Senior day triumph clinches top two seed in Big East tournament
Lawrence Kreymer, Asst. Sports Editor
February 25, 2019
Filed under Sports
With second place on the line, DePaul (20-7; 11-4 Big East) were able to put aside the emotion of Senior Day and take down a tough Butler team at Wintrust Arena 76-62. The win clinches DePaul the No. 2 seed for the Big East tournament. Seniors Rebekah Dahlman, Mart’e Grays, Tanita Allen and ...
Lessons learned for DePaul in first 100 games of new Big East
Andrew Hattersley, Sports Editor
February 11, 2019
Filed under Sports
Villanova’s overtime win against Creighton Wednesday night not only helped the Wildcats open up a two-game lead atop the Big East standings, but also meant each team had played 100 games in the Big East since realignment prior to the 2013-2014 season. Coming as no surprise, Villanova has dominated the lea...
DePaul splits weekend homestand
Lawrence Kreymer, Asst. Sports Editor
January 22, 2019
Filed under Sports
After DePaul (13-6, 4-3 Big East) won two straight road games last weekend, the Blue Demons returned to Lincoln Park for their only two home games in the month of January against St. John’s and Seton Hall. However, the two games were polar opposites of each other as DePaul went 1-1 in its homestan...
Blue Demons vs. Bulldogs: Can DePaul make it three in a row?
Paul Steeno, Senior Basketball Writer
January 16, 2019
Filed under Basketball, Men's Sports, Sports, Uncategorized
DePaul is on a roll. After defeating No. 24 ranked St. John's 79-71 on Saturday in New York, the Blue Demons have now strung together back-to-back wins in Big East Conference play for the first time since January 2015 and have now defeated a ranked opponent for the first time since Feb. 2, 2016 when the...
Freshmen duo showing they belong
Lawrence Kraymer, Assistant Sports Editor
January 14, 2019
Filed under Basketball, Sports, Women's Sports
DePaul women’s basketball has been a perennial powerhouse in the NCAA for years. Having won six consecutive Big East regular-season championships and two straight Big East tournament championships, DePaul head coach Doug Bruno has created a program that attracts some of the best young players in the...
Sweet Home Chicago: Blue Demons look to burn Flames
Paul Steeno, Senior Basketball Writer
December 14, 2018
Filed under Basketball, Men's Sports, Sports
The slate of opponents for the Blue Demons over the last week has had a distinctly Chicago flavor. For the third straight game, the DePaul Blue Demons (6-2) will battle an opponent from Chicago when they play the University of Illinois at Chicago Flames (4-6) at 6 p.m. at Wintrust Arena tonight. The...
Late run helps DePaul edge Green Bay
Cristhian Plasencia, Staff Writer
November 12, 2018
Filed under Sports
DePaul entered Friday night expecting a stiff test from a Green Bay team that had reached the NCAA Tournament in nine of the past 10 seasons and that is exactly what they got. Unlike last year against Northern Colorado, however, the 15th ranked DePaul women’s basketball team was able to open the s...
New season, different feeling
Lawrence Kreymer, Asst. Sports Editor
November 12, 2018
Filed under Sports
When DePaul walked off the court for the final time last season after losing to Marquette in the first round of the Big East tournament, questions on whether the team was moving in the right direction intensified. During the ensuing offseason the program tried convincing fans and the students that goi...
Lack of interest remains inside and outside Wintrust
William Hopper, Asst. Sports Editor
November 12, 2018
Filed under Sports
With DePaul men’s basketball tipping off its second season at Wintrust Arena Wednesday night, the question is whether interest in the program will increase in the arena’s second year. An unscientific survey of 100 students conducted by the DePaulia last week found that 65% of participants had n...
Jalen Coleman-Lands eager to make difference on court
William Hopper, Contributing Writer
November 5, 2018
Filed under Basketball Preview 2018-2019, Sports
Basketball has always been a part of junior guard Jalen Coleman- Lands’ life. Growing up, many of his family members played the sport, and by high school he was nation- ally recognized as a star player. As a freshman at the University of Illinois, he set a school record with 87 3-pointers during the...
Commentary: DePaul embarks on pivotal season
Andrew Hattersley, Sports Editor
November 5, 2018
Filed under Basketball Preview 2018-2019, Sports
The wait has been long and forgettable for DePaul fans who have been longing to witness a winning season since 2007. Once again the Blue Demons enter a pivotal season with head coach Dave Leitao moving into his fourth year back with the program, accompanied by a trio of talented seniors in Eli Cain,...
DePaul’s path back to success
Paul Steeno, Senior Basketball Writer
October 22, 2018
Filed under Sports
If you build it, they will come. In more than one way, that headline is what the DePaul Athletic Department hoped would happen when they invested millions of dollars into the new 10,387-seat Wintrust Arena. On Tuesday afternoon the arena was the site of DePaul's annual Tipoff Luncheon ahead of the...