The Basics 
• Score: JHU - 61, Haverford - 58
• Records: Johns Hopkins (13-2, 9-1 CC) • Haverford (10-4, 6-4 CC)
• Location: Baltimore, MD • Goldfarb Gym
• The Short Story: In a game which came down to the final minutes of action, the Johns Hopkins women's basketball came away with a thrilling victory over Haverford, 61-58 on Wednesday night in Goldfarb Gym.

How it Happened
• The two teams got off to a quick start in the game's first 10 minutes as Hopkins pulled out to an early five-point lead. A 6-2 Fords run tied the game at seven but an 8-0 run by the Blue Jays, sparked by a Lillian Scott three, put Hopkins up 15-7. A three from Lexie Scholtz put Johns Hopkins up by nine at 21-12, but a Julianna Clark layup with 14 seconds left cut the JHU lead to 21-14 after 10 minutes of play.
• Haverford went on a 6-0 run to cut the JHU lead down to two at 24-22, but a Scholtz jumper sparked a 9-0  Blue Jay run to end the half with JHU leading 33-22.
•  Scott scored the first five points of the third quarter to give Johns Hopkins a 38-22 advantage and her free throw at 6:11 gave the Blue Jays their largest lead of the game at 43-25. The last two minutes of the quarter saw the Fords outscore Hopkins 6-0, including a last-second three by Anna-Sophia Capizzi to cut the JHU lead down to nine, 45-36.
• A three from Madison McGrath helped start an 8-2 Blue Jay run in the fourth to make the score 53-38. Trailing by 13 with 4:48 remaining, Haverford began a frantic comeback as the Fords went on a 15-4 run capped by a jumper from Clark with 22 seconds remaining to make it a two-point game at 60-58. A Scott free throw made the score 61-58, however, the senior missed her second attempt and Clark corralled the defensive rebound to give Haverford a chance to tie the game, but both three-point attempts by the Fords fell short and Hopkins claimed the 61-58 win.

What it Means
• The Blue Jays improve to 33-10 all-time against the Fords and Hopkins has won the last two meetings.

Inside the Box Score
• For the ninth time this season Hopkins had three players in double-figures. Scott led the team with 19 followed by McGrath with 16 and Scholtz with 14. Scott now has scored at least 10 points in ninth straight games while Scholtz notched her 11th double-digit scoring contest of the season and McGrath notched her sixth game of scoring at least 10 points.
• Rory Cole led the Blue Jays with eight rebounds followed by Scholtz with seven and Maggie Spitzer with five.

Up Next
• Hopkins remains home for a key Centennial matchup against #20 Gettysburg which sports a perfect Centennial record on Saturday, January 19. The game is scheduled to tip at 1 pm.