Postgame Notes: St. John's 70 Hartford 45 - ST. JOHN'S UNIVERSITY OFFICIAL ATHLETIC SITE

Postgame Notes: St. John's 70 Hartford 45

Dec. 4, 2011

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TEAM NOTES

St. John’s extends its home winning streak to four games and achieves its first three game winning streak of the season.
The Red Storm earned a 48-30 rebound advantage against the Hawks. The +18 rebound differential is St. John’s highest of the 2011-12 season.
St. John’s 22 offensive rebounds is its highest total of the 2011-12 season.
The Red Storm played a balanced game, scoring 35 points in both the first and second half.
St. John’s outscored Hartford in points in the paint (30-16), points off turnovers (17-9), second chance points (20-9), fast break points (4-2) and bench points (15-14).
The Red Storm are now 5-0 when outscoring their opponent in points off turnovers.
St. John’s is now 5-2 when freshman Amber Thompson takes the opening tip.
The Red Storm went 20-31 from the free-throw line beating a previous season-high of 17 made free throws against Temple.
St. John’s improves to 2-1 over teams from the 2011 NCAA Tournament, with the win over Hartford and a 59-53 victory over Temple (Nov. 26).

INDIVIDUAL NOTES

Freshman Amber Thompson achieved her first-career double-double with 19 points and 13 rebounds.
Her 19 points was the highest total by a St. John’s freshman since teammate Shenneika Smith’s 23 points against Notre Dame on March 7, 2010.
Thompson’s 13 rebounds were the most by a Red Storm rookie since Da’Shena Stevens grabbed 13 rebounds against Manhattan on Nov. 22, 2008.
Thompson passed set a new career-high in rebounds by the end of halftime with nine first half boards.
Junior Eugeneia McPherson scored in double digits for the third straight game with 14 points on 4-of-10 shooting.
Sophomore Keylantra Langley tied a career-high with nine points including a deep three point buzzer-beater to end the first half.
Junior Nadirah McKenith finished with six assists marking the fifh time this season she has dished out more than five assists.
Juniors Shenneika Smith and McKenith both finished with nine points apiece against the Hawks. It was the first time all season that neither of the two finished the gamewith double-digit points.