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The women’s basketball team fell Monday to St. John’s University 95-37 in New York in a one-sided contest before flipping the script with a blowout victory of their own at home against Wagner College on Thursday. On Monday, the Leopards (1-1 overall) faced the Big East opponent without several key players out with injuries, including senior guard Teresa Kiewiet and junior guard Talia Zurinskas. The team scored fewer points and surrendered more points than in any game last season. “We have to control what we can control,” senior forward Tasha Chudy said. “We have to just keep going on.” The Maroon and White got the scoring started, with sophomore guard Haylie Adamski knocking down a mid-range jump shot from the left baseline for a 2-0 lead. The Red Storm (1-0 overall) responded with a 3-pointer to take the lead and never looked back. St. John’s led for the remainder of the game.

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