2010-11 Women's Basketball
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* 2010 & 2011 NCAA Tournament Second Round * Six NCAA Tourney Berths * Nine-Straight BIG EAST Tournament Appearances * 2010-11 WOMEN’S BASKETBALL 2011-12 RED STORM SCHEDULE/RESULTS 2011-12 RED STORM WOMEN’S BASKETBALL GAME NOTES DAY DATE OPPONENT MEDIA/TV TIME Sat. N12 ST. BONAVENTURE SAA L, 64-58 2012 BIG EAST CHAMPIONSHIPS Wed. N16 LA SALLE SAA W, 66-45 QUARTERFINALS l SUNDAY, MARCH 4 l 6 P.M. (ET) 2012 BIG EAST WOMEN’S BASKETBALL CHAMPIONSHIP LOGO Fri. N18 at Hofstra L, 93-82 GAME XL CENTER (16,294) l HARTFORD, CONN. Tues. N22 WAGNER ESPN3 W, 54-34 30 - Fri. N25 vs. Iowa % L, 60-52 Sat. N26 vs. Temple % W, 59-53 Wed. N30 HOWARD SAA W, 63-48 Sun. D4 HartfORD SAA W, 70-45 Wed. D7 l at [20/21] Depaul L, 69-52 Sun. D11 vs. [1/1] Baylor ^ ESPNU L, 73-59 Sat. D17 PRAIRIE VIEW & SAA W, 66-50 PMS 186C PMS 281C #2 (21-8, 13-3 BIG EAST) Sun. D18 MEMPHIS & SAA W, 64-60 ST. JOHNPMS 124C ’S RED STORM PMS COOL GREY 8C Thurs. D22 at Harvard L, 63-56 vs. #7 LOUISVILLE (21-8, 10-6) WHITE/#10 VILLANOVA (16-13, 6-10) /#15 SETON HALL (8-21, 1-15) Sat. D31 BOSTON UNIVERSITY W, 75-38 Wed. J4 l PROVIDENCE W, 57-41 Sun. J8 l [14/12] LOUISVILLE ESPNU W, 72-64 #2 ST. JOHN’S READY FOR GAME DAY MEDIA INFO Wed. J11 l at Syracuse W, 70-58 BIG EAST CHAMPIONSHIP ACTION T ELEVISION I NFO : Sun. J15 l MARQUETTE (MSG) L, 63-55 Q UAR T ER F INALS - G AME 1 1 • St. John’s secured the No. 2 seed in the 2012 BIG EAST Cham- Sportsnet NY/BETV Tues. J17 l [7/8] RUTGERS CBSSN W, 62-57 PXP: Bob Picozzi Sat. J21 l at Cincinnati W, 51-34 pionships, presented by American Eagle Outfitters, as an- nounced by conference officials on Monday night. The No. 2 Analyst: LaChina Robinson Sat. J28 l [2/2] NOTRE DAME BETV/SNY L, 71-56 Host: Allison Williams Tues. J31 l at Pittsburgh W, 66-51 seed is the highest seeding the Red Storm has received during Sat. F4 l at Seton Hall W, 55-25 the Kim Barnes Arico Era at St. John’s. In the previous nine I N T ERNE T B ROADCAS T ( F REE ): BE.tv Wed. F8 l USF W, 67-57 years, St. John’s highest seeding was No. 4. http://bigeast.org/WBB Sun. F12 l at [17/16] Rutgers ESPN2 W, 61-52 • As the No. 2 seed, the Red Storm received a bye to the Quar- Sat. F18 l at [2/2] Connecticut W, 57-56 terfinalsin the annual postseason tournament. BIG EAST Con- L IVE S T A T S : www.BIGEAST.org Tues. F21 l [RV/RV] WEST VIRGINIA CBSSN W, 63-54 ference officials released the bracket Monday night, follow- Sat. F25 l VILLANOVA W, 69-49 ing the conclusion of the final regular season games. The BIG T WI tt ER : Mon. F27 l at [12/13] Georgetown W, 54-45 EAST Championships will be held at the XL Center in Hartford, http://twitter.com/bigeastwbb Sun. M4 # BIG EAST Quarterfinals BETV/SNY 6 p.m. Sun. M4 # BIG EAST Quarterfinals BETV/SNY 6 p.m. Conn., Friday, March 2 through Tuesday, March 6. Mon. M5 # BIG EAST Semifinals ESPNU 8 p.m. Mon. M5 # BIG EAST Semifinals ESPNU 8 p.m. • The Red Storm secured the No. 2 seed after defeating George- Tues. M6 # BIG EAST Championship ESPN 7 p.m. town in Washington, D.C. on Monday afternoon and with STJ IN THE BIG EAST CHAMPIONSHIPS Home games denoted in BOLD CAPS Notre Dame defeating Connecticut later that evening. The 13 % Junkanoo Jam (Freeport, Bahamas) league wins by the 2011-12 squad broke the record for the STJ Appearances (Incl. 2012) ...... 28 ^ Maggie Dixon Classic (New York, N.Y.) most in St. John’s program history. STJ Overall Record .......19-24 (.441) & STJ-Chartwells Holiday Classic (Queens, N.Y.) l Denotes BIG EAST Conference match up • St. John’s (21-8, 13-3 BIG EAST) will play the winner of the Quarterfinal Appearances ........ 19 # BIG EAST Tournament (Hartford, Conn.) semifinal match up between the No. 7 seed Louisville (21-8, Semifinal Appearances ................ 5 All times Eastern 10-6) and No. 10 Villanova (16-13, 6-10)/No. 15 Seton Hall (8- Final Appearances ........................ 3 22, 1-15). Game time is slated for 6 p.m. on Sunday, March 4. Championships ...3 (1983, ‘84, ‘88) TV - National: ESPN2, ESPNU, CBS Sports Network(CBSSN); Local and Last Appearance ..................... 2011 Regional BIG EAST Markets: BIG EAST TV (BETV); The game will be broadcast live on SportsNet New York (SNY) SportsNetNY (SNY) Broadband Internet: ESPN3.com, StormTracker via BIG EAST TV. Bob Picozzi and LaChina Robinson will be on Last Seeding ................................ #7 All-Access on RedStormSports.com (SAA). All ESPN/ESPN2 games should Last Opponent ............L, #2 DePaul also be simulcast on WatchESPN.com. the call with host and sideline reporter Allison Williams. .................... 54-66 (March 6, 2011) • The Red Storm is 3-0 in regular season play over opponents OPPONENT COMPARISON: in its bracket. St. John’s has been streaking through the last MEDIA RELATIONS INFORMATION vs. Louisville ....0-2 (Last: L, 47-63 (3/8/08 - 1R) two months of 2012, winning its last eight-straight games. St. vs. Villanova ....2-4 (Last: L, 41-63 (3/3/01 - 1R) Senior Associate A.D. for Communications: ...Mark Fratto John’s last loss was against then-No. 2 Notre Dame on Jan. 28, vs. Seton Hall.. 4-1 (Last: W, 54-42 (3/5/05 - F) Athletic Communications Phone: ............... 718-990-1520 71-56. Office Fax: ................................................... 718-969-8468 Women’s Basketball Contact: ...................... Kristin Duffy PROBABLE Starters ............... Assistant Director of Athletic Communications No. Player (GP-GS) Pos. Yr. Ht. PPG RPG APG ‘11-’12 Notes Duffy’s Office Phone: ................................. 718-990-1522 5 Nadirah McKenith (26-26) G Jr. 5-7 12.0 5.7 4.9 BE POW (2/20), Last 5 gms: 16.0 ppg, 4.6 apg Duffy’s Mobile Phone: ................................. 914-819-8751 22 Eugeneia McPherson (29-29) G Jr. 5-8 12.0 3.1 1.9 Scored 10+ in 17 of the last 24 gms, 13 vs. Villanova (2/25) Duffy’s E-mail: [email protected] 35 Shenneika Smith (29-28) G Jr. 6-1 12.6 6.7 1.6 18-straight gms scoring 10+; Last 6 gms: 12.0 ppg Women’s Basketball Secondary: ...Brad Zak/Ryan Gilbert 3 Da’Shena Stevens (19-16) F Sr. 6-1 11.3 6.4 2.5 BE Weekly Honor Roll (2/28), Last 8 gms: 15.4 ppg Zak’s E-Mail: [email protected]/ 2 Amber Thompson (29-18) F Fr. 6-2 6.6 6.1 0.2 15 rebounds at No. 12 Georgetown (2/27) Gilbert’s E-Mail: [email protected] Website: .................................www.RedStormSports.com RESERVES Twitter: ...................................................@stj_wbasketball 12 Briana Brown (21-0) G So. 5-8 2.0 1.1 0.3 Career-best 12 pts. at No. 12 Georgetown (2/27) Online Video Guide: .................www.stjwbasketball.com 15 Jennifer “Big Love” Blanding (17-2) C Jr. 6-3 1.2 0.9 0.1 Made second career-start vs. Howard (11/30) All media requests for interviews with the St. John’s bas- 20 Keylantra Langley (28-3) G So. 5-9 4.3 2.1 1.3 Went 2-for-3 vs. Villanova (2/25) ketball players and coaches should be directed to Asst. Dir. of 21 Zakiyyah Shahid-Martin (14-0) F/C So. 6-2 0.3 0.5 0.2 Went 1-for-2 from the foul line vs. Villanova (2/25) Athletic Communications Kristin Duffy 24 hours in advance. 34 Tesia Harris (29-2) G R-Sr. 6-0 2.4 1.5 0.3 Made second start vs. Villanova (2/25), went 2-for-3 from field Credential requests must be made by sports editors or sports 24 Mary Nwachukwu (26-21) F R-So. 6-2 3.9 2.0 0.5 Experienced facial-injury against West Virginia (Feb. 21) directors no later than 24 hours prior to the event. 32 Mallory Jones (11-0) F Fr. 6-0 0.5 0.2 0.1 Saw first career-action vs. Wagner, hit a 3-pointer (11/22) They may be mailed, faxed or emailed to Kristin Duffy. 2011-12 ST. John’S Women’S BASKETBALL GAME NOTES MEDIA POLICIES RED STORM SEASON QUICK HITS • All media requests for interviews with St. John’s women’s • St. John’s is 5-3 against top 25 foes overall and 3-1 against STJ basketball players and coaches should be directed to As- ranked teams on the road. sitant Director of Athletic Communications, Kristin Duffy, 24 TODAY hours in advance. • The Red Storm has been a road warrior in the conference • Calling players at home or on cell phones without permis- this season, winning its last seven-consecutive BIG EAST NCAA RPI 14 (up from 17) sion from the St. John’s Athletic Communications office will games away from Queens. The only time St. John’s lost on Strength of Schedule 8 not be tolerated. The players’ dorms, training room and weight room are also off limits. the road in league play this season was on Dec. 7, 2011 at vs.