Softball eliminated from regionals

Andrew Hattersley, Assistant Sports Editor

May 21, 2018

Filed under Softball, Sports, Women's Sports

The weekend began with optimism and excitement as DePaul appeared in their 20th NCAA Tournament appearance after riding a four-game winning streak capped off by a win on Sunday over Creighton to clinch a spot in the NCAA Tournament. For the second straight year, however, the season ended in familiar f...

Moore, Greenwood tabbed as All-Great Lakes Region honorees

Paul Steeno, Sports Reporter

May 17, 2018

Filed under Softball, Women's Sports

Fresh off Big East Conference regular season and tournament championships, two DePaul Blue Demon softball players are again putting their team in the news for all the right reasons. Today, the National Fastpitch Coaches Association (NFCA) named Blue Demon freshman pitcher Pat Moore and junior catcher...

Champs again: Softball takes home second-consecutive Big East Championship title

Andrew Hattersley, Assistant Sports Editor

May 14, 2018

Filed under Showcase, Softball, Sports, Women's Sports

In a battle between the conference’s top two teams during the regular season, DePaul rallied from a 2-0 first inning deficit to beat Creighton 6-2 and punch their ticket to the NCAA Tournament for the second straight season. After falling behind 2-0, the Blue Demons responded with two runs of thei...

Freshman Focus

Andrew Hattersley, Assistant Sports Editor

May 14, 2018

Filed under Softball, Sports, Women's Sports

When DePaul took the field for the Big East Tournament against Villanova and Creighton, six of the 10 players on the field were underclassmen, including the catcher-pitcher duo of Missy Zoch and Jessica Cothern. Add in a seventh with Pat Moore closing out the last three innings Sunday afternoon, an...

DePaul secures NCAA Tournament berth with title game win over Creighton

Andrew Hattersley, Asst. Sports Editor

May 12, 2018

Filed under Softball, Sports, Women's Sports

In a battle between the conference’s top two teams during the regular season, DePaul rallied from a 2-0 first inning deficit to beat Creighton 6-2 and punch their ticket to the NCAA Tournament for the second straight season. After falling behind 2-0, the Blue Demons responded with two runs of their...

DePaul advances to the Big East tournament championship for second year in a row

Andrew Hattersley, Asst. Sports Editor

May 11, 2018

Filed under Softball, Sports

For the second straight season, DePaul will play for a spot in the NCAA tournament Saturday afternoon following a 12-2 win over Villanova Friday afternoon, marking their fourth run rule victory over the Wildcats this season. Trailing 2-1 entering the third inning, the Blue Demons put up six runs in...

Greenwood honored as CoSIDA Academic All-District

May 11, 2018

Filed under Softball, Women's Sports

You can do both. Standout DePaul Blue Demon catcher and third baseman Morgan Greenwood earned a spot on the 2018 College Sports Information Directors of America (CoSIDA) Google Cloud Academic All-District Softball First Team for District 5. With this designation under her belt, Greenwood is now eligible...

Cage, Sherrod transferring from DePaul

Andrew Hattersley, Asst. Sports Editor

May 7, 2018

Filed under Basketball, Sports, Women's Sports

I would like to announce that I would be Attending Ole Miss to continue my academic and basketball career. #NoCeilings pic.twitter.com/qnmobQJHWr — Deja♊ (@dejacage) May 6, 2018 Two DePaul women’s basketball players are heading elsewhere to continue their collegiate careers. Early last week, Northern Illinois announced the signing of V...

Blue Demon tennis places six on All-Big East teams

Paul Steeno, Sports Reporter

May 7, 2018

Filed under Men's Sports, Sports, Tennis, Tennis, Women's Sports

It was raining down All-Big East honors in Chicago Monday. The Big East Conference announced their All-Big East teams for this season and between the men's and women's tennis programs, the Blue Demons placed six athletes on that list. On the women's side, seniors Keisha Clousing and Patricia Lancranjan...

Softball drops final home game, clinch Big East regular season title

Evan Sully, Staff Writer

May 7, 2018

Filed under Softball, Sports, Women's Sports

Drizzling rain on Wednesday afternoon cleared out Cacciatore Stadium for a 40-minute delay in the third inning and the mood remained DePaul (30-15, 12-3 Big East) competing against the Northwestern Wildcats (33-14, 13-6 Big Ten), as the Blue Demons dropped their final regular season home game 7-3. Si...

DePaul rewards Bruno with extension

Andrew Hattersley, Assistant Sports Editor

May 7, 2018

Filed under Basketball, Sports, Women's Sports

With another successful season in the books and fresh off their 16th straight NCAA Tournament appearance and fifth consecutive regular season title, DePaul showed their appreciation for head coach Doug Bruno by extending his contract through the 2023-24 season. As perennial postseason contenders, DePaul i...

Blankson back as Blue Demon women’s basketball assistant coach

Paul Steeno

May 4, 2018

Filed under Basketball, Sports, Women's Sports

A familiar face will be back in an assistant coaching role for the DePaul women's basketball program during the 2018-2019 season. Candis Blankson, formerly the Director of Corporate, Professional, and Community Relations for the program, will now serve as an assistant coach. She has been part of the...