With a height advantage versus Lincolnview Tuesday night, St. John’s went inside to senior Katie Vorst for plays like this; a deuce despite the defense of Lancers Hannah McCleery and Kaylee Thatcher. The Jays went on to a 15-point non-league triumph.

Nor could the visiting Lady Lancers impose their defensive will on the Lady Blue Jays with their full- and half-court pressure packages.

That allowed the hosts to break their 5-game losing streak and secure a 43-28 victory.

St. John’s mentor Dan J. Grothouse credited his man-to-man defense for the victory.

“We got a lot done tonight with our defense; we had a lot more energy and activity tonight than we’ve had in a while. They did miss a lot of shots but I’d like to think we had something to do with that,” Grothouse noted. “We did give up some penetration but we basically kept them from getting really open looks. We then basically gave up one shot each time down, so that helped us out.”

The shooting was what caught Lincolnview coach Dan Williamson’s eye.