Penn State Prevails as St. John’s Falls Short, 53-69

Ber’Nyah Mayo put up 16 points against the Lady Lions on Thursday.

Torch Photo / Sara KiernanThe St. John’s Women’s Basketball grapples with a two-game losing streak after succumbing to undefeated Penn State Lady Lions, 53-69, in the Big East vs. Big Ten matchup on Nov. 16. This setback comes on the heels of a prior loss to Monmouth on Nov. 10.

The starting lineup, featuring Amber Brown, Unique Drake, Jailah Donald, Jillian Archer and Ber’Nyah Mayo, initiated the game with a robust full-court press against the Lady Lions. The score remained 2-2 for the majority of the closely contested first quarter until Penn State’s junior guard Jayla Oden broke the drought. Redshirt senior guard Unique…