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No. 12/12 DePaul Falls 76-58 at Villanova
2/23/2020 2:01:00 PM | WOMEN'S BASKETBALL
Blue Demons shoot season-worst 2-of-24 from three-point range
VILLANOVA, Pa. – It was a Sunday filled with emotions for No. 12/12 DePaul, beginning with Villanova's pre-game Senior Day ceremony and finishing with a heart-felt postgame tribute to legendary Wildcat coach Harry Perretta after the final home game of his legendary 42-year career.
It didn't help the cause that DePaul had its worst three-point shooting performance of the season in a 76-58 loss to Villanova at Finneran Pavilion. The Blue Demons were just 2-of-24 from deep.
Chante Stonewall led DePaul with 16 points and Dee Bekelja scored 14. Lexi Held finished with nine points, Sonya Morris eight and Deja Church seven.
Maddy Siegrist scored a game-high 29 points and added 13 rebounds. Cameron Onken posted a triple-double with 12 points, 18 rebounds and 10 assists as the Wildcats wanted to send off their coach with a win.
DePaul fell to 25-4, 15-2 in the BIG EAST and Villanova improved to 16-11, 10-6.
It didn't look good opening the fourth quarter trailing by 10. The Wildcats opened up a 68-51 lead at the fourth quarter media timeout on the strength of a 10-2 run.
Siegrist was hurting the Blue Demons inside, and kept that up the entire game. The Wildcats maintained their advantage and led 75-58 late in the fourth quarter.
Down 33-30 at halftime, DePaul watched Held score the first eight points of the third quarter in bringing her team even at 37-37. Villanova came back with a 7-0 run and led 44-37 at the third quarter media timeout. The Blue Demons were 1-of-15 from deep.
It was 48-37 when Held and Stonewall cut the deficit to 48-41. Villanova closed out the quarter on a 5-2 burst to lead 53-43 heading into the final 10 minutes.
Both teams went right at one another from the opening tip. Maddy Siegrist was scoring inside for Villanova while Stonewall hit four of her first five shots. It was 10-10 at the first quarter media timeout.
You could feel the intensity from players on both sides. This game meant a little more than your usual BIG EAST matchup.
The Wildcats made the first extended strike with a 10-0 burst in building an 18-10 lead. Back came the Blue Demons with a 9-2 run and it was 20-19 after the first quarter. Stonewall had 10 points in the first 10 minutes.
After a Bekelja free throw tied it up to open the second quarter, the Wildcats struck for six-straight and led 26-20 at the media timeout. DePaul was just 1-of-11 from behind the arc for the game at that point, missing its first seven shots of the quarter.
A pair of Church free throws and a Morris basket brought their team within 28-24 before Villanova pulled out to a 33-24 advantage---the largest of the first half. The Blue Demons closed out the second quarter on a 6-0 run behind baskets by Dee Bekelja and Stonewall followed by a pair of Church foul shots.
DePaul was just 1-of-13 from three-point range in the first half and still trailed just 33-30 at the break. Stonewall had 12 points and Church scored seven.
The Blue Demons get a week to recuperate and prepare for next Sunday's BIG EAST regular-season finale at Marquette.
Postgame Notes
It didn't help the cause that DePaul had its worst three-point shooting performance of the season in a 76-58 loss to Villanova at Finneran Pavilion. The Blue Demons were just 2-of-24 from deep.
Chante Stonewall led DePaul with 16 points and Dee Bekelja scored 14. Lexi Held finished with nine points, Sonya Morris eight and Deja Church seven.
Maddy Siegrist scored a game-high 29 points and added 13 rebounds. Cameron Onken posted a triple-double with 12 points, 18 rebounds and 10 assists as the Wildcats wanted to send off their coach with a win.
DePaul fell to 25-4, 15-2 in the BIG EAST and Villanova improved to 16-11, 10-6.
It didn't look good opening the fourth quarter trailing by 10. The Wildcats opened up a 68-51 lead at the fourth quarter media timeout on the strength of a 10-2 run.
Siegrist was hurting the Blue Demons inside, and kept that up the entire game. The Wildcats maintained their advantage and led 75-58 late in the fourth quarter.
Down 33-30 at halftime, DePaul watched Held score the first eight points of the third quarter in bringing her team even at 37-37. Villanova came back with a 7-0 run and led 44-37 at the third quarter media timeout. The Blue Demons were 1-of-15 from deep.
It was 48-37 when Held and Stonewall cut the deficit to 48-41. Villanova closed out the quarter on a 5-2 burst to lead 53-43 heading into the final 10 minutes.
Both teams went right at one another from the opening tip. Maddy Siegrist was scoring inside for Villanova while Stonewall hit four of her first five shots. It was 10-10 at the first quarter media timeout.
You could feel the intensity from players on both sides. This game meant a little more than your usual BIG EAST matchup.
The Wildcats made the first extended strike with a 10-0 burst in building an 18-10 lead. Back came the Blue Demons with a 9-2 run and it was 20-19 after the first quarter. Stonewall had 10 points in the first 10 minutes.
After a Bekelja free throw tied it up to open the second quarter, the Wildcats struck for six-straight and led 26-20 at the media timeout. DePaul was just 1-of-11 from behind the arc for the game at that point, missing its first seven shots of the quarter.
A pair of Church free throws and a Morris basket brought their team within 28-24 before Villanova pulled out to a 33-24 advantage---the largest of the first half. The Blue Demons closed out the second quarter on a 6-0 run behind baskets by Dee Bekelja and Stonewall followed by a pair of Church foul shots.
DePaul was just 1-of-13 from three-point range in the first half and still trailed just 33-30 at the break. Stonewall had 12 points and Church scored seven.
The Blue Demons get a week to recuperate and prepare for next Sunday's BIG EAST regular-season finale at Marquette.
Postgame Notes
- This was DePaul's lowest-scoring game of the season and had the fewest three-pointers.
- Since BIG EAST realignment (2013-14), Bruno's program is tops among all men's and women's teams with a 106-19 record in conference play. The Villanova men's team is second.
- After Sunday's game, Bruno and Perretta have a combined 1,500 career wins.
- The Blue Demons generated 20 Villanova 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 and assists, fourth in steals, fifth in assist-turnover ratio, seventh in free throw percentage and ninth in turnovers forced. Campbell leads the nation in assist-turnover ratio and is fifth in assists. Stonewall is No. 7 in field goals and No. 11 in shot attempts.
- In the latest NCAA RPI, DePaul is ranked No. 20.
- Campbell is No. 4 in career assists with 646. 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 955. JoAnn Feiereisel is No. 6 at 984.
- Stonewall has scored in double figures the last 23 games in a row and 28 of 29 on the season.
- Stonewall is No. 16 with in career scoring with 1,554 points. Mfon Udoka is No. 15 with 1,569. Keisha Hampton is No. 14 with 1,574. Debra Robinson is No. 13 with 1,592.
Team Stats
DEPAUL
VU
FG%
.297
.500
3FG%
.083
.318
FT%
.857
.700
RB
35
49
TO
8
20
STL
10
3
Game Leaders
Scoring
Pts
16
FGM
7
3FGM
0
FTM
2
Pts
14
FGM
5
3FGM
1
FTM
3
Pts
8
FGM
4
3FGM
0
FTM
0
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