St. John's University Athletics
Wednesday, November 16
Queens, N.Y. (Carnesecca Arena)
7 P.M.
St. John's University
3-0,0-0Big East
66
vs
54
Temple
1-2,0-0AAC
1
2
3
4
F
Temple
13
19
12
10
54
St. John's (NY)
13
15
18
20
66
St. John’s Outlasts Temple, 66-54
11/16/2022 11:21:00 PM | Women's Basketball
Red Storm end contest on 11-0 run to move to 3-0
QUEENS, N.Y. - The St. John's women's basketball team pulled away from Temple on Wednesday night at Carnesecca Arena, 66-54.
The Red Storm capitalized on an 11-0 run over the final 4:20 to claim a tight-knit contest with the Owls and move to 3-0 on the season, for the first time since 2018.
The second half push was led by a dominant performance from Rayven Peeples, who had a monster night. The forward posted 18 points and matched a career-high of 17 rebounds to tally her fifth career double-double.
The Johnnies leading scorer, Kadaja Bailey chipped in 14 points in the winning effort.
For the third time in as many games in a St. John's uniform, Jayla Everett finished in double-figures, netting 12 points. The redshirt senior excelled distributing to her teammates, tallying a game-high seven assists.
From the jump, the two teams traded blows in the first half, as neither led by more than six points in the opening 20 minutes.
Midway through the second quarter, Mimi Reid steal led to a fastbreak and she tossed it over to Bailey in the corner, who drilled a triple to cut the Owls advantage to just one, 18-17.
The Owls spurred 10-5 run to gain its largest lead of the game, 28-22, before an Everett triple kept the visitors' advantage at arms length. Temple notched the last bucket of the half on a mid-range jumper from Tarriyonna Gary, to take a 32-28 lead into the locker room.
In the second half, Peeples began to take over in the post. The Detroit, Mich., native recorded 14 of her 18 points and nine of her 17 boards in the latter 20 minutes. Trailing by two, 48-46, in the final quarter. Peeples compiled a 5-0 scoring run by herself over 1:23 to put St. John's ahead, 51-48 early in the final frame.
After a Temple (1-2) basket trimmed its deficit to a single point, 55-54, a jump shot by Reid started the fourth quarter rally with 4:20 on the clock. The 11-0 game-closing run was fueled by Unique Drake, who scored seven of the final 11 points of the game to lift the Johnnies victory.
Up 57-54 with three minutes remaining, Drake cashed in a crucial three-pointer to put the Johnnies ahead by six.
After a steal by Jillian Archer, a long pass to Drake flying up the floor led to an easy fastbreak lay-up and put the contest out of reach, 66-54, with under 30 seconds to go.
The Red Storm will return to the floor to conclude its season opening homestand on Saturday at 2 p.m. against Stony Brook.
The Red Storm capitalized on an 11-0 run over the final 4:20 to claim a tight-knit contest with the Owls and move to 3-0 on the season, for the first time since 2018.
The second half push was led by a dominant performance from Rayven Peeples, who had a monster night. The forward posted 18 points and matched a career-high of 17 rebounds to tally her fifth career double-double.
The Johnnies leading scorer, Kadaja Bailey chipped in 14 points in the winning effort.
For the third time in as many games in a St. John's uniform, Jayla Everett finished in double-figures, netting 12 points. The redshirt senior excelled distributing to her teammates, tallying a game-high seven assists.
From the jump, the two teams traded blows in the first half, as neither led by more than six points in the opening 20 minutes.
Midway through the second quarter, Mimi Reid steal led to a fastbreak and she tossed it over to Bailey in the corner, who drilled a triple to cut the Owls advantage to just one, 18-17.
The Owls spurred 10-5 run to gain its largest lead of the game, 28-22, before an Everett triple kept the visitors' advantage at arms length. Temple notched the last bucket of the half on a mid-range jumper from Tarriyonna Gary, to take a 32-28 lead into the locker room.
In the second half, Peeples began to take over in the post. The Detroit, Mich., native recorded 14 of her 18 points and nine of her 17 boards in the latter 20 minutes. Trailing by two, 48-46, in the final quarter. Peeples compiled a 5-0 scoring run by herself over 1:23 to put St. John's ahead, 51-48 early in the final frame.
After a Temple (1-2) basket trimmed its deficit to a single point, 55-54, a jump shot by Reid started the fourth quarter rally with 4:20 on the clock. The 11-0 game-closing run was fueled by Unique Drake, who scored seven of the final 11 points of the game to lift the Johnnies victory.
Up 57-54 with three minutes remaining, Drake cashed in a crucial three-pointer to put the Johnnies ahead by six.
After a steal by Jillian Archer, a long pass to Drake flying up the floor led to an easy fastbreak lay-up and put the contest out of reach, 66-54, with under 30 seconds to go.
The Red Storm will return to the floor to conclude its season opening homestand on Saturday at 2 p.m. against Stony Brook.
Team Stats
Temple
SJU
FG%
.375
.433
3FG%
.357
.308
FT%
.700
.556
RB
36
38
TO
19
14
STL
8
5
Game Leaders
Scoring
Pts
18
FGM
7
3FGM
0
FTM
4
Pts
14
FGM
6
3FGM
1
FTM
1
Pts
12
FGM
4
3FGM
2
FTM
2
Pts
8
FGM
4
3FGM
0
FTM
0
Players Mentioned
Forward
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Guard
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