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Softball rolls through the Big East

Ben Savage • April 17, 2016

DePaul softball (19-21, 9-1 Big East) split Saturday’s doubleheader against Butler. After winning the first game via the mercy rule, the Blue Demons lost to Butler 10-1, ending their 12-game winning...

2016 Big East women’s basketball tournament: No. 7 Creighton upsets No. 3 Seton Hall

Zachary Holden • March 7, 2016

The Creighton Bluejays had already knocked out 10-seed Providence and 2-seed Villanova this weekend in the Big East Tournament and their reward was a semifinal matchup against 3-seed Seton Hall. The Pirates...

Big East tournament: No. 4 St. John’s defeats No. 5 Georgetown

Dan Beedie • March 7, 2016

An exciting Day 2 of the Women’s Big East Conference Basketball tournament was capped off by hard fought matchup, as the No. 4 ranked St. John’s Red Storm took down the Hoyas of Georgetown, 65-52. The...

Blue Demons continue to frustrate

Ben Gartland • February 21, 2016

DePaul men's basketball head coach Dave Leitao's favorite recurring phrase this season has been, "Rome wasn't built in a day." It's a reminder for patience when rebuilding the program that has been...

Former DePaul player Katherine Harry returns as part of the coaching staff

Matthew Paras, Editor-in-Chief • February 14, 2016

Katherine Harry watched as Doug Bruno ran practice. She observed as her former head coach taught the distinct screening and cutting that makes up DePaul’s offense. She couldn’t help but think...

No. 23 DePaul women’s basketball cruises through Xavier 82-52

Zachary Holden • February 12, 2016

The DePaul women’s basketball team honored the late-North Carolina State head coach Kay Yow in the annual Play4Kay game in support of the fight against breast cancer when they hosted the second-place...

DePaul women’s basketball drops game to Seton Hall 83-74

Zachary Holden • January 29, 2016

Riding high on a four-game winning streak, DePaul welcomed the Seton Hall Pirates to McGrath-Phillips Arena looking to make it five-in-a-row in front of thousands of children for ‘Field Trip Day’....

Women’s basketball’s success driven by tempo

Ben Gartland • January 24, 2016

The Blue Demons took until the second quarter to really separate themselves from the Creighton Blue Jays, but DePaul's high-paced offense was able to put up a lot of points quickly. Creighton and DePaul...

Sarah Gorden’s journey to being drafted by the National Women’s Soccer League’s Chicago Red Stars

Zachary Holden • January 24, 2016

When the final whistle blew against Providence on Nov. 3, a match that would finish 1-0 in favor of the Friars, ending DePaul’s season and the collegiate career of defensive stalwart Sarah Gorden,...

Women’s soccer plugs holes with transfers

Ben Gartland • January 10, 2016

Junior forward Abby Reed transferred to DePaul in 2014 and has put in 17 goals in the net in two seasons. Junior defender Taylor Schissler transferred to DePaul in 2015 and started all 20 games for...

High intensity leads women’s basketball

Matthew Paras, Editor-in-Chief • January 10, 2016

When DePaul women’s basketball head coach Doug Bruno analyzes a season, he looks at progress in three different pillars. The first is to learn how to win. The Blue Demons are off to a strong start...

DePaul men’s basketball can’t overcome Seton Hall in 78-74 loss

Ben Gartland • January 2, 2016

The stage was set for DePaul's best free throw shooter to tie up the game with less than a second to go. Junior point guard Billy Garrett Jr. attempted a three as the clock ran out with DePaul down...