THE FACTS
No. 20 Johns Hopkins (17-3, 9-1 CC) 59, No. 9 Gettysburg (18-2, 8-1 CC) 51
What: Centennial Conference (CC) women's basketball game
When: Wednesday, Feb. 5
Where: Baltimore, Md.
THE SKINNY STORY
Johns Hopkins, ranked 20th in the latest D3hoops.com poll, turned a tie game after three quarters into a 59-51 win over No. 9 Gettysburg.
THE LEADERS
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Alayna Arnolie (Vienna, Va./James Madison) led three Bullets in double digits with 12 points.
FOR THE FOES
• Macie Feldman paced the Blue Jays with 18 points and 11 rebounds.
• Michaela O'Neil chipped in 11 points and nine rebounds.
THE REST OF THE STORY
• Behind three baskets from
Alayna Arnolie, Gettysburg jumped out to an 8-4 lead in the opening 3:31 of the first quarter. A
Reagan Chrencik (New Hope, Pa./New Hope Solebury) layup opened up a 10-5 lead but Johns Hopkins scored six straight in just 98 seconds to take an 11-10 edge before
AB Holsinger (Evergreen, Colo./Evergreen) drove to the rim and finished in the final 22 seconds of the quarter to take a 12-11 lead after one period.
• Neither defense gave much over the first seven minutes of the second quarter with each offense mustering only eight points.
Shinya Lee (Rochester, N.Y./Holderness Prep School) hit a layup with 3:24 showing to spark a 7-0 close to the half.
Ava O'Neil (Chevy Chase, Md./St. John's College) pulled up and hit a 3-pointer – the only one be either team in the first 20 minutes – with 70 seconds to play before Holsinger connected from midrange in the final 27 seconds for a 25-19 halftime edge.
• The Blue Jays netted the first four of the third quarter to close to within 25-23 with 2:11 elapsed after the break. The Bullets, however, countered with four straight of their own to go back up six just over a minute later. A Layla Henderson triple cut the deficit in half with 6:33 on the clock. A Henderson fast-break layup made it a 29-28 game nearly a minute after her 3-pointer. It was back-and-forth until Michaela O'Neil drained a 3-pointer from the wing for a 38-36 advantage with 1:16 showing. Two
Emily Violante (Easton, Pa./Easton Area) free throws with 4.2 seconds remaining drew the game even heading to the final 10 minutes.
• Tied at 39-all, Johns Hopkins hit a pair of jumpers to take a 43-39 lead with 6:30 to play. Violante scored directly off an inbounds pass and Arnolie canned a step-back 15-footer to retie the game midway through the quarter. Kendall Dunham had the response to put the hosts back in front. The Blue Jays pushed the lead to 51-45 on a Macie Feldman shot from close range. Violante, however, drained a 3-pointer to make it a three-point game with 1:29 to play. Feldman responded with a traditional three-point point to extend the lead back to six. Arnolie hit the first of two free throws with 1:01 on the clock to make it a 54-49 game. O'Neil hit a pair of free throws with 40.2 seconds to extend the lead to seven and secure the victory.
THE INSIDE STORY
• With the Johns Hopkins victory, the Blue Jays and Bullets split the regular-season series for the second straight year with each team winning on their home court. Johns Hopkins holds a half-game lead in the conference standings with two-and-a-half weeks to play in the regular season.
• Gettysburg turned the ball over 18 times in the loss while Johns Hopkins had 15 giveaways.
• The Bullets finished with a 40-36 rebounding advantage.
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Emily Violante added 11 points and six rebounds while
Shinya Lee chipped in 10 points and nine rebounds.
NEXT UP
Gettysburg returns to action at home against Muhlenberg on Saturday. Game time is 1 p.m.
