The Basics
• Score: Johns Hopkins-68, Washington College-58
• Records: JHU (12-7, 9-5 Centennial) • Washington College (8-12, 5-10 Centennial)
• Location: Baltimore, MD • Goldfarb Gymnasium
 
How it Happened
Johns Hopkins freshman Emily Howie put on a shooting display, hitting eight shots from beyond the arc to score a career-high 26 points in Tuesday night's victory over Washington College. Howie's eight three-pointers tie the school record set back in the 1995-96 season by Kristin McKee. 

Diarra Oden scored 22 for the Blue Jays, her ninth game this season with at least 20 points. The duo combined for nearly 71 percent of the Blue Jays' scoring in the contest. 

Johns Hopkins built their lead in the first half, using a 10-2 run over the final 6:31 of the first quarter to take a 13-8 lead. Howie hit the first of her eight threes at the 5:07 mark to tie the game at 6-6. Washington College cut the Hopkins lead to 15-14 just under three minutes into the second quarter, but Howie hit back-to-back triples to pull the Blue Jays ahead 21-14. Howie hit two more threes in the period, including one with 26 seconds left to give Hopkins a 33-22 lead at halftime.

Washington College slowly began to chip away in the second half, cutting it down to four with 4:36 left in the third, butthe freshman knocked down another triple just seconds later to get it back to seven. The Shorewomen made it 43-40 on a Crystal Jones layup with just under four minutes to play, but this time it was Oden who responded with a triple for JHU. The three sparked an 8-0 run to end the period, giving the Blue Jays a 51-40 lead. 

Howie's seventh three-pointer gave Johns Hopkins its largest lead of the contest, 56-42, with 6:31 to play. The Shorewomen would cut it to eight just two minutes later, but never got any closer. Howie hit her final triple of the game with 1:23 to play to go up 14 points for the second time, sealing the victory. 

  What it Means
• Johns Hopkins sweeps the season series with Washington College, winning their 14th straight against the Shorewomen. 
• The Blue Jays' hold on the third seed in the Centennial Conference strengthens as Swarthmore fell to drop out of fourth-place.

Inside the Box Score
• Howie's marksmanship helped lead the Blue Jays to their best three-point shooting night of the season, hitting 11 threes as a team and shooting 47.8 percent from distance.
• Howie and Oden combined to become the first JHU duo since December 29th, 2018 to each score 20 points or more in the same game.
• Senior Kenz Wilkinson grabbed a career-high 11 rebounds, the third time in her career that she has grabbed at least 10.
• Johns Hopkins led for 31:43, grabbing the lead late in the first quarter and holding it the rest of the way.
 
Up Next
• JHU travels to Dickinson on Thursday night for another crucial Centennial Conference matchup. Tip is set for 6 p.m. in Carlisle, PA.