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No. 16/15 DePaul women’s basketball can’t overcome No. 2/1 Notre Dame 75-61

Ben Gartland • December 10, 2016

Lots of things have changed between Notre Dame and DePaul in the last few years. They now play in different conferences and the players are all changed from when they were Big East rivals. What hasn't...

DePaul beat Prairie View A&M 94-62 on field day

Jack Higgins • December 5, 2016

The No. 16 Blue Demons (6-2) beat the Prairie View A&M (4-5) 64-62 in their annual field trip day game. The team was lifted by the strong play of senior forward Jacqui Grant and junior guard Ashton...

DePaul women trounced 91-46 by Connecticut

Jack Higgins • December 1, 2016

The Blue Demons (5-1) were handed their first loss 91-46 in their toughest game of the season so far against number 2 ranked University of Connecticut (6-0). Connecticut got going early in the first...

DePaul women’s basketball picks up wins over Western Kentucky, Syracuse

Ben Gartland • November 28, 2016

The 2016 Gulf Coast Showcase put then No. 18 DePaul women's basketball up against two top-15 teams, as well as a Western Kentucky team picked to win their conference. Over the three-day, post-Thanksigiving...

No. 20 DePaul women’s basketball takes out Northwestern 89-66

Ben Gartland • November 19, 2016

No. 20 DePaul women's basketball (3-0) passed their first big test of the season with flying colors as they took out the Northwestern Wildcats (3-1) 89-66. Senior guard Jessica January led the game...

No. 21 DePaul women’s basketball defeats UAB 90-80

Ben Gartland • November 13, 2016

No. 21 DePaul women’s basketball finished opening weekend with another high-scoring victory as they defeated Alabama-Birmingham 90-80 in the championship game of the Maggie Dixon Classic. The Blue Demons...

DePaul routs Appalachian State 99-58 in their first game of the season.

Jack Higgins • November 12, 2016

The DePaul women's basketball team opened up their season at the tenth annual Maggie Dixon Classic by defeating Appalachian State 99-58. “I just want to make sure we remember Maggie on this day,”...

Ashton Millender becomes a starter

Jack Higgins • November 7, 2016

Last season, many would have said now-junior guard Ashton Millender was a breakout player for the Blue Demons. Millender was the go-to sixth woman off the bench and came in to, usually, give then-senior...

DePaul crushes St. Francis 126-56

Jack Higgins • November 7, 2016

The DePaul women looked for synergy late in the game as they cruised past St. Francis in their second and final exhibition game before the start of the season. “A reason we play these two exhibition...

DePaul dominates St. Xavier 124-67

Jack Higgins • November 7, 2016

The women’s basketball team came out firing in their first exhibition game of the season against the St. Xavier Cougars. After senior guard Brooke Schulte’s jump shot scored four seconds into the...

House of guards

Ben Gartland • November 7, 2016

There’s a common thread running between both DePaul basketball teams heading into the 2016-17 season. They both have a dearth of forwards, and the forwards they do have are dealing with injuries...

Women: No. 1 Contenders

Ben Gartland and Jack Higgins • November 7, 2016

DePaul looks primed to win their fourth straight Big East title, but Creighton looks to rise up as well. Conference records in parentheses, all conference records are Big East unless otherwise noted....