DePaul University Athletics
DePaul University
Seton Hall
No. 17/17 DePaul Super in Second Half Sunday
2/5/2017 12:00:00 AM | WOMEN'S BASKETBALL
Box Score: DePaul 86, Seton Hall 60 
CHICAGO - That winning trend continued for No. 17/17 DePaul on Sunday at McGrath-Phillips Arena.
Led by Brooke Schulte's 22 points and 12 rebounds, the Blue Demons took down Seton Hall 86-60 for their 14th win in the last 15 games after outscoring the Pirates 47-26 in the second half.
Tanita Allen scored 19 points, Amarah Coleman added 17 and Jacqui Grant had a double-double with 11 points and 14 rebounds as DePaul (20-5, 12-1) maintained its position atop the BIG EAST Conference standings.
Seton Hall had come within three at the outset of the third quarter when the Blue Demons launched a 15-2 run in securing a 54-38 lead with 6:16 to go. After a Jaquan Jackson three, DePaul scored nine unanswered points for a 63-41 advantage. It was 68-48 heading into the fourth quarter.
DePaul moved in front 84-54 with less than three minutes to go in the fourth quarter.
The Blue Demons went on an 18-2 run in the first quarter in establishing a 20-6 lead. Allen had a three-point play and a three-point shot in the surge while Lauren Prochaska and Amarah Coleman each connected from beyond the arc.
A pair of Schulte free throws made it 22-10 after the first 10 minutes. Excelling at both ends of the court, Schulte held Seton Hall's leading scorer Jackson scoreless in the first quarter. She finished with 10 points on 3-of-14 shooting.
Allen's second 3-pointer gave the Blue Demons a 13-point lead as the sophomore guard made her first four shots and was perfect from distance. Jackson was still scoreless at the second quarter media timeout.
Jackson shook free for five-straight points, but Schulte came back with back-to-back scores. Seton Hall (11-13, 4-9) got back into the game courtesy of a 9-2 burst and went into halftime trailing 39-34. Schulte had 14 points and seven rebounds at the break and Allen had 11 points. Foul trouble forced Lauren Prochaska, Kelly Campbell and Jacqui Grant to sit out significant portions of the first half.
DePaul opens a two-game road trip Friday with a 6 p.m. game at Xavier.
Notes
---This is the sixth consecutive season DePaul has won 20 games or more.
---Schulte has reached double figures the last 15 games and is averaging 21.7 points over that span.
---The Blue Demons lead the all-time season series with Seton Hall at 14-4 and are 6-3 at home.
---Grant recorded her 10th double-double and eighth in BIG EAST play while Schulte notched her sixth double-double of the season.
---In BIG EAST play, Grant is averaging double figures in points and rebounds over 13 conference games.
