2018–19 DePaul Blue Demons women's basketball team

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. DePaul won the Big East Conference tournament championship game over Marquette, 74–73. They were upset in the first round by Missouri State in the NCAA women's tournament.

2018–19 DePaul Blue Demons women's basketball
Big East Conference Tournament Champions
NCAA tournament, first round
Conference	Big East Conference
Ranking
Coaches	No. 25
AP	No. 24
Record	26–8 (14–4 Big East)
Head coach	Doug Bruno (33rd season)
Assistant coaches	Jill M. Pizzotti Lisa Ryckbosch Jasmine Lister
Home arena	Wintrust Arena McGrath-Phillips Arena

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

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 Doug Bruno (DePaul) Assistant coach(es) Jill M. Pizzotti (Southeast Missouri State) Lisa Ryckbosch (Georgetown) Candis Blankson (DePaul) 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
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.

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
Poll	Pre	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	Final
AP	15	15	16	16	20	20	20	20	24	RV	24	RV	RV	—	—	RV	RV	RV	RV	24
Coaches	15	15^	16	14	17	18	18	19	24	RV	24	RV	RV	RV	RV	RV	24	24	23	25

^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