DePaul Hosts Arizona State on Friday
12/15/2011 12:00:00 AM | WOMEN'S BASKETBALL
Dec. 15, 2011
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| No. 23/21 DePaul vs. Arizona State Friday, December 16 at 7 p.m. (CST) McGrath-Phillips Arena (3,000) | ||||||
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| TV: Lakeshore Public Television (LPTV) Dave Bernhard (P-B-P), Barb Atsaves Pabst (Color) Channel Listings | ||||||
| BlueTube: Cami Padilla | ||||||
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| Halftime: Wilmette Junior High Dance Team | ||||||
| Postgame: Student-Athlete Autographs | ||||||
| Champions Club Room RSVP DePaul Student Center - 2nd Floor | ||||||
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| Next Game: at Illinois State -- Monday, Dec. 19 | 7 p.m. (CST) Next Home Game: | ||||||
CHICAGO - The No. 23/21 DePaul women's basketball team returns to campus on Dec. 16 and hosts Arizona State after playing two games on the East Coast. The Blue Demons and Sun Devils tip at 7 p.m. at McGrath-Phillips Arena while the game will be carried live on Lakeshore Public Television in the Chicagoland. Dave Bernhard and former Blue Demon great Barb Atsaves Pabst will handle the announcing duties while the game will also be carried on DePaul's BlueTube. Gametracker is also available while in-game notes and updates can be followed www.twitter.com/DePaulWBBSID.
The Blue Demons' (9-2) put their 24-game McGrath-Phillips Arena streak on the line on Friday. DePaul's home court winning streak has spanned three seasons or 661 days. The Blue Demons are 5-0 at home this season including a 69-52 win over St. John's in the BIG EAST Conference opener for both teams. DePaul's streak began on Feb. 23, 2010 when it topped Pittsburgh and closed out the 2009-10 season with a win over Syracuse before going 17-0 on its home floor last season.
This year, DePaul's high-octane offense is led by Anna Martin, Keisha Hampton and Brittany Hrynko. The trio all average double-figures while Martin is second in the league with 18.6 points per outing. The junior from Kentucky has reached double digits in all 11 games and scored a season-high 29 points in the Blue Demons win over Portland on Nov. 19.
Hampton is averaging 17.4 points which ranks fourth in the BIG EAST while her free throw percentage (.877) is also the fourth best in conference. Hrynko is second on the team with 19 3-pointers and puts in 10.1 points per contest.
Arizona State (7-1) comes to Lincoln Park having won its last three games. The Sun Devils are paced by Kimberly Brandon's 10.6 points while the team puts up 64.8 points per contest.
The Sun Devils won last season's series meeting in Arizona. The win snapped DePaul's 10-game winning streak as ASU won that contest 79-66. Last season Brandon scored three points and grabbed seven rebounds. Martin and Hampton combined for 25 points and 10 rebounds.
Friday's game is the third between the two school's while the series is knotted at one game apiece. DePaul won series only other meeting in Chicago, 67-65 during the First Round of the NCAA Tournament in 1992.
Following Friday's game, the Blue Demons hit the road for a contest at Illinois State on Dec. 19. The Blue Demons then close out 2011 with two games at McGrath-Phillips Arena. DePaul hosts Southern Illinois on Dec. 22 at 7 p.m. and Northern Illinois New Year's Eve at 2 p.m.
Tickets for all DePaul women's games can be purchased at any Ticketmaster location or at the DePaul Athletic Ticket Office located in the Sullivan Athletic Center or by calling (773) 325-SLAM.
- Noting the Blue Demons: DePaul is 691-395 (.636) all-time... the 2011-12 campaign is the 37th season of women's basketball at DePaul University... since the start of the 2003-04 season (273 games), the Blue Demons have held 64.8 percent of their opponents to less than 70 points (177-of-273)... in that span, DePaul is 152-25 (.859) when holding opponents to less than 70 points... in that same time span, DePaul has scored 70 or more points in 182 games... DePaul is 159-23 (.874) when scoring 70 plus points... in the last six plus seasons (241 games), the Blue Demons are 173-68 (.718)... in the last 70 home games against conference opponents, DePaul has posted 59 victories... over the last ten plus seasons (366 games), DePaul has scored at least 80 points in 122 games... the Blue Demons hold a 117-5 (.959) record in those games... in the same span, DePaul is 51-1, including 49 straight wins, when scoring at least 90 points.
- Opponent 12 - Arizona State: Comes into Friday's game with a 7-1 record… have not played a game since Dec. 6… won its last three games including a game over Illinois State (a common opponent with DePaul)… only loss of the season was to Rutgers (59-52) on No. 26… averaging 64.8 points per game with Kimberly Brandon and Micaela Pickens and Deja Mann all averaging over 8.0 points per contest… Arizona State is limiting its opponents 50.9 points per game… to Brandon and Kali Bennett both average 6.6 rebounds per game… Mann has 32 assists and three other players have 14 ore more assists on the season... interim head coach Joseph Anders is in his first season at the helm of the program, spent the previous 10 seasons as an assistant coach… Anders was named ASU's interim head coach on May 2, 2011 after Charli Turner Thorne announced she was taking a nine-month leave of absence from the program.
- It Could Happen: Coach Doug Bruno could win his 537th career coaching victory and 497th at the collegiate level… Keisha Hampton could start her 114th consecutive game... with one 3-pointer it would run DePaul's streak to 71 consecutive games with a 3-pointer… Hampton needs three points to tie Mfon Udoka (1994-98) for 11th (1,569 points) on DePaul's all-time scoring list... a win would be DePaul's 25th straight at McGrath-Phillips Arena... 25 games is the second-longest home court winning streak in DePaul's history.
