The third St. John’s opponent from the state of Maryland, and the first of four Northeast Conference teams, Mount St. Mary’s travels to Queens to match up against the St. John’s Red Storm, who have at times struggled to put away opponents.
St. John’s faces one of those opponents that is easy to overlook — especially since they return 7% of their minutes from last season — but an opponent that can, with the help of off nights, a lot o energy and a bit of zone defense, could expose the Johnnies’ flaws for the whole country to see.