DePaul sweeps season series against Seton Hall with 97-93 victory
Lawrence Kreymer, Asst. Sports Editor
January 19, 2019
Filed under Men's Sports, Soccer, Sports
Continuing their road back to being respected in the Big East, DePaul took another step to completing that mission with a season sweep over Seton Hall on Saturday. The Blue Demons accomplished a couple milestones with a 97-93 win over the Pirates at the Prudential Center Saturday night including winnin...
DePaul holds off St John’s in defensive battle for third straight win
Evan Sully, Staff Writer
January 19, 2019
Filed under Basketball, Women's Sports
On a cold, snowy Friday night in Chicago, No. 24/24 DePaul (13-5, 4-2 Big East) defeated St. John’s (8-9, 1-5 Big East) 73-64 to extend its winning streak to three games in what was DePaul’s first of only two home games at McGrath-Phillips Arena in January. Both junior forward Chante Stonewall and sen...
Snap back to reality: DePaul falls to Bulldogs at Wintrust 87-69
Paul Steeno, Senior Basketball Writer
January 16, 2019
Filed under Basketball, Men's Sports, Sports
Riding the wave of a two-game Big East Conference winning streak, a 87-69 loss for the DePaul Blue Demons (10-6; 2-3) against the Butler Bulldogs (11-7; 2-3) at Wintrust Arena Wednesday night felt like a reality check. "Every single game is its own entity" Blue Demon head coach Dave Leitao said after...
Blue Demons vs. Bulldogs: Can DePaul make it three in a row?
Paul Steeno, Senior Basketball Writer
January 16, 2019
Filed under Basketball, Men's Sports, Sports, Uncategorized
DePaul is on a roll. After defeating No. 24 ranked St. John's 79-71 on Saturday in New York, the Blue Demons have now strung together back-to-back wins in Big East Conference play for the first time since January 2015 and have now defeated a ranked opponent for the first time since Feb. 2, 2016 when the...
Blue Demons add Saint Louis University transfer Carte’Are Gordon
Paul Steeno, Senior Basketball Writer
January 15, 2019
Filed under Basketball, Men's Sports, Sports
DePaul Blue Demon head coach Dave Leitao and his staff have landed another one. Via his Twitter account today, Saint Louis Billikens freshman forward Carte'Are Gordon announced that he is transferring over to DePaul. The 6-foot-9-inch forward played in 13 games for the Billikens this season, aver...
Freshmen duo showing they belong
Lawrence Kraymer, Assistant Sports Editor
January 14, 2019
Filed under Basketball, Sports, Women's Sports
DePaul women’s basketball has been a perennial powerhouse in the NCAA for years. Having won six consecutive Big East regular-season championships and two straight Big East tournament championships, DePaul head coach Doug Bruno has created a program that attracts some of the best young players in the...
Transfers play role in return to competitiveness
Andrew Hattersley, Sports Editor
January 14, 2019
Filed under Basketball, Men's Sports, Showcase, Sports
When DePaul and St. John’s stepped on the court Saturday afternoon, the game featured two programs that have both relied on transfers as a way of restoring their program back to winning ways. This is not a new strategy —it’s actually becoming more common across the country. According to the...
A year older, a year wiser
Paul Steeno, Senior Basketball Writer
January 14, 2019
Filed under Basketball, Men's Sports, Showcase
If older is indeed wiser, DePaul basketball has gifted young big men Paul Reed and Jaylen Butz one of the better learning environments in the country over the last two seasons. Sometimes it's the upperclassmen who've stuck with a program for multiple years who become its unsung heroes. As Butz and R...
Win over St. Johns moves DePaul into fifth place in Big East
Lawrence Kreymer, Asst. News Editor
January 14, 2019
Filed under Basketball, Men's Sports, Showcase, Sports
Throughout the first 14 games of DePaul’s (10-5, 2-2 Big East) season, the Blue Demons were searching for a complete game that they controlled for the entire 40 minutes. In game 15, against the No. 24 ranked St. John’s, DePaul finally delivered with undoubtedly their best win of the season on Saturday....
Reed, Olujobi lead DePaul to first win over ranked opponent since 2016
Lawrence Kreymer, Asst. Sports Editor
January 12, 2019
Filed under Basketball, Men's Sports, Showcase
Throughout the first 14 games of DePaul’s (10-5, 2-2 Big East) season, the Blue Demons were searching for a complete game that they controlled for the entire 40 minutes. Well, in game 15, against the No. 24 ranked St. John’s, DePaul finally delivered with undoubtedly their best win of the season. T...
Blue Demons close out tight game against Seton Hall, notch first Big East win
Paul Steeno, Senior Basketball Writer
January 6, 2019
Filed under Basketball, Men's Sports, Showcase, Sports
Anybody who has been watching the DePaul Blue Demons (9-5; 1-2) closely this season, didn't feel comfortable when Max Strus nailed a corner 3-point field goal to give DePaul a 57-44 advantage over the Seton Hall Pirates (11-4; 2-1) with 12:49 remaining in the second half. Maybe, they should have ha...
Pirate attack at Wintrust
Paul Steeno, Senior Basketball Writer
January 5, 2019
Filed under Basketball, Men's Sports, Sports
When Monday rolls around the DePaul Blue Demon's (8-5; 0-2) next opponent, the Seton Hall Pirates (11-3; 2-0), will likely see their name among the top 25 teams in the country on the AP poll. Winners of seven straight, the Pirates have defeated No. 13 Kentucky, two Big Ten teams in Maryland and Rutgers,...
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