Box Score

CHESTERTOWN, MD -

The Basics
• Score: Johns Hopkins 62, Washington College 61
• Records: JHU (6-8, 5-5 CC), WC (7-8, 4-6 CC)
• Location: Chestertown, MD · Cain Athletic Center
• The Short Story: The Johns Hopkins women's basketball team completed a come-from-behind 62-61 victory at Washington College Wednesday after trailing 31-26 at halftime. Sophomore Lexie Scholtz led the team with a career-high 16 points, while Madison McGrath added 13 points, including three three-pointers, in the Blue Jay win.

How it Happened
• Madison McGrath knocked down a three-pointer to open the scoring before the Blue Jays suffered a 4:02 scoring drought and Washington College took the lead, 4-3. Lexie Scholtz scored back-to-back baskets to restore the Hopkins lead, 7-4 with 3:51 remaining in the first quarter. The teams played a back-and-forth game to close the quarter, with the Shorewomen converting 2-of-3 free throws for the final score of 13-13.
• The teams traded three-pointers in the opening minute of the second quarter, continuing in back-and-forth fashion in a quarter that featured three lead changes. Washington College worked out to a seven-point lead, 31-24, with 18 seconds remaining in the half as it pieced together an 8-4 run in the final 2:41. Marissa Varnado countered with a basket for the 31-26 score at the break.
• The Blue Jays chipped away at the WC lead out of halftime, as four different players scored for Hopkins in the first 4:30 of the third quarter, including three-point baskets from Scholtz and McGrath. With 4:47 remaining in the quarter, JHU gained the lead, 40-39, as Janay Smith recorded her second field goal in a span of 1:01. The Blue Jays tacked on to their lead with seven straight points before the Shorewomen knocked down four free throws for the 47-43 score after three quarters.
• Hopkins maintained its momentum in the fourth quarter, twice gaining a 10-point lead in the final frame. Caroline Corcoran sealed an 8-2 run to open the quarter with a pair of free throws, putting the Blue Jays ahead, 55-45, and Scholtz sunk a three-pointer to return the JHU lead to 10, 60-50, with 4:33 remaining in the game. The Shorewomen responded with an 11-0 run to gain the lead, 61-60, with 1:35 on the clock. Leading-scorer Scholtz scored a clutch basket with 33 seconds remaining for the final score of 62-61.
• Scholtz and McGrath each reached double-digits in points, while Smith and Rory Cole each contributed double-digit rebounds in the JHU victory. Hopkins shot 27-of-77 from the field and 6-of-23 from behind the three-point arc, and the Shorewomen posted similar percentages, shooting 21-of-60 from the field and 3-of-12 from three-point range.

Inside the Box Score
• Lexie Scholtz scored a career-high 16 points in the win. She also led the team with five assists and three steals.
• Rory Cole grabbed 14 rebounds in the game, while Janay Smith pulled down 13. Cole reached double-digits in the first half with 10 rebounds before halftime.
• In addition to Cole and Smith, six other Blue Jays recorded at least two rebounds as JHU outperformed Washington College 50-41 in the category.
• The Blue Jays did not give up any fast-break points to the Shorewomen. Hopkins tallied eight points off the fast break, including four as it outscored WC 21-12 in the third quarter.
• Hopkins took only four free throws in the game, shooting 2-of-4 from the charity stripe, while the Shorewomen earned 19 chances from the line, converting of 16-of-19 free throws in the game.

What it Means
• Johns Hopkins improves to 34-3 against Washington College all-time and has earned victories in each of the past eight meetings.
• This is the second one-point game between the teams, with the Shorewomen winning the other, 57-56, January 11, 2011. Hopkins is now 9-16 in one-point games all-time.
• Hopkins sits at .500 in the Centennial Conference with a 5-5 record.

Up Next
• The Blue Jays will return home for their Military Appreciate Day Saturday at 2 p.m. at Goldfarb Gym against Muhlenberg.

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