Feb. 19, 2000

Jamaica, N.Y.--- On Saturday, Feb. 19, in Jamaica, N.Y., the Villanova University women's basketball team lost to the St. John's Red Storm by the score of 58-49. The loss dropped the Wildcats record to 14-10 overall and 7-6 in the Big East Conference.

In the first half, St. John's led by as many as 15 points, at 28-13 with 6:13 remaining before halftime. Villanova ended the half on a 14-2 run to close the gap to 30-27 at intermission. Sparking the Wildcat run were senior Jenea Skeeters and freshman Trish Juhline, who each tallied seven points.

With the score tied at 33-33 with 17:27 left in regulation, the Storm got hot and built their lead to 47-39 with 6:19 remaining in the game. Villanova would get only as close as six the rest of the way, as St. John's went on for the 58-49 victory. The Red Storm hit seven-of-eight from the foul line down the stretch to seal the victory.

Skeeters was the Wildcats' top scorer on Saturday with 21 points, to go along with nine rebounds and four assists. She shot nine-of-23 from the field, but 0-for-10 from the three-point line. Juhline netted double-figures as well, with 10 points on three-of-12 from the field and two-of-seven from three.

Rounding out the Villanova scoring were senior guard Mary Beth Snell with nine points on three-of-six shooting from long distance, and junior center Brandi Barnes who posted nine points and eight boards. The Wildcats shot 19-for-59 from the field for the game, and five-for-27 from the three-point stripe.

For St. John's, Latasha Thompson had a team-high 19 points, while Tanya Mrdjan had 11. The Red Storm shot 23-for-50 for the game, and two-for-eight from three-point territory.

The Wildcats will resume play on Wednesday, Feb. 23, hosting Pittsburgh at 7:30 p.m.