St. John's University Athletics
St. John's University
Creighton University
St. John's Visits Creighton for Friday Night Contest
2/7/2019 6:26:00 PM | Women's Basketball
The Johnnies and the Bluejays are set to tip off at 8 p.m. ET on BIG EAST Digital Network (BEDN)
Flying high after cementing the season sweep over Xavier on Sunday afternoon in Queens, the St. John's women's basketball team will continue conference play on Friday night in Omaha, Neb., for a showdown with Creighton.
The game, which is set to tip at 8 p.m. ET, will be live streamed on the BIG EAST Digital Network (BEDN) via FOX Sports Go, with Donny Baarns and Jake Ryan on the call.
St. John's (10-12, 3-8) returned to its winning ways on Friday, as the Johnnies defeated Xavier by 29-points, 70-41, in front of their home crowd.
Curteeona Brelove led the Red Storm in scoring, netting 15 points in just 22 minutes of action. The Malone, Fla., native also brought down eight rebounds to finish just two boards shy of a double-double.
Akina Wellere reached double-figures for the sixth-straight game, finishing with 11 points on a 4-of-8 shooting effort from the floor against the Musketeers. Over the team's last six contests, the senior guard is averaging 11.2 points per game.
Tiana England, stuffed the stat sheet in the team's most recent victory with 10 points, eight assists, two rebounds, two steals and one block. In a two-game week for the Red Storm, the Stamford, Conn., native dished out a team-high 10.5 helpers per game, to go along with a 50.0 (7-of-14) percent clip from the floor.
England also added 4.0 rebounds and 3.0 steals per contest during the two-game stretch to earn a spot on the BIG EAST Weekly Honor Roll for the third time this season. With 5.7 assists per game this year, the redshirt sophomore continues to lead the BIG EAST and rank inside the top-20 in the nation.Â
More than three weeks have passed since the Bluejays bested the Johnnies in Queens. In that first meeting on Jan. 13, Creighton sank a late basket to down the St. John's, 65-63, at Carnesecca Arena. In the last meeting, Creighton's sophomore guard Temi Carda led the way for the Bluejays with a 22-point performance.
Creighton (10-12, 4-7) enters Friday's contest having dropped its last four games, to equal the longest losing streak in BIG EAST play for the Bluejays. The last time Creighton dropped four in a row was during the 2014-15 campaign.
After taking on Creighton, the Johnnies will travel to Rhode Island for a Sunday afternoon showdown with Providence. Tip-off is scheduled for 2 p.m. on BIG EAST Digital Network.
