CARLISLE, Pa. - The Dickinson continued a busy three-game week on Thursday night with their second straight matchup against a nationally-ranked foe as the 11th-ranked Johns Hopkins University Blue Jays came calling into the Kline Center. Unfortunately, for the Red and White a stout visiting full-court press and an early 12-4 run set the stage for the guests to claim a 67-49 Centennial Conference win.
The two sides traded the opening eight points of the game with
Clair Marion and Michaela O'Neil scoring for their respective sides. Then the visitors went on a charge as Macie Feldman, Jadyn Murray and O'Neil tallied eight in a row for a 12-4 edge with 5:27 gone. After Dickinson missed seven straight from the floor a foul shot by
Clare Cronley and pull-up jumper for
Caitlin Blackman trimmed the gap to 12-7. However, buckets from Murray and O'Neil opened up the lead to nine (16-7) through ten minutes.
A paint jumper by
Lindsey Hollenshead was the lone bucket for DC over the first two-plus minutes of the second period as Layla Henderson, Greta Miller and O'Neil went on a 9-2 outburst to make it 25-9. Dickinson attempted to start a comeback with
Abby John and
Jenna Weinstein picking up two points each, before Marion delivered from deep to cut the deficit to 25-16 still with half the frame to go. Unfortunately, for the home side Henderson, Miller and Murray dropped seven of the ensuing ten points to grow the advantage to 32-19. The Devils tried to reclaim some momentum going into the break with jumpers out of the hands of
Indatou Ali-Goukoye and Blackman cutting it down to 34-23 at halftime.
Hopkins used the first five minutes of the third period to increase their advantage to 43-25 thanks to buckets by Henderson, Miller and Murray as John was able to produce the only basket for DC. Jumpers for Hollenshead and Marion surrounded a triple by Feldman making it 46-29 with 3:34 to play. After Marion and O'Neil exchanged two free throws each, Dickinson picked up scores from Blackman and Marion to leave things at 51-36 with ten minutes to play.Â
Six of the first ten points went Dickinson's way to kickoff the fourth with Marion scoring twice and Weinstein taking a Marion dish to the rack to cut the deficit to 55-42 at the two minute mark. The Blue Jays made sure the Red and White would get no closer as Feldman, Henderson and Murray extending the margin to 63-43 with a little over two minutes left. Triples by Marion and Weinstein capped off the scoring for the Devils the rest of the way as Hopkins finished off the 67-49 final.
Red Devil Leaders
Points - Marion (24), Weinstein (7), Blackman (6)
Assists - Blackman, Hollenshead, Marion, Weinstein and Zerbe (1)
Rebounds - John (6), Blackman, Marion and Weinstein (4)
Blue Jay Leaders
Points - Miller (19), O'Neil (15), Murray (14), Feldman (11)
Assists - Feldman (7), Miller (4), Henderson (3)
Rebounds - Miller (10), Feldman (8)
Playoff Outlook
With the defeat today, the Devils can no longer improve their seeding for the upcoming Centennial Conference tournament as they are locked into the third-seed and will host the 3v6 game on Tuesday, February 20th at a time to be announced.
Next on the Court
Dickinson (16-6, 13-4 Centennial) will return to action on Saturday afternoon at 2pm when they take on the Shorewomen of Washington College in Chestertown, Maryland in Centennial Conference action.
