With how hard the young men at St. John’s (13-7, 5-4 BIG EAST) are working and how quickly they are learning under the tutelage of Head Coach Rick Pitino, everyone wearing a Red Storm uniform is putting in the work to make it to the NCAA Tournament.
For the team though there are going to be moments and times and games when the team has got to play the way that Coach Pitino plans in order for them to get into the dance.
One milestone achieved on a rainy Wednesday night at Madison Square Garden as they achieved one of the sweetest wins to date and that is a 70-50 decision against Villanova University (11-8, 4-4 BIG EAST).
For the Red Storm this is the first time they have swept the Wildcats since the 1992-93 season, and one of the moments the team can build upon as time is quickly ticking towards the all-important BIG EAST Tournament.
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Helping to lead the way in scoring for St. John’s is Joel Soriano as he scored a game-high 21 points, including some thunderous dunks during the game. The Red Storm also saw impressive performances from Jordan Dingle (12) and Glenn Taylor (9).
St. John’s Men’s Basketball fans are encouraged to check out the following video as Head Coach Rick Pitino along with student-athletes Joel Soriano and Jordan Dingle shares these thoughts after the team’s victory against Villanova.
There were some trends that helped the Red Storm in the victory on Wednesday, including the rebounding as the total was 42-23 in favor of the home team.
As for Villanova they are going to be a tough team and one to watch for as the rest of the BIG EAST Season progressed as they were led by Eric Dixon with his 16 points, Bronx-native TJ Bamba followed with 12 points, as he put on a show in front of his hometown crowd.
Wildcat fans are encouraged to click on the link below for thoughts from Head Coach Kyle Neptune after the game:
The road for the St. John’s Men’s Basketball team is not going to get any easier as they next go on the road to take on a very tough Xavier on Saturday.
Villanova, meanwhile, continues their road stretch when they head to Butler on Saturday.
For more information on the St. John’s Men’s Basketball team fans are encouraged to click on the link seen here:
St. John’s University Athletics – Official Athletics Website (redstormsports.com)
For more information on the Villanova Men’s Basketball team fans are encouraged to click on the link seen here:
23-24 WBB UCONN – 1 – Villanova University – Official Athletics Website