Blue Demons defeat Redbirds in extra innings
Joshua Gurevich, Asst. Sports Editor
April 16, 2019
Filed under Softball, Sports, Women's Sports
A winning atmosphere was in the air at Cacciatore Stadium as the Big East Tournament champion’s DePaul women’s basketball team threw out the first pitch before DePaul and Illinois State faced off on Tuesday. After Illinois State forced extra innings in the seventh inning, DePaul managed to pr...
DePaul makes easy work of Providence in double-header on Saturday
Joshua Gurevich, Contributing Writer
April 15, 2019
Filed under Softball, Sports, Women's Sports
Junior pitcher Krista Dalgarn dominated out of the gates and her team backed the pitcher up by scoring eight runs to win the front-half of the double-header 8-0. The junior pitcher threw a gem, allowing three hits and no runs to improve to 12-4 on the season. The Blue Demons couldn’t have gotten off t...
New jerseys inspire women ahead of World Cup
Luc Fougere, Contributing Writer
April 15, 2019
The FIFA Women’s World Cup kicks off this summer in France, with the top 24 international teams battling it out to find who will be the next World Cup champion. With the tournament right around the corner, Nike has unveiled the home and away uniforms for their 14 Nike federations. The 2015 Women’s...
Blue Demons exceeding expectations in new era
Evan Sully, Staff Writer
April 15, 2019
Filed under Softball, Sports, Women's Sports
When Eugene Lenti suddenly retired June 2018 as the head coach of DePaul’s softball program after 37 years during which he gained over 1,300 wins, there was some uncertainty as to who would take over the renowned program that had established a culture of winning. The following month, DePaul Athletics hired...
Bases-loaded jam leads to nine-year relationship for DePaul duo
April 8, 2019
Filed under Softball, Sports, Women's Sports
DePaul’s associate head softball coach Joe Yegge’s first memory of Natalie Halvorson was when she was at the state tournament in eighth grade. “She came in bases loaded to pitch against Kendyl Lindaman, who is one of the premiere hitters in college softball now, Yegge said. The pitching coach...
Defensive lapses cost DePaul in surprise NCAA Tournament opening-round loss
Andrew Hattersley, Sports Editor
March 24, 2019
Filed under Basketball, Sports, Women's Sports
AMES, Iowa -- One of the biggest reasons, DePaul had been able to turn around its season since a Feb. 3 loss to Marquette and win 11 straight game was due to an improved defensive focus and rebounding the ball. That momentum came to a halt Saturday afternoon as DePaul fell 89-78 in the opening round...
Women’s basketball suffers first-round upset in the NCAA Tournament to Missouri State
Lawrence Kreymer, Asst. Sports Editor
March 23, 2019
Filed under Basketball, Sports, Women's Sports
AMES, Iowa -- In a season that was defined by runs, No. 24/21 DePaul (26-8, 14-4 Big East) couldn’t muster up another run to save its season against Missouri State in the first round of the NCAA Tournament as the Blue Demons fell to the Lady Bears 89-78. DePaul entered the game playing its best bas...
Game preview: Women’s basketball looks to continue winning ways in first round of NCAA Tournament
Evan Sully, Staff Writer
March 22, 2019
Filed under Basketball, Sports, Women's Sports
After taking home the Big East Conference Tournament trophy for the second year in a row, No. 24/23 DePaul (26-7) is going dancing in the 2019 NCAA Women’s Basketball Tournament for the 17th consecutive season, and will take on the Missouri Valley Conference champion Missouri State (23-9) in the fir...
Blue Demons celebrate 17th straight year in NCAA Tournament
Andrew Hattersley, Sports Editor
March 19, 2019
Filed under Basketball, Sports, Women's Sports
DePaul celebrated 16 straight NCAA Tournament selections prior to Monday, but none were quite like No. 17 after the NCAA Women’s bracket was accidentally leaked on ESPNU hours before the 6 p.m CT Selection Show was set to take place. DePaul, who punched its ticket with a dramatic 74-73 victory over...
DePaul and Marquette push each other to higher level of play
Evan Sully, Staff Writer
March 13, 2019
Filed under Basketball, Sports, Women's Sports
When the term “rivalry” gets thrown around in the game basketball, fans and spectators often hear about historic matchups between the Los Angeles Lakers and the Boston Celtics, or even Duke-North Carolina. One rivalry that has elevated over the past few seasons, or at least in the Big East Confer...
Photo gallery: Blue Demons punch ticket to tournament with comeback victory against Marquette
March 13, 2019
Filed under Basketball, Sports, Women's Sports
After struggling through the first two games of the Big East Tournament, junior forward Chante Stonewall bounced back in a big way Tuesday night with a game-high 28 points that also included a game-winning 3-point play with just five seconds remaining to propel DePaul to its fourth Big East Tournament...
Chante Stonewall sends DePaul back to NCAA Tournament with game-winning 3-point play
Lawrence Kreymer, Asst. Sports Editor
March 13, 2019
Filed under Basketball, Sports, Women's Sports
Just like they have many times before, DePaul and Marquette produced an instant classic Tuesday night that will go down as one of the more memorable games played in this long and storied rivalry.With the game hanging in the balance in the final few seconds, DePaul junior forward Chante Stonewall conver...