Bruno looks for 700th career win at Butler
Evan Sully, Staff Writer
February 9, 2018
For what appears to be a regular two-game road trip for the Blue Demons (18-6, 10-2 Big East), a lot is at stake for the top team in the Big East. Head Coach Doug Bruno, who’s held the position for the Blue Demons since 1988 after a two-year stint as the team’s head coach from 1976 to 1978, i...
DePaul caps off home stand with 81-47 win over Providence
Evan Sully, Staff Writer
February 4, 2018
The Blue Demons (18-6, 10-2 Big East) capped off a three-game home stand on Sunday afternoon by blowing out the Providence Friars (9-16, 2-11 Big East) 81-47 to move one game ahead of the Marquette Golden Eagles atop the Big East standings. Rim awareness on both the defensive and offense glass carried th...
Women’s basketball conclude weekend home-stand with win against Butler
Garret Neal, Staff Writer
January 15, 2018
DePaul had no qualms dispatching a good Butler team 87-65 in their final regular-season game at Wintrust Arena, although it wasn’t a laugher the whole way. The first quarter was absolutely brutal in terms of scoring. Butler (11-8; 3-4 Big East) had eight turnovers and hit just 3-of-11 shots le...
Women’s basketball trounces Xavier at Wintrust
Garret Neal, Staff Writer
January 12, 2018
In DePaul’s first game of the weekend, the women took on the Xavier Musketeers, who came in 1-4 in the Big East and on a four-game losing streak. The Demons (13-5; 5-1 Big East) ensured there would be no chance of an upset, taking care of business in a 79-48 throttling for their third straight win si...
DePaul Blue Demons conclude non-conference slate on high note
Paul Steeno, Sports Reporter
December 21, 2017
A grinder of a non-conference schedule concluded Wednesday night as the DePaul Blue Demon women's basketball team earned a 85-71 win against the Indiana University-Purdue University Indianapolis Jaguars (8-3) at McGrath-Phillips Arena to escape non-conference play with an 8-4 record. Billed as...
Wintrust to host women’s Big East Tournament 2018-2020
Garret Neal
October 23, 2017
Wintrust Arena added to the list of events it is hosting when it was announced last Tuesday that the women’s Big East tournament for the next three seasons would be held there. Since the conferences realignment, the event has been hosted at Allstate Arena in 2014 and 2015, McGrath-Phillips Arena in 2016...
Former Blue Demon Kustok lands gig with YES Network
September 25, 2017
When the news dropped that former DePaul women’s basketball player Sarah Kustok had received yet another promotion, this time to the position of Brooklyn Nets primary game analyst for the YES Network, one of her biggest fans wasn’t surprised in the slightest. “She was a constant competitor,...
Coach Bruno shakes up his coaching staff for 2017-18 season
September 18, 2017
Much like the Dave Leitao and the men’s basketball program, women’s basketball head coach Doug Bruno is shaking up his coaching staff for the 2017-18 season, bringing in youth and shuffling familiar faces into new roles. Bruno announced Friday, Sept. 15 that Lisa Ryckbosch will spend the season on th...
Women’s basketball adds Jasmine Lister to coaching staff
June 1, 2017
DePaul's women's basketball team announced Thursday that former WNBA player Jasmine Lister will replace Bart Brooks on Doug Bruno's coaching staff. After 11 years with the Blue Demons, Brooks will leave DePaul for Belmont University in Nashville, Tennesee, where he recently accepted a head coaching...
DePaul men’s basketball to open Wintrust Arena against Notre Dame
May 18, 2017
DePaul Athletics officially announced on Tuesday the long-rumored opening game for Wintrust Arena will be DePaul men's basketball against Notre Dame. The game will be on Nov. 11 and will be the first game of the season for the Blue Demons. “We’re excited to take the next step to opening Wintru...
DePaul women’s basketball adds graduate transfer guard Rebekah Dahlman
April 11, 2017
DePaul Athletics announced on Tuesday that women's basketball has added former McDonalds All-American Rebekah Dahlman to their 2017-18 roster. Dahlman, a 5-foot-9 guard, is a graduate transfer from Vanderbilt and is immediately eligible to play for the Blue Demons. She has a career average of 8.8...
NCAA Tournament: DePaul women’s basketball falls to Mississippi State in second round
Adam Chalifoux
March 19, 2017
The DePaul Blue Demons fell 92-71 in the second round of the NCAA Women’s Basketball Tournament Sunday afternoon. The Seven seed Blue Demons came into the matchup against the second seeded Mississippi State Bulldogs. The Blue Demons took a 5-0 lead against the Bulldogs on their home floor with...
