The Basics
• Score: Johns Hopkins-61, McDaniel-50
• Records: JHU (11-6, 8-4 Centennial) • McDaniel (6-11, 3-10 Centennial)
• Location: Baltimore, MD • Goldfarb Gymnasium
 
How it Happened

Diarra Oden scored 23 points and grabbed five rebounds while Emily Howie added a career-high 18 points and eight rebounds to lead the Blue Jays to a 61-50 victory over McDaniel. The duo scored 24 of the team's 30 first half-points before ultimately combining for 41 of the team's 61 points overall.

Johns Hopkins led by just two after a closely contested first period, 15-13, before beginning to grow their lead in the second. Leading 21-17 with less than seven minutes to play in the half, the Blue Jays ripped off a 9-0 run, sparked by a three-pointer from Howie at the 6:26 mark. Howie flipped in a layup about a minute later, extending the lead to 26-17 before a pair of buckets from Oden gave Hopkins their biggest first half lead, 30-17. The Green Terror scored the final four points of the quarter over the last minute and change, cutting the deficit to nine at the break. 

At the 4:12 mark of the third quarter, Hannah Zajac knocked down a pair of free throws, cutting the deficit to five. JHU responded with an 8-0 run over the next minute and a half, getting a three-point play from Kristin Ralston, a transition three from Maggie Wodicka and a fastbreak layup from Oden to push the lead to 42-29. Wodicka's three extended the lead to 11 and the Blue Jays never led by less than 11 the rest of the way. 

With just over 4:30 to play, Oden knocked down her first triple of the night, extending the lead to 16 and sparking another 8-0 run. The sophomore guard followed it up with another layup before Howie hit her career-high fifth triple of the game to give Johns Hopkins their biggest lead of the night, 61-40. 

The Blue Jays shot 48.1 percent from the floor in the contest, their second best shooting effort of the season. The nation's 20th-best scoring defense, Hopkins once again held their opponent to 50 points or less, the ninth time they've done so this season. 

  What it Means
• The Blue Jays win the first of three straight at home, keeping them in sole possession of third-place in the Centennial Conference standings.
• Johns Hopkins has now won eight straight versus McDaniel, improving their all-time record to 44-42.
• Entering the night, the Blue Jays ranked 20th-nationally, allowing just 52.3 points per contest. After holding McDaniel to 50 tonight, that number drops slightly to 52.1.

 Inside the Box Score
• Emily Howie set a career-high with five three-pointers made. She is the second Blue Jay freshman to knock down five threes in a game, joining Aleah Spruell.
• Diarra Oden's 23 points give her eight games this season with at least 20 points scored. Her 11 field goals made tonight is the most in a game by a Johns Hopkins player this season. 
• The Blue Jays overcame a very early deficit to lead for 35:03 of tonight's contest.
• Hannah Zajac and Liv Storer led McDaniel with 12 points each in the defeat.
 
Up Next
• Muhlenberg travels to town for a rematch of a December 7th matchup. Tip-off is set for 4 p.m. inside Goldfarb Gymnasium.