The No. 12 Georgetown women’s basketball team (22-7, 11-5 Big East) dropped a disappointing late season contest to visiting No. 18 St. John’s (21-8, 13-3 Big East) Monday afternoon at McDonough Arena, 54-45.

The Hoyas led for much of the game but unfortunately fell victim to a late St. John’s run and were not able to recover.

“We didn’t come out motivated. We didn’t come out ready to play hard,” Georgetown Head Coach Terri Williams-Flournoy said. “I’m truly disappointed with my team’s effort today.”

The game started as a defensive struggle, as St. John’s didn’t crack the scoreboard until six minutes in. Each team had registered only two field goals with 11 minutes left in the half, and the score stood at 6-5 in favor of St. John’s.

However, the offenses started to click after this point, with St. John’s holding onto a slim lead until the Hoyasmanaged to tie it up at 17 with five minutes to play in the half.

A dominant scoring run highlighted by a three from junior guard Sugar Rodgers and a layup from senior guard Alexa Roche gave Georgetown a lead, but St. John’s had an answer. Down 27-18, the Red Storm responded with a run of their own and closed out the half down only two.

Senior forward Tia Magee sat on the bench for much of the game due to foul trouble, and her absence showed in the Hoyas’ lackluster effort.

“I can take a lot of personal responsibility as a leader [and] as a senior,” Magee said of her foul trouble. “It hurt our team a lot.”

Both teams came out running in the second frame and pushed the ball in transition. The result was more foul trouble, as each team reached the bonus by the nine-minute mark.

And despite missing some easy layups to begin the half, the Red Storm clawed their way back and grabbed a 40-36 lead with seven minutes left in the game. A big three from sophomore guard Briana Brown and two free throws from junior guard Eugenia McPherson increased the St. John lead to 45-38, with five and a half minutes to play.

The Hoyas tightened up their defense but couldn’t hit the necessary shots down the stretch. Some untimely fouls and a missed three by senior guard Rubylee Wright with under a minute left sealed the hosts’ fate in a disappointing McDonough finale.

“I hope that this is a learning experience for them to know that you have to play hard every time you step out on the floor,” Williams-Flournoy said. “[The seniors] put too much in it for it to end like this at home.”

Rodgers led Georgetown with 13 points, but her 6-of-25 shooting effort contributed to the team’s miserable 27 percent mark from the field. The Red Storm also outrebounded the Hoyas, 44-31, as freshman forward Amber Thompson recorded 15 boards.

With its regular season concluded, Georgetown will now head to the Big East tournament in Hartford, Conn. The Hoyas will receive a double-bye as the No. 4 seed and will play their first game this coming Thursday.