St. John's basketball: Top moments from women's program in 2023
The St. John's basketball program had a memorable year with its women's team in 2023.
1. St. John's earns first NCAA Tournament win since 2014
St. John's would earn an 11-seed in the NCAA Tournament, drawing the Purdue Boilermakers in the First Four and the teams would play an instant March Madness classic.
The Red Storm would take a six point lead into halftime and things looked even more promising when St. John's outscored Purdue 21-15 in the 3rd quarter, opening up a 12-point lead going into the 4th quarter.
However, Purdue would storm back to tie the game but Jayla Everett would sink a floater with 0.3 seconds to go to give the Red Storm a 66-64 win.
Everett's 20 points led St. John's scorers and continued to be the most important piece of the St. John's squad all season.
The Johnnies would lose a heartbreaker in the Round of 64 against No. 6 North Carolina, 61-59.