Johnnies Advance to WNIT Quarterfinals

With a win over Penn last Monday night, the St. John’s women’s basketball team moved on in the Women’s National Invitational Tournament. On Thursday, they hosted Duquesne in the third round of the tournament.

Like the past few rounds of the WNIT, the Red Storm got off to a hot start early on. They went on a 12-3 run thanks to stellar shooting from Alisha Kebbe.

Duquesne battled back late in the first quarter to cut the St. John’s lead to three, but were unable to take the lead at the end of the quarter as they trailed the Red Storm 13-9.

In the second quarter the Red Storm built on their lead thanks to a couple big plays on the defensive end that led to fast break points. Both Kebbe and Akina…