2014–15 DePaul Blue Demons women's basketball team

The 2014–15 DePaul Blue Demons women's basketball team will represent DePaul University during the 2014–15 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Blue Demons, led by twenty ninth year head coach Doug Bruno, play their home games at the McGrath-Phillips Arena and Allstate Arena. They were members of the new Big East Conference.[1] They finish the season 27–8, 15–3 in Big East play to share the regular season title with Seton Hall. They also won the Big East Tournament to earn an automatic trip to the NCAA Women's Basketball Tournament where defeated Minnesota in the first round before losing to Notre Dame in the second round.

2014–15 DePaul Blue Demons women's basketball
Big East Regular Season Co-Champions
Big East Tournament Champions
NCAA Women's Tournament, Second Round
ConferenceBig East Conference
2014–15 record27–8 (15–3 Big East)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
  • Candis Blankson
  • Bart Brooks
  • Jill M. Pizzotti
Home arenaMcGrath-Phillips Arena
Allstate Arena
2014–15 Big East Conference women's basketball standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L PCT  W L PCT
Seton Hall *15–3 .833  28–6  .824
DePaul †15–3 .833  27–8  .771
Villanova12–6 .667  22–14  .611
St. John's11–7 .611  23–11  .676
Creighton10–8 .556  17–14  .548
Butler10–8 .556  14–16  .467
Xavier8–10 .444  18–14  .563
Marquette4–14 .222  9–22  .290
Providence3–15 .167  6–24  .200
Georgetown2–16 .111  4–27  .129
† 2015 Big East Basketball Tournament winner
*Tournament #1 seed
As of March 29, 2015; Rankings from AP Poll

2014–15 Roster
2014–15 DePaul Blue Demons women's basketball team
PlayersCoaches
Pos.#NameHeightYearPrevious schoolHometown
F 4 Meri Bennett-Swanson  6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) SoVernon Hills Vernon Hills, Ill.
G 33 Madeline Crowell 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) SoThe Bryn Mawr School Bel Air, Md.
F 5 ShaKeya Graves 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) SoJohn Glenn Inkster, Mich.
F 35 Mart'e Grays 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) FrDetroit Martin Luther King Jr. Detroit, Mich.
F 44 Brandi Harvey-Carr 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) SoLeap Academy Camden, N.J.
G 12 Brittany Hrynko 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) SrEngineering and Science Philadelphia, Pa.
G 14 Jessica January 5 ft 7 in (1.7 m) SoRichfield Richfield, Minn.
G 13 Chanise Jenkins 5 ft 5 in (1.65 m) JrWhitney Young Chicago, Ill.
F 15 Elri Liebenberg  6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) FrBergsig Academy Rustenburg, South Africa
G 23 Centrese McGee 5 ft 7 in (1.7 m) SrThorton Fractional North Calumet City, Ill.
G 1 Ashton Millender 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) FrMarian Catholic Glenwood, Ill.
G/F 30 Megan Podkowa 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) JrTrinity Glenview, Ill.
G 10 Lauren Prochaska 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) FrTrinity Chicago, Ill.
G 21 Megan Rogowski 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) SrHersey Prospect Heights, Ill.
G 22 Brooke Schulte 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) SoMater Dei Germantown, Ill.
G 45 Meghan Waldron  5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) FrWheaton Warrenville South Wheaton, Ill.
Head coach

Doug Bruno

Assistant coach(es)

Jill M. Pizzotti
Candis Blankson
Bart Brooks

Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • (W) Walk-on

Roster
Last update: 2014-09-14

Schedule

[2]

Date
time, TV		 Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site (attendance)
city, state
Exhibition
10/28/2014*
7:00 pm		 No. 18 Saint Xavier W 119–58  –
 McGrath-Phillips Arena (222)
Chicago, IL
11/06/2014*
6:00 pm		 No. 18 Robert Morris (Illinois) W 137–76  –
 McGrath-Phillips Arena (N/A)
Chicago, IL
Regular season
11/14/2014*
6:30 pm, BEDN		 No. 18 No. 5 Texas A&M
Maggie Dixon Classic		 L 68–76  0–1
 McGrath-Phillips Arena (N/A)
Chicago, IL
11/15/2014*
6:30 pm		 No. 18 Texas–Pan American
Maggie Dixon Classic		 W 93–70  1–1
 McGrath-Phillips Arena (2,323)
Chicago, IL
11/16/2014*
4:30 pm		 No. 18 New Mexico
Maggie Dixon Classic		 W 97–59  2–1
 McGrath-Phillips Arena (2,139)
Chicago, IL
11/18/2014*
5:30 pm		 No. 18 Bradley W 101–77  3–1
 Allstate Arena (5,340)
Rosemont, IL
11/22/2014*
7:00 pm		 No. 18 South Dakota State W 84–62  4–1
 McGrath-Phillips Arena (1,722)
Chicago, IL
11/29/2014*
7:00 pm		 No. 18 Northwestern L 91–97 2OT 4–2
 McGrath-Phillips Arena (2,565)
Chicago, IL
12/03/2014
12:00 pm, BEDN		 No. 25 Butler W 92–76  5–2
(1–0)		 McGrath-Phillips Arena (4,001)
Chicago, IL
12/07/2014*
2:00 pm		 No. 25 at Chicago State W 87–34  6–2
 Emil and Patricia Jones Convocation Center (228)
Chicago, IL
12/10/2014*
8:15 pm, FS2		 No. 25 No. 5 Notre Dame L 93–94 OT 6–3
 McGrath-Phillips Arena (3,414)
Chicago, IL
12/17/2014*
11:00 am		 No. 25 at Loyola (Chicago)
Red Line Rivalry		 W 109–84  7–3
 Joseph J. Gentile Arena (849)
Chicago, IL
12/19/2014*
6:30 pm, SNY		 No. 25 at No. 2 Connecticut L 64–98  7–4
 Webster Bank Arena (9,056)
Bridgeport, CT
12/22/2014*
7:00 pm		 Hampton W 86–67  8–4
 McGrath-Phillips Arena (2,835)
Chicago, IL
12/28/2014*
2:00 pm		 at Illinois State W 99–64  9–4
 Redbird Arena (1,057)
Normal, IL
01/02/2015
6:00 pm		 No. 25 at Villanova L 76–79 OT 9–5
(1–1)		 The Pavilion (729)
Villanova, PA
01/04/2015
4:00 pm		 No. 25 at Georgetown W 105–85  10–5
(2–1)		 McDonough Gymnasium (229)
Washington, D.C.
01/09/2015
7:00 pm, BEDN		 at Marquette W 101–67  11–5
(3–1)		 Al McGuire Center (959)
Milwaukee, WI
01/11/2015
2:00 pm, CSNCH		 Xavier W 84–61  12–5
(4–1)		 McGrath-Phillips Arena (2,535)
Chicago, IL
01/16/2015
10:30 am, BEDN		 at St. John's W 84–75 OT 13–5
(5–1)		 Carnesecca Arena (5,602)
Queens, NY
01/18/2015
1:00 pm		 at Seton Hall L 87–107  13–6
(5–2)		 Walsh Gymnasium (683)
South Orange, NJ
01/23/2015
8:15 pm, FS1		 Creighton W 96–71  14–6
(6–2)		 McGrath-Phillips Arena (2,479)
Chicago, IL
01/25/2015
2:00 pm, CSNCH		 Providence W 90–42  15–6
(7–2)		 McGrath-Phillips Arena (2,312)
Chicago, IL
01/30/2015
7:00 pm, CSNCH		 Georgetown W 93–52  16–6
(8–2)		 McGrath-Phillips Arena (2,712)
Chicago, IL
02/01/2015
2:00 pm, CSNCH		 Villanova W 49–47  17–6
(9–2)		 McGrath-Phillips Arena (1,808)
Chicago, IL
02/06/2015
10:30 am		 at Butler W 83–65  18–6
(10–2)		 Hinkle Fieldhouse (804)
Indianapolis, IN
02/08/2015
1:00 pm		 at Xavier W 87–63  19–6
(11–2)		 Cintas Center (2,025)
Cincinnati, OH
02/13/2015
7:00 pm, BEDN		 Seton Hall L 80–81  19–7
(11–3)		 McGrath-Phillips Arena (2,825)
Chicago, IL
02/15/2015
1:00 pm, FS1		 St. John's W 82–55  20–7
(12–3)		 McGrath-Phillips Arena (2,613)
Chicago, IL
02/20/2015
7:00 pm		 at Creighton W 78–76  21–7
(13–3)		 D. J. Sokol Arena (1,184)
Omaha, NE
02/22/2015
12:00 pm, BEDN		 at Providence W 103–66  22–7
(14–3)		 Alumni Hall (356)
Providence, RI
03/01/2015
3:00 pm, CBSSN		 Marquette W 99–82  23–7
(15–3)		 McGrath-Phillips Arena (3,498)
Chicago, IL
Big East Tournament
03/08/2015
6:00 pm, FS2		 vs. Xavier
Quarterfinals		 W 87–53  24–7
 Allstate Arena (N/A)
Rosemont, IL
03/09/2015
8:00 pm, FS2		 vs. Villanova
Semifinals		 W 58–55  25–7
 Allstate Arena (2,302)
Rosemont, IL
03/09/2015
7:00 pm, FS1		 vs. No. 24 Seton Hall
Championship Game		 W 78–68  26–7
 Allstate Arena (3,226)
Rosemont, IL
NCAA Women's Tournament
03/20/2015*
4:00 pm, ESPN2		 vs. Minnesota
First Round		 W 79–72  27–7
 Edmund P. Joyce Center (N/A)
South Bend, IN
03/22/2015*
9:00 pm, ESPN		 at Notre Dame
Second Round		 L 67–79  27–8
 Edmund P. Joyce Center (5,658)
South Bend, IN
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Central Time.

Rankings
Main article: 2014–15 NCAA Division I women's basketball rankings
Ranking Movement
Legend: ██ Increase in ranking. ██ Decrease in ranking. NR = Not ranked. RV = Received votes.
PollPreWk 2Wk 3Wk 4Wk 5Wk 6Wk 7Wk 8Wk 9Wk 10Wk 11Wk 12Wk 13Wk 14Wk 15Wk 16Wk 17Wk 18Final
AP 18 18 18 25т 25 25 RV 25 RV RV RV RV RV RV RV RV RV RV RV
Coaches 18 20 18 24 25 RV 25 24 RV RV RV RV RV RV RV RV RV RV RV

References
  1. "The new Big East and American Athletic Conferences - power or mid-major?". SB Nation. Retrieved 2013-06-13.
  2. http://www.depaulbluedemons.com/sports/w-baskbl/sched/depa-w-baskbl-sched.html
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