Chicago (6-0) trailed for most of the first half before Leach converted a three-point play in the final minute to give the Maroons a 36-34 edge. Jessica Rice's basket for Johns Hopkins (5-3) with 18 seconds left in the opening period evened the score at 36-36 at the intermission.
A four-point play by Leach with 14:53 remaining in the game put the Maroons on top 49-43 -- their largest lead of the game to that point.
The Bluejays rallied to tie the game at 49-49 on a Kristin Phillips layup at the 13:05 mark, but Chicago then went on a 10-0 run to go ahead 59-49 with 10:41 left.
Jill DiNucci's jumper at the 8:10 mark gave Chicago its largest lead of the day, 65-52.
Two Andrea Dodrill layups 39 seconds apart cut the Chicago lead to four points, 68-64, with 2:17 to go, but the Maroons outscored Johns Hopkins 8-2 the rest of the way.
Korry Schwanz was 4-for-4 from the foul line during the game's final 35 seconds. She connected on all eight of her free throw attempts on the afternoon en route to a 15-point performance.
Nofi Mojidi finished with 18 points, eight rebounds, four assists, and four steals as the Maroons won their 21st consecutive non-conference affair.
Whitney Davis paced the Bluejays with 14 points, while Dodrill and Julie Miller each collected 13. Miller also grabbed 12 rebounds to share game-high honors with Chicago'S Nicaya Rapier.
12/9/06 2:00 pm at Ratner Athletics Center / Chicago, Ill. At Ratner Athletics Center / Chicago, Ill. CHICAGO 76, JOHNS HOPKINS 66 JOHNS HOPKINS (5-3) Whitney Davis 3-17 7-8 14; Julie Miller 5-10 2-2 13; Andrea Dodrill 5-9 3-7 13; Anastasia Wynn 3-7 2-3 8; Kristin Phillips 1-4 3-4 5; Haley Wojdowski 2-7 0-0 5; Katie Biggart 1-2 2-2 4; Jessica Rice 1-3 0-0 2; Jenna Berninger 1-5 0-0 2; Monica Mitchell 0-0 0-0 0; Britni Lonesome 0-1 0-0 0; Leslie Markun 0-1 0-0 0. Totals 22-66 19-26 66. CHICAGO (6-0) Leach, Alex 7-18 3-6 21; Mojidi, Nofi 7-15 4-6 18; Schwanz, Korry 3-14 8-8 15; Rapier, Nicaya 3-4 1-2 7; Woods, Anna 2-4 2-4 6; DiNucci, Jill 1-2 2-2 4; Hackney, Molly 1-6 1-2 3; Stinson, Jamie 1-2 0-2 2; Devaney, Kaitlin 0-0 0-0 0; Prochaska, Megan 0-1 0-0 0; Tanaka, Lori 0-1 0-0 0. Totals 25-67 21-32 76. Johns Hopkins................. 36 30 - 66 Chicago....................... 36 40 - 76 3-point goals-Johns Hopkins 3-17 (Haley Wojdowski 1-4; Julie Miller 1-2; Whitney Davis 1-6; Kristin Phillips 0-1; Katie Biggart 0-1; Jessica Rice 0-1; Anastasia Wynn 0-2), Chicago 5-18 (Leach, Alex 4-7; Schwanz, Korry 1-7; Tanaka, Lori 0-1; Mojidi, Nofi 0-3). Fouled out--Johns Hopkins-None, Chicago-None. Rebounds-Johns Hopkins 51 (Julie Miller 12), Chicago 45 (Rapier, Nicaya 12). Assists-Johns Hopkins 12 (Haley Wojdowski 4), Chicago 12 (Mojidi, Nofi 4). Total fouls-Johns Hopkins 23, Chicago 18.