by QUEENS, N.Y. — Lilly Thomas led Quinnipiac in scoring on Wednesday afternoon, but the Bobcats fell 73-52 to St. John’s at Carnesecca Arena.
Thomas, a sophomore center, started and played 29 minutes, scoring a team-high 16 points on 7-of-12 shooting from the field, 1-of-1 from three-point range and 1-of-1 at the free-throw line. She added five rebounds.
Quinnipiac scored first, with Thomas scoring five points in the first two minutes for a 5-0 lead, but St. John’s closed the first quarter on a 24-4 run to lead 24-9. The Bobcats outscored the Red Storm 15-8 in the second quarter to cut the deficit to 32-24 at halftime, before St. John’s took the third quarter 23-16 to lead 55-40 and closed it out 18-12 in the fourth.
Elle Snyder added eight points and a team-high 10 rebounds for Quinnipiac, Ava Thomas scored seven points with five rebounds off the bench, Benoit added six points and Payton Dulin scored five points.
Tucker led St. John’s with 19 points off the bench, Pryor added 16 points and 11 assists, and Moore scored 14 points. The Red Storm outrebounded Quinnipiac 40-33.
Quinnipiac fell to 1-3, while St. John’s improved to 3-0. The Bobcats are back in action on Saturday, Nov. 14, when they host Boston University in Hamden at 2 p.m. ET.
