2013–14 DePaul Blue Demons women's basketball team
| 2013–14 DePaul Blue Demons women's basketball | |
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| Conference | Big East Conference |
| Ranking | |
| Coaches | #22 |
| AP | #23 |
| 2013–14 record | 27–6 (15–3 Big East) |
| Head coach | Doug Bruno (28th year) |
| Assistant coach | Candis Blankson |
| Assistant coach | Bart Brooks |
| Assistant coach | Jill M. Pizzotti |
| Home arena |
McGrath-Phillips Arena (Regular Season) Allstate Arena (Tournament) |
| 2013–14 Big East Conference women's basketball standings | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Conf | Overall | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Team | W | L | PCT | W | L | PCT | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| #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 represents 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 are 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 would host all games of the Tournament and walk away with the 2014 tournament title.[4]
Roster
| Number | Name | Position | Height | Year | Hometown |
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| 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 | Rank# | Opponent# | Result | Record | Site (Attendance) | ||||||
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| Exhibition | |||||||||||
| 10/29/2013* | St. Xavier | W 101–59 | – | McGrath-Phillips Arena (N/A) | |||||||
| 11/01/2013* | Illinois Wesleyan | W 124–56 | – | McGrath-Phillips Arena (N/A) | |||||||
| Regular season | |||||||||||
| 11/08/2013* | Harvard (Maggie Dixon Classic) |
W 99–75 | 1–0 | McGrath-Phillips Arena (2,392) | |||||||
| 11/09/2013* | Duquesne (Maggie Dixon Classic) |
W 88–77 | 2–0 | McGrath-Phillips Arena (3,254) | |||||||
| 11/18/2013* | #25 | Illinois State | W 80–67 | 3–0 | McGrath-Phillips Arena (2,224) | ||||||
| 11/26/2013* | #25 | at #5 Notre Dame | L 76–92 | 3–1 | Purcell Pavilion (8,518) | ||||||
| 12/01/2013* | #25 | at Northwestern | L 79–82 | 3–2 | Welsh-Ryan Arena (1,201) | ||||||
| 12/07/2013* | Loyola (Chicago) (Red Line Rivalry) |
W 93–55 | 4–2 | McGrath-Phillips Arena (2,872) | |||||||
| 12/12/2013* | #6 Kentucky | L 85–96 | 4–3 | McGrath-Phillips Arena (2,577) | |||||||
| 12/16/2013* | Dartmouth | W 90–76 | 5–3 | McGrath-Phillips Arena (4,001) | |||||||
| 12/19/2013* | vs. Pitt (Duel in the Desert) |
W 77–63 | 6–3 | Cox Pavilion (N/A) | |||||||
| 12/20/2013* | vs. Washington (Duel in the Desert) |
W 73–66 | 7–3 | Cox Pavilion (N/A) | |||||||
| 12/21/2013* | vs. Louisiana–Monroe (Duel in the Desert) |
W 79–57 | 8–3 | Cox Pavilion (N/A) | |||||||
| 12/29/2013* | at Bradley | W 91–67 | 9–3 | Carver Arena (621) | |||||||
| 01/01/2014 | Xavier | W 87–60 | 10–3 (1–0) | McGrath-Phillips Arena (2,583) | |||||||
| 01/04/2014 | at Creighton | L 78–86 | 10–4 (1–1) | D. J. Sokol Arena (1,244) | |||||||
| 02/01/2014 | Providence | W 91–71 | 11–4 (2–1) | McGrath-Phillips Arena (2,135) | |||||||
| 01/11/2014 | St. John's | L 86–96 | 11–5 (2–2) | McGrath-Phillips Arena (2,387) | |||||||
| 01/14/2014 | at Seton Hall | W 75–68 | 12–5 (3–2) | Prudential Center (475) | |||||||
| 01/19/2014 | Villanova | W 91–65 | 13–5 (4–2) | McGrath-Phillips Arena (2,459) | |||||||
| 01/22/2014 | at Georgetown | W 92–69 | 14–5 (5–2) | Verizon Center (307) | |||||||
| 01/25/2014 | at Butler | W 99–94 | 15–5 (6–2) | Hinkle Fieldhouse (511) | |||||||
| 01/29/2014 | Marquette | W 91–85 | 16–5 (7–2) | McGrath-Phillips Arena (2,314) | |||||||
| 02/01/2014 | at Providence | W 74–63 | 17–5 (8–2) | Dunkin' Donuts Center (513) | |||||||
| 02/05/2014 | at Xavier | W 78–49 | 18–5 (9–2) | Cintas Center (861) | |||||||
| 02/09/2014 | Creighton | W 80–66 | 19–5 (10–2) | McGrath-Phillips Arena (2,531) | |||||||
| 02/15/2014 | Seton Hall | W 65–60 | 20–5 (11–2) | McGrath-Phillips Arena (2,731) | |||||||
| 02/18/2014 | at Marquette | L 74–80 | 20–6 (11–3) | BMO Harris Bradley Center (1,206) | |||||||
| 02/22/2014 | Butler | W 97–64 | 21–6 (12–3) | McGrath-Phillips Arena (2,821) | |||||||
| 02/25/2014 | at Villanova | W 71–56 | 22–6 (13–3) | The Pavilion (451) | |||||||
| 03/01/2014 | at St. John's | W 80–65 | 23–6 (14–3) | Carnesecca Arena (1,828) | |||||||
| 03/04/2014 | #25 | Georgetown | W 91–74 | 24–6 (15–3) | McGrath-Phillips Arena (2,811) | ||||||
| Big East Tournament | |||||||||||
| 03/09/2014 | #25 | Georgetown (Quarterfinals) |
W 78–54 | 25–6 | Allstate Arena (N/A) | ||||||
| 03/10/2014 | #23 | Marquette (Semifinal) |
W 62–84 | 26–6 | Allstate Arena (4,357) | ||||||
| 03/11/2014 | #23 | St. John's (Championship) |
W 65–57 | 27–6 | Allstate Arena (3,163) | ||||||
| NCAA Tournament | |||||||||||
| 03/22/14* | Oklahoma (1st Round) |
12:30 PM ESPN2 | Cameron Indoor Stadium | ||||||||
| *Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. ( ) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Central Time. | |||||||||||
References
- ↑ "NCAA Division I Women's Basketball Standings - 2013-14". ESPN. Retrieved 11 Apr 2014.
- ↑ "2014 NCAA Women's Basketball Rankings - AP Top 25 Postseason (Mar. 17)". ESPN. Retrieved 11 Apr 2014.
- ↑ "The new Big East and American Athletic Conferences - power or mid-major?". SB Nation. Retrieved 2013-06-13.
- ↑ "DePaul Tops St. John's for Big East Women's Title". ABC News. Retrieved 2014-03-12.