St. John’s Takes Down Streaking Monmouth, 88-83

TORCH PHOTO/ Brady SnyderSt. John’s played a hard-fought game with Monmouth at Carnesecca Arena on Thursday, Dec. 9, fending off the Hawks’ scoring runs down the stretch. It ends Monmouth’s seven game win streak and secures the first Quad 2 win of the season.

Monmouth came out firing from distance against a St. John’s team that has displayed poor perimeter defense in the early season. They attempted five three-point goals before the first media timeout — making two — while the Red Storm couldn’t get one of their own.

It wasn’t a problem for the Johnnies, who relied on their strong paint presence to keep a hold on the game in the first half. The new-look starting lineup featured sophomore…