The Basics
• Score: Johns Hopkins-83, Stevenson-54
• Records: JHU (2-1) • SU (0-1)
• Location: Owings Mills, MD • Owings Mills Gymnasium
• The Short Story: The Johns Hopkins women's basketball team scored 20 points in all four quarters as the Blue Jays cruised to an 83-54 win at Stevenson on Friday night. The win was the 100^th in the career of head coach Katherine Bixby.
 
How it Happened
• Hopkins jumped out to a nine-point lead in the game's opening four minutes and never trailed. Senior Diara Oden and freshman Greta Miller fueled the opening run with eight of the Blue Jays' 10 points. Stevenson trimmed the early deficit back to five with six unanswered points, but Hopkins came right back with back-to-back buckets from Oden and freshman Jadyn Murray pushed the lead right back to nine. The teams traded baskets over the final three minutes and the Blue Jays took a 20-14 lead into the second quarter.
• The Blue Jays came out firing in the second, scoring nine straight points to push their lead to 15 midway through the stanza. Junior Emily Howe capped the run with jumper off a Michaela O'Neil steal. Emori Jeselski got the Mustangs on the board with a pair of free throws to make it a 29-16 game.
• Hopkins responded with six straight points to go back up by 19 at the 3:09-mark. The teams went back-and-forth over the final three minutes and JHU took a 41-25 lead into the half. All nine of the Mustangs' points in that final stretch came from downtown.
• Kellie Johnson opened the third with a pair of free throws for the Mustangs to cut the deficit to 14, but senior Erin Walsh answered with two of her own to spark a quick 6-0 run as the Blue Jays went up 47-27. Stevenson responded with a 9-4 spurt to pull back within 15. But that's as close as they would get. Three straight points by Walsh sparked a 12-2 run to end the quarter and Hopkins led 63-38. Hopkins picked up where it left off in the fourth quarter and pushed its lead to as much as 32 before closing out the 83-54 win.  
 
What it Means
• Hopkins improves to 3-0 all-time against Stevenson in the first meeting between the two since 2006.
• Bixby earns her 100^th career win and is now 100-60 in seven seasons.
 
Inside the Box Score
• Oden led four Blue Jays in double figures with a game-high 21 points and also grabbed seven rebounds. Howe posted a double-double with 11 points and 11 boards while also handing out five assists.
• Miller went 7-of-9 from the field and 4-of-4 from the line to finish in double digits for the first time. She was just shy of her first career double-double as she grabbed eight rebounds to go with her 14 points. O'Neil added 10 points, seven rebounds and two blocks.
• Hopkins dominated the paint, scoring 48 of its 83 points in the paint and won the battle of the boards, 52-21.
• Karleigh Leo led the Mustangs with 12 points, while Laci Johnson added nine.
 
Up Next
• Hopkins returns to action on Sunday, November 14 as the Blue Jays take on Marymount at the Stevenson Tournament. Tip-off is slated for 1:00 pm.