Dec. 6, 2012

Box Score

WESTMINSTER, MD - Alex Vassila and Liz Tommasi totaled 18 points apiece to power the Johns Hopkins women's basketball team past McDaniel, 67-64, Thursday night in the Gill Center.

Hopkins (4-6, 2-4 CC) scored well above its season average of 54 points, as Vassila notched her fifth double-double of the season. The Blue Jays were excellent from the free throw line, including an 8-for-10 effort from the freshman Tommasi.

The Blue Jay offense clicked on all cylinders in the first half, accumulating a season-high 39 points. Key to the first half was an 11-0 run over the course of three minutes which gave Hopkins a 30-25 lead.

McDaniel (3-4, 2-2 CC) -- averaging 72 points-per-game entering the contest -- had no problem keeping pace with the Blue Jays, however. The Green Terror shot 6-for-10 from beyond the arc in the first half, as Steph Perez' nine points kept her side within two points at the break, 39-37.

Hopkins and McDaniel traded leads in the second half, before the Blue Jays took the lead for good with 3:45 remaining on a jumper by Vassila. Tommasi and teammate Stacy Fairey wrapped up the contest in the final two minutes by knocking down six-of-eight shots from the free throw line.

Tommasi has played well in three starts at point guard for Hopkins, averaging over 12 points during the span. Fairey also finished with 15 points. Emma Wingerd led the Green Terror with 14 points and six rebounds.

The Blue Jays close out their 2012 slate with a formidable matchup against defending conference champion Muhlenberg in Goldfarb Gym at 2:00 pm.

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