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Meggie Burgess
55
Winner Johns Hopkins JHU 9-4,6-2 Centennial
48
McDaniel MCD 6-7,4-4 Centennial
Winner
Johns Hopkins JHU
9-4,6-2 Centennial
55
Final
48
McDaniel MCD
6-7,4-4 Centennial
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 3 4 F
Johns Hopkins JHU 12 12 11 20 55
McDaniel MCD 14 11 10 13 48

Game Recap: Women's Basketball |

Johns Hopkins Pulls Away Late in 55-48 Win Over McDaniel

WESTMINSTER, Md. - Johns Hopkins used an 8-0 run late in the fourth quarter to take its largest lead of the game en route to a 55-48 victory over the McDaniel College women's basketball team Thursday night on Rebecca L. Martin Court.

The Green Terror (6-7, 4-4 CC) suffered their first loss at home since Nov. 29, snapping a three-game win streak.

Graduate student Meggie Burgess led McDaniel with 12 points, including eight of the team's 13 in the fourth quarter. She also added six rebounds. Senior Mallory Conroy added 10 points and four rebounds.

Following a three-pointer by sophomore Liliana Overcash with 5:36 remaining in the fourth quarter, the Green Terror trailed 43-40. However, the Blue Jays responded with an 8-0 run to take their largest lead of the game, 51-40 with 1:28 left.

During the run, McDaniel missed all four of its attempts from the floor while Hopkins was 3-for-5 and 2-2 from the free throw line.

The game, which featured five ties and eight lead changes, was tied 35-35 after three, but the Blue Jays (9-4, 6-2 CC) shot 58.3 percent from the floor in the final quarter and was 6-of-6 from the free throw line. Olivia Parisi had eight points and Michaela O'Neil added six as the duo outscored the Green Terror, 14-13.

Conroy scored all 10 of her points in the first half as McDaniel led 25-24 at the break. After Hopkins scored the opening basket of the second, the Green Terror used an 8-1 run, highlighted by four points from freshman Elaina Beckett, to take their largest lead, 33-27 with 5:17 to play in the third.

Senior Josey Klingenberg had another strong all-around performance, finishing with seven points, five rebounds, five assists and four steals. Beckett had eight points and Overcash added six.

McDaniel travels to Lancaster, Pennsylvania on Saturday to take on Franklin & Marshall. Tip-off from Mayser Gymnasium is at 1 p.m.
 
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