Friday, October 23
Villanova, Pa.
7 p.m.
St. John's University
at
Villanova
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Red Storm to begin second half of the conference slate
QUEENS, N.Y. – St. John's Volleyball will kick off the second half of the conference slate with a trip to Villanova on Friday night at 6 p.m. The next day, the Red Storm venture to the nation's capital to take on Georgetown at 6 p.m.
Both matches against the Wildcats and the Hoyas will air on ESPN+, and live stats for both contests will be available on RedStormSports.com.
St. John's fell in consecutive matches for the first time this season, suffering setbacks at the hands of Marquette and DePaul last weekend. The last time the Red Storm went 20-plus matches without losing two in a row was during the 2006 season, went it fell to Notre Dame and LSU in late November.
Last Friday night's loss to the Golden Eagles was the first time in 20 matches this season the Red Storm fell in straight sets. The last time the Red Storm suffered its first sweep this late into the season was the 2016 season when Creighton claimed all three sets during the 21st match of the season. On Sunday, the Johnnies nearly completed a reverse sweep of DePaul but the comeback effort fell short.
During the second set of the DePaul match, Rashanny Solano Smith moved into second place all-time in program history with 1,869 career digs, passing Amanda Sabina. The defensive maestro now beings the chase for 2,080 career digs to pass Johnnie great Lena Yee. Yee recorded 2,079 during her tenure in Queens. Among active Division I student-athletes, Solano Smith leads all players in career digs.
Halfway through conference play, St. John's leads the BIG EAST in total kills with 1,055 and second in kills per set (13.19). The Johnnies pace the league in assists per set (12.45) and digs per set (15.01). The Johnnies also are holding opponents to a .165 hitting percentage, trailing Providence at .157.
Carola Tesoro leads the BIG EAST in kills with 312, while averaging 3.95 per set. She is followed by Lejla Hadziredzepovic with 265 total kills which is third most in the conference. Solano Smith leads the BIG EAST in digs with a 449, averaging 5.61 per set. Teodora Stamenkovic ranks fourth in blocks per set (1.14).
Villanova enters this weekend with a 10-9 overall record, sporting a 3-5 record in BIG EAST play. Heading into conference action the Wildcats were 7-4 but have struggled against their BIG EAST opponents.
Georgetown enters the weekend with a 12-7 record, fielding a 4-4 record through BIG EAST play. The Hoyas earned a signature win over the weekend, claiming their first win in program history over RV Creighton in Washington, D.C. Georgetown took down the Blue Jays in five sets and are the second team to defeat Creighton this season in conference play.
Following this weekend, St. John's will close out the longest road trip of the year with matches at Butler on Oct. 30 and at Xavier on Oct. 31.
Both matches against the Wildcats and the Hoyas will air on ESPN+, and live stats for both contests will be available on RedStormSports.com.
St. John's fell in consecutive matches for the first time this season, suffering setbacks at the hands of Marquette and DePaul last weekend. The last time the Red Storm went 20-plus matches without losing two in a row was during the 2006 season, went it fell to Notre Dame and LSU in late November.
Last Friday night's loss to the Golden Eagles was the first time in 20 matches this season the Red Storm fell in straight sets. The last time the Red Storm suffered its first sweep this late into the season was the 2016 season when Creighton claimed all three sets during the 21st match of the season. On Sunday, the Johnnies nearly completed a reverse sweep of DePaul but the comeback effort fell short.
During the second set of the DePaul match, Rashanny Solano Smith moved into second place all-time in program history with 1,869 career digs, passing Amanda Sabina. The defensive maestro now beings the chase for 2,080 career digs to pass Johnnie great Lena Yee. Yee recorded 2,079 during her tenure in Queens. Among active Division I student-athletes, Solano Smith leads all players in career digs.
Halfway through conference play, St. John's leads the BIG EAST in total kills with 1,055 and second in kills per set (13.19). The Johnnies pace the league in assists per set (12.45) and digs per set (15.01). The Johnnies also are holding opponents to a .165 hitting percentage, trailing Providence at .157.
Carola Tesoro leads the BIG EAST in kills with 312, while averaging 3.95 per set. She is followed by Lejla Hadziredzepovic with 265 total kills which is third most in the conference. Solano Smith leads the BIG EAST in digs with a 449, averaging 5.61 per set. Teodora Stamenkovic ranks fourth in blocks per set (1.14).
Villanova enters this weekend with a 10-9 overall record, sporting a 3-5 record in BIG EAST play. Heading into conference action the Wildcats were 7-4 but have struggled against their BIG EAST opponents.
Georgetown enters the weekend with a 12-7 record, fielding a 4-4 record through BIG EAST play. The Hoyas earned a signature win over the weekend, claiming their first win in program history over RV Creighton in Washington, D.C. Georgetown took down the Blue Jays in five sets and are the second team to defeat Creighton this season in conference play.
Following this weekend, St. John's will close out the longest road trip of the year with matches at Butler on Oct. 30 and at Xavier on Oct. 31.
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