Women’s Basketball to Host Pace for Exhibition on Monday Night

Monday, October 21

Queens, N.Y. (Carnesecca Arena)

7 p.m.

St. John's University

Pace (Exhibition)

Women’s Basketball to Host Pace for Exhibition on Monday Night

10/20/2024 5:20:00 PM | Women's Basketball

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Admission into Carnesecca Arena is free for all fans

QUEENS, N.Y.– The St. John's women's basketball team will host an exhibition game on Monday night when it welcomes Pace to Carnesecca Arena at 7 p.m.

Admission into the contest will be free for all fans and there will be no live stream. Live stats will be available on RedStormSports.com.

The Red Storm will host its first exhibition contest since Nov. 3, 2021, when the Red Storm routed Adelphi, 93-58 at Carnesecca Arena. Five Johnnies finished in double-figures in that contest.

Head Coach Joe Tartamella returns for his 13^th season at the helm of the program and 22^nd overall as part of the program. The winningest coach in program history has amassed 223 wins, made eight postseason appearances in 11 possible seasons, including four NCAA Tournaments and has finished top-five in the BIG EAST eight times.

Last season, the Red Storm posted a third-place finish in the BIG EAST recording an 11-7 mark in league play and a 18-15 overall record. The Johnnies advanced and registered a victory in postseason for the second-straight year advancing to the Women's Basketball Invitational Tournament Second Round this past March.

Tartamella returns eight players from last year's squad, including four that combined for 88 starts. Ber'Nyah Mayo is the leading returning scorer amongst the group after averaging 10.9 points per game. The point guard became the first Red Storm player to tally more than 300 points, 100 rebounds, 100 assists and 50 steals in a single-season since the program's all-time leading scorer Aliyyah Handford in 2015-16. The Wilmington, Del., native ranked top-10 in the league in assists per game (3.5), assist-to-turnover ratio (1.9) and steals per game (1.7).

St. John's additionally welcomes a talented group of six newcomers comprised of four transfers and two freshmen. The group of transfers brings a bulk of experience combining for 347 collegiate appearances. Combo guard Lashae Dwyer (Miami) and 6-foot-2 forward Kyle Lavelle (Penn State) made an impact at power conference programs. Ariana Vanderhoop was an All-CAA selection at Monmouth and Jade Blagrove ranked top-10 in the MAAC in rebounding at Manhattan. Freshman A'riel Little, a New York City product, is the program's highest-rated high school recruit in six years ranking top-100 in the country and Janeya Grant is a versatile three-level scorer from Middletown, Conn.

Pace, a Division II program located in Pleasantville, N.Y. is a member of the Northeast 10 Conference and is fresh off an 18-12 record in 2023-24. The Setters return all three of their top scorers from last year in Tower Lorde, Arianna Stockinger and Ciara Collins. Pace is coached by Carrie Seymour, who served as a graduate assistant with the St. John's women's basketball program from 1991-93.

Following Monday's exhibition contest, the Red Storm will begin its regular season on Nov. 4 at 2 p.m. when it welcomes Saint Peter's to Carnesecca Arena. Season tickets are on sale now, to purchase visit RedStormTix.com or call 1-800-GO-STORM.