Feb. 23, 2008

Box Score

BALTIMORE, MD - Senior Andrea Dodrill (Baltimore, MD/Bryn Mawr) pulled down a career-high 19 rebounds and added 17 points to help the Johns Hopkins women's basketball team defeat Washington College 69-45 in the season finale for both squads on Saturday. The Blue Jays (12-12, 10-8 CC) end the season on a two-game win streak and remain undefeated against the Shorewomen all-time.

With the scored tied at 4-4 in the first half, Hopkins went on a 7-2 run to open up an 11-6 lead. Washington fired back with five straight points from Jane O'Donnell to tie the game at 11-11 with 12:09 to play before the break. The two teams traded baskets over the next several minutes before a made free throw by Jessycka Wilson at 8:45 gave Washington a 14-13 advantage. Hopkins scored 14 of the final 21 points in the half to take a 27-21 lead into the locker room. Freshman Lyndsay Burton (Long Valley, NJ/West Morris Central) scored four points during the stretch while sophomore Britni Lonesome (Baltimore, MD/Baltimore Polytechnic Institute) nailed a three-pointer. Hopkins held a 25-19 advantage on the boards at the half.

Washington came out of the locker room on a 9-4 run to cut it to a one-point game at 31-30 with 15:59 to play. O'Donnell converted five for the Shorewomen while Brianne Slizofski had four during the run. One point is as close as Hopkins would allow Washington to get the rest of the way. A pair of free throws by Lonesome at 15:42 started a 13-3 Hopkins' run that allowed the hosts to open up a 44-33 lead with 12:07 to play. Lonesome drained seven of the Blue Jays' 13 points during that stretch. A lay-up by Slizofski at 8:30 made it a 48-37 game in favor of the hosts. The two teams traded baskets over the next couple of minutes before Lonesome made a lay-up to make it a 62-41 game with 3:51 to play. Sophomore Leigh McAdams (Chapel Hill, NC/Pendelton (FL)) drained a triple with :43 seconds to play to make the final score 69-45. Hopkins finished the game with a 55-35 advantage in rebounds.

Dodrill posted her eighth double-double of the year in her final game as a Blue Jay. In addition to her 17 points and 19 rebounds, she added two assists and four blocks. Lonesome tied her career-high with 18 points on the day. She also added three assists and four blocks. Junior Kristin Phillips (Wilmington, DE/Tower Hill) finished just shy of a double-double with nine points and 14 rebounds.

O'Donnell led Washington with 14 points on the day while Brenda Lucas added 11 points. Slizofski was the other Shorewomen in double figures, finishing with 10. Elise Conway led Washington the boards with seven and also added five points, seven assists and three steals.

Hopkins concludes its season with the win today. The Blue Jays will lose Dodrill to graduation next year but welcome back four of its top five scorers from this season.

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