St. John’s Tops Creighton, 2-1, on Thursday Evening

Thursday, September 27

Omaha, Neb. (Morrison Stadium)

8:00 PM

St. John's University

5-6-0, 1-1-0BE

Creighton

4-6-0, 1-1-0BE

St.John's

Creighton

St. John’s Tops Creighton, 2-1, on Thursday Evening

9/27/2018 11:17:00 PM | Women's Soccer

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Samie Scaffidi gets the Red Storm on the board in the 51st minute

By: Victoria Lanza

The St. John's women's soccer team picked up its first BIG EAST win of the season Thursday night with a 2-1 victory over Creighton at Morrison Stadium in Omaha, Neb.

With a win over the Bluejays, St. John's (5-6-0, 1-1-0 BIG EAST) secured its first road victory of the 2018 campaign. The Johnnies have now beaten Creighton (4-6-0, 1-1-0 BIG EAST) in three of the team's last four contests.

After a scoreless first half for both teams, Samie Scaffidi recorded her second goal of the season. The senior forward found the back of the net in the 51st minute off a cross pass from Ormskirk, England, native Lucy Whipp to give the Red Storm a 1-0 lead.

St. John's goalkeeper Meredith Reinhardt picked up her fourth win of the year tying a season-high six saves and improving her record to 4-4-0 on the campaign.

St. John's recorded the first shot of the evening just 44 seconds into the opening stanza, as Whipp sent a pass inside to Christina Bellero who got the first look on goal but was turned aside by Creighton's goalkeeper Katie Sullivan.

Just six minutes out of the intermission, Whipp lofted a cross to the inside of the six-yard box for Scaffidi. The 5-foot-4 Silver Spring, Md., native settled the ball before sending a powerful right-footed strike to the center of the cage, slipping one past the hands of Sullivan and putting the Johnnies ahead 1-0 in the 51st minute.

The Red Storm extended its lead to 2-0 in the 72nd minute when freshman Kayla Mesaros powered a ball high in the air to undo the Bluejays defense and result in a Creighton own goal.

With seconds left to play in the match, the Bluejays finally got on the board with a goal off the foot of Ansley Atkinson in the 90th minute but there was not enough time for a comeback as the Red Storm claimed the 2-1 victory.

St. John's will return to the pitch on Sunday afternoon, as the Johnnies travel to Milwaukee for a contest with Marquette. First kick is scheduled for 2 p.m. ET.