First Four: St. John’s storms past Purdue to victory

St. John’s Red Storm defeat Purdue, 66-64, and advance the the Round of 64 in the 2023 March Madness Women’s NCAA tournament.

St. John’s Red Storm defeat Purdue, 66-64, and advance the the Round of 64 in the 2023 March Madness Women’s NCAA D1 tournament. The Red Storm held the lead for the majority of the game, but Purdue made a late run in the fourth quarter and almost took the game.

St. John’s made 11 three-pointers in the game with senior guard Unique Drake accounting for 4 of those buckets. Jayla Everett, a redshirt senior, led the Storm with 20 points and Drake put down a solid 16 points.

This was the 11th all-time appearance in the NCAA Tournament and first in seven years. The first time they made the tournament was back in 1983. The Johnnies will take on the No. 6 seed North Carolina on Saturday, March 4:00 p.m. ET.

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