Women's Basketball

Bullets Move On to Elite Eight, Blue Jays Eliminated

Gettysburg tops Randolph-Macon, advances to NCAA Quarterfinals for first time in program history

NCAA Bracket

Gettysburg defeated Randolph-Macon 56-49 while Johns Hopkins fell to Scranton 52-46 as two Centennial Conference women's basketball teams competed in the NCAA Sweet 16 for the first time in conference history. 

With the win, the Bullets advance to the Elite Eight for the first time in program history and will host top-ranked and defending national champion NYU on Saturday at 7 p.m. The winner will move on to the Final Four in Salem, Va. 

This marks just the third time in conference history that a Centennial team has reached the national quarterfinals. The previous two appearances came from Hopkinns in 1998 and 1997. 

In Gettysburg, Pa., Gettysburg opened up an eight-point lead in the second quarter and kept Randolph-Macon at arm's length the rest of the way to pick up a 56-49 win in the third round the NCAA Tournament. Jameson Mott led the Bullets with 17 points, including hitting all three of her team's 3-pointers. Shinya Lee added eight points, 14 rebounds and two assists. AB Holsinger
finished with 12 points and five rebounds while Kimberly Hopkinns chipped in 10 points.

The Bullets are responsible for both of Randolph-Macon's losses this season. The Yellow Jackets won 28 straight games between the meetings with Gettysburg.

In Scranton, Pa., host Scranton edged Johns Hopkins, 52-46, in the round of 16 at the John Long Center. The Royals (29-1) advance to the Sectional Final, where they will take on Wisconsin-Stout.  Johns Hopkins finishes the season at 24-5.
 
Macie Feldman was the only Blue Jay to score in double figures as she punched up a team-high 13 points and added eight rebounds.  Michaela O'Neil (9), Layla Henderson (8), Kendall Dunham (6) and Jadyn Murray (6) helped lead a balanced effort for the Blue Jays, who held advantages in second-chance points (14-12), fastbreak points (9-2) and bench scoring (10-6).
 
The seniors on the Johns Hopkins team – O'Neil, Murray, Greta Miller and Natalie Mann -  end their career with a 93-21 record during their four years. The 93 wins are tied for the most by a class in program history.