The Basics
• Score: JHU - 60, #20 Gettysburg - 67
• Records: Johns Hopkins (5-1, 2-1 CC) • Gettysburg (5-1, 3-0 CC)
• Location: Gettysburg, PA • Bream Gym
• The Short Story: The Johns Hopkins women's basketball team dropped its first game of the season as the Blue Jays fell to #20 Gettysburg in a tough 67-60 game on the road on Thursday night.
How it Happened
• The first quarter saw the top teams in the conference's preseason poll go back-and-forth in the opening 10 minutes of play. A free throw by
Diarra Oden at 1:26 brought the Blue Jays to within one at 11-10 and a layup by
Rory Cole with five seconds remaining gave Hopkins a 12-11 lead after the first.
• The Bullets opened the second quarter on a 7-0 run to pull ahead 18-12. A layup from
Maggie Spitzer followed by a three from
Lillian Scott pulled Johns Hopkins to within one at 5:11.
• Gettysburg got its lead back up to seven on a layup by Meredith Brown at 1:11 to make the score 30-23, but Oden stole the ball and set up
Lexie Scholtz for a layup to pull the Blue Jays to within five. Oden connected with Scholtz off another steal and Scholtz drilled a three with two seconds remaining in the half to make the score 30-28 Gettysburg after 20 minutes of play.
• Scholtz opened the third with a layup to tie the game at 30 and two free throws by Scott gave the Blue Jays a 32-30 advantage. Just like the first quarter, the two teams went back-and-forth with neither team gaining much of a lead. A layup from Spitzer with 54 seconds left in the quarter gave JHU a 42-41 lead.
• The Bullets took a two-point lead at 6:33 but a layup from Scott tied the game at 49. Gettysburg then went on an 11-2 run to make the score 60-51 with 2:31 remaining. A layup from Spitzer made the score 62-55, but Gettysburg would hold on and claim the 67-60 victory.
What it Means
• The Blue Jays are 41-34 all-time against the Bullets as Gettysburg has won the last five meetings.
Inside the Box Score
• Scholtz led Hopkins with 18 points in the game while McGrath and Scott both finished with nine.
• Spitzer grabbed a team-high 10 rebounds while Scholtz and Cole each pulled down seven.
• The Bullets shot 23-36 from the free throw line while JHU shot 12-16 from the line.
• Hopkins had 11 steals in the game and scored 18 points off Gettysburg turnovers.
• Emma Dorshimer had a double-double for Gettysburg with 19 points and 10 rebounds.
Up Next
• The Blue Jays will head to Washington College on Saturday, December 1 for a 1pm Centennial Conference matchup against the Shorewomen.
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