St. John's University Athletics
St. John's University
1-3
Brown
1-5
Red Storm Defeats Brown, 73-49
11/25/2006 12:00:00 AM | Women's Basketball
The St. John???s women???s basketball team got its first victory of the season Saturday at the Dead River Company Classic on the campus of the University of Maine, a 73-49 win over Brown in the consolation game of the tournament. Angel Tate led the Red Storm with 17 points and 12 rebounds, while Joy McCorvey had 13 points.
The Red Storm (1-3) held a 37-20 advantage at the half behind the strong play of its sophomore class, Tate and Monique McLean. Tate was 4-for-5 from the field in the first stanza for nine points, while McLean also had nine points and knocked down two 3-pointers in the first half.
St. John???s continued to extend its lead following the intermission and enjoyed a 20-point margin for most of the second half. The Red Storm won by an eventual final score of 73-49.
Brown (1-4) was led by Courtney Lee with 12 points.
Tate finished the game shooting 8-for-11 from the field and also had two blocks. Kia Wright, meanwhile, just missed a double-double with nine points and 10 assists.
Also having strong outings for the Red Storm was Tiina Sten, who tallied 12 points, and McLean, who finished with 12 points and eight rebounds. Freshman point guard Nikki Jo Rotolo had seven points, seven rebounds and four steals in an all-around effort.
St. John???s is back in action Wednesday night when it travels to Niagara for a non-conference tilt. Tipoff is 7 p.m.
