DePaul Hosts SIU-Edwardsville on Friday
12/8/2011 12:00:00 AM | WOMEN'S BASKETBALL
Dec. 8, 2011
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| No. 20/21 DePaul vs. SIU-Edwarsville Friday, December 9 at 7 p.m. (CST) McGrath-Phillips Arena (3,000) | ||||||
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| Next Game: vs. Tennessee -- Sunday, Dec. 11 | Noon (CST) Maggie Dixon Classic -- New York, N.Y. ESPNU -- Brooke Weisbrod & Bob Picozzi Next Home Game: | ||||||
CHICAGO - The No. 20/21 DePaul women's basketball team begins a stretch of three games in five days when it hosts SIU-Edwardsville on Dec. 9. The Blue Demons put their 23-game McGrath-Phillips Arena winning streak on line when the two teams tip at 7 p.m. in Lincoln Park.
Friday's game can be seen on DePaul's BlueTube while GameTracker is also available. Notes and updates can be followed at www.twitter.com/DePaulWBBSID.
The Blue Demons (7-1, 1-0) opened up BIG EAST Conference play and ran its home court winning streak to 23 games with a thrilling 69-52 win over St. John's on Chicagoland Field Trip Day on Wednesday. DePaul was paced by Keisha Hampton's 21 points while Anna Martin and Jasmine Penny also finished in double figures.
Hampton and Martin have been DePaul's dynamic scoring duo this season. Hampton, a Philadelphia native, has led DePaul in scoring in four games, while Martin has taken the lead in the other four. Martin paces the BIG EAST with 20.8 points per game while Hampton ranks fourth with 17.8 per outing. The Blue Demon pair account for nearly 46 percent of DePaul's scoring output (672 points) this season.
With Hampton and Martin each putting up big numbers each and every night -- the pair ranks in seven of the BIG EAST's 13 individual statistical categories. Besides leading the league in scoring, Martin ranks fourth in field goal percentage (.583), third in 3-point field goal percentage (.550), fourth in 3-point field goals made (2.8) and 13th in steal (2.3). Hampton has put up equally impressive numbers, ranking second in free throw percentage (.913) and seventh in block shots (1.8).
With the Blue Demon pair providing DePaul a one-two-punch, the team is ready for its next round -- facing SIU-Edwardsville on Friday. The game is fifth overall meeting between the two programs. There were three games played in the 1970s before the series started again last season in Edwardsville. The series is knotted at two games apiece with DePaul picking up the last two victories. Last season, the Blue Demons topped the Cougars 76-40, behind 14 points from Hampton.
SIUE enters Friday's game with a 4-3 record and has wins over UIC and an overtime victory on the road against Southern Illinois on Dec. 3. Michaela Herrod leads three Cougars in double-figures with 12.7 per outing. Raven Berry sits at 10.4 and paces the team with 9.6 rebounds per game.
Following Friday's game, the Blue Demons head to New York City and Madison Square Garden for the Maggie Dixon Classic. DePaul is slated to face No. 7/8 Tennessee on Dec. 11, in the tournament that honors former Blue Demon assistant coach Maggie Dixon. Sunday's game can be seen on ESPNU at 1 p.m., the contest is the second-half of a women's basketball doubleheader with Baylor and St. John's playing first.
- Noting the Blue Demons: DePaul is 689-394 (.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 (270 games), the Blue Demons have held 64.8 percent of their opponents to less than 70 points (175-of-270)... in that span, DePaul is 150-25 (.857) when holding opponents to less than 70 points... in that same time span, DePaul has scored 70 or more points in 180 games... DePaul is 157-23 (.872) when scoring 70 plus points... in the last six plus seasons (238 games), the Blue Demons are 171-67 (.718)... in the last 70 home games against conference opponents, DePaul has posted 59 victories... over the last ten plus seasons (363 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 Nine - SIU-Edwardsville: Member of the Ohio Valley Conference… started the season with three consecutive wins - defeating Valparaiso in overtime (67-64), Ball State (68-56) and UIC (63-57)… split its last two outings, including a 70-60 ovetime win at Southern Illinois on Dec. 3… fell to Bradley 666-60 on Dec. 6… averaging 66.0 points per game… averages 16.7 assists per game with Courtney Kenner leading the team with 34 assists on the season… is 1-2 in away contests… Amanda Levens is in her fourth year at the helm of program and boasts a 28-66 record…
- It Could Happen: Coach Doug Bruno could win his 535th career coaching victory and 495th at the collegiate level… Keisha Hampton could start her 111th consecutive game... with one 3-pointer it would run DePaul's streak to 67 consecutive games with a 3-pointer… a win would be the 24th straight at McGrath-Phillips Arena.
