Lone four-year senior shines in final home game
Andrew Hattersley, Sports Editor
March 11, 2019
Senior guard Eli Cain never had a true senior day when he was at St. Benedict's Preparatory School. That made what transpired in potentially his final two games at Wintrust Arena that much more memorable as DePaul rallied from a double digit first-half deficit to take down St. John’s on senior day...
DePaul forwards Femi Olujobi, Paul Reed take advantage of opportunity
Andrew Hattersley, Sports Editor
January 28, 2019
Trailing by 13 at No. 12/11 Marquette on Wednesday night, DePaul opened the second half on an 8-0 run to slice from Marquette’s lead from 13 to ve just over two minutes into the second half. Seven of those points came courtesy of senior forward Femi Olujobi and sophomore ...
Poor shooting dooms DePaul in loss to Friars
Lawrence Kreymer, Asst. Sports Editor
January 28, 2019
Despite only leading for 37 seconds, DePaul (11-8; 3-5 Big East) suffered yet another close loss, 70-67, Sunday afternoon as Providence (13-7; 3-4 Big East) held off the Blue Demons who at the Dunkin’ Donuts Center. DePaul fell to 1-2 on an all-important three-game road trip to Seton Hall, Mar...
Transfers play role in return to competitiveness
Andrew Hattersley, Sports Editor
January 14, 2019
When DePaul and St. John’s stepped on the court Saturday afternoon, the game featured two programs that have both relied on transfers as a way of restoring their program back to winning ways. This is not a new strategy —it’s actually becoming more common across the country. According to the...
Cain leads DePaul over Lamar 80-61
Jack Higgins
December 7, 2016
The Blue Demons (5-2) beat the Lamar University Cardinals (4-4) 80-61 at Allstate Arena Tuesday. The Blue Demons dominated the play and played ahead from almost start to finish. “When we reconvene (after a loss), we can use that as a motion of growth,” coach Dave Leitao said. “We don’t have t...
