2017–18 DePaul Blue Demons women's basketball team

The 2017–18 DePaul Blue Demons women's basketball team represented DePaul University during the 2017–18 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Blue Demons, led by thirty-second year head coach Doug Bruno, played their home games at the Wintrust Arena. They were members of the Big East Conference. They finished the 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.

2017–18 DePaul Blue Demons women's basketball
Maggie Dixon Classic champions Big East regular season co-champions & Tournament Champions
NCAA Women's Tournament, second round
Conference	Big East Conference
Ranking
Coaches	No. 23
Record	27–8 (15–3 Big East)
Head coach	Doug Bruno (32nd season)
Assistant coaches	Jill M. Pizzotti Lisa Ryckbosch Jasmine Lister
Home arena	Wintrust Arena McGrath-Phillips Arena

2017–18 Big East Conference women's basketball standings

	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		PCT			W		L		PCT
DePaul †	15	–	3		.833			27	–	8		.771
Marquette	15	–	3		.833			24	–	10		.706
Villanova	12	–	6		.667			23	–	9		.719
Creighton	11	–	7		.611			19	–	13		.594
St. John's	9	–	9		.500			19	–	15		.559
Georgetown	9	–	9		.500			16	–	16		.500
Seton Hall	7	–	11		.389			16	–	16		.500
Butler	6	–	12		.333			15	–	17		.469
Xavier	3	–	15		.167			10	–	20		.333
Providence	3	–	15		.167			10	–	21		.323
† 2018 Big East tournament winner As of 25 March 2018 Rankings from AP poll

This was the Blue Demons' first season at the new Wintrust Arena at the McCormick Place convention center. The arena is also the new home to the DePaul men's team.

Roster

2017–18 DePaul Blue Demons women's basketball team
Players	Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Year Previous school Hometown G 1 Ashton Millender 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) Jr Marian Catholic Glenwood, IL G 3 Vinisha Sherrod 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) Fr Bradley-Bourbonnais Bourbonnais, IL G 5 Lauren Prochaska 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) Sr Trinity Chicago, IL G 10 Amarah Coleman 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) Sr Homewood-Flossmoor Bolingbrook, IL G 11 Rebekah Dahlman 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) RS Sr Braham Area Vanderbilt Braham, MN G/F 14 Rachel McLimore 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) Fr Zionsville Zionsville, IN G 15 Jolene Daninger 5 ft 7 in (1.7 m) Fr Andover Andover, MN G 20 Kelly Campbell 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) So Saint John Vianney Wall, NJ F 22 Chante Stonewall 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) So University Normal, IL G 23 Dee Bekelja 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) Fr Solon Solon, OH G 24 Tanita Allen 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) Jr Whitney Young Chicago, IL G 31 Deja Cage 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) So Morgan Park Chicago, IL F 33 Claire McMahon 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) So Lincoln Way East Frankfort, IL F 35 Mart'e Grays 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) Jr Martin Luther King Jr. Detroit, MI	Head coach Doug Bruno (DePaul) Assistant coach(es) Jill M. Pizzotti (Southeast Missouri State) Lisa Ryckbosch (Georgetown) Jasmine Lister (Vanderbilt) Legend (C) Team captain (S) Suspended (I) Ineligible (W) Walk-on Injured Current redshirt Roster

Schedule

Date time, TV	Rank#	Opponent#	Result	Record	Site (attendance) city, state
Exhibition
11/05/2017* 5:30 pm	No. 25	Saint Xavier	W 128–77	–	Wintrust Arena (4,751) Chicago, IL
Non-conference regular season
11/10/2017* 7:00 pm	No. 25	Northern Colorado	L 88–94	0–1	McGrath-Phillips Arena (1,665) Chicago, IL
11/13/2017* 7:00 pm		No. 21 Oklahoma	W 111–108 OT	1–1	McGrath-Phillips Arena (2,072) Chicago, IL
11/17/2017* 6:30 pm		Delaware State Maggie Dixon Classic semifinals	W 110–71	2–1	Wintrust Arena (1,692) Chicago, IL
11/18/2017* 4:00 pm		Saint Louis Maggie Dixon Classic championship	W 86–78	3–1	Wintrust Arena (1,964) Chicago, IL
11/23/2017* 2:30 pm		vs. Florida Gulf Coast Play4Kay Showcase Quarterfinals	L 84–89 OT	3–2	Mandalay Bay Arena  Las Vegas, NV
11/24/2017* 2:30 pm		vs. Memphis Play4Kay Showcase consolation 2nd round	W 81–67	4–2	Mandalay Bay Arena  Las Vegas, NV
11/25/2017* 5:00 pm		vs. Gonzaga Play4Kay Showcase 5th place game	W 88–71	5–2	Mandalay Bay Arena  Las Vegas, NV
12/04/2017* 11:00 am		Loyola–Chicago	W 88–47	6–2	Wintrust Arena (5,152) Chicago, IL
12/08/2017* 6:00 pm, FS1		No. 1 Connecticut	L 69–103	6–3	Wintrust Arena (3,229) Chicago, IL
12/13/2017* 7:00 pm, BTN Plus		at Northwestern	W 92–63	7–3	Beardsley Gym (636) Evanston, IL
12/17/2017* 12:00 pm, ACCN Extra		at No. 2 Notre Dame	L 82–91	7–4	Edmund P. Joyce Center (8,503) South Bend, IN
12/20/2017* 7:00 pm		IUPUI	W 85–71	8–4	McGrath-Phillips Arena (1,746) Chicago, IL
Conference regular season
12/28/2017 7:00 pm, BEDN		Seton Hall	W 89–66	9–4 (1–0)	McGrath-Phillips Arena (1,832) Chicago, IL
12/30/2017 7:00 pm, BEDN/NBCSCH		St. John's	W 76–67	10–4 (2–0)	McGrath-Phillips Arena (1,709) Chicago, IL
01/04/2018 7:00 pm, BEDN/NBCSCH		at Marquette	L 81–93	10–5 (2–1)	Al McGuire Center (1,626) Milwaukee, WI
01/07/2018 12:00 pm, BEDN		at Providence	W 71–48	11–5 (3–1)	Alumni Hall (326) Providence, RI
01/10/2018 7:00 pm, BEDN		at Creighton	W 82–54	12–5 (4–1)	D. J. Sokol Arena (672) Omaha, NE
01/12/2018 4:30 pm, BEDN/NBCSCH		Xavier	W 79–48	13–5 (5–1)	Wintrust Arena (5,354) Chicago, IL
01/14/2018 3:30 pm, CBSSN		Butler	W 87–65	14–5 (6–1)	Wintrust Arena (1,979) Chicago, IL
01/19/2018 6:00 pm, BEDN		at Villanova	L 58–84	14–6 (6–2)	Jake Nevin Field House (641) Villanova, PA
01/21/2018 1:00 pm, CBSSN		at Georgetown	W 78–62	15–6 (7–2)	McDonough Gymnasium (1,191) Washington, D.C.
01/29/2018 8:00 pm, FS1		Marquette	W 95–83	16–6 (8–2)	McGrath-Phillips Arena (2,381) Chicago, IL
02/02/2018 7:00 pm, BEDN/NBCSCH		Creighton	W 77–67	17–6 (9–2)	McGrath-Phillips Arena (1,828) Chicago, IL
02/04/2018 2:00 pm, BEDN/NBCSCH		Providence	W 81–47	18–6 (10–2)	McGrath-Phillips Arena (2,235) Chicago, IL
02/09/2018 6:00 pm, BEDN		at Butler	W 86–68	19–6 (11–2)	Hinkle Fieldhouse (1,047) Indianapolis, IN
02/11/2018 1:00 pm, BEDN		at Xavier	W 73–72	20–6 (12–2)	Cintas Center (1,107) Cincinnati, OH
02/16/2018 7:00 pm, BEDN/NBCSCH		Georgetown	L 85–86	20–7 (12–3)	McGrath-Phillips Arena (1,890) Chicago, IL
02/18/2018 2:00 pm, FS1		Villanova	W 71–66	21–7 (13–3)	McGrath-Phillips Arena (2,182) Chicago, IL
02/23/2018 6:00 pm, BEDN		at St. John's	W 67–54	22–7 (14–3)	Carnesecca Arena (749) Queens, NY
02/25/2018 12:00 pm, BEDN		at Seton Hall	W 72–68	23–7 (15–3)	Walsh Gymnasium (1,013) South Orange, NJ
Big East Women's Tournament
03/04/2018 6:00 pm, FS2	(2)	vs. (7) Seton Hall Quarterfinals	W 78–52	24–7	Wintrust Arena  Chicago, IL
03/05/2018 5:30 pm, FS1	(2)	vs. (6) Georgetown Semifinals	W 85–53	25–7	Wintrust Arena (2,192) Chicago, IL
03/06/2018 6:00 pm, FS1	(2)	vs. (1) Marquette Championship Game	W 98–63	26–7	Wintrust Arena (2,264) Chicago, IL
NCAA Women's Tournament
03/16/2018* 11:00 am, ESPN2	(5 S)	vs. (12 S) Oklahoma First Round	W 90–79	27–7	Reed Arena  College Station, TX
03/18/2018* 1:00 pm, ESPN2	(5 S)	at (4 S) No. 14 Texas A&M Second Round	L 79–80	27–8	Reed Arena (3,162) College Station, TX
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. S=Spokane Region. All times are in Central Time.

Source:

Rankings

2017–18 NCAA Division I women's basketball rankings

Regular Season Polls

Poll	Pre- season	Week 2	Week 3	Week 4	Week 5	Week 6	Week 7	Week 8	Week 9	Week 10	Week 11	Week 12	Week 13	Week 14	Week 15	Week 16	Week 17	Week 18	Week 19	Final
AP	25	RV	RV	RV	RV	NR	RV	RV	RV	NR	NR	NR	NR	RV	RV	NR	RV	RV	NR	N/A
Coaches	20	21	21	RV	RV	RV	RV	RV	RV	RV	RV	RV	RV	RV	24	RV	RV	24	23	23

Legend

		Increase in ranking
		Decrease in ranking
		No Change
(RV)		Received Votes
(NR)		Not Ranked