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 *153 .833  286  .824
DePaul153 .833  278  .771
Villanova126 .667  2214  .611
St. John's117 .611  2311  .676
Creighton108 .556  1714  .548
Butler108 .556  1416  .467
Xavier810 .444  1814  .563
Marquette414 .222  922  .290
Providence315 .167  624  .200
Georgetown216 .111  427  .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

Ranking Movement
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References

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