January sparks No. 23 DePaul women past St. John's 77-71
CHICAGO -- Jessica January had 21 points, 10 rebounds, nine assists and three steals and No. 23 DePaul turned back St. John's 77-71 on Sunday.
Megan Podkowa added 11 points and 13 rebounds and Chanise Jenkins had 10 points and 10 assists, giving her 609 assists in her career for the Blue Demons (17-7, 9-2 Big East).
DePaul made six-straight shots and went 10 of 20 in the first quarter, including a late 3 by Ashton Millander, to take a 25-16 lead. The Blue Demons led by 15 late in the first half but couldn't shake the Red Storm. St. John's closed to within eight in the third quarter and cut a 15-point fourth quarter deficit to five on a 3-pointer by Danaejah Grant with 59 seconds to play, but missed on three chances to make it a one-possession game.
Grant had 16 of her 24 points in the second half for the Red Storm (16-6, 7-4).
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2021-22 Big East Conference Standings
TEAM | CONF | GB | OVR |
---|---|---|---|
UConn | 16-1 | - | 30-6 |
Villanova | 15-4 | 2 | 24-9 |
Creighton | 15-5 | 2.5 | 23-10 |
DePaul | 14-6 | 3.5 | 22-11 |
Marquette | 13-7 | 4.5 | 23-11 |
Seton Hall | 12-8 | 5.5 | 24-13 |
St. John's | 7-12 | 10 | 12-19 |
Providence | 6-14 | 11.5 | 11-19 |
Georgetown | 4-15 | 13 | 10-19 |
Xavier | 4-16 | 13.5 | 9-21 |
Butler | 0-18 | 16.5 | 1-27 |