Red Storm Drops Contest to No. 14/13 Marquette, 83-73

Sunday, January 20

Milwaukee, Wis. (Al McGuire Center)

3:00 PM

St. John's University

8-10

No. 14/13 Marquette University

16-3

St. John's

Marquette

Red Storm Drops Contest to No. 14/13 Marquette, 83-73

1/20/2019 5:40:00 PM | Women's Basketball

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Brelove records a career-high 22 points for the Red Storm

Despite receiving a career-high 22 points from Curteeona Brelove, the St. John's women's basketball team fell to No. 14/13 Marquette, 83-73, on Sunday afternoon at the Al McGuire Center.

Brelove shot 65 percent from the floor, pouring in 11 of her 17 tries. The 6-foot-2 guard narrowly missed a double-double grabbing eight boards. The Malone, Fla., native also added a block and a steal to her name on the stat sheet.

Three other players finished in double figures for the Red Storm as Qadashah Hoppie chipped in 16 points, netting all six of her tires from the charity stripe. Akina Wellere and Tiana England drained 15 and 13 points, respectively.

Wellere also came shy of finishing with a double-double, as the Chicago native tied Brelove with a team-best eight boards.

Marquette wasted no time getting on the board, converting on its first possession before the Johnnies applied pressure defensively. The Red Storm held the Golden Eagles scoreless for the next 2:18, building a 5-2 lead on Marquette early in the first frame.

With the two squads tied at 16 and just over a minute left in the quarter, the Golden Eagles rattled off a 5-0 run. The tear was capped off by a buzzer-beating triple off the hands of Marquette's Natisha Hiedeman to give the home team a 21-16 advantage after 10 minutes.

Marquette's offensive surge carried over into the second quarter as the Golden Eagles delivered eight unanswered points, before Brelove snapped Marquette's streak. The Malone, Fla., native converted off of a turnover to net the jump shot and ignite an 8-2 run for St. John's, pulling the game within seven, 31-24.

The Golden Eagles quickly built their lead back to double digits, to enter the locker room with a 12-point advantage, 45-33.

Brelove paced the Red Storm after the first 20 minutes of action with eight points on a 4-of-7 shooting effort from the floor. The 6-foot-2 guard also brought down a team-high five boards in the first half.

The two programs played evenly matched over the next 10 minutes, putting up 18 points apiece in the third stanza, as Marquette maintained its 12-point advantage, 63-51. Eight of the Red Storm's third-quarter points came from Brelove, with England and Hoppie making up for the other 10.

The Johnnies whittled the deficit down to as little as six, 64-58, with a 7-1 run in opening minutes of the fourth quarter.

St. John's pulled the game within four twice over the next five minutes, but could not close the gap as Marquette outscored St. John's, 7-3, down the stretch to seal the victory.

The Red Storm returns to action on Friday night, kicking off a four-game home stand with Georgetown at 7 p.m. inside Carnesecca Arena. St. John's will then welcome Villanova to Queens on Sunday, Jan. 27, at 2 p.m.