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The DePaulia

The Student Newspaper of DePaul University

The DePaulia

The Student Newspaper of DePaul University

The DePaulia

Michael Ansari shows off his baby blue DePaul jersey after the team's win on Wednesday, March 12, 2025, at Madison Square Garden. The Blue Demons defeated the seven seed Georgetown Hoyas 71-67.

DePaul superfan travels 850 miles to watch his team play — during finals

Nick Palazzolo, Men’s Basketball Beat Writer March 13, 2025

It's not every day your school’s basketball team plays in an iconic arena such as Madison Square Garden. One DePaul student went the extra mile after getting an “excused absence” note from DePaul...

Layden Blocker drives down the court while Micah Peavy keeps up on Wednesday, March 12, 2025, at Madison Square Garden. DePaul won round one of the Big East Tournament against the Georgetown Hoyas.

DePaul upsets Georgetown, lives to see another day in conference tournament

Ryan Hinske and Nick Palazzolo March 12, 2025

To open the Big East Tournament on Wednesday night, DePaul men’s basketball defeated a Georgetown opponent by the skin of their teeth, capping off a third win against them this season. In both regular...

JJ Traynor hangs on to the rim after making a dunk during the first half on Wednesday, March 12, 2025, at Madison Square Garden. DePaul is undefeated against Georgetown so far this season.

Live Updates: DePaul wins dramatic first game in Big East Tournament

Ryan Hinske, Sports Editor March 12, 2025

Madison Square Garden, fondly coined "The Mecca" by sports fans around the world, hosts some of the globe's most iconic sporting events and concerts to date. In March, The Garden is the site of the men's...

DePaul senior guard Eli Cain hugs head coach Dave Leitao at the end of the Blue Demons 101-69 win over Georgetown on March 6 at Wintrust Arena. Cain finished with 24 points and five assists as he scored at least 20 points for the fourth time this season.

Lone four-year senior shines in final home game

Andrew Hattersley, Assistant 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...

Defense spurs commanding 75-53 win for DePaul women's basketball vs Georgetown

Defense spurs commanding 75-53 win for DePaul women’s basketball vs Georgetown

Matthew Paras, Editor-in-Chief January 8, 2016

No. 24 DePaul women’s basketball is first in a lot of categories in the Big East. They lead the conference in scoring margin, assists, steals, turnover margin, defense rebounders and 3-pointers. Simply...

DePaul men's basketball falls in Big East opener to Georgetown

DePaul men’s basketball falls in Big East opener to Georgetown

Matthew Paras, Editor-in-Chief December 31, 2015

In the last two practices leading up to DePaul men’s basketball’s Big East opener against Georgetown, head coach Dave Leitao noticed the urgency was off. He said he thought his team was too loose and...

Big East Tournament: No. 7 Xavier holds on to defeat No. 10 Georgetown 70-67

Ben Gartland March 7, 2015

One year ago, Xavier concluded their season with a 13-game losing streak, including a Big East tournament first round loss to Georgetown. In 2015, however, they were able to return the favor and were able...

DePaul women’s basketball rains 3-pointers in 93-52 win over Georgetown

Matthew Paras, Editor-in-Chief January 30, 2015

Prior to the Blue Demons matchup against Georgetown, DePaul women’s basketball led the Big East in 3-pointers with 10 per game. On Friday, the Blue Demons hit that mark with 6:43 left in the first half. Simply...

DePaul men’s basketball falters down the stretch, falls to Georgetown 78-72.

Ben Gartland January 13, 2015

In their weekend loss to Villanova, it was an abundance of turnovers that put DePaul out of the game. Three days later, it wasn't the abundance but rather the timing of the turnovers as the Blue Demons...

Women’s soccer wins Big East title

Women’s soccer wins Big East title

Ben Gartland November 10, 2014

Only nine days separated from winning the Big East regular season title, women’s soccer was celebrating again as they took down Georgetown to win the Big East tournament championship. Junior forward...

DePaul defender Jake Douglas goes back to kick the ball against Western Michigan. (Grant Myatt / The DePaulia)

DePaul men’s soccer loses to top-ranked Georgetown

Ben Gartland October 12, 2014

Despite a valiant defensive effort, DePaul men’s soccer was unable to hold off the No. 7/5 Georgetown attack as the Hoyas defeated the Blue Demons 2-0. DePaul dropped to 4-6-2 on the year and...

(Grant Myatt / The DePaulia)

DePaul women’s soccer ties with Georgetown 3-3

Matthew Paras, Editor-in-Chief September 25, 2014

DePaul women’s soccer undefeated streak lives on, but the manner it was achieved left the team disappointed Thursday. The Blue Demons blew a 3-1 lead in the second half to tie Georgetown in the...

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