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#13/18 DePaul Storms Past NJIT
1/20/2011 12:00:00 AM | WOMEN'S BASKETBALL
Jan. 20, 2011
Bluetube - Highlights | Postgame Interview
Box Score - DePaul 90, NJIT 43 
| Postgame Notes
CHICAGO (AP) -- Felicia Chester collected 15 points and four others teammates also scored in double-figures as the No. 13/18 DePaul women's basketball team claimed a 90-43 nonconference victory over New Jersey Institute of Technology on Thursday at McGrath Arena.
The win was 15th in 16 games and fifth straight for the Blue Demons (18-2) who never trailed.
DePaul's 47-point victory was its biggest of the season while Katherine Harry had 14 points and season-high 14 rebounds for her seventh career double-double. Anna Martin added 13 while Keisha Hampton and Taylor Pikes had 12 and 10 points, respectively.
NJIT's Jessica Gerald had a game-high 21 points for the Highlanders (5-11) who entered with a two-game winning streak.
The game, the first meeting between the teams, was originally scheduled for Dec. 29 but an East Coast snowstorm prevented the Highlanders from leaving Newark, N.J., leading to the rescheduling.
DePaul's lead reached double-digits at 16-5, less than five minutes into the game on Hampton's steal and layup. The Highlanders used a 7-0 run midway through the half to temporarily trim the deficit to 24-16 with 10 minutes.
The Blue Demons responded with a 14-0 run which pushed their lead past 20 points at 38-16. Back-to-back Sam Quigley 3-pointers in the final 1:28 gave the Blue Demons a 54-25 halftime lead, only the second time they topped 50 first-half points this season.
DePaul opened the second half with an 11-0 run for a 65-25 advantage and the lead never dipped below 33 points.
The Blue Demons outscored the Highlanders 56-18 in the paint, out rebounded NJIT 57-27 and had a 21-7 assist advantage.
The Highlanders' Gerard built her production on 3-of-7 shooting from beyond the arc and was also 10 of 10 on free throws.
Thursday's game was the 150th at McGrath Arena which is located on DePaul's Lincoln Park campus. The Blue Demons are 129-21 (.860) at the facility, which replaced Alumni Hall in 2000-01.
DePaul is 11-0 this season at home and hosts Seton Hall when it resumes BIG EAST Conference play Jan. 22. Saturday's game tips at 7 p.m. and is apart of DePaul's Hall of Fame weekend.
Notes: DePaul has won its last 13 games at McGrath Arena dating back to its Feb. 23, 2010 win over Pittsburgh... DePaul is 11-0 this season on its home court and improves to 129-21 (.860) all-time at McGrath Arena... during DePaul's 13-game winning streak, the Blue Demons average margin of victory is 21.9 points per game… DePaul's 47-point win is the team's largest margin of victory since the Blue Demons topped Alcorn State, 90-42 on Nov. 16, 2008 -- that game was at a neutral site… DePaul has won 15 of its last 16 games... in that stretch, DePaul has defeated two top 25 teams - #3/2 Stanford and #18/18 St. John's… five Blue Demons scored in double-figures for DePaul... DePaul is 2-0 when five players score in double-digits this season... five reached double-figures at Missouri State on Nov. 15… DePaul's 58 rebounds is the most since the Blue Demons grabbed a McGrath Arena record 63 against UIC on Nov. 29, 2007... DePaul's previous season-high was 51 which it recorded at Pittsburgh on Dec. 7, 2010… DePaul recorded 21 assists... 11th game this season the Blue Demons have had 20 or more assists... Anna Martin led DePaul with four assists... with two 3-pointers, Sam Quigley now ranks seventh on DePaul's all-time career 3-point list... the senior has 155 career 3-pointers… Katherine Harry tallied her seventh career double-double and second of the season... Harry tallied 14 points and grabbed a season-high 14 rebounds... DePaul has scored 90 or more points in five games this season... in the last six seasons (215 games) DePaul is 110-5 (.957) when scoring 90 or more points... it has won its last 45 when reaching the 90 point mark... the loss snapped the Highlanders two-game winning streak... Jessica Gerald led NJIT and the floor with 21 points... DePaul is now 1-0 all-time against NJIT.
