The Basics
• Score: JHU - 50, Washington College - 37
• Records: Johns Hopkins (16-3, 12-2 CC) • Washington College (6-11, 3-9 CC)
• Location: Baltimore, MD • Goldfarb Gym
• The Short Story: The Johns Hopkins women's basketball team used 26 points from
Lillian Scott to defeat visiting Washington College, 50-37 on Saturday afternoon.
How it Happened
• The Blue Jays opened the game on an 8-2 run early in the quarter but a three from Bridget McLaughlin cut the JHU lead in half at 6:22. With Hopkins leading 11-5, the Shorewomen scored the next five points to make it a one-point Blue Jay lead. A jumper from
Maggie Wodicka gave Hopkins a three-point lead, however, WC scored the quarter's final three points to tie the game at 13 at the end of the first.
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Lexie Scholtz gave Johns Hopkins the lead back early in the second, but four-straight Washington College points gave WC a 17-15 advantage at 8:03. Scott scored the next seven points and
Rory Cole added a layup as Hopkins finished the quarter on a 9-0 run to take a 24-17 lead into halftime.
• Washington College opened the third with back-to-back buckets to cut the Hopkins lead to 24-21 but a three from McGrath put the Blue Jays up six. After an Emily Thiemann layup made it 27-23 with 7:26 left, Johns Hopkins finished the quarter on a 13-2 run to take a 40-24 lead into the final quarter.
• The Blue Jays controlled the final quarter of play with the Shorewomen getting as close as 12 with 4:43 left as Hopkins took a 50-37 victory.
What it Means
• The Blue Jays are now 38-3 all-time against the Shorewomen and have won the last 13 games.
• This is the seventh time in the last 10 years that the Blue Jays have won at least 16 games in a season.
• Scott, who went 5-of-6 from deep today, now ranks second all-time in three-pointers made as she has 134 in her career.
Inside the Box Score
• Scott poured in 26 points to lead all scorers in the game. Cole pulled down nine boards while
Diarra Oden had eight rebounds in the game.
• The 37 points given up tie a season-low for the Blue Jay defense which held WC to 28.8% shooting in the game.
Up Next
• Hopkins heads out on the road as the Blue Jays will travel to McDaniel for a 6pm game on Wednesday, January 30.
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