The Basics 
• Score: JHU - 76, Muhlenberg - 63
• Records: Johns Hopkins (20-3, 16-2 CC) • Muhlenberg (14-8, 10-7 CC)
• Location: Baltimore, MD • Goldfarb Gym
• The Short Story: Playing in her 100^th career game, senior Lexie Scholtz recorded a double-double and became the first Johns Hopkins women's basketball player to score at least 900 points, hand out at least 300 assists and grab at least 500 rebounds with her 24 point 10 rebound performance in the Blue Jays 76-63 victory over Muhlenberg on Saturday afternoon.

How it Happened
• The two teams remained close throughout the opening quarter as Muhlenberg held a 7-5 lead at 3:37, but Maggie Wodicka tied the game with a jumper which sparked an 8-0 run that put JHU up 15-7 with 58 seconds remaining. Ashley Polera hit a layup a short time later to cut the Blue Jay lead to six at the end of the first 10 minutes of play.
• Trailing 18-12, the Mules rallied to score the next seven points to take a 19-18 lead but Lillian Scott put Hopkins back in the lead with a three at 5:11. Two Sara Dilly free throws at 1:47 brought Muhlenberg to within one, 26-25, however, a three from Scott put the Blue Jays up four. Muhlenberg responded with a three from Mikaela McGarvye to make it a one-point game with 28 seconds left, but a Scholtz three with 14 seconds remaining gave JHU a 32-28 lead at the half.
• A 7-2 Blue Jay run to open the third made the score 39-30 but a three from Ny Thomas cut the Hopkins lead to six at 36-33. A 7-0 run later in the quarter put Hopkins up 14 with 1:40 remaining and JHU would take a 57-45 lead into the final quarter of play.
• Five straight points from Muhlenberg made it a seven-point contest at 6:44 but Hopkins went on a 7-0 run to pull ahead by 14. After two free throws by Thomas, a Diarra Oden layup and a Schotz three gave the Blue Jays a 16-point advantage as Hopkins took the 76-63 victory.  

What it Means
• With the victory, Hopkins has earned its first 20-win season since 2011-12. The 16 Centennial Conference victories are also the most since the 2011-12 season.
• JHU is now 27-24 all-time against the Mules as the Blue Jays have swept the season series for the first time since the 2011-2012 season. The 76 points are the most Hopkins has scored on Muhlenberg since January 16, 2012, when Johns Hopkins also scored 76 points.

 Inside the Box Score
• As a team, the Blue Jays made 12 threes in the game which is one away from the program record. On the season JHU has hit 154 shots from deep which is 18 away from the program record of 172 which was set in the 2016-17 season. Hopkins is four away of tying last year's mark of 158, which are the second most made threes in a season in team history.
• Scholtz notched her fifth double-double on the year with 24 points and 10 rebounds. For her career, she now has 907 points, 324 assists and 575 rebounds. She finished with six threes in the game.
• Scott finished the game with 17 points and also added four steals, three assists and four rebounds. Oden added 12 points and four assists in the contest while Maggie Spitzer handed out a career-high five assists.
• JHU out-rebounded the Mules 40-29.
• Muhlenberg also had three players in double figures as Thomas led the team with 19 points while Ashley Polera and McGarvey each added 10.

Up Next
• JHU heads out on the road for its final regular-season road game as the Blue Jays will take on Franklin & Marshall on Wednesday, February 13 at 6 pm.

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