2018–19 DePaul Blue Demons women's basketball team

2018–19 DePaul Blue Demons women's basketball
Big East Conference Tournament Champions
NCAA tournament, first round
ConferenceBig East Conference
Ranking
CoachesNo. 25
APNo. 24
Record26–8 (14–4 Big East)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
Home arenaWintrust Arena
McGrath-Phillips Arena
Seasons
2018–19 Big East Conference women's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
No. 18 Marquette 15 – 3   .833 27 – 8   .771
No. 24 DePaul † 14 – 4   .778 26 – 8   .765
Butler 11 – 7   .611 23 – 10   .697
Villanova 9 – 9   .500 19 – 13   .594
Georgetown 9 – 9   .500 19 – 15   .559
Providence 8 – 10   .444 19 – 16   .543
Creighton 8 – 10   .444 15 – 16   .484
Seton Hall 7 – 11   .389 15 – 16   .484
St. John's 7 – 11   .389 15 – 16   .484
Xavier 2 – 16   .111 11 – 19   .367
† 2019 Big East tournament winner
As of March 12, 2019
Rankings from AP poll

The 2018–18 DePaul Blue Demons women's basketball team represented DePaul University during the 2018–19 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Blue Demons, led by thirty-third year head coach Doug Bruno, played their home games at the Wintrust Arena as members of the Big East Conference. They finished the season 26–8, 14–4 in Big East play to finish in second place.[1][2] DePaul won the Big East Conference tournament championship game over Marquette, 74–73.[3] They were upset in the first round by Missouri State in the NCAA women's tournament.

Previous season

The Blue Demons finished the 2017–18 season 27–8, 15–3 in Big East play to share the Big East regular season title with Marquette. They won the Big East women's tournament by defeating Marquette in the championship game. They received an automatic bid to the NCAA women's tournament where they defeated Oklahoma in the first round before losing to Texas A&M in the second round.

Roster

2018–19 DePaul Blue Demons women's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Year Previous school Hometown
G 0 Rebekah Dahlman 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) RS Sr Braham Area
Vanderbilt 		Braham, MN
G 1 Ashton Millender 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) Sr Marian Catholic Glenwood, IL
G 2 Maya Stovall 5 ft 7 in (1.7 m) Fr Parkway North St. Louis, MO
G 10 Lexi Held 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) Fr Cooper Burlington, KY
G 11 Sonya Morris 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) Fr Incarnate Word St. Charles, MO
G 13 Courtney Krol 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) Fr Chesterton Chesterton, IN
G 15 Jolene Daninger 5 ft 7 in (1.7 m) RS Fr Andover Andover, MN
G 20 Kelly Campbell 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) Jr Saint John Vianney Wall, NJ
F 22 Chante Stonewall 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) Jr University Normal, IL
G 23 Dee Bekelja 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) So Solon Solon, OH
G 24 Tanita Allen 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) Sr Whitney Young Chicago, IL
F 32 Dege Jean 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) Fr Rich South Richton Park, IL
F 35 Mart'e Grays 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) Sr Martin Luther King Jr. Detroit, MI
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • (W) Walk-on

Roster

Schedule

Date
time, TV 		Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site (attendance)
city, state
Exhibition
Nov 5, 2018*
7:00 pm 		No. 15 Saint Xavier W 140–62 
McGrath-Phillips Arena (1,458)
Chicago, IL
Non-conference regular season
Nov 9, 2018*
7:00 pm 		No. 15 Green Bay
Maggie Dixon Game 		W 73–64  1–0
 McGrath-Phillips Arena (1,571)
Chicago, IL
Nov 17, 2018*
1:00 pm 		No. 15 No. 1 Notre Dame L 77–101  1–1
 Wintrust Arena (2,833)
Chicago, IL
Nov 22, 2018*
10:00 am 		No. 16 vs. Princeton
Cancún Challenge Riviera Division 		W 82–67  2–1
 Hard Rock Hotel Riviera Maya 
Cancún, Mexico
Nov 23, 2018*
10:00 am 		No. 16 vs. Kansas State
Cancún Challenge Riviera Division 		W 79–59  3–1
 Hard Rock Hotel Riviera Maya (300)
Cancún, Mexico
Nov 24, 2018*
12:30 pm 		No. 16 vs. No. 14 Syracuse
Cancún Challenge Riviera Division 		L 81–83 OT 3–2
 Hard Rock Hotel Riviera Maya (300)
Cancún, Mexico
Nov 26, 2018*
7:00 pm 		No. 16 Savannah State W 124–61  4–2
 McGrath-Phillips Arena (1,411)
Chicago, IL
Nov 28, 2018*
6:00 pm, SNY/ESPN3 		No. 16 at No. 2 Connecticut L 63–99  4–3
 XL Center (7,186)
Hartford, CT
Dec 3, 2018*
11:00 am 		No. 20 Temple W 102–88  5–3
 McGrath-Phillips Arena (3,057)
Chicago, IL
Dec 5, 2018*
7:00 pm 		No. 20 Northwestern W 76–60  6–3
 McGrath-Phillips Arena (1,518)
Chicago, IL
Dec 9, 2018*
2:00 pm, FSSW 		No. 20 at Oklahoma W 87–76  7–3
 Lloyd Noble Center (2,682)
Norman, OK
Dec 17, 2018*
7:00 pm 		No. 20 Tennessee State W 95–73  8–3
 McGrath-Phillips Arena (1,542)
Chicago, IL
Dec 20, 2018*
7:00 pm 		No. 20 at Loyola–Chicago W 102–76  9–3
 Joseph J. Gentile Arena (324)
Chicago, IL
Big East regular season
Dec 29, 2018
7:00 pm, BEDN 		No. 20 Creighton L 82–85  9–4 (0–1)
 McGrath-Phillips Arena (1,723)
Chicago, IL
Dec 31, 2018
2:00 pm, BEDN 		No. 24 Providence W 88–62  10–4 (1–1)
 McGrath-Phillips Arena (1,690)
Chicago, IL
Jan 4, 2019
7:00 pm, FS1 		No. 24 at No. 20 Marquette L 63–96  10–5 (1–2)
 Al McGuire Center (1,613)
Milwaukee, WI
Jan 11, 2019
6:00 pm, BEDN 		at Georgetown W 69–64  11–5 (2–2)
 McDonough Gymnasium (533)
Washington, D.C.
Jan 13, 2019
12:00 pm, BEDN 		at Villanova W 66–59 OT 12–5 (3–2)
 Finneran Pavilion (819)
Villanova, PA
Jan 18, 2019
7:00 pm, NBCSCHI+/BEDN 		No. 24 St. John's W 73–64  13–5 (4–2)
 McGrath-Phillips Arena (1,751)
Chicago, IL
Jan 20, 2019
2:00 pm, NBCSCHI+/BEDN 		No. 24 Seton Hall L 73–84  13–6 (4–3)
 McGrath-Phillips Arena (1,571)
Chicago, IL
Jan 25, 2019
6:00 pm, BEDN 		at Butler W 86–78  14–6 (5–3)
 Hinkle Fieldhouse (1,758)
Indianapolis, IN
Jan 27, 2019
1:00 pm, FS2 		at Xavier W 73–71 OT 15–6 (6–3)
 Cintas Center (2,257)
Cincinnati, OH
Feb 3, 2019
1:00 pm, NBCSCHI/BEDN 		No. 10 Marquette L 87–93  15–7 (6–4)
 McGrath-Phillips Arena (1,979)
Chicago, IL
Feb 8, 2019
7:00 pm, NBCSCHI+/BEDN 		Villanova W 93–70  16–7 (7–4)
 McGrath-Phillips Arena (1,664)
Chicago, IL
Feb 10, 2019
2:00 pm, NBCSCHI+/BEDN 		Georgetown W 76–71  17–7 (8–4)
 McGrath-Phillips Arena (1,852)
Chicago, IL
Feb 15, 2019
6:00 pm, BEDN 		at Seton Hall W 94–85  18–7 (9–4)
 Walsh Gymnasium (782)
South Orange, NJ
Feb 17, 2019
12:00 pm, FS2 		at St. John's W 70–62  19–7 (10–4)
 Madison Square Garden (19,812)
New York, NY
Feb 22, 2019
7:00 pm, BEDN 		Xavier W 81–48  20–7 (11–4)
 Wintrust Arena (1,750)
Chicago, IL
Feb 24, 2019
2:00 pm, NBCSCHI/BEDN 		Butler W 76–62  21–7 (12–4)
 Wintrust Arena (2,165)
Chicago, IL
Mar 1, 2019
6:00 pm, BEDN 		at Providence W 76–61  22–7 (13–4)
 Alumni Hall (333)
Providence, RI
Mar 3, 2019
1:00 pm, FS2 		at Creighton W 74–67  23–7 (14–4)
 D. J. Sokol Arena (1,148)
Omaha, NE
Big East Women's Tournament
Mar 10, 2019
6:00 pm, FS2 		(2) vs. (7) Providence
Quarterfinals 		W 85–60  24–7
 Wintrust Arena 
Chicago, IL
Mar 11, 2019
5:30 pm, FS1 		(2) vs. (6) Creighton
Semifinals 		W 80–69  25–7
 Wintrust Arena (1,853)
Chicago, IL
Mar 12, 2019
7:00 pm, FS1 		(2) vs. (1) No. 13 Marquette
Championship Game 		W 74–73  26–7
 Wintrust Arena (2,407)
Chicago, IL
NCAA Women's Tournament
Mar 23, 2019*
2:30 pm, ESPN2 		(6 C) No. 24 vs. (11 C) Missouri State
First Round 		L 78–89  26–8
 Hilton Coliseum 
Ames, IA
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
C=Chicago Region.
All times are in Central Time.
[4]

Rankings

Main article: 2018–19 NCAA Division I women's basketball rankings
Ranking movements
Legend: ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking
— = Not ranked RV = Received votes
Week
PollPre123456789101112131415161718Final
AP151516162020202024RV24RVRV——RVRVRVRV24
Coaches1515^16141718181924RV24RVRVRVRVRV24242325

^Coaches' Poll did not release a second poll at the same time as the AP.

See also

2018–19 DePaul Blue Demons men's basketball team

References

  1. ^ "Depaul Blue Demons Women's Basketball - Blue Demons News, Scores, Stats, Rumors & More". ESPN. Retrieved November 4, 2018.
  2. ^ DePaul Blue Demons. "DePaul Blue Demons on Yahoo! Sports - News, Scores, Standings, Rumors, Fantasy Games". Sports.yahoo.com. Retrieved November 4, 2018.
  3. ^ "DePaul women win 4th title in 6 years, top No. 13 Marquette". FOX Sports. March 12, 2019. Retrieved March 13, 2019.
  4. ^ 2018-19 DePaul Women's Basketball Schedule