2013–14 DePaul Blue Demons women's basketball team

2013–14 DePaul Blue Demons women's basketball
2013 Maggie Dixon Classic Champions
2013 Duel in the Desert Champions
2014 Big East Champions
NCAA tournament, Sweet Sixteen
ConferenceBig East Conference
Ranking
CoachesNo. 22
APNo. 23
Record29–7 (15–3 Big East)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
  • Candis Blankson
  • Bart Brooks
  • Jill M. Pizzotti
Home arenaMcGrath-Phillips Arena (Regular Season)
Allstate Arena (Tournament)
Seasons
2013–14 Big East Conference women's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
No. 23 DePaul 15 3   .833 29 7   .806
St. John's 13 5   .722 23 11   .676
Creighton 12 6   .667 20 14   .588
Villanova 12 6   .667 23 9   .719
Marquette 11 7   .611 22 11   .667
Butler 10 8   .556 15 16   .484
Seton Hall 8 10   .444 20 14   .588
Georgetown 4 14   .222 11 21   .344
Xavier 3 15   .167 8 23   .258
Providence 2 16   .111 7 23   .233
2014 Big East Basketball Tournament winner
As of March 11, 2014
Rankings from AP poll[1][2]

The 2013–14 DePaul Blue Demons women's basketball team represented DePaul University during the 2013–14 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Blue Demons, led by twenty eighth year head coach Doug Bruno, played their home games at the Allstate Arena and the McGrath-Phillips Arena. They were members of the new Big East Conference.[3] In their first season in the Big East, the Blue Demons went 27-5, 15-3 in conference play, to earn the 1 seed in the Big East tournament. The Blue Demons hosted all games of the tournament and also won the tournament title.[4]

Roster

Number Name Position Height Year Hometown
4 Meri Bennett-Swanson Forward 6–3 Freshman Vernon Hills, Illinois
5 ShaKeya Graves Guard 5–9 Freshman Inkster, Michigan
12 Brittany Hrynko Guard 5–8 Junior Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
13 Chanise Jenkins Guard 5–5 Sophomore Chicago, Illinois
14 Jessica January Guard 5–7 Freshman Richfield, Minnesota
20 Kelsey Reynolds Guard 5–7 Senior Mishawaka, Indiana
21 Megan Rogowski Guard 5–9 Junior Prospect Heights, Illinois
22 Brooke Schulte Guard 5–9 Freshman Germantown, Illinois
23 Centrese McGee Guard 5–7 Junior Calumet City, Illinois
30 Megan Podkowa Guard/Forward 6–2 Sophomore Glenview, Illinois
31 Jasmine Penny Forward 6–1 Senior Logansport, Indiana
33 Madeline Crowell Guard 5–10 Freshman Bel Air, Maryland
44 Brandi Harvey-Carr Forward 6–4 Freshman Camden, New Jersey
54 Kelsey Smith Forward 6–4 Senior Saint Charles, Illinois

Schedule

Date
time, TV
Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site (attendance)
city, state
Exhibition
10/29/2013*
6:00 pm
St. Xavier W 101–59 
McGrath-Phillips Arena (N/A)
Chicago, IL
11/01/2013*
7:00 pm
Illinois Wesleyan W 124–56 
McGrath-Phillips Arena (N/A)
Chicago, IL
Regular season
11/08/2013*
7:30 pm
Harvard
Maggie Dixon Classic
W 99–75  1–0
McGrath-Phillips Arena (2,392)
Chicago, IL
11/09/2013*
6:00 pm
Duquesne
Maggie Dixon Classic
W 88–77  2–0
McGrath-Phillips Arena (3,254)
Chicago, IL
11/18/2013*
7:00 pm
No. 25 Illinois State W 80–67  3–0
McGrath-Phillips Arena (2,224)
Chicago, IL
11/26/2013*
6:00 pm
No. 25 at No. 5 Notre Dame L 76–92  3–1
Purcell Pavilion (8,518)
South Bend, IN
12/01/2013*
2:00 pm
No. 25 at Northwestern L 79–82  3–2
Welsh-Ryan Arena (1,201)
Evanston, IL
12/07/2013*
7:00 pm
Loyola (Chicago)
Red Line Rivalry
W 93–55  4–2
McGrath-Phillips Arena (2,872)
Chicago, IL
12/12/2013*
6:00 pm, FS1
No. 6 Kentucky L 85–96  4–3
McGrath-Phillips Arena (2,577)
Chicago, IL
12/16/2013*
12:00 pm, LPTV
Dartmouth W 90–76  5–3
McGrath-Phillips Arena (4,001)
Chicago, IL
12/19/2013*
2:00 pm, MWN
vs. Pitt
Duel in the Desert
W 77–63  6–3
Cox Pavilion (N/A)
Paradise, NV
12/20/2013*
4:30 pm, MWN
vs. Washington
Duel in the Desert
W 73–66  7–3
Cox Pavilion (N/A)
Paradise, NV
12/21/2013*
4:30 pm, MWN
vs. Louisiana–Monroe
Duel in the Desert
W 79–57  8–3
Cox Pavilion (N/A)
Paradise, NV
12/29/2013*
3:00 pm
at Bradley W 91–67  9–3
Carver Arena (621)
Peoria, IL
01/01/2014
4:00 pm
Xavier W 87–60  10–3
(1–0)
McGrath-Phillips Arena (2,583)
Chicago, IL
01/04/2014
4:00 pm, FS1
at Creighton L 78–86  10–4
(1–1)
D. J. Sokol Arena (1,244)
Omaha, NE
02/01/2014
7:00 pm, LPTV
Providence W 91–71  11–4
(2–1)
McGrath-Phillips Arena (2,135)
Chicago, IL
01/11/2014
6:00 pm, LPTV
St. John's L 86–96  11–5
(2–2)
McGrath-Phillips Arena (2,387)
Chicago, IL
01/14/2014
6:00 pm
at Seton Hall W 75–68  12–5
(3–2)
Prudential Center (475)
Newark, NJ
01/19/2014
2:00 pm, FS1
Villanova W 91–65  13–5
(4–2)
McGrath-Phillips Arena (2,459)
Chicago, IL
01/22/2014
7:00 pm
at Georgetown W 92–69  14–5
(5–2)
Verizon Center (307)
Washington, D.C.
01/25/2014
11:00 am
at Butler W 99–94  15–5
(6–2)
Hinkle Fieldhouse (511)
Indianapolis, IN
01/29/2014
7:00 pm, LPTV
Marquette W 91–85  16–5
(7–2)
McGrath-Phillips Arena (2,314)
Chicago, IL
02/01/2014
1:00 pm
at Providence W 74–63  17–5
(8–2)
Dunkin' Donuts Center (513)
Providence, RI
02/05/2014
6:00 pm
at Xavier W 78–49  18–5
(9–2)
Cintas Center (861)
Cincinnati, OH
02/09/2014
12:00 pm, FS1
Creighton W 80–66  19–5
(10–2)
McGrath-Phillips Arena (2,531)
Chicago, IL
02/15/2014
4:00 pm, LPTV
Seton Hall W 65–60  20–5
(11–2)
McGrath-Phillips Arena (2,731)
Chicago, IL
02/18/2014
7:00 pm
at Marquette L 74–80  20–6
(11–3)
BMO Harris Bradley Center (1,206)
Milwaukee, WI
02/22/2014
7:00 pm, LPTV
Butler W 97–64  21–6
(12–3)
McGrath-Phillips Arena (2,821)
Chicago, IL
02/25/2014
6:00 pm
at Villanova W 71–56  22–6
(13–3)
The Pavilion (451)
Villanova, PA
03/01/2014
12:00 pm, FS2
at St. John's W 80–65  23–6
(14–3)
Carnesecca Arena (1,828)
Queens, NY
03/04/2014
8:00 pm, CBSSN
No. 25 Georgetown W 91–74  24–6
(15–3)
McGrath-Phillips Arena (2,811)
Chicago, IL
Big East tournament
03/09/2014
6:00 pm
(1) No. 25 (8) Georgetown
Quarterfinals
W 78–54  25–6
Allstate Arena (N/A)
Rosemont, IL
03/10/2014
5:30 pm, FS1
(1) No. 23 (5) Marquette
Semifinal
L 62–84  26–6
Allstate Arena (4,357)
Rosemont, IL
03/11/2014
8:00 pm, FS1
(1) No. 23 (2) St. John's
Championship
W 65–57  27–6
Allstate Arena (3,163)
Rosemont, IL
NCAA tournament
03/22/2014*
12:30 pm, ESPN2
(L 7) No. 23 vs. (L 10) Oklahoma
First Round
W 104–100  28–6
Cameron Indoor Stadium (3,013)
Durham, NC
03/24/2014*
5:30 pm, ESPN2
(L 7) No. 23 at (L 2) No. 9 Duke
Second Round
W 74–65  29–6
Cameron Indoor Stadium (2,787)
Durham, NC
03/29/2014*
6:00 pm, ESPN
(L 7) No. 23 vs. (L 3) No. 15 Texas A&M
Sweet Sixteen
L 65–84  29–7
Pinnacle Bank Arena (9,585)
Lincoln, NE
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Central Time.

References

  1. ^ "NCAA Division I Women's Basketball Standings - 2013-14". ESPN. Retrieved April 11, 2014.
  2. ^ "2014 NCAA Women's Basketball Rankings - AP Top 25 Postseason (Mar. 17)". ESPN. Retrieved April 11, 2014.
  3. ^ "The new Big East and American Athletic Conferences - power or mid-major?". SB Nation. Retrieved June 13, 2013.
  4. ^ "DePaul Tops St. John's for Big East Women's Title". ABC News. Retrieved March 12, 2014.