DePaul downs Butler 80-65, improves to 17-2
Nate Burleyson, Asst. Sports Editor
January 19, 2020
INDIANAPOLIS, IN — The DePaul Blue Demons have been having one of the best possible starts to their season. Halfway in, and the Blue Demons were 16-2 with a two-game lead on the rest of the Big East heading into their collision with Butler on Sunday. As messy as things got during points at Hinkle Fieldhouse,...
DePaul lifts off, trounces Xavier 91-68
Nate Burleyson, Asst. Sports Editor
January 17, 2020
Chante Stonewall had 24 points as Lexi Held, Deja Church and Sonya Morris all scored in double figures to push DePaul over Xavier on Friday night. The Blue Demons improved to 16-2 and 6-0 in conference play after the 91-68 win. Xavier drops to 2-15 and 1-6 in conference play. The first quarter saw...
DePaul basketball teams on opposite end of tight games
Lawrence Kreymer, Sports Editor
January 12, 2020
The DePaul men’s basketball team hosted Providence on Jan. 4 in search of their first Big East win of the year, a game that saw the Blue Demons play a tight game with the Friars throughout the entire 40 minutes. But, like DePaul fans have become accustomed to, the Blue Demons committed a foul with 1...
DePaul edges out St. John’s to improve to 5-0 in Big East play
Nate Burleyson, Asst. Sports Editor
January 12, 2020
The DePaul women's basketball team looked to continue on the strong start to Big East play with speedy St. John's coming into town on Sunday. After a poor second and third offensive quarter, the Blue Demons poured it on late in the fourth to nab a 74-69 win. Everybody was feeling it early in the first...
Balanced effort leads DePaul over Seton Hall
Nate Burleyson, Asst. Sports Editor
January 10, 2020
DePaul hosted Seton Hall on Friday night in the fourth Big East game in the early conference season. The Blue Demons were fresh off of a 74-71 win over Creighton on Sunday as they returned to school and to McGrath-Phillips Arena. A slow start was pulled back in control by halftime, and a decisive second...
Preview: DePaul looks to continue Big East roll against Seton Hall
Nate Burleyson, Asst. Sports Editor
January 10, 2020
Fresh into a new quarter, the DePaul women’s basketball team looks to keep things smooth in the Big East as they host Seton Hall at McGrath-Phillips Arena at 7 p.m. tonight. They return from a two-game road trip that saw them improve to 3-0 in conference play after wins over Providence and Creighton.Â...
Doug Bruno one of 12 finalists for Women’s Basketball Hall of Fame
Nate Burleyson, Asst. Sports Editor
January 10, 2020
DePaul’s women’s basketball coach Doug Bruno was named one of the 12 finalists for induction into the Women’s Basketball Hall of Fame, announced during an ESPN broadcast Thursday night during the Baylor vs. Connecticut game. Bruno joins Debbie Brock, Carol Callan, Swin Cash-Canal, Tamika ...
DePaul escapes Creighton with 74-71 win
Nate Burleyson, Asst. Sports Editor
January 5, 2020
Chante Stonewall scored 26 points, Lexi Held added 16 of her 23 points in the second half as DePaul came out of Omaha with a 74-71 win over Creighton and to improve to 3-0 in conference play. DePaul wasn't the only Big East team to have a great start to the season. Creighton started 11-3 playing great...
DePaul takes care of Providence 80-67 to stay unbeaten in Big East play
Lawrence Kreymer, Sports Editor
January 3, 2020
Behind a strong night from junior guard Dee Bekelja and sophomore guard Sonya Morris, DePaul knocked off Providence 80-67 in their first conference road game of the season. With the win, DePaul is now 12-2 overall on the season and 2-0 in Big East play. After the Blue Demons defeated Marquette 89-...
Preview: DePaul to get in thick of conference season with a weekend road trip
Nate Burleyson, Asst. Sports Editor
January 3, 2020
Players and coaches know that the time from early November to March is a constant grind of games. DePaul women’s basketball likes to make sure that none of those months feel like cakewalks before going up against the Big East. With a win over rival Marquette on Dec. 29 to kick things off, the Blue...
DePaul forces 26 turnovers to bounce Marquette in Big East opener
Nate Burleyson, Asst. Sports Editor
December 29, 2019
Lexi Held scored 22 points and Chante Stonewall added 20 as DePaul recorded 16 steals against rival Marquette to improve to 11-2 and 1-0 in Big East conference play. A whole nine months since the Big East Championship and DePaul and Marquette are once again top teams to beat in the Big East, as they...
Preview: Non-conference schedule a success as DePaul turns to Marquette
Nate Burleyson, Asst. Sports Editor
December 28, 2019
DePaul women’s basketball head coach Doug Bruno has always preached playing a tough non-conference schedule. It isn’t a special thing anymore, it’s just the norm at DePaul. Essentially, the goal is to play teams in or around the Top 25 because it will help make the Blue Demons better heading into...
Brita Hunegs, Staff Writer
January 20, 2020 • No Comments
Last Wednesday, the Institute for Housing Studies at DePaul University released a new report, examining...
Illinois voter registration bill sparks controversy over implementation
January 20, 2020
Automatic voter registration seemed to be the only thing Illinois state Democrats...
Community theatre celebrates MLK Jr.’s legacy as civil servant and peace advocate
January 20, 2020
The Writers Theatre’s 14th tour of the MLK Project: Fight for Civil Rights...
Chicago reflects on King more than 50 years after Marquette Park violence
January 20, 2020
In an all-white Marquette Park on Aug. 5, 1966, Martin Luther King, Jr. was...