BALTIMORE, MD – Johns Hopkins outscored host Marymount, 41-24, in the second half en route to a 77-51 win in both teams' season opener Friday night. The Blue Jays improve to 7-0 all-time against the Saints and open the season with a win for the fourth straight time.
Marymount jumped out to a 12-4 lead, bookended by a pair of Austin Williams' three-pointers.
Evan Rainville hit a three of his own, followed by a Carly Highsmith free throw and the home team led 13-7 with 12:53 to play. A
Wyatt Eglinton Manner layup then sparked a methodical 24-8 run as the Blue Jays pushed out to a 31-21 lead late in the first. Seven different players scored during the run, led by five points each from
Justin Huang and
Amr Areikat.
Austin Maziasz capped the run with a triple at the 2:31-mark.
The Saints pulled back within seven with a quick 6-3 spurt but a pair of
Logan Feller free throws in the waning seconds gave the Jays a 36-27 lead at the half. Eglinton Manner and
Nasir Luna opened the second with five quick points for Hopkins to push the lead to 14 just 58 seconds in. Jayden Wiggins answered with a triple to ignite a 10-3 run, punctuated by a Williams' three to once again cut the deficit to seven with 14:32 to play.
Hopkins quickly pushed its lead back to double digits on a Maziasz three. That kick-started a 12-0 run that pushed the lead to 19 midway through the half. Over the ensuing five minutes, the teams traded scores and Hopkins led 62-45 at the 5:03-mark after a pair of Avery Oduro-Dompreh free throws.
Another Maziasz layup, followed by back-to-back treys from Areikat ballooned the lead to 25 just 93 seconds later. After two more Oduro-Dompreh free throws, Hopkins closed the final 2:30 on a 7-4 run to grab the 77-51 win.
Maziasz, who made his collegiate debut after missing all of last season due to injury, led the Blue Jays with 15 points. He went 6-of-8 from the field, including 3-of-3 from downtown. Eglinton Manner posted his fifth career double-double, scoring 12 points and grabbing a game-high 10 boards to go with four steals. Areikat also finished in double figures, adding 13 points and a game-high five assists.
Williams led the Saints with 16 points, including nine from three point. He was the only Marymount player in double figures. The Blue Jays held the Saints without a field goal in the final 10 minutes as they pulled away for the 26-point win.
Hopkins returns to action on Tuesday when it hosts York in the Blue Jays' home opener. Tip-off at Goldfarb Gym is scheduled for 7:00 pm.
