The Basics
• Score: Johns Hopkins-47, Muhlenberg-38
• Records: JHU (5-3, 3-1 Centennial) • Muhlenberg (2-6, 0-3 Centennial)
• Location: Allentown, PA • Memorial Hall
 
How it Happened
Up 33-32 at the end of the third quarter, the Blue Jays opened the final period by scoring 13 of the first 17 points to extend the one-point lead to 10 at 46-36; Muhlenberg was never closer than seven in the final five minutes of the game.
 
An Erin Walsh layup just 43 seconds into the period jump-started the 13-4 spree for Johns Hopkins, which also got a three-pointer from freshman Aleah Spruell and a pair of triples from classmate Emily Howie to fuel the run.  Howie's second three-pointer with 3:35 remaining gave the Blue Jays the 10-point lead that wasn't seriously challenged down the stretch.
 
A tight defensive first quarter that ended with the Mules leading 7-6 gave way to a high-scoring second quarter that saw Muhlenberg outscore the Blue Jays 16-15 to grab a 23-21 lead at the half.  The Mules led 18-13 before a Howie jumper and the second of Spruell's three first-half three-pointers tied the game at 18-all.  A conventional three-point play by Margaux Eripret with just under a minute left in the half gave the Mules a 23-18 lead, but Spruell closed out the first half scoring with her final three of the half with 30 seconds on the clock.
 
Neither team led by more than three in the third quarter, which ended with the Blue Jays nursing the one-point lead.  Walsh's layup off an assist from Spruell then jump-started the game-deciding run for Johns Hopkins.
 
 What it Means
• Hopkins improves to 28-25 all-time against Muhlenberg.  The Blue Jays have won three straight in the series.
• Johns Hopkins is now 3-1 in the Centennial Conference and 36-8 in league play under third-year coach Katherine Bixby.
 
Inside the Box Score
• Spruell scored a career-high 15 points and was 5-of-10 on three-pointers to lead the Blue Jays offensively.  She had scored a total of 13 points in four previous appearances this season.
• Spruell's five three-pointers are the most by a Johns Hopkins player this season.
• Howie played all 40 minutes for the first time in her career and had 11 points, six rebounds, three assists and two steals.
•  The Blue Jays held a 42-28 rebounding advantage with Elise Moore grabbing a season-high nine in the victory.
•  Sara Peretti scored a game-high 17 points on 7-of-14 shooting to lead the way for Muhlenberg.  The remainder of the team was just 6-of-34 from the field, including 1-for-10 from beyond the arc.
 
Up Next
• The Blue Jays will close the first half of the season on Tuesday, December 10 when they travel to Swarthmore to take on the Garnet.