QUEENS â The St. Bonaventure womenâs basketball team took another step in the right direction Tuesday, taking Big East foe St. Johnâs to the wire on the road. The Bonnies were denied a victory after taking a double-digit second-half lead before falling to the Red Storm, 60-57.
Junior Asianae Johnson led all scorers with a game-high 14 points on 7-of-16 shooting. Queens native Deja Francis chipped in 11 points while Tori Harris added 10 points and seven rebounds.
Bona held a 39-27 third-quarter lead after opening the second half on an 8-0 run with six-straight points from Johnson.
St. Johnâs, picked to finish fourth this season in the Big East, then seized momentum back, launching a 25-7 run before a Harris three-point play with 6:44 to play in the fourth. By then, though, the Red Storm had taken back the lead, 52-49.