November 24, 2025
Farrell Scores Career-High 17 At St. John's
Sophomore also had a season-high seven rebounds
The Central Connecticut women's basketball team dropped a non-conference road game, 71-46 at St. John's on Monday evening.
Jessica Farrell led the Blue Devils with a career-high 17 points and season-best seven rebounds.
GAME INFORMATION | BOX SCORE
Score: St. John's 71, CCSU 46
Records: CCSU (0-5), Saint John's (5-1)
Location: Carnesecca Arena | Queens, N.Y.
KEY MOMENTS
- The Red Storm scored first and led by as many as seven in the opening period, 17-10, at the 3:14 mark. Farrell scored a driving layup on the next possession, starting an 8-0 Blue Devil run, that put the Blue Devils in front 18-17 with 74 seconds remaining. The Red Storm scored the final eight points of the quarter to build a 25-18 advantage.
- The Blue Devils scored the first seven points of the second quarter, rallying back to tie the game, 25-25, on a Kiyah Lweis three-pointer 2:35 into the period. The margin was never more than four the rest of the period, as the Blue Devils drew back event, 31-31 on a Farrell driving layup with 89 seconds to play, before a Beautiful Waheed free throw gave St. John's the 32-31 halftime advantage.
- The Red Storm opened the second half with 20 unanswered points to take a 52-31 advantage. Lewis hit a free throw for the Blue Devils with 2:25 to play in the quarter and that was followed by a Farrell conventional three-point play and a Lucia Noin turnaround jumper with 36 seconds left as CCSU closed the period on a 6-0 run.
NUMBER TO KNOW
17 – Farrell scored a career-high and had her second double-digit game in three outings
NOTES
- Noin tallied nine points and recorded two steals for Central
- The Blue Devils committed just seven turnovers in the contest, while forcing the Red Storm into a dozen miscues
- Farrell was 7-17 from the field, was 3-4 at the line and added two assists and two steals
- St. John's shot 44.8 percent from the field and were good on 6-19 from behind the arc
- Both teams opened the game hot from the floor, with the Blue Devils hitting 9-18 from the floor and the Red Storm hitting 9-14, with five three pointers.
UP NEXT
- The Blue Devils return to action on December 1st when they travel to Pittsburgh.
