Four former softball players now refute Lenti lawsuit allegations, Conviser’s legal team “stands by their facts”
July 9, 2020
There are now four former DePaul softball players who have come forward to deny allegations of abuse by former softball coach Eugene Lenti laid out in a lawsuit filed in April. Morgan Maize, who played under Lenti from 2012-16 and was a coach on the team from 2017-18, emailed The DePaulia Wednesday n...
NCAA decision gives spring sports athletes extra opportunity
Nate Burleyson, Assistant Sports Editor
April 6, 2020
DePaul spring sports athletes had to cope with the quick news that they would not be playing another second of their still-young seasons in mid-March, when the Big East shut down all spring sports competition due to the COVID-19 outbreak. Softball, men’s and women’s tennis, men’s golf, and men’s and women’s tra...
DePaul to face James Madison in the first game of the NCAA Regional
Lawrence Kreymer, Sports Editor
May 12, 2019
DePaul (34-14: Big East 11-5) will be making their 21st NCAA Tournament appearance against James Madison on May 17 in Ann Arbor, Michigan. The Blue Demons will participate in a four-team, double elimination regional that will feature No. 15 Michigan, James Madison and Saint Francis. DePaul took d...
DePaul defeats Villanova 11-10 in the Big East Tournament title game
Joshua Gurevich, Assistant Sports Editor
May 11, 2019
DePaul had to use every bit of magic they had in order to beat Villanova, and under first-year head coach Tracie Adix-Zins the Blue Demons came back from trailing 9-3 to win 11-10 and capture their third straight Big East Tournament title on Saturday in Rosemont, Illinois. “I think the fact that we have done it mul...
Perseverance helps Blue Demons win close games
Josh Gurevich, Asst. Sports Editor
April 22, 2019
The Blue Demons softball team has faced many tough situations before and this season is no different. DePaul has a new head coach for the first time in over three decades and has been adjusting fairly well up to this point. The main players who are contributing to the continued success and helping t...
DePaul makes easy work of Providence in double-header on Saturday
Joshua Gurevich, Contributing Writer
April 15, 2019
Junior pitcher Krista Dalgarn dominated out of the gates and her team backed the pitcher up by scoring eight runs to win the front-half of the double-header 8-0. The junior pitcher threw a gem, allowing three hits and no runs to improve to 12-4 on the season. The Blue Demons couldn’t have gotten off t...
Blue Demons exceeding expectations in new era
Evan Sully, Staff Writer
April 15, 2019
When Eugene Lenti suddenly retired June 2018 as the head coach of DePaul’s softball program after 37 years during which he gained over 1,300 wins, there was some uncertainty as to who would take over the renowned program that had established a culture of winning. The following month, DePaul Athletics hired...
DePaul stays in Total Control with 5-0 start
Andrew Hattersley, Sports Editor
February 11, 2019
Before heading on the road for close to two months, DePaul (5-0) kicked off its season at the Total Control Sports Invitational at Rosemont, Illinois. with five wins over three days. The weekend started with a 5-4 victory over Green Bay on Friday afternoon. Saturday’s rematch was a different stor...
Former player returns as coach
Lawrence Kreymer, Assistant Sports Editor
September 10, 2018
A familiar face to DePaul softball fans returned this summer in unexpected fashion, Tracie Adix-Zins is back in to Lincoln Park after her last season at DePaul 11 years ago. Adix-Zins comes in to takeover for Eugene Lenti after his sudden retirement in June and to help build on the success Lenti had ...
Greenwood Named Google Cloud Academic All-American
Paul Steeno, Sports Reporter
June 6, 2018
DePaul Blue Demon softball player Morgan Greenwood now has an exclamation point to conclude her school year on. On Monday, the College Sports Information Directors of America (CoSIDA) announced that they had selected the Blue Demons third baseman and catcher to the 2018 Google Cloud Academic All-America...
Softball eliminated from regionals
Andrew Hattersley, Assistant Sports Editor
May 21, 2018
The weekend began with optimism and excitement as DePaul appeared in their 20th NCAA Tournament appearance after riding a four-game winning streak capped off by a win on Sunday over Creighton to clinch a spot in the NCAA Tournament. For the second straight year, however, the season ended in familiar f...
DePaul continues perfect start to Big East play
Andrew Hattersley, Assistant Sports Editor
April 2, 2018
After almost two months on the road, DePaul (23-11, 6-0 Big East) opened the home portion of their schedule with a sweep of Villanova (10-13, 0-3 Big East) outscoring the Wildcats 34-6 over the series. The wins helped the Blue Demons extend its winning streak to six games, with the last four coming v...
