QUEENS, N.Y. – The Providence College women's basketball team was outscored 11-1 over the final 3:23 of the fourth quarter and was defeated by St. John's 62-55 on Sunday, Dec. 7 in Queens, N.Y. The Friars dropped to 6-4 on the season (0-2 BIG EAST), while the Red Storm improved to 8-2 (1-1 BIG EAST).
1ST QUARTER:
• A 12-0 run gave the Friars a 16-6 lead with 2:17 remaining in the quarter.
• St. John's ended a scoreless drought of 4:50 as Beautiful Waheed scored from the left block at the 1:48 mark.
• The Friars held an 18-8 lead at the intermission after shooting 53.8-percent (7-13) in the opening frame.
• Providence recorded six assists on its seven made field goals in the first quarter.
2ND QUARTER:
• St. John's started the second quarter with an 11-0 run to claim a 19-18 lead with 7:01 left on the clock.
•
Teneisia Brown converted a pair of free throws to halt the run and help Providence regain the lead (20-19).
• The Friars' defense held St. John's scoreless for nearly four minutes while extending their lead to 28-21.
• St. John's hit 1-2 free throws with 1:22 to play to halt Providence's 8-0 run (28-22).
• Brown scored on a lay-up as time expired in the quarter and the Friars took a 30-22 lead into halftime.
• Brown led all scorers in the first half with eight points.
3RD QUARTER:
• Providence pushed its lead to 16 (42-26) at the 6:27 mark after five-straight points from
Orlagh Gormley.
• St. John's cut the deficit to seven (46-39) with a 13-4 scoring advantage to close the final six minutes of the quarter.
• Providence was scoreless during the final 2:51 of the frame.
4TH QUARTER:
• St. John's started the fourth quarter with an 8-0 run to claim its first lead since the 5:18 mark of the second quarter (47-46).
• At the media timeout (4:59), St. John's maintained its one-point advantage (49-48), but virtue of its 10-2 scoring advantage in the quarter.
• A 6-2 spurt by the Friars, fueled by Gormely and
Sabou Gueye gave their squad a 54-51 lead with 3:39 to play.
• St. John's outscored Providence 11-1 over the final 3:23 to claim a 62-55 victory. The Red Storm outscored the Friars, 23-9, in the frame overall.
NOTES / HIGHLIGHTS:
• Dinges, a freshman, earned her first career start with the Friars and she hit a career-high in scoring just two minutes into the third quarter. She finished the game with 12 points on 5-9 shooting and added three rebounds, one assist and one steal.
• Brown posted her second double-double of the season on 11 points and 10 rebounds.
• Gormley netted 12 points to round out the list of double-digit scorers and added five assists and three rebounds.
• Gueye recorded nine points, five rebounds and a game-high six assists.
WHAT'S NEXT:
• Providence will return to Alumni Hall / Mullaney Gymnasium for a three-game home stand, beginning on Wednesday, Dec. 10 against Rhode Island. Tipoff is set for 7:00 p.m. and the game will be broadcast on ESPN+.
- GO FRIARS! -