio

For the third straight conference game, the St. John’s men’s basketball team started strong, only to be outwilled in the dwindling minutes of the second half. And once again, there wasn’t much Anthony Mason Jr. could do to help.

St. John’s fall to Providence in Big East home opener

Posted by Dylan Kitts

The Big East regular season wasn’t supposed to start like this for the St. John’s men’s basketball team.

Finishing the out of conference schedule with a 10-2 record, for the first time since the 1999-00 team, the Red Storm expected to make noise in the Big East right away. On New Year’s Eve, however, they fell to #13 Georgetown, 66-59.

Opening the New Year against Providence at Carnesecca Arena, St. John’s looked to rebound but instead crumbled, losing 74-59

Women’s Basketball Loses Thriller to No. 19 West Virginia

Posted by Steve Sidoti

The Women’s Basketball team suffered a tough loss at home against No. 19 West Virginia by a score of 54-50. The game marked the beginning of Big East Play for the Red Storm.

With the game being aired live on SNY, all eyes were on each teams’ respected stars: Liz Repella of West Virginia and Da’Shena Stevens of St. John’s. Because of early foul trouble, both struggled to create shots and get anything going offensively for their teams.

Parque named to Preseason All-Big East Team

Posted by Bill San Antonio

St. John’s outfielder Jimmy Parque was selected to the preseason All-Big East team after a strong 2009 season, his first with the Red Storm.

 Parque made third team All-Big East honors and second team ABCA All-Northeast honors last season. He had a .360 batting average with 5 home runs and 63 RBI, slugging at a .509 clip.

Parque, a junior college transfer from Skyline JC, was drafted in the 40th round of the 2008 MLB First Year Player Draft by the Los Angeles Dodgers.

Baseball picked to finish fourth in preseason conference rankings

Posted by Bill San Antonio

The St. John’s baseball team was picked to finish fourth in the conference, according to the Big East preseason poll.

The Red Storm, coming off a season in which it reached the conference tournament for the sixth straight year, received 87 points in the poll, behind Connecticut (third, 94 points), USF (second, 113 points) and Louisville (first, 119 points). The Cardinals won the regular season and conference tournament last season, and hosted a regional series of the College World Series for the first time in program history. Notre Dame, with 84 points, was fifth.

Johnnies surge late, come up short at Georgetown

Posted by Bill San Antonio

Despite a 10-0 run midway through the second half, the St. John’s men’s basketball team could not top Georgetown for the third straight time, falling 66-59 to open conference play.

Men’s Basketball Defeats Hofstra at MSG, Will Play for Holiday Festival Title

Posted by Steve Sidoti

After a thrilling overtime victory for Cornerll over Davidson, St. John’s took the Garden floor for the second game of the 2009 Holiday Festival. A late run with just less than seven minutes to play, helped lead the the Red Storm to victory as they defeated local rival Hofstra 72-60.