No. 23/21 DePaul Travels to Illinois State
12/18/2011 12:00:00 AM | WOMEN'S BASKETBALL
Dec. 18, 2011
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| No. 23/21 DePaul at Illinois State Monday, December 19 at 7 p.m. (CST) Normal, Ill. | Redbird Arena | Live Video | ||||||
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CHICAGO - The No. 23/21 DePaul women's basketball team hits the road and travels to Illinois State for a 7 p.m. game on Dec. 19. The Blue Demons and Redbirds are set to tip at the Redbird Arena while the game can be heard live on DePaul's BlueTube with Cami Padilla calling the action. GameTracker is available while in-game notes and updates can be followed at twitter.com/DePaulWBBSID.
The Blue Demons (10-2) have posted a perfect 3-0 road record this season and are averaging 85.3 points in those games. This season, DePaul has topped Hawaii (90-65), Northwestern (88-72) and Princeton (78-67).
A potent and balanced offensive attack, the Blue Demons are averaging 79.9 points per contest. Anna Martin leads three Blue Demons in double-digits with 17.8 points per outing while she also paces the team in 3-point field goals (28), 3-point field goal percentage (.509), assists (45) and steals (26).
In DePaul's last four games -- five different players have paced the team in scoring. Against SIU-Edwardsville, Brittany Hrynko and Martin each tallied 15 in the win. Against Tennessee, at Princeton and versus Arizona State -- Jasmine Penny, Keisha Hampton and Hrynko, each respectively led DePaul in scoring. Hampton is averaging 17.4 point for the second best team average and Hrynko sits at 11.3 points. Penny, who has reached double-figures in five of DePaul's last seven games, averages 8.8 points.
Illinois State (5-4) is returning to the court after a 10-day layoff for final exams. The Redbirds are 3-1 on their home court this season with their lone loss coming to Illinois (66-56) on Dec. 7. Katie Broadway leads ISU and four Redbirds in scoring with 15.1 points and 24 3-pointers.
DePaul leads the all-time series with Illinois State 8-3 and has won the last five meetings. The Blue Demons are 3-2 in games played at Redbird Arena and most recently escaped a 63-61 overtime thriller in 2009. Last season in Lincoln Park, the Blue Demons won 100-83 with Hampton scoring 30 points and Martin dishing out five assists.
Following Monday's game, the Blue Demons close out 2011 with games against Southern Illinois and Northern Illinois at McGrath-Phillips Arena. DePaul and the Salukis tip at 7 p.m. on Dec. 22 while the Huskies visit Lincoln Park on New Year's Eve. Tip on Dec. 31 is scheduled for 2 p.m.
- Noting the Blue Demons: DePaul is 692-395 (.637) 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 (274 games), the Blue Demons have held 65.0 percent of their opponents to less than 70 points (178-of-274)... in that span, DePaul is 153-25 (.860) when holding opponents to less than 70 points... in that same time span, DePaul has scored 70 or more points in 183 games... DePaul is 160-23 (.874) when scoring 70 plus points... in the last six plus seasons (242 games), the Blue Demons are 174-68 (.719)... in the last 70 home games against conference opponents, DePaul has posted 59 victories... over the last ten plus seasons (367 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 13 - Illinois State: Played its last game on Dec. 9 2011, took a break from action for final exams... 5-4 this season and are 1-2 in its last three games... 3-1 in home games with only loss to Illinois on Dec. 7... Katie Broadway leads the team with 15.1 points and 24 3-pointers... team averages 67.9 points per game and hold opponents to 62.2 points... averaging 7.2 3-pointers per game... shooting .430 from behind the arc... Stephanie Glance is in her second season at the helm of the ISU program... Glance is 29-15 all-time at ISU.
- It Could Happen: Coach Doug Bruno could win his 538th career coaching victory and 498th at the collegiate level... with one 3-pointer it would run DePaul's streak to 72 consecutive games with a 3-pointer... Hampton needs three points to tie Mfon Udoka (1994-98) for 11th (1,569 points) DePaul's all-time scoring list... a win would be DePaul's 13th straight over teams from the State of Illinois.
