St. John’s Travels to Villanova for Monday Matchup

The St. John’s women’s basketball workforce will continue its a few-video game road swing on Monday when the Johnnies vacation to Villanova for a 7 p.m. assembly with the Wildcats.
 
The contest between the Pink Storm (4-8, 1-6 Significant EAST) and Villanova (8-2, 3-2 Major EAST) will be broadcast live on FS1 with Noah Eagle and Ros Gold-Onwude on the call.
 
Going through the Wildcats for the next time this season, St. John’s will appear to avenge a 74-65 setback on Dec. 6 at Carnesecca Arena. Sophomore guard Leilani Correa paced the way offensively for the Crimson Storm in the two teams’ 1st meeting of the year with a sport-large 21 factors. The Manchester, N.J., indigenous, who potential customers the group in steals this year with 1.5 for each sport, also registered a group-most effective 4 thefts from the Wildcats.
 
A shiny location for the Johnnies of late has been the play of senior guard Qadashah Hoppie, who has scored in double-figures in all 8 online games that she has played in this season. Most recently, the 5-foot-9 guard registered a team-greatest 18 details versus Seton Corridor on Wednesday. The Staten Island indigenous is averaging a crew-superior 18. factors for each game this period, to go together with 3.1 rebounds and 2.8 helps for every contest.
 
Villanova enters Monday’s matchup with the Purple Storm subsequent a 19-working day layoff because of to COVID-19 troubles within just the method. The Wildcats last performed on Jan. 6, when they picked up a 78-71 victory above Seton Hall at Walsh Gymnasium.
 
Maddy Siegrist prospects Villanova in both scoring and rebounding, averaging a league-very best 24. factors and 11.1 boards for every game. Two other Wildcats are boasting double figures this time, which includes Brianna Herlihy, who is chipping in 14.9 ppg and Sarah Mortensen, who is averaging 13. ppg. As a staff, Villanova sits second in the conference in helps with 20. for every contest. Senior guard Raven James sales opportunities the group in dimes with a put together 41 this year.
 
Monday will mark the 81st all-time assembly involving the two programs with Villanova major the sequence, 42-38. St. John’s has arrive up brief in 5 of the previous 6 meetings with the Wildcats. The Purple Storm last upended Villanova on Feb. 22, 2019 at Finneran Pavilion, exactly where previous Johnnie Alisha Kebbe stuffed the stat sheet with 16 details, five rebounds, 4 steals and two blocks to lift the Purple Storm to a 66-62 victory.
 
Pursuing its matchup with Villanova, the Pink Storm will wrap up its three-video game highway swing with a trip to our nation’s funds for a video game in opposition to Georgetown on Jan. 27.  Tip-off is scheduled for 4 p.m. on BEDN (FloHoops).