QUEENS, N.Y. - Butler fell to the St. John's Red Storm 49-39 on Saturday afternoon at Carnesecca Arena in Queens, New York. With the loss, Butler slides to 7-10 overall and 1-6 in BIG EAST play while the Red Storm improve to 14-4 and 4-3 in conference action. 
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BULLDOG HIGHLIGHTS

• Caroline Dotsey led the Dawgs with 10 points on 5-for-11 shooting from the floor. Dotsey added six rebounds and one block. 
• Kennedy Langham grabbed six rebounds while Mallory Miller and Saniya Jackson pulled down five rebounds apiece. 
• Lily Zeinstra paced the offense with three assists in the contest. 
• Butler shot 16-for-56 (28.6%) from the floor and shot 4-for-22 (18.2%) from beyond the arc. 
• Butler forced 10 St. John's turnovers, marking the 17th time in the last 19 games, that BU has forced its opponent to commit double digit turnovers. 

ST. JOHN'S HIGHLIGHTS

• Beautiful Waheed led the Red Storm offense with a game-high 16 points on an efficient 5-for-10 shooting performance from the floor. Waheed added six rebounds and five blocks in the contest.
• Brooke Moore led SJU on the glass, pulling down 10 rebounds. 
• Sa'Mya Wyatt paced the Red Storm offense with four assists. 
• SJU shot 17-for-53 (32.1%) from the floor and shot 5-for-16 (31.3%) from behind the arc. 
• St. John's outrebounded Butler 41-34. 

HOW IT HAPPENED

• Both sides traded buckets to open the game before back-to-back buckets from SJU gave the Red Storm a 6-4 lead at the halfway mark of the quarter. SJU closed the frame with back-to-back scores, giving the Red Storm a 14-11 advantage at the end of the first. 
• St. John's opened the second quarter on a 6-0 run fueled by four points from Brooke Moore, as the Red Storm extended their lead to nine. Butler responded with an 8-0 run of its own, cutting the SJU lead to one with just under two minutes left in the frame. The Johnnies took the 25-21 advantage into the break. 
• Butler held SJU scoreless through the first five minutes of the third quarter as a 5-0 run from the Dawgs gave Butler its first lead since the 1:36 mark of the first quarter (11-10). SJU was able to hold Butler scoreless over the final 2:57 of the third quarter, as the Red Storm took the 35-28 lead into the final quarter of action. 
• Both sides traded buckets to start the fourth as BU was able to cut the deficit to two (39-27) with just over six minutes left in the quarter. SJU strung together a 7-0 run behind back-to-back 3-pointers from Beautiful Waheed as the Red Storm lead grew to nine with just under four minutes remaining. Butler was unable to mount a comeback in the final minutes, dropping the contest 49-39 at the final whistle. 

 
UP NEXT
Butler will return to Indianapolis to face the Providence Friars on Wednesday, Jan. 14. Tip-off at Hinkle Fieldhouse is scheduled for 7 p.m. and fans can enjoy the BIG EAST Road Trip festivities that will be going on pregame in the Efroymson Family Gym.