St. John's University Athletics
St. John's University
(24-5, 12-4)
Pittsburgh
(16-13, 5-11)
| Team | 1 | 2 | F |
|---|---|---|---|
| St. John's | 35 | 42 | 77 |
| PITT | 29 | 36 | 65 |
No. 16 Women's Basketball Downs Pittsburgh, 77-65
3/1/2010 12:00:00 AM | Women's Basketball
March 1, 2010
PITTSBURGH (AP) - Kelly McManmon scored 18 points as the No. 16 St. John's women's basketball team won for the 11th time in 13 games and clinched a double-bye in the BIG EAST tournament with a 77-65 win over Pittsburgh on Monday night.
The Red Storm will enter this weekend's BIG EAST tournament in the quarterfinals as the No. 4 seed after No. 6 Notre Dame lost to No. 1 Connecticut on Monday night. St. John's will play on Sunday at noon in the BIG EAST Tournament at the XL Center in Hartford, Conn. The game will be televised live on ESPNU. The Red Storm will face the winner of the Louisville/Pittsburgh vs. Notre Dame second-round game held Saturday at noon.
Da'Shena Stevens added 17 points and 15 rebounds and Shenneika Smith had 16 points and 10 rebounds for the Red Storm (24-5, 12-4 BIG EAST), who reached 24 wins in a season for the first time in 26 years. The 12 league victories tie the program record the Red Storm set in 1984-85.
Nadirah McKenith had 14 assists for St. John's, tying for the sixth-most in a game in school history. The Red Storm shot 7-for-13 on 3-pointers, including 6-of-9 by McManmon. The six 3-point baskets are a career high for McManmon and tie for the third most in a single game all-time at St. John's.
Brittaney Thomas had a career-high 27 points and Chelsea Cole added 11 points and 16 rebounds for Pitt (16-13, 5-11), which had won four of its previous five.
The Panthers, who were ranked as high as No. 15 earlier in the season, lost 11 conference games for the first time since 2004-05--also the most recent time they lost as many as 13 overall.
The Red Storm led by nine after a 14-2 run late in the first half.
The game featured 11 ties, the last at 58-58 with 7:25 left. St. John's then used a 12-3 run to take the lead for good, part of a game-closing 19-7 run.
