St. John's University Athletics
St. John's University
9-15, 3-10
Villanova*
19-5, 9-4
Villanova Downs St. John's, 72-58
2/23/2004 12:00:00 AM | Women's Basketball
Feb. 23, 2004
VILLANOVA, Pa. - The Villanova women's basketball team used a late first half run to put the game out of reach for St. John's, who fell to 9-15 overall and 3-10 in BIG EAST action with a 72-58 loss at Villanova. The Wildcats improve to 19-5 overall and 9-4 in the BIG EAST.
Both teams were neck and neck early on, as the lead changed six times over the first ten minutes of action. Senior Kati Kurtosi (Miskolc, Hungary) kept the Red Storm alive on the offensive end, grabbing two from the offensive glass and scored six points for the Red Storm. Villanova answered back with senior Liad Suez going 3-for-3 behind the arc to make the score 13-11 at 14:22. Senior Shemika Stevens (New York, N.Y.) added her own pair of three's to take the lead at 13-14. This was the last lead the Red Storm would have for the remainder of the game as Villanova went on a 9-0 run, which was lead by the Wildcats off-the-bench scoring of 24 points overall in the first half. Nova freshman Jackie Adamshick went 6-6 and scored 13 consecutive points to make the lead 42-24 at 4:27. Aggressive defense by the Villanova squad created 12 turnovers in the first half, scoring 16 points. The Red Storm answered back late, but was not enough as the half ended with Villanova leading by 17.
Red Storm graduate student Kim MacMillian (Toms River, N.J.) opened up scoring in the second half, recording four straight points for St. John's, making the score 50-33 at 18:37. The Red Storm's aggressive play by forcing turnovers and grabbing rebounds at 15:07 cut the lead to 16. But Villanova answered back, scoring 11 quick points and connecting on a three-point conversion to make the score 63-42. Stevens and sophomore Danielle Chambers (Brooklyn, N.Y.) combined to score the teams last eight points late in the second half, but the game was out of reach, as Villanova pulled away and won 72-58.
The Red Storm was lead by Stevens who had 19 points, five assists and three steals. Kurtosi and Chambers both scored 10 points for St. John's. Villanova was lead by Adamshick who recorded a career-high 27 points.
The Red Storm returns to BIG EAST action on February 25 at Alumni Hall when they will host Boston College. Tip-off is set for 7 p.m.
