The Basics
• Score: Johns Hopkins - 65, Haverford - 47
• Records: JHU (13-9, 12-5 CC) • Haverford (19-4, 15-3 CC)
• Location: Haverford, PA (Calvin Gooding '84 Arena)
• The Short Story: The Johns Hopkins women's basketball suffered a tough conference loss on the road to Haverford by a score of 65-47 on Thursday night.
How it Happened
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Sophia Way gave the Blue Jays an early 7-4 lead with a three-point shot at 5:12 but the Fords responded with a three of their own by Julianna Clark to tie the game at seven. With the game tied at 11, Haverford went on a 6-0 run to take a 17-11 lead after one quarter of play.
• Macy Goldbach put the home team up eight with a layup to begin the quarter, however, a jumper from
Maggie Wodicka brought the Blue Jays to within six. After a
Maggie Spitzer jumper at 6:15 which made the score 21-15, the Fords scored 11-straight to go up 31-15.
Marissa Varnado ended the Fords' run with a jumper which was answered by a jumper from Megan Furch.
Lillian Scott nailed a three as time expired in the half to send the teams into the halftime break with Haverford leading 33-20.
• A three from Scott brought Hopkins to within 11 at 36-25 but the Fords scored five straight to go up by 16. Spitzer ended the run with a jumper at 4:20 to make the score 41-27. JHU scored four-straight points to pull to within 43-31 but Katie Cook hit a layup as time expired in the third to put Haverford up 14 heading into the final quarter of play.
• After a jumper from Samantha Wetzel JHU scored four unanswered points to pull to within 12. Berkel would convert on the layup attempt, but a three from Scott got the Blue Jays back to within 11. Another Berkel layup made the score 51-38, but a
Madison McGrath three got JHU to within ten points with 5:49 remaining. That's as close as Johns Hopkins would get as the Fords pulled away and took the 65-47 victory.
What it Means
• JHU still leads the all-time series 31-10. The two teams split this year's series with both teams defending home court.
Inside the Box Score
• Scott led Hopkins with 13 points while Scholtz finished with ten. Scott also dished out a team-high five assists.
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Rory Cole finished the game with 11 rebounds.
Up Next
• Johns Hopkins returns home to Baltimore on Saturday, February 10 as the Blue Jays will host Swarthmore at 1 pm.
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