Providence College Athletics

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Mary Baskerville
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Women's Hoops Drops 64-58 Decision At St. John's

1/17/2020 3:17:00 PM | Women's Basketball

Mary Baskerville recorded her fourth double-double on 12 points and 11 rebounds.

QUEENS, N.Y. – The Providence College women's basketball team fell to BIG EAST foe St. John's, 64-58, on Jan. 17 in Queens, N.Y. The Friars dropped to 9-9 overall (0-6 BIG EAST), while the Red Storm improved to 11-7 (4-3). Five of the Friars' six losses in BIG EAST play have been decided by 10 points or less.
 
FIRST QUARTER:
• St. John's scored on back-to-back possessions to start the game, but the Friars answered with six-straight points heading into the media timeout at 4:55 (6-4).
• Providence held a 15-13 lead at the break as five different Friars cracked the scoring column.
Alyssa Geary (Elmhurst, Ill.) and Olivia Orlando (Georgetown, Mass.) each scored four points on 2-2 shooting from the field.
 
SECOND QUARTER:
• The two teams went to the locker room tied, 25-25, at halftime.
• The Red Storm got out to a 25-21 lead, but the Friars closed the quarter with four-straight to tie the game.
• Five players checked in with four points apiece to lead the Friars.
• Alissa Alston led all scorers in the opening half with 12 points for St. John's.
• Providence held a 24-18 advantage in rebounding.
 
THIRD QUARTER:
• St. John's used a 7-0 run late in the third to take the largest lead of the game by either team (43-38) with 1:50 on the clock.
Chanell Williams (Bronx, N.Y.) halted the run with a pull-up jumper in the paint to make it a three-point game (43-40).
Mary Baskerville (Enfield, Conn.) hit 1-2 free throws with 7-seconds left to make it a four-point game (45-41). 
• St. John's grabbed the defensive board off the miss and attempted a baseline three as time was expiring, but Andrea Cooper (Edmond, Okla.) blocked Qadashah Hoppie's shot to keep it a four-point game heading into the fourth quarter.
 
FOURTH QUARTER:
• Neither team scored a field goal in the fourth until Alisha Kebbe converted a right-handed lay-up with 5:48 on the clock. To that point, both teams had managed one point from the foul line.
• At 5:20, Kebbe struck again on a three-pointer to give the Red Storm a 51-42 advantage, forcing a Providence timeout.
• Coming out of the break, Earlette Scott (Brooklyn, N.Y.) converted a traditional three-point play, cutting the Johnnie's lead to six (51-45).
• Baskerville made it a four-point game (54-50) with 3:00 left to play, but the Red Storm answered with four-straight points to extend their lead to eight (00:53).
• The Friars kept chipping away, getting within 59-56 with 30-second remaining in the game. 
• After St. John's called a timeout, Providence fouled Hoppie on the inbounds pass, sending her to the line, where she made both free-throw attempts (61-56).
• Freshman Hevynne Bristow (Brooklyn, N.Y.) converted off of an offensive rebound with 15-seconds left, but Hoppie went back to the line on St. John's next possession and sank both attempts (63-58).
• On the Friars' ensuing inbounds play, Scott tried to hit Bristow backdoor heading toward the hoop, but the passed sailed high and out of play.
• St. John's hit 3-4 free throws in the closing 10 seconds to secure the 64-58 win.
 
NOTES / HIGHLIGHTS:
• Baskerville notched her fourth double-double of the season on 12 points and 11 rebounds and added three blocked shots.
• Scott also finished the game with 12 points for Providence.
• Geary chipped in eight points, six rebounds, two assists and one blocked shot.
• Hoppie led four players in double figures for St. John's with 16 points, while Kadaja Bailey hauled in a team-high nine rebounds.
• Providence out-rebounded St. John's, 47-30.
• The Friars' 47 boards marked a season high.
• Providence led St. John's in points in the paint (36-24), second-chance points (10-3) and bench points (14-10).
• St. John's used an 18-2 advantage in fast-break points and an 11-2 edge in points off of turnovers.
 
WHAT'S NEXT:
• The Friars will return to action on Sunday, Jan. 19 against BIG EAST foe Seton Hall. The game will tip-off at 1:00 p.m. at Walsh Gymnasium in South Orange, N.J.
 
 
- GO FRIARS! -
 
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