St. John's University Athletics
Amber Thompson Named to BIG EAST Weekly Honor Roll
1/27/2014 12:00:00 AM | Women's Basketball
Jan. 27, 2014
QUEENS, N.Y. - St. John's women's basketball junior forward Amber Thompson was named to the BIG EAST Weekly Honor Roll for the second time this month following a pair a stellar performances in two conference wins for the Red Storm over the past week.
Thompson, whose two Honor Roll appearances this season are the first of her career, averaged 12.0 points, 7.5 rebounds and 3.0 blocks per game in a 2-0 week for the Red Storm that included hard-fought victories against Villanova at The Pavilion on Jan. 22, and over Georgetown at Carnesecca Arena on Jan. 26. Thompson turned the ball over just once in her 50 minutes on the floor in the two games and shot 83.3 percent (10-for-12) from the floor while hitting all four of her free throw attempts. Over the two-game stretch eight of Thompson's 15 rebounds came on the offensive glass.
Thompson has now scored in double figures in two consecutive games and six of her last eight outings. This season, St. John's is 8-2 when Thompson records nine or more rebounds and 4-0 when the junior tallies a double-double. Thompson was named to the conference Honor Roll for the first time in her career on Jan. 13 following back-to-back double-double performances in another 2-0 week for the Red Storm.
St. John's remains in Queens and plays host to conference foe Xavier on Wednesday, Jan. 29, at 7 p.m. The game will be carried live on ESPN3.
