2019–20 DePaul Blue Demons women's basketball team

The 2019–20 DePaul Blue Demons women's basketball team represented DePaul University during the 2019–20 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Blue Demons, led by thirty-fourth year head coach Doug Bruno, played their home games at the Wintrust Arena and the McGrath-Phillips Arena as members of the Big East Conference. They finished the season 28–5, 15–3 in Big East play to finish in first place.[1][2] DePaul won the Big East Conference tournament championship game over Marquette, 88–74. The NCAA Tournament was cancelled due to the COVID-19 outbreak.[3]

2019–20 DePaul Blue Demons women's basketball
Big East Conference Tournament Champions
ConferenceBig East Conference
Ranking
CoachesNo. 14
APNo. 15
2019–20 record28–5 (15–3 Big East)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
  • Jill M. Pizzotti
  • Lisa Ryckbosch
  • Candis Blankson
Home arenaWintrust Arena
McGrath-Phillips Arena
2019–20 Big East Conference women's basketball standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L PCT  W L PCT
No. 15 DePaul153 .833  285  .848
Marquette135 .722  248  .750
Butler117 .611  1911  .633
Creighton117 .611  1911  .633
Seton Hall117 .611  1912  .613
St. John's117 .611  1912  .613
Villanova117 .611  1813  .581
Providence315 .167  1319  .406
Georgetown216 .111  525  .167
Xavier216 .111  327  .100
2020 Big East Tournament winner
As of April 1, 2020; Rankings from AP Poll

Previous season

They finished the season 26–8, 14–4 in Big East play to finish in second place. DePaul won the Big East Conference tournament championship game over Marquette, 74–73.[4] They were upset in the first round by Missouri State in the NCAA Women's Tournament.

Roster

2019–20 DePaul Blue Demons women's basketball team
PlayersCoaches
Pos.#NameHeightYearPrevious schoolHometown
G 1 Keke Rimmer 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) FrProviso East Maywood, IL
G 2 Maya Stovall 5 ft 7 in (1.7 m) FrParkway North St. Louis, MO
G 3 Deja Church 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) JrSouthfield A&T
Michigan
Southfield, MI
G 10 Lexi Held 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) SoCooper Burlington, KY
G 11 Sonya Morris 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) SoIncarnate Word St. Charles, MO
F 14 Hannah Purcell 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) FrAnnandale Annadale, MN
G 15 Jolene Daninger 5 ft 7 in (1.7 m) SoAndover Andover, MN
G 20 Kelly Campbell 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) SrSaint John Vianney Wall, NJ
F 22 Chante Stonewall 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) SrUniversity Normal, IL
G 23 Dee Bekelja 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) JrSolon Solon, OH
F 24 Kayla Caudle 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) FrVernon Hills Vernon Hills, IL
G 30 Marisa Warren 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) FrIncarnate Word Academy O'Fallon, MO
F 32 Dege Jean 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) FrRich South Richton Park, IL
F 42 Kiara Dallmann 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) JrSheboygan North
Iowa Western
Sheboygan, WI
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)

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

Roster
Last update: April 1, 2020

Schedule

Date
time, TV
Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site (attendance)
city, state
Exhibition
October 29, 2019
5:00 p.m.
No. 18 Saint Xavier W 124–60 
Wintrust Arena 
Chicago, IL
Non-conference regular season
November 8, 2019*
4:30 p.m.
No. 18 Miami (OH)
Preseason WNIT
W 98–79  1–0
Wintrust Arena 
Chicago, IL
November 11, 2019*
7:00 p.m.
No. 18 Drexel
Preseason WNIT
W 81–57  2–0
McGrath-Phillips Arena (1,335)
Chicago, IL
November 14, 2019*
9:00 p.m.
No. 18 at No. 7 Oregon State
Preseason WNIT
L 77–98  2–1
Gill Coliseum (4,430)
Corvallis, OR
November 22, 2019*
11:00 a.m.
No. 19 Arkansas State
Maggie Dixon Classic
W 109–64  3–1
McGrath-Phillips Arena 
Chicago, IL
November 23, 2019*
3:30 p.m.
No. 19 No. 16 Miami (FL)
Maggie Dixon Classic
W 89–83  4–1
McGrath-Phillips Arena (1,608)
Chicago, IL
November 26, 2019*
4:30 p.m.
No. 16 Milwaukee W 94–65  5–1
Wintrust Arena 
Chicago, IL
December 1, 2019*
2:00 p.m., BTN+
No. 16 at Northwestern W 70–68  6–1
Welsh–Ryan Arena (1,416)
Evanston, IL
December 7, 2019*
1:00 p.m., ESPN3
No. 16 at Green Bay W 76–65  7–1
Kress Events Center (2,023)
Green Bay, WI
December 11, 2019*
5:30 p.m., ACCN
No. 16 at Notre Dame W 105–94  8–1
Edmund P. Joyce Center (7,148)
South Bend, IN
December 14, 2019*
3:30 p.m.
No. 16 Alabama State W 105–76  9–1
Wintrust Arena (4,620)
Chicago, IL
December 16, 2019*
7:00 p.m., FS1
No. 16 No. 2 Connecticut L 74–84  9–2
Wintrust Arena (2,621)
Chicago, IL
December 20, 2019*
7:00 p.m.
No. 16 at Loyola-Chicago W 83–76  10–2
Gentile Arena (756)
Chicago, IL
Big East regular season
December 29, 2019
4:00 p.m., BEDN
No. 16 Marquette W 89–71  11–2
(1–0)
McGrath-Phillips Arena (2,321)
Chicago, IL
January 3, 2020
5:30 p.m., FS2
No. 16 at Providence W 80–67  12–2
(2–0)
Alumni Hall (632)
Providence, RI
January 5, 2020
1:00 p.m., BEDN
No. 16 at Creighton W 74–71  13–2
(3–0)
D. J. Sokol Arena (842)
Omaha, NE
January 10, 2020
7:00 p.m., BEDN
No. 15 Seton Hall W 85–68  14–2
(4–0)
McGrath-Phillips Arena (1,653)
Chicago, IL
January 12, 2020
12:00 p.m., FS1
No. 15 St. John's W 74–69  15–2
(5–0)
McGrath-Phillips Arena (1,622)
Chicago, IL
January 17, 2020
6:00 p.m., BEDN
No. 14 at Xavier W 91–68  16–2
(6–0)
Cintas Center (481)
Cincinnati, OH
January 19, 2020
1:00 p.m., BEDN
No. 14 at Butler W 80–65  17–2
(7–0)
Hinkle Fieldhouse (591)
Indianapolis, IN
January 24, 2020
7:00 p.m., BEDN
No. 11 Villanova W 85–69  18–2
(8–0)
McGrath-Phillips Arena (1,506)
Chicago, IL
January 26, 2020
2:00 p.m., BEDN
No. 11 Georgetown W 92–66  19–2
(9–0)
McGrath-Phillips Arena (1,899)
Chicago, IL
January 31, 2020
p.m., BEDN
No. 11 Creighton L 61–63  19–3
(9–1)
Wintrust Arena (1,664)
Chicago, IL
February 2, 2020
1:00 p.m., BEDN
No. 11 Providence W 93–71  20–3
(10–1)
Wintrust Arena (1,650)
Chicago, IL
February 7, 2020
6:00 p.m., BEDN
No. 14 at St. John's W 71–65  21–3
(11–1)
Carnesecca Arena (610)
New York, NY
February 9, 2020
12:00 p.m., BEDN
No. 14 at Seton Hall W 86–76  22–3
(12–1)
Walsh Gymnasium (1,656)
South Orange, NJ
February 14, 2020
7:00 p.m., BEDN
No. 13 Butler W 89–60  23–3
(13–1)
McGrath-Phillips Arena (1,779)
Chicago, IL
February 16, 2020
2:00 p.m., BEDN
No. 13 Xavier W 97–65  24–3
(14–1)
McGrath-Phillips Arena (2,380)
Chicago, IL
February 21, 2020
6:00 p.m., BEDN
No. 12 at Georgetown W 87–69  25–3
(15–1)
McDonough Gymnasium (291)
Washington, D.C.
February 23, 2020
12:00 p.m., BEDN
No. 12 at Villanova L 58–76  25–4
(15–2)
Finneran Pavilion (2,421)
Villanova, PA
March 1, 2020
2:00 p.m., FS2
No. 16 at Marquette L 83–90  25–5
(15–3)
Al McGuire Center (2,671)
Milwaukee, WI
Big East Women's Tournament
March 7, 2020
12:00 p.m., FS2
(1) No. 18 (8) Providence
Quarterfinals
W 97–59  26–5
Wintrust Arena 
Chicago, IL
March 8, 2020
5:00 p.m., FS1
(1) No. 18 Seton Hall
Semifinals
W 83–80  27–5
Wintrust Arena 
Chicago, IL
March 9, 2020
7:00 p.m., FS1
(1) No. 15 (2) Marquette
Final
W 88–74  28–5
Wintrust Arena (2,340)
Chicago, IL
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Central Time.
[5]

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 19 Final 
AP 18т 18 19 16 16 16 16 16 16 16 15 14 11 11 14 13 12 16 18 15 15 
Coaches 20 20 17 15 16 16 16 17 17 15 12 12 14 13 12 15 16 14 14 Not released

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

See also

2019–20 DePaul Blue Demons men's basketball team

References

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