Musketeers Drop BIG EAST Home Opener Against St. John's

Friday, January 4

Cincinnati, Ohio

7 p.m.

Xavier University

9-5, 0-3

St. John's

8-5, 1-1

St. John's

Xavier

Musketeers Drop BIG EAST Home Opener Against St. John's

01.04.19 | Women's Basketball

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A'riana Gray led the Musketeers with 16 points to go along with six rebounds

By: Greg Lautzenheiser, Xavier Athletic Communications

CINCINNATI - Xavier women's basketball dropped a 76-57 BIG EAST contest with St. John's on Friday night at Cintas Center. The Musketeers moved to 9-5 (0-3 BIG EAST), while the Red Storm improved to 8-5 (1-1 BIG EAST).

FIRST HALF

• St. John's jumped out to an early 11-5 advantage and led by six three times in the opening quarter. Trailing 15-9 with 4:01 on the clock, the Musketeers scored six unanswered capped by an Aaliyah Dunham three pointer to tie the game at 15-15. The Red Storm led the Musketeers, 19-18, after one quarter of action.

• St. John's opened the second quarter on a 7-0 run to force a Xavier timeout. The Red Storm led by as many as 11 points (31-20) at the 5:50 mark before the Musketeers closed the half on a 10-4 run to get within five.

• A'riana Gray led Xavier with 12 points on 4-for-7 shooting at the break, while Na'Teshia Owens added eight on 3-for-6 shooting. Tierra Floyd paced the team on the glass with five rebounds in eight minutes of action off the bench.

• St. John's held a 26-18 advantage on the glass at intermission. Xavier was also 6-for-13 from behind the arc and only committed four turnovers.

SECOND HALF

• The Red Storm hit 62.5 percent (10-for-16) of its shot attempts in the third quarter, outscoring the Musketeers, 25-15, to take a 60-45 advantage into the final quarter. St. John's built a 20-point lead in the final quarter before posting the 76-57 victory.

NOTABLES

• Sophomore A'riana Gray scored a team-high 16 points on 6-for-12 shooting. The forward added six rebounds, two assists, one block and one steal. She has now scored in double figures 11 times this season.

• Junior Na'Teshia Owens scored 13 points on 5-for-10 shooting with three 3-pointers. The guard added four rebounds and an assist.

• Sophomore Aaliyah Dunham chipped in nine points and a team-high four assists, while freshman Carrie Gross added seven points. Junior Tierra Floyd pulled down a team-high seven rebounds in 14 minutes of action off the bench.

• Xavier went 9-for-21 from behind the arc and 8-for-10 from the foul line. St. John's posted a 47-31 advantage on the glass and a 46-18 advantage in points in the paint.

UP NEXT

• The Musketeers return to action on Sunday, Jan. 6 against Seton Hall. Tip-off is slated for 2 p.m. from Cintas Center.

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