2019–20 DePaul Blue Demons women's basketball team

2019–20 DePaul Blue Demons women's basketball
Big East Conference Tournament Champions
Conference	Big East Conference
Ranking
Coaches	No. 14
AP	No. 15
Record	28–5 (15–3 Big East)
Head coach	Doug Bruno (34th season)
Assistant coaches	Jill M. Pizzotti Lisa Ryckbosch Candis Blankson
Home arena	Wintrust Arena McGrath-Phillips Arena

2019–20 Big East Conference women's basketball standings

v t e	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		PCT			W		L		PCT
No. 15 DePaul	15	–	3		.833			28	–	5		.848
Marquette	13	–	5		.722			24	–	8		.750
Butler	11	–	7		.611			19	–	11		.633
Creighton	11	–	7		.611			19	–	11		.633
Seton Hall	11	–	7		.611			19	–	12		.613
St. John's	11	–	7		.611			19	–	12		.613
Villanova	11	–	7		.611			18	–	13		.581
Providence	3	–	15		.167			13	–	19		.406
Georgetown	2	–	16		.111			5	–	25		.167
Xavier	2	–	16		.111			3	–	27		.100
† 2020 Big East tournament winner As of April 1, 2020 Rankings from AP poll

The 2019–20 DePaul Blue Demons women's basketball team represented DePaul University during the 2019–20 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Blue Demons, led by thirty-fourth year head coach Doug Bruno, played their home games at the Wintrust Arena and the McGrath-Phillips Arena as members of the Big East Conference. They finished the season 28–5, 15–3 in Big East play to finish in first place.[1][2] DePaul won the Big East Conference tournament championship game over Marquette, 88–74. The NCAA tournament was cancelled due to the COVID-19 outbreak.[3]

Previous season

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.[4] They were upset in the first round by Missouri State in the NCAA women's tournament.

Roster

2019–20 DePaul Blue Demons women's basketball team
Players	Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Year Previous school Hometown G 1 Keke Rimmer 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) Fr Proviso East Maywood, IL G 2 Maya Stovall 5 ft 7 in (1.7 m) Fr Parkway North St. Louis, MO G 3 Deja Church 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) Jr Southfield A&T Michigan Southfield, MI G 10 Lexi Held 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) So Cooper Burlington, KY G 11 Sonya Morris 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) So Incarnate Word St. Charles, MO F 14 Hannah Purcell 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) Fr Annandale Annadale, MN G 15 Jolene Daninger 5 ft 7 in (1.7 m) So Andover Andover, MN G 20 Kelly Campbell 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) Sr Saint John Vianney Wall, NJ F 22 Chante Stonewall 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) Sr University Normal, IL G 23 Dee Bekelja 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) Jr Solon Solon, OH F 24 Kayla Caudle 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) Fr Vernon Hills Vernon Hills, IL G 30 Marisa Warren 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) Fr Incarnate Word Academy O'Fallon, MO F 32 Dege Jean 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) Fr Rich South Richton Park, IL F 42 Kiara Dallmann 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) Jr Sheboygan North Iowa Western Sheboygan, WI	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 Last update: April 1, 2020

Schedule

Date time, TV	Rank^#	Opponent^#	Result	Record	Site (attendance) city, state
Exhibition
October 29, 2019 5:00 p.m.	No. 18	Saint Xavier	W 124–60	–	Wintrust Arena  Chicago, IL
Non-conference regular season
November 8, 2019* 4:30 p.m.	No. 18	Miami (OH) Preseason WNIT	W 98–79	1–0	Wintrust Arena  Chicago, IL
November 11, 2019* 7:00 p.m.	No. 18	Drexel Preseason WNIT	W 81–57	2–0	McGrath-Phillips Arena (1,335) Chicago, IL
November 14, 2019* 9:00 p.m.	No. 18	at No. 7 Oregon State Preseason WNIT	L 77–98	2–1	Gill Coliseum (4,430) Corvallis, OR
November 22, 2019* 11:00 a.m.	No. 19	Arkansas State Maggie Dixon Classic	W 109–64	3–1	McGrath-Phillips Arena  Chicago, IL
November 23, 2019* 3:30 p.m.	No. 19	No. 16 Miami (FL) Maggie Dixon Classic	W 89–83	4–1	McGrath-Phillips Arena (1,608) Chicago, IL
November 26, 2019* 4:30 p.m.	No. 16	Milwaukee	W 94–65	5–1	Wintrust Arena  Chicago, IL
December 1, 2019* 2:00 p.m., BTN+	No. 16	at Northwestern	W 70–68	6–1	Welsh–Ryan Arena (1,416) Evanston, IL
December 7, 2019* 1:00 p.m., ESPN3	No. 16	at Green Bay	W 76–65	7–1	Kress Events Center (2,023) Green Bay, WI
December 11, 2019* 5:30 p.m., ACCN	No. 16	at Notre Dame	W 105–94	8–1	Edmund P. Joyce Center (7,148) South Bend, IN
December 14, 2019* 3:30 p.m.	No. 16	Alabama State	W 105–76	9–1	Wintrust Arena (4,620) Chicago, IL
December 16, 2019* 7:00 p.m., FS1	No. 16	No. 2 Connecticut	L 74–84	9–2	Wintrust Arena (2,621) Chicago, IL
December 20, 2019* 7:00 p.m.	No. 16	at Loyola-Chicago	W 83–76	10–2	Gentile Arena (756) Chicago, IL
Big East regular season
December 29, 2019 4:00 p.m., BEDN	No. 16	Marquette	W 89–71	11–2 (1–0)	McGrath-Phillips Arena (2,321) Chicago, IL
January 3, 2020 5:30 p.m., FS2	No. 16	at Providence	W 80–67	12–2 (2–0)	Alumni Hall (632) Providence, RI
January 5, 2020 1:00 p.m., BEDN	No. 16	at Creighton	W 74–71	13–2 (3–0)	D. J. Sokol Arena (842) Omaha, NE
January 10, 2020 7:00 p.m., BEDN	No. 15	Seton Hall	W 85–68	14–2 (4–0)	McGrath-Phillips Arena (1,653) Chicago, IL
January 12, 2020 12:00 p.m., FS1	No. 15	St. John's	W 74–69	15–2 (5–0)	McGrath-Phillips Arena (1,622) Chicago, IL
January 17, 2020 6:00 p.m., BEDN	No. 14	at Xavier	W 91–68	16–2 (6–0)	Cintas Center (481) Cincinnati, OH
January 19, 2020 1:00 p.m., BEDN	No. 14	at Butler	W 80–65	17–2 (7–0)	Hinkle Fieldhouse (591) Indianapolis, IN
January 24, 2020 7:00 p.m., BEDN	No. 11	Villanova	W 85–69	18–2 (8–0)	McGrath-Phillips Arena (1,506) Chicago, IL
January 26, 2020 2:00 p.m., BEDN	No. 11	Georgetown	W 92–66	19–2 (9–0)	McGrath-Phillips Arena (1,899) Chicago, IL
January 31, 2020 p.m., BEDN	No. 11	Creighton	L 61–63	19–3 (9–1)	Wintrust Arena (1,664) Chicago, IL
February 2, 2020 1:00 p.m., BEDN	No. 11	Providence	W 93–71	20–3 (10–1)	Wintrust Arena (1,650) Chicago, IL
February 7, 2020 6:00 p.m., BEDN	No. 14	at St. John's	W 71–65	21–3 (11–1)	Carnesecca Arena (610) New York, NY
February 9, 2020 12:00 p.m., BEDN	No. 14	at Seton Hall	W 86–76	22–3 (12–1)	Walsh Gymnasium (1,656) South Orange, NJ
February 14, 2020 7:00 p.m., BEDN	No. 13	Butler	W 89–60	23–3 (13–1)	McGrath-Phillips Arena (1,779) Chicago, IL
February 16, 2020 2:00 p.m., BEDN	No. 13	Xavier	W 97–65	24–3 (14–1)	McGrath-Phillips Arena (2,380) Chicago, IL
February 21, 2020 6:00 p.m., BEDN	No. 12	at Georgetown	W 87–69	25–3 (15–1)	McDonough Gymnasium (291) Washington, D.C.
February 23, 2020 12:00 p.m., BEDN	No. 12	at Villanova	L 58–76	25–4 (15–2)	Finneran Pavilion (2,421) Villanova, PA
March 1, 2020 2:00 p.m., FS2	No. 16	at Marquette	L 83–90	25–5 (15–3)	Al McGuire Center (2,671) Milwaukee, WI
Big East Women's Tournament
March 7, 2020 12:00 p.m., FS2	(1) No. 18	(8) Providence Quarterfinals	W 97–59	26–5	Wintrust Arena  Chicago, IL
March 8, 2020 5:00 p.m., FS1	(1) No. 18	Seton Hall Semifinals	W 83–80	27–5	Wintrust Arena  Chicago, IL
March 9, 2020 7:00 p.m., FS1	(1) No. 15	(2) Marquette Final	W 88–74	28–5	Wintrust Arena (2,340) Chicago, IL
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Central Time. [5]

Rankings

Main article: 2019–20 NCAA Division I women's basketball rankings

Ranking movements
Legend: ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking
т = Tied with team above or below

	Week
Poll	Pre	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	Final
AP	18т	18	19	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	15	14	11	11	14	13	12	16	18	15	15
Coaches	20	20	17	15	16	16	16	17	17	15	12	12	14	13	12	15	16	14	14	Not released

^Coaches' Poll did not release a second poll at the same time as the AP.

See also

2019–20 DePaul Blue Demons men's basketball team

References

1. "Depaul Blue Demons Women's Basketball - Blue Demons News, Scores, Stats, Rumors & More". ESPN. Retrieved November 4, 2018.
2. DePaul Blue Demons. "DePaul Blue Demons on Yahoo! Sports - News, Scores, Standings, Rumors, Fantasy Games". Sports.yahoo.com. Retrieved November 4, 2018.
3. "NCAA cancels remaining winter and spring championships". Archived from the original on March 12, 2020.
4. Mar 12, A. P.; ET, 2019 at 10:44p (March 12, 2019). "DePaul women win 4th title in 6 years, top No. 13 Marquette". FOX Sports. Retrieved March 13, 2019.
5. 2019-20 DePaul Women's Basketball Schedule