Musketeers Drop BIG EAST Matchup vs St. John's

Saturday, January 11

Cincinnati, Ohio

2 p.m.

Xavier University

5-11,0-5Big East

St. John's

11-5,1-4Big East

St. John's (NY)

Xavier

Musketeers Drop BIG EAST Matchup vs St. John's

01.11.25 | Women's Basketball

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Meri Kanerva led Xavier with 11 points on Saturday

By: Greg Lautzenheiser, Xavier Athletic Communications

CINCINNATI - Xavier dropped a 60-39 BIG EAST contest vs St. John's on Saturday afternoon at Cintas Center.

The Musketeers moved to 5-11 (0-5 BIG EAST), while the Red Storm improved to 11-5 (1-5 BIG EAST).

Xavier continues BIG EAST action at Providence on Wednesday, Jan. 15. Tip-off is slated for 7 p.m. from Alumni Hall.

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St. John's opened the game on an 11-0 run behind 4-for-5 shooting, forcing a Xavier timeout with 6:53 on the clock. The Red Storm hit 50 percent (7-for-14) of their shot attempts in the first quarter, taking a 20-6 advantage over the Musketeers.
The Musketeers responded by scoring 12 straight points to open the second frame, closing within two points (20-18) with 1:50 on the clock. St. John's and Xavier exchanged baskets in the closing minutes of the half, making the score 23-20 in favor of the Red Storm at the break.
St. John's opened the second half on an 13-2 run behind 5-for-7 shooting, taking a 36-22 advantage and forcing a Xavier timeout with 4:25 on the clock. The Red Storm outscored Xavier, 22-7, in the third quarter to take an 18-point lead (45-27).
St. John's outscored Xavier, 15-12, in the final quarter to pull away for its first BIG EAST win of the season.
Meri Kanerva led the Musketeers with 11 points and and a team-high four steals. The freshman guard has now scored in double figures 10 times this season.
Petra Oborilova added eight points a team-high six rebounds and five assists. She added one steal.
Daniela López and Irune Orio both added six points and combined to pull down five rebounds.
Tae'lor Purvis finished with five points, one rebound, one block and one steal. Loren Christie had two blocks and two rebounds in 13 minutes of action.
Xavier finished the game with a .341 field-goal percentage (15-for-44) and went 6-for-20 from behind the arc. The Musketeers were also 3-for-4 from the charity stripe.
Xavier won the battle on the glass, 27-26. St. John's held an 18-4 advantage in points off of turnovers and scored two more points in the paint (16-14) than Xavier.
The Red Storm scored four more second-chance points (6-2) than Xavier and held a 7-2 advantage in fastbreak points.
St. John's finished the game 22-for-46 from the floor and 10-for-21 from behind the arc. The Red Storm were 6-for-10 from the foul line.