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No. 14/15 DePaul Wins Eighth in a Row
1/19/2020 3:14:00 PM | WOMEN'S BASKETBALL
Campbell scores 1,000th career point in 80-65 victory over Butler
INDIANAPOLIS – A quest for a BIG EAST title means facing all manner of hurdles at every stop ranging from the all-around brilliance of Creighton's Jalyn Agnew to the five-guard attack of St. John's.
In the latest episode of this journey on Sunday, No. 14/15 DePaul had to overcome BIG EAST contender Butler and its star Kristen Spolyar 80-65 to remain undefeated in the conference.
Winning their eighth in a row improved the Blue Demons' overall record to 17-2 and 7-0 in the BIG EAST. Butler dropped to 12-6, 4-3.
Leading the way in historic Hinkle Fieldhouse was Sonya Morris with 22 points, eight rebounds and five steals. Kelly Campbell had 15 points and Deja Church her second double-double as a Blue Demon with 13 points and 12 rebounds. Lexi Held scored 13 points and Chante Stonewall added 10
Up 36-30 at halftime, DePaul opened the third quarter with an 8-3 burst as Dee Bekelja connected from deep and Morris hit shots behind and in front of the arc. It was 44-33 at the media timeout and the Blue Demons had forced 19 Butler turnovers at that point.
Seven consecutive Church points, five in a row by Campbell and a Held free throw lifted DePaul to a 61-41 lead after three quarters. Campbell had 999 points at that point and her team had forced 23 Bulldog turnovers.
Baskets by Morris, Stonewall and Church provided a 67-43 lead early in the fourth quarter. A 7-0 Butler run brought the home team within 67-50 at the fourth quarter media timeout. It was 67-53 when Stonewall scored four points and Campbell connected on a three-pointer with 4:16 left to give her 1,000 points for her college career.
Baskets by Stonewall, Morris and Held helped close it out.
Held scored the first five points of the game and Campbell the next five as the Blue Demons moved in front 10-6 at the first quarter media timeout. Held and Campbell each hit one from behind the arc. DePaul forced eight Butler turnovers in the first five minutes.
A 6-2 Butler burst tied the game at 12-12 until Kiara Dallmann scored inside for a 14-12 lead after one quarter. Playing mostly a tight, man-to-man half-court defense, the Blue Demons forced 11 turnovers in the first 10 minutes.
Scoring the first five points of the second quarter brought the Bulldogs a 17-14 lead. Held erased that with one shooting stroke from deep igniting a 9-0 run as Morris scored four points and Church added two. DePaul's lead was 25-21 at the second quarter media timeout. Butler had 16 turnovers at that point.
Stonewall, Church and Morris combined to give coach Doug Bruno's team a 32-24 lead. A pair of Campbell free throws and Morris' buzzer-beating layup put their team on top 36-30 at halftime.
Morris had 11 points---all in the second quarter---and Held had 10 at the break. Campbell had seven points and five rebounds. Morris also had four steals by halftime.
Forcing 16 turnovers in the first half helped offset 3-for-18 shooting from behind the arc in the first half.
The Blue Demons are back to open a four-game home stand beginning Friday night against second-place Villanova and freshman star Maddy Siegrist.
Postgame Notes
In the latest episode of this journey on Sunday, No. 14/15 DePaul had to overcome BIG EAST contender Butler and its star Kristen Spolyar 80-65 to remain undefeated in the conference.
Winning their eighth in a row improved the Blue Demons' overall record to 17-2 and 7-0 in the BIG EAST. Butler dropped to 12-6, 4-3.
Leading the way in historic Hinkle Fieldhouse was Sonya Morris with 22 points, eight rebounds and five steals. Kelly Campbell had 15 points and Deja Church her second double-double as a Blue Demon with 13 points and 12 rebounds. Lexi Held scored 13 points and Chante Stonewall added 10
Up 36-30 at halftime, DePaul opened the third quarter with an 8-3 burst as Dee Bekelja connected from deep and Morris hit shots behind and in front of the arc. It was 44-33 at the media timeout and the Blue Demons had forced 19 Butler turnovers at that point.
Seven consecutive Church points, five in a row by Campbell and a Held free throw lifted DePaul to a 61-41 lead after three quarters. Campbell had 999 points at that point and her team had forced 23 Bulldog turnovers.
Baskets by Morris, Stonewall and Church provided a 67-43 lead early in the fourth quarter. A 7-0 Butler run brought the home team within 67-50 at the fourth quarter media timeout. It was 67-53 when Stonewall scored four points and Campbell connected on a three-pointer with 4:16 left to give her 1,000 points for her college career.
Baskets by Stonewall, Morris and Held helped close it out.
Held scored the first five points of the game and Campbell the next five as the Blue Demons moved in front 10-6 at the first quarter media timeout. Held and Campbell each hit one from behind the arc. DePaul forced eight Butler turnovers in the first five minutes.
A 6-2 Butler burst tied the game at 12-12 until Kiara Dallmann scored inside for a 14-12 lead after one quarter. Playing mostly a tight, man-to-man half-court defense, the Blue Demons forced 11 turnovers in the first 10 minutes.
Scoring the first five points of the second quarter brought the Bulldogs a 17-14 lead. Held erased that with one shooting stroke from deep igniting a 9-0 run as Morris scored four points and Church added two. DePaul's lead was 25-21 at the second quarter media timeout. Butler had 16 turnovers at that point.
Stonewall, Church and Morris combined to give coach Doug Bruno's team a 32-24 lead. A pair of Campbell free throws and Morris' buzzer-beating layup put their team on top 36-30 at halftime.
Morris had 11 points---all in the second quarter---and Held had 10 at the break. Campbell had seven points and five rebounds. Morris also had four steals by halftime.
Forcing 16 turnovers in the first half helped offset 3-for-18 shooting from behind the arc in the first half.
The Blue Demons are back to open a four-game home stand beginning Friday night against second-place Villanova and freshman star Maddy Siegrist.
Postgame Notes
- In honoring the legacy of civil right leader Dr. Martin Luther King and the national holiday on Monday, the Blue Demons wore MLK shooting shirts during Sunday's warm-ups and Bruno conducted an educational session on Saturday featuring King's famous "I Have A Dream" speech. It was the first in a series of observances this month.
- With the 26 Butler turnovers, the Blue Demons have forced 20 or more turnovers in all but two games this season. St. John's has the lowest count with 10 and Creighton had 16.
- DePaul went into the game leading the nation in assists, ranked second in three-pointers and third in scoring.
- In the latest NCAA RPI, DePaul is ranked No. 11.
- This was the 905th win in program history.
- Campbell reached the 1,000-point career milestone with her 15 points.
- Campbell is No. 4 in career assists with 573. Chanise Jenkins is No. 3 with 670.
- Campbell has passed WNBA Draft pick Felicia Chester, Beth Hasenmiller and Megan Podkowa for seventh in all-time rebounds with 857. JoAnn Feiereisel is No. 6 at 984.
- Stonewall is No. 22 with in career scoring with 1,387 passing 2018-19 teammate Martè Grays (1,375). Another 2018-19 teammate Ashton Millender is No. 21 with 1,392.
Team Stats
DePaul
Butler
FG%
.389
.385
3FG%
.257
.214
FT%
.833
.632
RB
38
48
TO
16
26
STL
11
12
Game Leaders
Scoring
Pts
22
FGM
8
3FGM
1
FTM
5
Pts
15
FGM
4
3FGM
3
FTM
4
Pts
13
FGM
4
3FGM
1
FTM
4
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