The St. John’s women’s basketball team opened their season with a dominant 81-44 win against the LIU Sharks at Carnesecca Arena.
It was a close contest in the first quarter that saw both clubs trade leads. However, the Red Storm would pull away in the second quarter, going on a massive 25-2 run, spearheaded by their strong defense that forced 11 missed shots from the Sharks throughout their run.
A big-time block by Jillian Archer on the Sharks’ Amaya Dowdy would help swing the game momentum in the way of the Red Storm.
They would finish the half on a massive 21-0 run, helped by some major buckets from Tara Daye and Skye Owen, finishing the first half with a 42-20 lead.