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DePaul has no answers for Xavier, loses 67-59 for 9th Big East loss of the season

February 4, 2020

DePaul has had its share of disappointing losses this season, but after Tuesday’s performance against Xavier, there is no question that the beating the Blue Demons took for 40 minutes against the Musketeers at Wintrust Arena was their most disappointing and deflating loss of the season. Xavier...

Tags: Big East, Dave Leitao, DePaul Athletics, DePaul men's basketball, Xavier

DePaul volleyball falls to Xavier to open up Big East play

Josh Gurevich, Staff Writer

September 26, 2019

The Blue Demons were ready to get right back on the court after losing all three matches in the Chicago Cup last weekend. They got the chance to do so with an encounter against the Xavier Musketeers on Wednesday night, but dropped their first conference game in 2019 in five sets. In...

Tags: Big East, DePaul volleyball, volleyball, Xavier

Overtime not kind to women’s soccer

Andrew Hattersly, Sports Editor

October 8, 2018

The trip up I-94 to Valley Fields, home of Marquette women’s soccer, has traditionally been challenging for DePaul (6-5-3; 2-2-1 Big East), and Thursday night was another grind as they battled to a 0-0 draw with the Golden Eagles. While disappointed to only walk away with one point instea...

Tags: Blue Demon soccer, Xavier

DePaul falters to No. 7 Xavier, 86-65

Matthew Paras

January 30, 2016

The only thing more predictable than DePaul men’s basketball blowing a 9-0 lead to start the game against the seventh-ranked team in the country is the way they opened the second half — uninspired. Read More »...

Tags: Billy Garrett, Dave Leitao, DePaul men's basketball, feature, Xavier

Semi-Sweet: DePaul women’s basketball advances over Xavier in the Big East tournament

Matthew Paras

March 8, 2015

Having a week off in between games before their first game in the Big East tournament, there was no let down for DePaul women’s basketball in terms of energy. From the first few minutes of Sunday’s game against Xavier, it was apparent that the Blue Demons’ signature speed and pace would be just...

Tags: Chanise Jenkins, DePaul women's basketball, Doug Bruno, Jessica January, Xavier

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 to pull out the victory in the final minutes, defeating the Hoyas 70-67. Junior guard Aliyah...

Tags: Big East, Big East Tournament, DePaul women's basketball, Georgetown, NCAA, Women's Basketball, Xavier

Billy Garrett’s double-double helps DePaul knock off Xavier

Matthew Paras

January 3, 2015

Asked if his team would have won Saturday's game against Xavier last year, DePaul head coach Oliver Purnell pondered the question before he answered honestly. "No, how about that?" Purnell said, laughing. "Probably not." Yet, here the Blue Demons are. After a disastrous end to their non-conference schedule, DePaul men's basketball team improved to 2-0 in the B...

Tags: Billy Garrett Jr., DePaul men's basketball, feature, Oliver Purnell, Xavier

DePaul women’s soccer wins on senior day, scores 1-0 against Xavier

Matthew Paras

October 26, 2014

Despite not being able to capitalize on countless scoring opportunities, all No.9 DePaul women’s soccer needed to beat Xavier was one goal. Read More »...

Tags: DePaul women's soccer, Xavier

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