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	Home town
3.5 !F	4	Bennett-Swanson, MeriMeri Bennett-Swanson	75 !6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	2.0 !So	Vernon Hills	Vernon Hills, Ill.
1.5 !G	33	Crowell, MadelineMadeline Crowell	70 !5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)	2.0 !So	The Bryn Mawr School	Bel Air, Md.
3.5 !F	5	Graves, ShaKeyaShaKeya Graves	69 !5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)	2.0 !So	John Glenn	Inkster, Mich.
3.5 !F	35	Grays, Mart'eMart'e Grays	74 !6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	1.0 !Fr	Detroit Martin Luther King Jr.	Detroit, Mich.
3.5 !F	44	Harvey-Carr, BrandiBrandi Harvey-Carr	76 !6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	2.0 !So	Leap Academy	Camden, N.J.
1.5 !G	12	Hrynko, BrittanyBrittany Hrynko	68 !5 ft 8 in (1.73 m)	4.0 !Sr	Engineering and Science	Philadelphia, Pa.
1.5 !G	14	January, JessicaJessica January	67 !5 ft 7 in (1.7 m)	2.0 !So	Richfield	Richfield, Minn.
1.5 !G	13	Jenkins, ChaniseChanise Jenkins	65 !5 ft 5 in (1.65 m)	3.0 !Jr	Whitney Young	Chicago, Ill.
3.5 !F	15	Liebenberg, ElriElri Liebenberg	77 !6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	1.0 !Fr	Bergsig Academy	Rustenburg, South Africa
1.5 !G	23	McGee, CentreseCentrese McGee	67 !5 ft 7 in (1.7 m)	4.0 !Sr	Thorton Fractional North	Calumet City, Ill.
1.5 !G	1	Millender, AshtonAshton Millender	68 !5 ft 8 in (1.73 m)	1.0 !Fr	Marian Catholic	Glenwood, Ill.
2.5 !G/F	30	Podkowa, MeganMegan Podkowa	74 !6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	3.0 !Jr	Trinity	Glenview, Ill.
1.5 !G	10	Prochaska, LaurenLauren Prochaska	68 !5 ft 8 in (1.73 m)	1.0 !Fr	Trinity	Chicago, Ill.
1.5 !G	21	Rogowski, MeganMegan Rogowski	69 !5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)	4.0 !Sr	Hersey	Prospect Heights, Ill.
1.5 !G	22	Schulte, BrookeBrooke Schulte	69 !5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)	2.0 !So	Mater Dei	Germantown, Ill.
1.5 !G	45	Waldron, MeghanMeghan Waldron	71 !5 ft 11 in (1.8 m)	1.0 !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

Injured
Current redshirt

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	No. 18	Saint Xavier	W 119–58	–	McGrath-Phillips Arena (222) Chicago, IL
11/06/2014* 6:00 PM	No. 18	Robert Morris (Illinois)	W 137–76	–	McGrath-Phillips Arena (N/A) Chicago, IL
Regular season
11/14/2014* 6:30 PM, BEDN	No. 18	No. 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	No. 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	No. 18	New Mexico Maggie Dixon Classic	W 97–59	2–1	McGrath-Phillips Arena (2,139) Chicago, IL
11/18/2014* 5:30 PM	No. 18	Bradley	W 101–77	3–1	Allstate Arena (5,340) Rosemont, IL
11/22/2014* 7:00 PM	No. 18	South Dakota State	W 84–62	4–1	McGrath-Phillips Arena (1,722) Chicago, IL
11/29/2014* 7:00 PM	No. 18	Northwestern	L 91–97 ^2OT	4–2	McGrath-Phillips Arena (2,565) Chicago, IL
12/03/2014 12:00 PM, BEDN	No. 25	Butler	W 92–76	5–2 (1–0)	McGrath-Phillips Arena (4,001) Chicago, IL
12/07/2014* 2:00 PM	No. 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	No. 25	No. 5 Notre Dame	L 93–94 ^OT	6–3	McGrath-Phillips Arena (3,414) Chicago, IL
12/17/2014* 11:00 AM	No. 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	No. 25	at No. 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	No. 25	at Villanova	L 76–79 ^OT	9–5 (1–1)	The Pavilion (729) Villanova, PA
01/04/2015 4:00 PM	No. 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. No. 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

Main article: 2014–15 NCAA Division I women's basketball 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

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

DePaul Blue Demons women's basketball

Venues	Alumni Hall (1974–2000) Sullivan Athletic Center (2000–present) Wintrust Arena (planned 2017)

Culture & lore	History

People	Head coaches

Seasons	1974–75 1975–76 1976–77 1977–78 1978–79 1979–80 1980–81 1981–82 1982–83 1983–84 1984–85 1985–86 1986–87 1987–88 1988–89 1989–90 1990–91 1991–92 1992–93 1993–94 1994–95 1995–96 1996–97 1997–98 1998–99 1999–00 2000–01 2001–02 2002–03 2003–04 2004–05 2005–06 2006–07 2007–08 2008–09 2009–10 2010–11 2011–12 2012–13 2013–14 2014–15 2015–16 2016–17

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