Friday, February 21
Washington, D.C.
6:00 P.M. CT
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Georgetown
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No. 12/12 DePaul Outright BIG EAST Champion
2/21/2020 8:00:00 PM | WOMEN'S BASKETBALL
Blue Demons top Georgetown 87-69 for sixth win in a row
WASHINGTON, D.C – Right here in our Nation's Capital in the land of the Lincoln Memorial and the Washington Monument, No. 12/12 DePaul added to its reputation as the best in the BIG EAST.
Friday night's 87-69 victory over Georgetown in McDonough Arena brought the Blue Demons (25-3, 15-1) the outright BIG EAST regular-season title and a No. 1 seed in the conference tournament March 6-9 at Wintrust Arena.
Their sixth win in a row materialized behind Sonya Morris with 22 points including 15 in the second quarter along with nine rebounds. Chante Stonewall added 20 points and four steals while Deja Church scored 11. Maya Stovall scored a career-high 11 points and Kelly Campbell had six points, 10 rebounds and nine assists.
DePaul made just two of its first 10 shots after the opening tip. Campbell hit a three and Morris a jumper in the paint for a 9-5 lead at the first quarter media timeout.
After the Hoyas had drawn within 11-8, the Blue Demons closed out the first quarter on an 11-2 run as Held, Campbell and Kiara Dallmann all connected from behind the arc and Stonewall cashed in inside for a 22-11 advantage. DePaul was 4-of-9 from deep in the first 10 minutes.
The break didn't cool off coach Doug Bruno's long-range shooters. Morris and Church hit back-to-back threes, forcing Hoyas coach James Howard to call timeout with his team trailing 30-13. DePaul was now 6-of-11 from three-point land.
Georgetown (5-21, 2-13) scored the first two points of the second quarter and then it was all DePaul. A pair of Morris long-distance bombs and a jumper fueled a decisive 16-0 run as the visiting team forged a 38-13 lead.
The Hoyas scored seven in a row and the Blue Demons responded with a 12-0 burst as Morris dropped in two more jumpers.
Who else but the explosive sophomore from St. Louis closed out a magnificent second quarter with a pair of free throws as her 15 points in 10 minutes and 17 in the first half staked her team to a 54-22 lead at intermission. Stonewall and Church each added nine points while Dallmann and Stovall gave Bruno quality minutes off the bench.
Stonewall and Morris continued the assault that culminated with a pretty Lexi Held-to-Morris-to-Stonewall passing sequence with a layup increasing the margin to 72-31 at the third quarter media timeout. Stonewall had nine points in the first five minutes of the quarter.
With all of DePaul's starters on the bench, the Blue Demons finished the third quarter with an 80-45 lead.
Bruno & Co. now head to the Philadelphia area for a Sunday matinee against Villanova in legendary Wildcats coach Harry Perretta's final home game of an illustrious 42-year career.
Postgame Notes
Friday night's 87-69 victory over Georgetown in McDonough Arena brought the Blue Demons (25-3, 15-1) the outright BIG EAST regular-season title and a No. 1 seed in the conference tournament March 6-9 at Wintrust Arena.
Their sixth win in a row materialized behind Sonya Morris with 22 points including 15 in the second quarter along with nine rebounds. Chante Stonewall added 20 points and four steals while Deja Church scored 11. Maya Stovall scored a career-high 11 points and Kelly Campbell had six points, 10 rebounds and nine assists.
DePaul made just two of its first 10 shots after the opening tip. Campbell hit a three and Morris a jumper in the paint for a 9-5 lead at the first quarter media timeout.
After the Hoyas had drawn within 11-8, the Blue Demons closed out the first quarter on an 11-2 run as Held, Campbell and Kiara Dallmann all connected from behind the arc and Stonewall cashed in inside for a 22-11 advantage. DePaul was 4-of-9 from deep in the first 10 minutes.
The break didn't cool off coach Doug Bruno's long-range shooters. Morris and Church hit back-to-back threes, forcing Hoyas coach James Howard to call timeout with his team trailing 30-13. DePaul was now 6-of-11 from three-point land.
Georgetown (5-21, 2-13) scored the first two points of the second quarter and then it was all DePaul. A pair of Morris long-distance bombs and a jumper fueled a decisive 16-0 run as the visiting team forged a 38-13 lead.
The Hoyas scored seven in a row and the Blue Demons responded with a 12-0 burst as Morris dropped in two more jumpers.
Who else but the explosive sophomore from St. Louis closed out a magnificent second quarter with a pair of free throws as her 15 points in 10 minutes and 17 in the first half staked her team to a 54-22 lead at intermission. Stonewall and Church each added nine points while Dallmann and Stovall gave Bruno quality minutes off the bench.
Stonewall and Morris continued the assault that culminated with a pretty Lexi Held-to-Morris-to-Stonewall passing sequence with a layup increasing the margin to 72-31 at the third quarter media timeout. Stonewall had nine points in the first five minutes of the quarter.
With all of DePaul's starters on the bench, the Blue Demons finished the third quarter with an 80-45 lead.
Bruno & Co. now head to the Philadelphia area for a Sunday matinee against Villanova in legendary Wildcats coach Harry Perretta's final home game of an illustrious 42-year career.
Postgame Notes
- Stovall scored a career-high 11 points and tied a career high with four field goals.
- Led by Campbell's 10 rebounds and nine by Morris, DePaul won the battle of the boards 48-30
- The Blue Demons have won six straight and 16 of their last 17.
- Since BIG EAST realignment (2013-14), Bruno's program is tops among all men's and women's teams with a 106-18 record in conference play. The Villanova men's team is second.
- This was the 914th win in program history.
- The Blue Demons generated 20 Georgetown turnovers and have forced 20 or more turnovers in all but six games this season.
- DePaul went into the game ranked second in the nation in scoring and three-pointers, third in turnover margin, fourth in assists and steals, fifth in assist-turnover ratio and ninth in turnovers forced. Campbell leads the nation in assist-turnover ratio and is fourth in assists. Stonewall is No. 8 in field goals and No. 12 in shot attempts.
- In the latest NCAA RPI, DePaul is ranked No. 20.
- Campbell is No. 4 in career assists with 643. 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 951. JoAnn Feiereisel is No. 6 at 984.
- Stonewall has scored in double figures the last 22 games in a row and 27 of 28 on the season.
- Stonewall is No. 17 with in career scoring with 1,538 points passing Jessica January (1,530) on Friday night. Melanee Ehrhardt is No. 16 with 1,552 and Mfon Udoka No. 15 with 1,569.
Team Stats
DePaul
GTown
FG%
.421
.473
3FG%
.333
.563
FT%
.867
.615
RB
48
30
TO
16
20
STL
15
6
Game Leaders
Scoring
Pts
22
FGM
7
3FGM
4
FTM
4
Pts
20
FGM
8
3FGM
1
FTM
3
Pts
11
FGM
4
3FGM
0
FTM
3
Pts
11
FGM
5
3FGM
1
FTM
0
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