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QUEENS, N.Y. – Butler fell to the St. John’s Red Storm 49-39 on Saturday afternoon at Carnesecca Arena in Queens, New York. With the loss, Butler slides to 7-10 overall and 1-6 in BIG EAST play while the Red Storm improve to 14-4 and 4-3 in conference action.
BULLDOG HIGHLIGHTS
Caroline Dotsey led the Dawgs with 10 points on 5-for-11 shooting from the floor. Dotsey added six rebounds and one block.
Kennedy Langham grabbed six rebounds while Mallory Miller and Saniya Jackson pulled down five rebounds apiece.
Lily Zeinstra paced the offense with three assists in the contest.
Butler shot 16-for-56 (28.6%) from the floor and shot 4-for-22 (18.2%) from beyond the arc.
Butler forced 10 St. John’s turnovers, marking the 17th time in the last 19 games, that BU has forced its opponent to commit double digit turnovers.
ST. JOHN’S HIGHLIGHTS
Beautiful Waheed led the Red Storm offense with a game-high 16 points on an efficient 5-for-10 shooting performance from the floor. Waheed added six rebounds and five blocks in the contest.
Brooke Moore led SJU on the glass, pulling down 10 rebounds.
Sa’Mya Wyatt paced the Red Storm offense with four assists.
SJU shot 17-for-53 (32.1%) from the floor and shot 5-for-16 (31.3%) from behind the arc.
St. John’s outrebounded Butler 41-34.
HOW IT HAPPENED
Both sides traded buckets to open the game before back-to-back buckets from SJU gave the Red Storm a 6-4 lead at the halfway mark of the quarter. SJU closed the frame with back-to-back scores, giving the Red Storm a 14-11 advantage at the end of the first.
St. John’s opened the second quarter on a 6-0 run fueled by four points from Brooke Moore, as the Red Storm extended their lead to nine. Butler responded with an 8-0 run of its own, cutting the SJU lead to one with just under two minutes left in the frame. The Johnnies took the 25-21 advantage into the break.
Butler held SJU scoreless through the first five minutes of the third quarter as a 5-0 run from the Dawgs gave Butler its first lead since the 1:36 mark of the first quarter (11-10). SJU was able to hold Butler scoreless over the final 2:57 of the third quarter, as the Red Storm took the 35-28 lead into the final quarter of action.
Both sides traded buckets to start the fourth as BU was able to cut the deficit to two (39-27) with just over six minutes left in the quarter. SJU strung together a 7-0 run behind back-to-back 3-pointers from Beautiful Waheed as the Red Storm lead grew to nine with just under four minutes remaining. Butler was unable to mount a comeback in the final minutes, dropping the contest 49-39 at the final whistle.
UP NEXT
Butler will return to Indianapolis to face the Providence Friars on Wednesday, Jan. 14. Tip-off at Hinkle Fieldhouse is scheduled for 7 p.m. and fans can enjoy the BIG EAST Road Trip festivities that will be going on pregame in the Efroymson Family Gym.
