Notables

WESTMINSTER, Md. – Johns Hopkins center Kathy Darling had her say all night, but it was her counterpart Kris Brust who delivered the final word giving Western Maryland a 70-68 victory in the Centennial Conference play-in game over Johns Hopkins.

At first half's end, Blue Jays star Darling was held to just five points. Western Maryland held a 38-28 lead and was hitting on all cylinders. However, the second half was a different story. A concerted effort was made to get the ball inside to Darling where she proved to be unstoppable one on one. This forced help from the perimeter, which allowed Blue Jay sharpshooter Ashley Shelper to get open looks. Shelper would knock down three 3-pointers on her way to scoring 16. This would give the Blue Jays the spark to battle back and take their largest lead of three points with 5:39 left in regulation.

The game would go back and forth until a timeout with 18 seconds set the stage for a heart-pounding finish. Toby McIntire took the ball strong to the basket but her shot bounced long. Kris Brust then ripped down the rebound and took the ball up hard and was hammered by Darling. With two seconds remaining Brust calmly steeped up to the free throw line and knocked down both shots sealing the victory.

Freshman Kelly Cramp led the Green Terror on offense with a team-high 15 points. Sophomore point guard Toby McIntire demonstrated her leadership netting 13 points and grabbing a game-high 10 rebounds. Jen Piccolomini was also a key factor netting 13 points and swiping four steals.

The Blue Jays placed four members in double figures led by Darling and Shelper with 22 and 16 points respectively. Ashley Felix dropped in 12 and Maureen Myers chipped in with 10.

The win improves the Green Terror to 20-6 and sends them to a Centennial Conference semifinal game at Muhlenberg. Johns Hopkins' season send at 19-7.