The St. Johns womens basketball travels to Providence, R.I. on Wednesday, January 22 to take on the PC Friars in a BIG EAST matchup. The Red Storm are 6-10 on the season and looking for their first conference victory. The Friars currently stand at 8-7 overall and 2-2 in league play.

Coming off tough losses to nationally-ranked Notre Dame and Pittsburgh, the Red Storm hope to snap their longest losing streak of the year against the FriarsSt. Johns has outrebounded three of its five conference opponents so far this seasonJunior Shemika Stevens is averaging 11.3 points and 4.3 boards over the last three games, having notched a career-high 17 points vs. the Fighting IrishThe Red Storm shot 62.5% in the second half vs. Pittsburgh  Freshman Dana Petersen set career-highs for rebounds (7), assists (2) and minutes (22) vs. PittsburghSt. Johns connected on 15-of-20 (75.0%) attempts from the foul line vs. the Panthers SJU has been without its leading scorer and rebounder in senior Danielle Rainey, who suffered an abdominal strain vs. Seton Hall, during the last two gamesRainey is likely to return to action tonight.

Wednesday nights game can be heard live on the Providence College website, www.friars.com

St. Johns vs. Providence pre-game notes