Kelly Campbell signs with the Xcyde Angels
Ryan Gilroy, Copy Editor & Staff Photographer
July 15, 2020
Kelly Campbell, DePaul’s standout senior during this past season, has officially signed to play with the Xcyde Angels of the Damen-Basketball-Bundesliga (DBBL) for the 2020-21 season. “I am very excited to be joining the Nördlingen Angels and I’m looking forward to getting some wins,” she said on ...
Former DePaul basketball players working at the same hospital helping the fight against COVID-19
Lawrence Kreymer, Sports Editor
May 26, 2020
When former DePaul women’s basketball player Brooke Schulte was waiting to have her interview with Northwestern Memorial Hospital back in December, she received a text message from a former DePaul men’s basketball player — Peter Ryckbosch — who had already been working at the same hospital in...
DePaul women’s basketball turns to season ahead after abrupt end to 2019-2020
Nate Burleyson, Assistant Sports Editor
April 30, 2020
Building a team and building a program are two completely different ideas. These are two ideas that DePaul women’s basketball deals with every season as they continue their 17 straight NCAA tournament streak while retooling each season to adjust for key losses. Last season, the team graduated Ashton Mille...
Women’s basketball adds two Big Ten transfers
Nate Burleyson, Asst. Sports Editor
April 20, 2020
The DePaul women’s basketball team is adding two transfers to the program with 6’2” forward Courtney Fredrickson from Wisconsin and 6’1” Jorie Allen from Indiana. Fredrickson is a graduate transfer and is immediately eligible while freshman Allen will have to sit a year without playing. ...
Chicago Sky center Stefanie Dolson says she has COVID-19
April 19, 2020
Chicago Sky center Stefanie Dolson announced that she tested positive for the coronavirus, making her the first known Chicago professional athlete to contract COVID-19. Dolson said in a video that aired Friday night during ESPN’s broadcast of the WNBA draft that she and her “whole family” tested...
DePaul alum Quigley falls to Zach Lavine in NBA Horse Competition
Nate Burleyson, Asst. Sports Editor
April 16, 2020
Thursday night didn't go as well as Sunday did for women's basketball alumni Allie Quigley, who lost to Chicago Bulls star Zach Lavine in the semi-finals of the ESPN NBA Horse Competition. The Chicago Sky star pushed Lavine to H-O-R before the 2-time NBA slam dunk champ took to the skies for a couple...
DePaul alum Quigley defeats Chris Paul, advances in NBA Horse tournament
Nate Burleyson, Asst. Sports Editor
April 12, 2020
Former DePaul women's star Allie Quigley has made her name as one of the best shooters in the WNBA as a member of the Chicago Sky. And her shooting prowess was on full display Sunday night when she beat 10 time NBA all-star Chris Paul in the first round of the NBA Horse Tournament on ESPN. Quigley...
Former DePaul women’s basketball players carving out their own path in the WNBA
Lawrence Kreymer, Sports Editor
April 5, 2020
When James Wade was an assistant coach for the San Antonio Silver Stars, a team in the WNBA, he spotted a special player during a watch game — Allie Quigley. But the timing just wasn’t right. “She was playing on my watch team in San Antonio and my wife [was] telling me how good she was,” ...
Even with no NCAA tournament, DePaul women’s basketball’s season had plenty of accomplishments
Lawrence Kreymer, Sports Editor
March 27, 2020
After DePaul won the Big East regular season and tournament title this past season, the Blue Demons have now won six conference regular-season and tournament titles since 2013 — when the conference went to 10 teams. But the Blue Demons’ success in women’s basketball dates back to the early 2000s, ...
Big East to cancel all spring sports competition
Nate Burleyson, Asst. Sports Editor
March 12, 2020
The Big East athletic conference is canceling all spring sports for the remainder of the season, they announced in a press release on Thursday afternoon. This decision to cancel comes after the NCAA made the decision earlier to cancel its spring and winter championships. Earlier today, the Big East men’s basketba...
DePaul triumphs over Marquette to win third straight conference crown
Nate Burleyson, Asst. Sports Editor
March 9, 2020
The DePaul women’s basketball team won the Big East Tournament final just like how they had won 27 other games this season, together. It was a balanced attack that saw sophomore guard Lexi Held score 31, as seniors Chante Stonewall and Kelly Campbell poured in 22 and 16 each. DePaul’s all-out def...
DePaul women’s basketball will play for Big East Tournament title
Nate Burleyson, Assistant Sports Editor
March 8, 2020
DePaul always knew that they’d get every team’s best shot down the stretch of the grueling Big East tournament. When they got that, they also knew they would need to respond with their best play. Yet when it gets down to the Big East tournament, teams tend to trade blows back and forth and that...
