2018–19 DePaul Blue Demons women's basketball team

The 2018–18 DePaul Blue Demons women's basketball team represented DePaul University during the 2018–19 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Blue Demons, led by thirty-third year head coach Doug Bruno, played their home games at the Wintrust Arena as members of the Big East Conference. They finished the season 26–8, 14–4 in Big East play to finish in second place.[1][2] DePaul won the Big East Conference tournament championship game over Marquette, 74–73.[3] They were upset in the first round by Missouri State in the NCAA Women's Tournament.

2018–19 DePaul Blue Demons women's basketball
Big East Conference Tournament Champions
NCAA Tournament, First Round
ConferenceBig East Conference
Ranking
CoachesNo. 25
APNo. 24
2018–19 record26–8 (14–4 Big East)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
  • Jill M. Pizzotti
  • Lisa Ryckbosch
  • Jasmine Lister
Home arenaWintrust Arena
McGrath-Phillips Arena
2018–19 Big East Conference women's basketball standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L PCT  W L PCT
No. 18 Marquette153 .833  278  .771
No. 24 DePaul144 .778  268  .765
Butler117 .611  2310  .697
Villanova99 .500  1913  .594
Georgetown99 .500  1915  .559
Providence810 .444  1916  .543
Creighton810 .444  1516  .484
Seton Hall711 .389  1516  .484
St. John's711 .389  1516  .484
Xavier216 .111  1119  .367
2019 Big East Tournament winner
As of March 12, 2019; Rankings from AP Poll

Previous season

The Blue Demons finished the 2017–18 season 27–8, 15–3 in Big East play to share the Big East regular season title with Marquette. They won the Big East Women's Tournament by defeating Marquette in the championship game. They received an automatic bid to the NCAA Women's Tournament where they defeated Oklahoma in the first round before losing to Texas A&M in the second round.

Roster

2018–19 DePaul Blue Demons women's basketball team
PlayersCoaches
Pos.#NameHeightYearPrevious schoolHometown
G 0 Rebekah Dahlman 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) RS SrBraham Area
Vanderbilt
Braham, MN
G 1 Ashton Millender 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) SrMarian Catholic Glenwood, IL
G 2 Maya Stovall 5 ft 7 in (1.7 m) FrParkway North St. Louis, MO
G 10 Lexi Held 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) FrCooper Burlington, KY
G 11 Sonya Morris 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) FrIncarnate Word St. Charles, MO
G 13 Courtney Krol 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) FrChesterton Chesterton, IN
G 15 Jolene Daninger 5 ft 7 in (1.7 m) RS FrAndover Andover, MN
G 20 Kelly Campbell 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) JrSaint John Vianney Wall, NJ
F 22 Chante Stonewall 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) JrUniversity Normal, IL
G 23 Dee Bekelja 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) SoSolon Solon, OH
G 24 Tanita Allen 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) SrWhitney Young Chicago, IL
F 32 Dege Jean 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) FrRich South Richton Park, IL
F 35 Mart'e Grays 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) SrMartin Luther King Jr. Detroit, MI
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)

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

Roster

Schedule

Date
time, TV
Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site (attendance)
city, state
Exhibition
Nov 5, 2018*
7:00 pm
No. 15 Saint Xavier W 140–62 
McGrath-Phillips Arena (1,458)
Chicago, IL
Non-conference regular season
Nov 9, 2018*
7:00 pm
No. 15 Green Bay
Maggie Dixon Game
W 73–64  1–0
McGrath-Phillips Arena (1,571)
Chicago, IL
Nov 17, 2018*
1:00 pm
No. 15 No. 1 Notre Dame L 77–101  1–1
Wintrust Arena (2,833)
Chicago, IL
Nov 22, 2018*
10:00 am
No. 16 vs. Princeton
Cancún Challenge Riviera Division
W 82–67  2–1
Hard Rock Hotel Riviera Maya 
Cancún, Mexico
Nov 23, 2018*
10:00 am
No. 16 vs. Kansas State
Cancún Challenge Riviera Division
W 79–59  3–1
Hard Rock Hotel Riviera Maya (300)
Cancún, Mexico
Nov 24, 2018*
12:30 pm
No. 16 vs. No. 14 Syracuse
Cancún Challenge Riviera Division
L 81–83 OT 3–2
Hard Rock Hotel Riviera Maya (300)
Cancún, Mexico
Nov 26, 2018*
7:00 pm
No. 16 Savannah State W 124–61  4–2
McGrath-Phillips Arena (1,411)
Chicago, IL
Nov 28, 2018*
6:00 pm, SNY/ESPN3
No. 16 at No. 2 Connecticut L 63–99  4–3
XL Center (7,186)
Hartford, CT
Dec 3, 2018*
11:00 am
No. 20 Temple W 102–88  5–3
McGrath-Phillips Arena (3,057)
Chicago, IL
Dec 5, 2018*
7:00 pm
No. 20 Northwestern W 76–60  6–3
McGrath-Phillips Arena (1,518)
Chicago, IL
Dec 9, 2018*
2:00 pm, FSSW
No. 20 at Oklahoma W 87–76  7–3
Lloyd Noble Center (2,682)
Norman, OK
Dec 17, 2018*
7:00 pm
No. 20 Tennessee State W 95–73  8–3
McGrath-Phillips Arena (1,542)
Chicago, IL
Dec 20, 2018*
7:00 pm
No. 20 at Loyola–Chicago W 102–76  9–3
Joseph J. Gentile Arena (324)
Chicago, IL
Big East regular season
Dec 29, 2018
7:00 pm, BEDN
No. 20 Creighton L 82–85  9–4 (0–1)
McGrath-Phillips Arena (1,723)
Chicago, IL
Dec 31, 2018
2:00 pm, BEDN
No. 24 Providence W 88–62  10–4 (1–1)
McGrath-Phillips Arena (1,690)
Chicago, IL
Jan 4, 2019
7:00 pm, FS1
No. 24 at No. 20 Marquette L 63–96  10–5 (1–2)
Al McGuire Center (1,613)
Milwaukee, WI
Jan 11, 2019
6:00 pm, BEDN
at Georgetown W 69–64  11–5 (2–2)
McDonough Gymnasium (533)
Washington, D.C.
Jan 13, 2019
12:00 pm, BEDN
at Villanova W 66–59 OT 12–5 (3–2)
Finneran Pavilion (819)
Villanova, PA
Jan 18, 2019
7:00 pm, NBCSCHI+/BEDN
No. 24 St. John's W 73–64  13–5 (4–2)
McGrath-Phillips Arena (1,751)
Chicago, IL
Jan 20, 2019
2:00 pm, NBCSCHI+/BEDN
No. 24 Seton Hall L 73–84  13–6 (4–3)
McGrath-Phillips Arena (1,571)
Chicago, IL
Jan 25, 2019
6:00 pm, BEDN
at Butler W 86–78  14–6 (5–3)
Hinkle Fieldhouse (1,758)
Indianapolis, IN
Jan 27, 2019
1:00 pm, FS2
at Xavier W 73–71 OT 15–6 (6–3)
Cintas Center (2,257)
Cincinnati, OH
Feb 3, 2019
1:00 pm, NBCSCHI/BEDN
No. 10 Marquette L 87–93  15–7 (6–4)
McGrath-Phillips Arena (1,979)
Chicago, IL
Feb 8, 2019
7:00 pm, NBCSCHI+/BEDN
Villanova W 93–70  16–7 (7–4)
McGrath-Phillips Arena (1,664)
Chicago, IL
Feb 10, 2019
2:00 pm, NBCSCHI+/BEDN
Georgetown W 76–71  17–7 (8–4)
McGrath-Phillips Arena (1,852)
Chicago, IL
Feb 15, 2019
6:00 pm, BEDN
at Seton Hall W 94–85  18–7 (9–4)
Walsh Gymnasium (782)
South Orange, NJ
Feb 17, 2019
12:00 pm, FS2
at St. John's W 70–62  19–7 (10–4)
Madison Square Garden (19,812)
New York, NY
Feb 22, 2019
7:00 pm, BEDN
Xavier W 81–48  20–7 (11–4)
Wintrust Arena (1,750)
Chicago, IL
Feb 24, 2019
2:00 pm, NBCSCHI/BEDN
Butler W 76–62  21–7 (12–4)
Wintrust Arena (2,165)
Chicago, IL
Mar 1, 2019
6:00 pm, BEDN
at Providence W 76–61  22–7 (13–4)
Alumni Hall (333)
Providence, RI
Mar 3, 2019
1:00 pm, FS2
at Creighton W 74–67  23–7 (14–4)
D. J. Sokol Arena (1,148)
Omaha, NE
Big East Women's Tournament
Mar 10, 2019
6:00 pm, FS2
(2) vs. (7) Providence
Quarterfinals
W 85–60  24–7
Wintrust Arena 
Chicago, IL
Mar 11, 2019
5:30 pm, FS1
(2) vs. (6) Creighton
Semifinals
W 80–69  25–7
Wintrust Arena (1,853)
Chicago, IL
Mar 12, 2019
7:00 pm, FS1
(2) vs. (1) No. 13 Marquette
Championship Game
W 74–73  26–7
Wintrust Arena (2,407)
Chicago, IL
NCAA Women's Tournament
Mar 23, 2019*
2:30 pm, ESPN2
(6 C) No. 24 vs. (11 C) Missouri State
First Round
L 78–89  26–8
Hilton Coliseum 
Ames, IA
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. C=Chicago Region.
All times are in Central Time.
[4]

Rankings

Ranking movements
Legend: ██ Increase in ranking. ██ Decrease in ranking.
NR = Not ranked. RV = Received votes. т = Tied with team above or below. ( ) = First place votes.
Week
Poll Pre 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 Final 
AP 15 15 16 16 20 20 20 20 24 RV 24 RV RV NR NR RV RV RV RV Not released 
Coaches 15 15^ 16 14 17 18 18 19 24 RV 24 RV RV RV RV RV 24 24 23 25

^Coaches' Poll did not release a second poll at the same time as the AP.

See also

2018–19 DePaul Blue Demons men's basketball team

References

  1. "Depaul Blue Demons Women's Basketball - Blue Demons News, Scores, Stats, Rumors & More". ESPN. Retrieved November 4, 2018.
  2. DePaul Blue Demons. "DePaul Blue Demons on Yahoo! Sports - News, Scores, Standings, Rumors, Fantasy Games". Sports.yahoo.com. Retrieved November 4, 2018.
  3. Mar 12, A. P.; ET, 2019 at 10:44p (2019-03-12). "DePaul women win 4th title in 6 years, top No. 13 Marquette". FOX Sports. Retrieved 2019-03-13.
  4. 2018-19 DePaul Women's Basketball Schedule
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