2014–15 DePaul Blue Demons women's basketball team

2014–15 DePaul Blue Demons women's basketball
Big East Regular Season Co-Champions
Big East Tournament Champions
NCAA Women's Tournament, Second Round
Conference Big East Conference
2014–15 record 27–8 (15–3 Big East)
Head coach Doug Bruno (29th year)
Assistant coach Candis Blankson
Assistant coach Bart Brooks
Assistant coach Jill M. Pizzotti
Home arena McGrath-Phillips Arena
Allstate Arena
2014–15 Big East Conference women's basketball standings
Conf     Overall
Team W   L   PCT     W   L   PCT
Seton Hall * 15 – 3   .833     28 – 6   .824
DePaul † 15 – 3   .833     27 – 8   .771
Villanova 12 – 6   .667     22 – 14   .611
St. John's 11 – 7   .611     23 – 11   .676
Creighton 10 – 8   .556     17 – 14   .548
Butler 10 – 8   .556     14 – 16   .467
Xavier 8 – 10   .444     18 – 14   .563
Marquette 4 – 14   .222     9 – 22   .290
Providence 3 – 15   .167     6 – 24   .200
Georgetown 2 – 16   .111     4 – 27   .129
† 2015 Big East Basketball Tournament winner
*Tournament #1 seed
As of March 29, 2015; Rankings from AP Poll

The 2014–15 DePaul Blue Demons women's basketball team will represent DePaul University during the 2014–15 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Blue Demons, led by twenty ninth year head coach Doug Bruno, play their home games at the McGrath-Phillips Arena and Allstate Arena. They were members of the new Big East Conference.[1] They finish the season 27–8, 15–3 in Big East play to share the regular season title with Seton Hall. They also won the Big East Tournament to earn an automatic trip to the NCAA Women's Basketball Tournament where defeated Minnesota in the first round before losing to Notre Dame in the second round.

2014–15 Roster

2014–15 DePaul Blue Demons women's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Year Previous school Hometown
F 4 Bennett-Swanson, MeriMeri Bennett-Swanson  6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) So Vernon Hills Vernon Hills, Ill.
G 33 Crowell, MadelineMadeline Crowell 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) So The Bryn Mawr School Bel Air, Md.
F 5 Graves, ShaKeyaShaKeya Graves 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) So John Glenn Inkster, Mich.
F 35 Grays, Mart'eMart'e Grays 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) Fr Detroit Martin Luther King Jr. Detroit, Mich.
F 44 Harvey-Carr, BrandiBrandi Harvey-Carr 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) So Leap Academy Camden, N.J.
G 12 Hrynko, BrittanyBrittany Hrynko 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) Sr Engineering and Science Philadelphia, Pa.
G 14 January, JessicaJessica January 5 ft 7 in (1.7 m) So Richfield Richfield, Minn.
G 13 Jenkins, ChaniseChanise Jenkins 5 ft 5 in (1.65 m) Jr Whitney Young Chicago, Ill.
F 15 Liebenberg, ElriElri Liebenberg  6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) Fr Bergsig Academy Rustenburg, South Africa
G 23 McGee, CentreseCentrese McGee 5 ft 7 in (1.7 m) Sr Thorton Fractional North Calumet City, Ill.
G 1 Millender, AshtonAshton Millender 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) Fr Marian Catholic Glenwood, Ill.
G/F 30 Podkowa, MeganMegan Podkowa 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) Jr Trinity Glenview, Ill.
G 10 Prochaska, LaurenLauren Prochaska 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) Fr Trinity Chicago, Ill.
G 21 Rogowski, MeganMegan Rogowski 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) Sr Hersey Prospect Heights, Ill.
G 22 Schulte, BrookeBrooke Schulte 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) So Mater Dei Germantown, Ill.
G 45 Waldron, MeghanMeghan Waldron  5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) Fr Wheaton Warrenville South Wheaton, Ill.
Head coach

Doug Bruno

Assistant coach(es)

Jill M. Pizzotti
Candis Blankson
Bart Brooks

Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • (W) Walk-on

Roster
Last update: 2014-09-14

Schedule

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Date
Time, TV		 Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site (Attendance)
City, State
Exhibition
10/28/2014*
7:00 PM		 #18 Saint Xavier W 119–58  –
 McGrath-Phillips Arena (222)
Chicago, IL
11/06/2014*
6:00 PM		 #18 Robert Morris (Illinois) W 137–76  –
 McGrath-Phillips Arena (N/A)
Chicago, IL
Regular season
11/14/2014*
6:30 PM, BEDN		 #18 #5 Texas A&M
Maggie Dixon Classic		 L 68–76  0–1
 McGrath-Phillips Arena (N/A)
Chicago, IL
11/15/2014*
6:30 PM		 #18 Texas–Pan American
Maggie Dixon Classic		 W 93–70  1–1
 McGrath-Phillips Arena (2,323)
Chicago, IL
11/16/2014*
4:30 PM		 #18 New Mexico
Maggie Dixon Classic		 W 97–59  2–1
 McGrath-Phillips Arena (2,139)
Chicago, IL
11/18/2014*
5:30 PM		 #18 Bradley W 101–77  3–1
 Allstate Arena (5,340)
Rosemont, IL
11/22/2014*
7:00 PM		 #18 South Dakota State W 84–62  4–1
 McGrath-Phillips Arena (1,722)
Chicago, IL
11/29/2014*
7:00 PM		 #18 Northwestern L 91–97 2OT 4–2
 McGrath-Phillips Arena (2,565)
Chicago, IL
12/03/2014
12:00 PM, BEDN		 #25 Butler W 92–76  5–2
(1–0)		 McGrath-Phillips Arena (4,001)
Chicago, IL
12/07/2014*
2:00 PM		 #25 at Chicago State W 87–34  6–2
 Emil and Patricia Jones Convocation Center (228)
Chicago, IL
12/10/2014*
8:15 PM, FS2		 #25 #5 Notre Dame L 93–94 OT 6–3
 McGrath-Phillips Arena (3,414)
Chicago, IL
12/17/2014*
11:00 AM		 #25 at Loyola (Chicago)
Red Line Rivalry		 W 109–84  7–3
 Joseph J. Gentile Arena (849)
Chicago, IL
12/19/2014*
6:30 PM, SNY		 #25 at #2 Connecticut L 64–98  7–4
 Webster Bank Arena (9,056)
Bridgeport, CT
12/22/2014*
7:00 PM		 Hampton W 86–67  8–4
 McGrath-Phillips Arena (2,835)
Chicago, IL
12/28/2014*
2:00 PM		 at Illinois State W 99–64  9–4
 Redbird Arena (1,057)
Normal, IL
01/02/2015
6:00 PM		 #25 at Villanova L 76–79 OT 9–5
(1–1)		 The Pavilion (729)
Villanova, PA
01/04/2015
4:00 PM		 #25 at Georgetown W 105–85  10–5
(2–1)		 McDonough Gymnasium (229)
Washington, D.C.
01/09/2015
7:00 PM, BEDN		 at Marquette W 101–67  11–5
(3–1)		 Al McGuire Center (959)
Milwaukee, WI
01/11/2015
2:00 PM, CSNCH		 Xavier W 84–61  12–5
(4–1)		 McGrath-Phillips Arena (2,535)
Chicago, IL
01/16/2015
10:30 AM, BEDN		 at St. John's W 84–75 OT 13–5
(5–1)		 Carnesecca Arena (5,602)
Queens, NY
01/18/2015
1:00 PM		 at Seton Hall L 87–107  13–6
(5–2)		 Walsh Gymnasium (683)
South Orange, NJ
01/23/2015
8:15 PM, FS1		 Creighton W 96–71  14–6
(6–2)		 McGrath-Phillips Arena (2,479)
Chicago, IL
01/25/2015
2:00 PM, CSNCH		 Providence W 90–42  15–6
(7–2)		 McGrath-Phillips Arena (2,312)
Chicago, IL
01/30/2015
7:00 PM, CSNCH		 Georgetown W 93–52  16–6
(8–2)		 McGrath-Phillips Arena (2,712)
Chicago, IL
02/01/2015
2:00 PM, CSNCH		 Villanova W 49–47  17–6
(9–2)		 McGrath-Phillips Arena (1,808)
Chicago, IL
02/06/2015
10:30 AM		 at Butler W 83–65  18–6
(10–2)		 Hinkle Fieldhouse (804)
Indianapolis, IN
02/08/2015
1:00 PM		 at Xavier W 87–63  19–6
(11–2)		 Cintas Center (2,025)
Cincinnati, OH
02/13/2015
7:00 PM, BEDN		 Seton Hall L 80–81  19–7
(11–3)		 McGrath-Phillips Arena (2,825)
Chicago, IL
02/15/2015
1:00 PM, FS1		 St. John's W 82–55  20–7
(12–3)		 McGrath-Phillips Arena (2,613)
Chicago, IL
02/20/2015
7:00 PM		 at Creighton W 78–76  21–7
(13–3)		 D. J. Sokol Arena (1,184)
Omaha, NE
02/22/2015
12:00 PM, BEDN		 at Providence W 103–66  22–7
(14–3)		 Alumni Hall (356)
Providence, RI
03/01/2015
3:00 PM, CBSSN		 Marquette W 99–82  23–7
(15–3)		 McGrath-Phillips Arena (3,498)
Chicago, IL
Big East Tournament
03/08/2015
6:00 PM, FS2		 vs. Xavier
Quarterfinals		 W 87–53  24–7
 Allstate Arena (N/A)
Rosemont, IL
03/09/2015
8:00 PM, FS2		 vs. Villanova
Semifinals		 W 58–55  25–7
 Allstate Arena (2,302)
Rosemont, IL
03/09/2015
7:00 PM, FS1		 vs. #24 Seton Hall
Championship Game		 W 78–68  26–7
 Allstate Arena (3,226)
Rosemont, IL
NCAA Women's Tournament
03/20/2015*
4:00 PM, ESPN2		 vs. Minnesota
First Round		 W 79–72  27–7
 Edmund P. Joyce Center (N/A)
South Bend, IN
03/22/2015*
9:00 PM, ESPN		 at Notre Dame
Second Round		 L 67–79  27–8
 Edmund P. Joyce Center (5,658)
South Bend, IN
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Central Time.

Rankings

Ranking Movement
Legend: ██ Increase in ranking. ██ Decrease in ranking. NR = Not ranked. RV = Received votes.
Poll Pre Wk 2 Wk 3 Wk 4 Wk 5 Wk 6 Wk 7 Wk 8 Wk 9 Wk 10 Wk 11 Wk 12 Wk 13 Wk 14 Wk 15 Wk 16 Wk 17 Wk 18 Final
AP 18 18 18 25т 25 25 RV 25 RV RV RV RV RV RV RV RV RV RV RV
Coaches 18 20 18 24 25 RV 25 24 RV RV RV RV RV RV RV RV RV RV RV

References

  1. ↑ "The new Big East and American Athletic Conferences - power or mid-major?". SB Nation. Retrieved 2013-06-13.
  2. ↑ http://www.depaulbluedemons.com/sports/w-baskbl/sched/depa-w-baskbl-sched.html
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