THE FACTS
Johns Hopkins (3-1, 1-0 CC) 66, Gettysburg (2-2, 0-1 CC) 63
What: Centennial Conference (CC) women's basketball game
When: Tuesday, Nov. 21
Where: Baltimore, Md.
THE SKINNY STORY
Johns Hopkins went 7-for-8 from the free-throw line in the final minute of the contest to seal a 66-63 win over Gettysburg in the Centennial Conference opener for both teams.
THE LEADERS
• Caitlin Priore (Holland, Pa./Germantown Academy) led the Bullets with a career-high 15 points to go with season bests of 11 rebounds and four blocks for her first career double-double.
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Mackenzie Szlosek (Holtsville, N.Y./Sachem East) contributed a game-high 18 points to go with nine rebounds and three steals.
FOR THE FOES
• Michaela O'Neil led the Blue Jays with 18 points and 10 rebounds.
• Kendall Dunham added 15 points while Jadyn Murray added 14.
THE REST OF THE STORY
• Behind a pair of Jadyn Murray layups, Johns Hopkins built a 6-2 lead nearly three minutes into the game. Five points, however, from
Mackenzie Szlosek closed the deficit to 8-7 before an
Alayna Arnolie (Vienna, Va./James Madison) pull-up 15-footer put Gettysburg in front 9-8 midway through the opening quarter. The teams traded baskets over the final four minutes of the period and the Bullets took a 13-12 edge into the second quarter.
• Tied at 16-all in the opening minute of the second period, Caitlin Priore canned an elbow jumper to spark an 8-0 run that forced a Blue Jays timeout with 6:25 on the clock. Michaela O'Neil got a turnaround layup to go with 5:08 showing to halt a 3-minute, 17-second drought. A 5-for-6 showing from the free-throw line in the last 4:43 of the first half helped closed the deficit to 26-25 but
Tatum Murray (Newton, Mass./Newton) drained a 3-pointer from the top of the key in the final 25 seconds to stretch the lead back to 29-25 at the break.
• Baskets from Murray and Greta Miller in the first 1:50 of the third quarter tied the game at 29-all. Szlosek broke an 0-for-6 start for the Bullets to the second half with a wing trey at the 5:51 for a 32-30 lead. The Blue Jay run extended to 11-3 over the first six minutes of the period. Triples from Priore and
AB Holsinger (Crozet, Va./Langley) around an O'Neil floater tied the game at 38-all with 2:17 showing. Baskets from
Shinya Lee (Rochester, N.Y./Holderness Prep School) and Szlosek in the final minute of the third quarter reestablished a 42-40 edge for Gettysburg.
• Tied at 46-all, Kendall Dunham hit the Blue Jays' first 3-pointer of the game with 7:35 to play to put the hosts in front. Kara Milliken then drained a pair of free throws 36 seconds later to push the advantage to five. Trailing 54-46, Priore scored four straight to cut the deficit in half with 5:02 remaining. Johns Hopkins stretched the lead out to 59-52 with 3:07 to play before four more from Priore sparked an 8-0 run to go back in front just 1:21 later. The Blue Jays, however, went 6-for-6 from the free-throw line between 57.0 and 10.3 seconds to take a 65-60 lead. Arnolie drained a triple from the wing with 6.5 seconds left to give Gettysburg a chance. Elisabeth Peebles hit the second of two from the charity stripe with 5.9 ticks and the Bullets advanced the ball to the far side but could not get a clean look at the game-tying attempt.
THE INSIDE STORY
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AB Holsinger dished out a career-high eight assists. As a team, the Bullets assisted on 18 of their 24 made field goals.
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Alayna Arnolie rounded out a trio of double-digit scorers with 11 points to go with four assists and two steals.
NEXT UP
Gettysburg returns to action at home against Franklin & Marshall on Tuesday. Game time is 6 p.m.
