Two former DePaul softball players now refute claims in Lenti lawsuit
July 3, 2020
Two former DePaul softball players have now come forward to deny allegations of abuse by former softball coach Eugene Lenti laid out in a lawsuit filed in April. Morgan Greenwood, who played for DePaul’s softball team from 2015-2019 and was a captain of the team, reached out to The DePaulia on June 30, saying the alleg...
Division 1 Council grants extra year of eligibility for spring sport athletes
Nate Burleyson, Asst. Sports Editor
March 30, 2020
The NCAA Division I Council voted to allow schools to grant spring sport athletes an extra year of eligibility on Monday, in light of the cancellation of all division one sports for the rest of the academic year due to the COVID-19 outbreak. Scholarship rules were adjusted to allow schools to retain more ...
5 best moments for DePaul athletics from the 2018-2019 season
Lawrence Kreymer, Sports Editor
June 3, 2019
A year that has been filled with multiple Big East Tournament champions, massive comebacks in championship games, multiple teams making the NCAA Tournament, freshmen bursting out onto the scene and seniors making their final contributions at DePaul: The DePaulia revisit the five best moments from this...
Offense goes cold for Blue Demons in elimination game
Lawrence Kreymer, Sports Editor
May 18, 2019
The magic and the offensive prowess that DePaul (35-16; 11-5 Big East) showed throughout most of this season, ran out of steam in their elimination game against James Madison on Saturday in the NCAA Regional in Ann Arbor, Michigan. After defeating Saint Francis 3-1 in their first elimination gam...
Never-quit mentality inspires comeback for Blue Demons
Lawrence Kreymer, Sports Editor
May 13, 2019
It takes something special to knock off a defending champion, especially one that is trying to three-peat, and Villanova had something special brewing through the first five innings. Through the first five innings Villanova was dominating DePaul, the Wildcats had an 9-3 lead, 9-6 hit advantage and h...
Senior day is bittersweet for Blue Demons
Joshua Gurevich, Assistant Sports Editor
April 29, 2019
DePaul softball took the field bright and early Saturday morning for the start of a three-game series against Creighton. Despite being sixth in the Big East conference standings and DePaul being second, Creighton came out firing in the first game, putting five runs on the board in the top of the seco...
Art of the handshake
March 4, 2019
Imagine this: You’re sitting down on the icy bleachers of Wish Field, the portrait of St. Vinny staring you down and the roar of the train in the background. You’re focused on the feel of the Windy City’s breeze slapping you in the face when you see it- right there in the outfield. A dance, mayb...
Champs again: Softball takes home second-consecutive Big East Championship title
Andrew Hattersley, Assistant Sports Editor
May 14, 2018
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
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...
Blue Demons take 9-3 win on senior day
Andrew Hattersley, Assistant Sports Editor
April 30, 2018
It was a bittersweet day for all involved as DePaul finished off a sweep of Butler with a 9-3 victory Sunday afternoon before honoring their four seniors Haydn Christensen, Kennedy Garcia, Kayla Landwehrmier and Megan Leyva following the game. DePaul head coach Eugene Lenti said senior day is always...
When Winter won’t go
Varvara Makarevich, Contributing Writer
April 23, 2018
When you’re working on a story about weather conditions affecting college sports and are planning to go to a DePaul softball game to get a comment, be prepared for the game to be canceled at any time – usually because of the weather conditions. This April doesn’t seem to be aware of the fact t...
Rodriguez’s walkoff wins series for DePaul
Andrew Hattersley, Assistant Sports Editor
April 22, 2018
DePaul and St. John’s entered the weekend looking to keep pace in a crowded conference race. DePaul edged out the Red Storm in the finale 2-1 to take two of three in a highly competitive series that featured two extra-inning games. The game remained 1-1 with neither side scoring after the third in...
