DePaul University Athletics
Wednesday Matinee in Lincoln Park
11/30/2010 12:00:00 AM | WOMEN'S BASKETBALL
Nov. 30, 2010
| DePaul (6-1) vs. Illinois State (3-1) -Chicagoland Field Trip Day | |
| Date & Time | Wednesday, Dec. 1 at 12 p.m. (CT) |
| Arena | McGrath Arena (Chicago, Ill.) |
| Ticket Information | |
| TV | None |
| Online Video & Audio | BlueTube (Drew Olson) |
| Twitter Updates | @depaulwbbsid |
| Game Notes | |
| Pregame Interview | |
CHICAGO -- The DePaul women's basketball team hosts Illinois State for a matinee game on Wednesday at McGrath Arena. Wednesday's game is scheduled for a Noon start and has been designated "Field Trip Day" for Chicagoland elementary students.
Live stats and audio are available online at www.depaulbluedemons.com with Gametracker and BlueTube. In-game scoring updates and notes can be followed as well at www.twitter.com/depaulwbbsid.
The Blue Demons and Redbirds are meeting for their 11th contest and for fourth time at McGrath Arena. DePaul has won the last four games including, last season's 63-61, overtime thriller in Bloomington.
DePaul is led by Keisha Hampton's 17.6 points per game which ranks second in the BIG EAST Conference behind Connecticut's Maya Moore, who is averaging 26.0 per night.
The Blue Demons are shooting .477 from the floor this season while Taylor Pikes, who is putting up 7.7 points per outing, leads the BIG EAST with an impressive .710 (22-for-31) field goal percentage.
Illinois State comes to Lincoln Park after dropping a tight 73-70 game at South Dakota State on Nov. 24. Prior to their loss, the Redbirds had won three straight including a game at Illinois while it won home contests against Eastern Illinois and SIU-Edwardsville.
Following Wednesday's game the Blue Demons begin a three-game road swing. DePaul travels to SIU-Edwardsville on Dec. 3, opens BIG EAST Conference play at Pittsburgh on Dec. 7 and heads to cross-town rival Loyola-Chicago on Dec. 9.
- Noting the Blue Demons: DePaul is 659-387 (.630) all-time... the 2010-11 campaign is the 37th season of women's basketball at DePaul University... since the start of the 2003-04 season (232 games), the Blue Demons have held 63.8 percent of their opponents to less than 70 points (148-of-232)... in that span, DePaul is 125-23 (.845) when holding opponents to less than 70 points... in that same time span, DePaul has scored 70 or more points in 158 games... DePaul is 136-22 (.861) when scoring 70 plus points... this season DePaul is 5-0 when it scores 70 or more points... in the last six seasons (202 games), the Blue Demons are 142-60 (.703)... in the last 61 home games against conference opponents, DePaul has posted 49 victories... over the last nine-plus seasons (325 games), DePaul has scored at least 80 points in 111 games... the Blue Demons hold a 106-5 (.955) record in those games... in the same span, DePaul is 44-1, including 42 straight wins, when scoring at least 90 points.
- Opponent 8 - Illinois State: After winning its first three games (at Illinois, Eastern Illinois and SIU-Edwardsville) Illinois State fell at South Dakota State on Nov. 24... averaging 72.8 points per game... Emily Hanley leads a trio of ISU players in double figures... Hanley averages 13.8, while Katie Broadway follows with 12.0 and Shala Jackson rounds out the bunch with 10.8... Hanley also leads ISU with 8.5 rebounds per game... ISU is shooting .436 from the field... outrebounding its opponents 44.0 - 35.0 per game.. Stephanie Glance is in her first season at Illinois State.
- The Series: Wednesday's game is the 11th meeting between the two programs... DePaul holds a 7-3 series advantage... the two teams have met every season dating back to the 2006-07 season... DePaul has won the last four games including last year's 63-61 overtime win on the road.
- DePaul against the Missouri Valley Conference: DePaul is 37-10 all-time against school's from the Missouri Valley Conference... DePaul has played Illinois State and Southern Illinois the most of any school from the MVC... played SIU 11 times and is playing ISU for the 11th time on Wednesday... earlier this season, DePaul topped Missouri State the Preseason WNIT.
- Looking back at UC Riverside: DePaul scored 90+ points for the second consecutive game... the first time since the 2007-08 season that DePaul has scored 90 points on back-to-back nights ... in 07-08 DePaul scored 90+ points in three straight games... versus Loyola-Chicago on Dec. 8 (93-51), Chicago State on Dec. 12 (91-59) and at Northern Illinois on Dec. 17 (90-58)... Keisha Hampton led DePaul with 23 points, including 19 in the first half... she was 7-16 from the field with three, 3-pointers... Deanna Ortiz had a career-best 12 points on 4-of-5 from behind the 3-point line... her four 3-pointers puts her one shy of her 2009-10 season total... she now has a total of seven on the season... Taylor Pikes had her second career double-double with 10 points and 10 rebounds... she also had one assist and was 4-of-5 from the field... Sam Quigley had a season-best eight assists... with 377 career assists, she needs two more assists to take over the No. 4 position... she has had at least one assist in her last 70 games... Hampton, Anna Martin (12), Ortiz and Pikes were all in double-figures... DePaul's bench outscored UC Riverside's 37-26... Tre'Shont Nottingham led the Bears with 11 points, shooting .500 ( 3-of-6) from the field... UC Riverside is now 1-1 on the road this season... UC Riverside was held to just 47 points in both its losses this season... fell to Arizona State on Nov. 14, 58-47... DePaul is now 1-0 all-time against UC Riverside... now 3-0 all-time against school's from the Big West Conference... DePaul won their second consecutive Maggie Dixon Classic... the tournament is in its second season in Lincoln Park... UC Riverside took second, proceeded by Morgan State and Northwestern State, respectively... All-Tournament Team: Keisha Hampton (MVP), Taylor Pikes (DePaul), Anna Martin (DePaul), Tre'Shont Nottingham (UC Riverside), Brittany Waddell (UC Riverside) and Moneshia Davis (Morgan State).
- Looking ahead: DePaul travels to SIU-Edwardsville for a 7 p.m. game... DePaul is facing the Cougars for the first time in school history while DePaul is 3-0 all-time against school's from the Ohio Valley Conference.
- It Could Happen: Doug Bruno could win his 505th career coaching victory... Felicia Chester could play her 107th career game while Sam Quigley could play her 106th... Quigley could start her 77th consecutive game while Keisha Hampton could start her 74th... Quigley could have an assist in last 69 games... Quigley has 378 assists and needs two to take over Barb Astaves for the fourth spot (379)... Quigley needs 21 points to become DePaul's 24th 1,000 point scorer... Hampton needs 77 points to become DePaul's 25th 1,000 points scorer... Quigley currently needs two 3-pointers to tie Missy Mitidiero for 11th place on DePual's career 3-point list... Quigley needs 14 3-point attempts to tie Laura Sobieszczyk for eighth all-time.
- Millennium Mark: There are three Blue Demons approaching the 1,000 point mark... Sam Quigley enters Wednesday's game with 979 points, Keisha Hampton has 923 and Felicia Chester is at 793... DePaul currently has 23 1,000 point scorers with Deirdre Naughton claiming the last spot last season.
- Against the State: DePaul has seen recent success against in-state opponents... over the last 64 games against Chicago State, Illinois, Illinois-Chicago, Illinois State, Loyola-Chicago, Northern Illinois, Northwestern and Southern Illinois, the Blue Demons have posted 62 victories... DePaul's 36-game winning streak against programs from the state of Illinois came to an end when Northwestern defeated the Blue Demons 59-55 in Evanston on Nov. 24, 2009... prior to the loss at Northwestern, the last loss to a state program was on Dec. 4, 2002, when Illinois defeated the Blue Demons in Champaign by a 71-67 score... during the 61-game stretch, two losses were at Illinois with the last home loss to an in-state program was on Nov. 20, 1998, against Northwestern... the Wildcats defeated the Blue Demons at Alumni Hall by a score of 62-61 and then most recently at Welsh-Ryan Arena in 2009... DePaul plays at UIC, Loyola and Southern Illinois-Edwardsville while it hosts Northwestern and Northern Illinois this season.
- BIG EAST Scoring Drive: Keisha Hampton leads DePaul with 17.6 points per game which ranks second in the BIG EAST behind Connecticut's Maya Moore (26.0)... Hampton's 17.6 points per game ranks 64th in the nation... Hampton's .828 free throw percentage (24-for-29) ranks sixth in the conference... her 1.9 trifectas per game ties for 10th in the conference.
- Regular Season Tournament History: DePaul is 76-27 (.738) all-time in regular season tournaments dating back to 1980-81 season... the Blue Demons have played in 46 regular-season tournaments and won 25... finished in second nine times... DePaul won the 2010 Maggie Dixon Classic and took second in the Preseason WNIT this season.
- BIG EAST Weekly Honor Roll: Keisha Hampton was named to the BIG EAST Weekly Honor Roll on Nov. 22... in DePaul's first four games, led the Blue Demons with 17.8 points per game and a .895 (17-for-19) effort from the free throw line... Hampton's free throw with six second left against Florida sealed DePaul's victory... Hampton's 11 steals and eight 3-pointers ties for the most on the team... Hampton tallied a season-best 27 points (24 in the first half) against Valparaiso... named to the Preseason WNIT All-Tournament team.
- BIG EAST Conference Preseason Picks: The Blue Demons were picked to finish sixth in the conference by the league's 16 coaches... defending National Champion Connecticut was picked to win the BIG EAST, while West Virginia, Georgetown, Notre Dame and St. John's were picked to finished ahead of DePaul... of the five teams picked to finish in front of DePaul, the Blue Demons host West Virginia (Jan. 30), Georgetown (Feb. 20) and Notre Dame (Feb. 28) at McGrath Arena... DePaul travels to St. John's (Jan. 8) and Connecticut (Feb. 5) for games this season.
- Preseason All-BIG EAST: Junior Keisha Hampton was named to the league's preseason team... she was also a preseason selection in 2009-10... Hampton is a two-time All-BIG EAST performer, earning All-Freshman honors in 2008-09 and second-team accolades as a sophomore... Sam Quigley and Deirdre Naughton were Preseason Honorable Mention picks... this is the first preseason league team selection for Quigley, while Naughton was selected prior to the 2009-10 and was an honorable mention pick prior to the 2008-09.
- Preseason Wade Watch Top 30: Senior guard Deirdre Naughton's name appears on 2010 Preaseason Wade Watch Top 30 list again this season... also made the preseason 2009-10 list... Naughton enters the 2010-11 season with 1,470 career points (1,051 at DePaul and 419 at Wake Forest), and a career .430 field goal percentage... in her two seasons at DePaul, Naughton has averaged 15.3 points per game while her 124, 3-point field goals rank 12th on DePaul's all-time list... Naughton is one of five BIG EAST Conference players to appear on the top 30 list.
- Naismith Preseason Watch List: Keisha Hampton became one of 50 Division I student-athletes to be named to the Naismith Watch List on Nov. 10... Hampton enters her junior season with 800 career points and has started every game since coming to Lincoln Park in 2008-09... Hampton is a preseason All-BIG EAST performer and earned All-Freshman honors in 2008-09 and was a second-team All-BIG EAST selection last season.
- Quigley with CLASS: On Nov. 3, 2010, Sam Quigley was named one of 30 NCAA Division I student-athletes to the Lowe's Senior CLASS Candidate list... one of the most prestigious awards for the all-around athlete, the Lowe's Senior CLASS Awards honors the student-athlete who excels not only on the floor but also the community, classroom and character.
- Taking Advantage from Beyond the Arc: Since the start of the 2005-06 season (170 games), the club has knocked down 1145 (6.7 per game) trifectas compared to just 854 (5.0 per game) for the opposition... DePaul is averaging 8.1 3-pointers per game which ranks No. 17 in the Nation and third in the BIG EAST behind Villanova (10.7) and Syracuse (8.3)... DePaul had a season-best 12 3-pointers against UC Riverside... the 12 3-pointers were the most by DePaul since it went 14-for-34 at Cincinnati on Mar. 2, 2009... with three 3-pointers against San Diego State at the NCAA Championship in San Diego, the team clinched the 10th straight year with at least 200 three-pointers... a 0-for-8 showing against Houston on Feb. 11, 2005, ended DePaul's streak with a three-pointer at 259 games... at the time, it was the nation's seventh-longest active streak... more recently, the Blue Demons 0-14 showing at Northern Illinois in 2009 ended a 144 game streak with a 3-pointer, while they were also 0-11 against Arkansas also in 2009... including the Houston, Northern Illinois and Arkansas games, the Blue Demons have tallied a three-pointer in 436 of the last 439 games... DePaul has made 200 or more 3-pointers in 10 of its last 11 seasons... the 2009-10 team tallied 163 to end DePaul's streak at 10 seasons.
- Home Cookin': Through nine seasons, McGrath Arena - formerly known as the DePaul Athletic Center - has proven itself as one of the toughest venues in the nation. The Blue Demons have posted a 122-21 (.853) record in the arena's 143 games. DePaul's .848 winning percentage entering the 2009-10 season ranks ninth among all active arenas and 11th all-time.
In its 37th season of women's basketball at DePaul University, the Blue Demons have an all-time home court record of 386-105 (.786). Over 26 seasons at Alumni Hall, the women's basketball program won over 75 percent of its games with a 242-80 all-time record. At the Allstate Arena, the women's program has posted an all-time record of 22-4.
There have been 15 streaks of at least 10 straight home victories. The longest streak was the 33-game run that started on Dec. 19, 2003 with a 99-63 win over Alabama State and ended on Jan. 28, 2006 with an 84-75 defeat to #5/4 Connecticut. The Blue Demons' 11-game winning streak dating back to the 2006-07 season ended on Jan. 2, 2008 with the 102-68 loss to #3/3 Tennessee.
Over the last seven-plus years at McGrath Arena, the team is 100-14 at home with five losses to teams ranked in the top five. DePaul lost in overtime to #2/2 Tennessee on Dec. 17, 2003, before the Connecticut loss in Jan. 2006. Tennessee, ranked third in both polls, served DePaul its fifth defeat before the 77-76 loss to #1/1 Connecticut on Mar. 1, 2008. Maybe more impressive is that the Blue Demons' average margin of victory during that span that 20.1 points per game.
The Blue Demons have also posted 99 victories in the last 102 games over unranked opponents. West Virginia ended DePaul's 58-game streak over unranked opponents with a 74-63 decision on Jan. 9, 2007 before Pittsburgh and Louisville handed the Blue Demons defeats in 2007-08. During the 58-game streak, there were 54 victories at McGrath Arena and four wins at the Allstate Arena.
- Coach Doug Bruno Court: Beginning in the 2010-11 season, the Blue Demons will play their home games at McGrath Arena on the Coach Doug Bruno Court... DePaul's Director of Athletics, Jean Lenti Ponsetto made the announcement on Nov. 16, 2009 and the court was formally dedicated on Saturday, Nov. 6, 2010... the 2010-11 season marks Coach Bruno's 25th season at DePaul while he is also on track to record his 500th career win this season... Bruno currently has 460 collegiate wins and 40 wins as the head coach of the Chicago Hustle (WBL - Professional Team in Chicago)... Coach Bruno becomes just the fifth NCAA women's coach and just the third DI coach to have a court named in his honor... Bruno follows, Kay Yow from North Carolina State and Pat Summitt who has the court at Tennessee and Tennessee Martin named in her honor... Lin L. Laursen has "Larsen Court" at Central Arizona College (NJCAA) while there is the Pam Evans Smith Arena at Wittenberg University
- Lots and Lots of Games: Felicia Chester and Sam Quigley are both fifth you seniors... Chester has played in 106 career games and Quigley has appeared in 105... assistant director of basketball operation, Khara Smith played in a school-record 131 games in her career... if DePaul plays 33 games again this season (the Blue Demons played 33 in 2008-09 and in 2009-10) the pair is on track to break Smith's record.
- Raining 3s: Deirdre Naughton and Sam Quigley enter the 2010-11 season ranked in DePaul's top 13 for 3-point field goals and 3-point field goal attempts... Quigley currently has 132 3-pointers on 399 attempts which ranks her 12th in field goals and ninth in attempts... Naughton begins the season with 124, 3-pointers on 375 attempts in a Blue Demon uniform which ranks her 13th in total 3-point field goals and 11th in attempts... Lenae Williams holds DePaul's record with 303 3-point field goals on 924 attempts.
- Dishing it Out: Sam currently has 378 career assists which ranks No. 5 on DePaul's all-time list... she needs one assist to tie Barb Atsaves for No. 4... the younger Quigley needs to dish out 49 assists (427) to tie her sister, Allie Quigley (2004-08) for third all-time.
- Coaching on the same side, coaching separately: DePaul head coach Doug Bruno and Connecticut head coach Geno Auriemma's teamed up this summer to help the USA National Team win Gold at the FIBA World Championship in the Czech Republic on Oct. 3, 2010... Auriemma served as the team's head coach while Bruno was an assistant along with Jennifer Gillom of the WNBA Minnesota Lynx and Marynell Meadors of the Atlanta Dream.
- Streaking: Dating back to last season and in some cases, the last couple of seasons, the Blue Demons have put together various streaks. Listed below are some current active streaks heading into the 2010-11 season:
- 59 straight victories over unranked non-conference opponents at home
- Eight consecutive NCAA Championship appearances
- Who, When and Where: Eight of the Blue Demons 28 scheduled opponents played in the NCAA Championship in 2010... DePaul hosts 16 games at McGrath Arena, and travels to 12 road contests... the Blue Demons will not play on a neutral floor until the BIG EAST Championship, March 4-8... DePaul opens the 2010-11 season with the Preseason WNIT and host Valparaiso in the opening round on Nov. 12... the Preseason WNIT second round, semifinals and championship game sites and dates are to be determined... DePaul is scheduled to play eight home and eight road BIG EAST Conference games this season... the Blue Demons will play Marquette twice (Feb. 12 in Chicago and Feb. 26 in Milwaukee).
- Marching Along: DePaul made its eighth consecutive and the program's 15th NCAA Championship appearance in 2010... the Blue Demons were one of seven BIG EAST programs in the field of 64... the conference led all leagues along with the SEC with teams earning bids... the program is 7-15 (.318) all-time in NCAA Championship play...DePaul is one of 13 teams to appear in each of the last eight tournaments... joining the Blue Demons on the list of 13 teams with eight straight NCAA's are Connecticut, Duke, Georgia, LSU, North Carolina, Notre Dame, Ohio State, Oklahoma, Rutgers, Stanford, Tennessee and Vanderbilt... the eight straight appearances are a program record for consecutive NCAA's... DePaul earned four consecutive NCAA berths from 1990-93 followed by a three-year run from 1995-97... the program is 4-9 entering in its last eight tournament appearances, including a 2006 NCAA Regional Semifinal appearance in San Antonio, Texas.
