DePaul University Athletics
DePaul and the Cardinals Clash in Louisville
2/24/2012 12:00:00 AM | WOMEN'S BASKETBALL
Feb. 24, 2012
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| No. 21/18 DePaul at No. 16-17 Louisville Saturday, February 25 at Noon p.m. (ET) KFC Yum! Center | BIG EAST Television | ||||||
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LOUISVILLE -- For the second time this season and in 25 days the No. 21/18 DePaul women's basketball team will square-off against No. 16/17 Louisville. The second-game of the 2011-12 series will be played in Kentucky and on the Cardinals home court at the KFC Yum! Center on Feb. 25 at Noon (ET). Tabbed as the BIG EAST Conference Game of the Week, Saturday's clash can be seen on the BIG EAST Network with Bob Picozzi and LaChina Robinson calling the action.
Saturday's game can also be heard on DePaul's BlueTube with Cami Padilla calling the action courtside while GameTracker is also available. In-game scoring and notes can be followed at www.twitter.com/DePaulWBBSID.
DePaul (20-8, 8-6 BIG EAST) won the first meeting between these two teams, 86-61 on Jan. 31, at McGrath-Phillips Arena. Anna Martin paced five Blue Demons in double-figures with 19 points, while Katherine Harry set a McGrath-Phillips Arena record with 20 rebounds. DePaul held the Cardinals to just .352 field goal percentage while the Blue Demons were .500 including 10 3-pointers.
Saturday's game is the 29th meeting between the Blue Demons and Cardinals with DePaul holding a slight 15-13 series advantage. Louisville leads the all-time series on its home floor 8-4 and has won three straight in Kentucky. The Cardinals also won the series only meeting in the KFC Yum! Center last season 68-55 on Feb. 23, 2011.
In a game that has huge BIG EAST standings implications, both teams sit in a three-way tie for sixth place in the regular season with just two games left before the league championship in Hartford, Conn., Mar. 2-6 at the XL Center. The Blue Demons close out the season by hosting Cincinnati on Feb. 27 while Louisville plays at Seton Hall on Monday.
- Noting the Blue Demons: DePaul is 702-401 (.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 (290 games), the Blue Demons have held 65.5 percent of their opponents to less than 70 points (190-of-290)... in that span, DePaul is 162-28 (.853) when holding opponents to less than 70 points... in that same time span, DePaul has scored 70 or more points in 192 games... DePaul is 168-24 (.875) when scoring 70 plus points... in the last seven plus seasons (259 games), the Blue Demons are 185-74 (.714)... in the last 76 home games against conference opponents, DePaul has posted 63 victories... over the last ten plus seasons (382 games), DePaul has scored at least 80 points in 125 games... the Blue Demons hold a 120-5 (.960) record in those games... in the same span, DePaul is 52-1, including 50 straight wins, when scoring at least 90 points.
- It Could Happen: Head coach Doug Bruno could win his 548th career coaching victory and 508th at the collegiate level… with one 3-pointer it would run DePaul's streak to 88 consecutive games with a 3-pointer… Anna Martin needs 22 points to tie Sam Quigley (1,273) for 16th on DePaul's all-time scoring list… Katherine Harry needs nine rebounds to tie Felicia Chester (751) for 17th on DePaul's all-time rebounding list.
