Sunday, October 15
Iowa City, Iowa
2:00 P.M. CT
DePaul University
at
No. 3 Iowa
DePaul Travels to Iowa for Historic Matchup at Kinnick Stadium
10/14/2023 1:51:00 PM | WOMEN'S BASKETBALL
Blue Demons and Hawkeyes look to set women's basketball attendance record on Sunday
IOWA CITY, Iowa – History will be made on Sunday, Oct. 15 when DePaul women's basketball visits Iowa at Kinnick Stadium for a charity exhibition matchup coined 'Crossover at Kinnick'.
With over 52,000 tickets sold, the contest is set to break the women's basketball all-time attendance record of 29,619 previously set at the 2002 National Championship game in San Antonio, Texas. All net proceeds from the event will benefit The University of Iowa Stead Family Children's Hospital.
Tipoff is scheduled for 2 p.m. CT with Big Ten Network carrying the television coverage.
Noting the Blue Demons
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2023-24 TICKET INFORMATION
Season ticket renewals for the 2023-24 women's basketball season have concluded. Current ticket holders that have yet to renew can call the ticket office to secure new seats for the upcoming season.
Those looking to purchase NEW 2023-24 season tickets can do so online or over the phone by speaking with a DePaul Athletics Ticket Representative. Season Tickets are on sale now and start at just $99 per seat! Celebrate the 50th season of DePaul Women's Basketball and commit to the Blue Demons today!
The DePaul Athletics Ticket Office is also accepting $50 deposits for Group Outings or Luxury Suite Rentals. Mini plan, group tickets and single-game tickets are on sale now.
Fans can visit DePaulBlueDemons.com/Tickets for more information.
With over 52,000 tickets sold, the contest is set to break the women's basketball all-time attendance record of 29,619 previously set at the 2002 National Championship game in San Antonio, Texas. All net proceeds from the event will benefit The University of Iowa Stead Family Children's Hospital.
Tipoff is scheduled for 2 p.m. CT with Big Ten Network carrying the television coverage.
Noting the Blue Demons
- DePaul welcomed eight newcomers to Chicago in the offseason including four transfer students and four true freshmen.
- The Blue Demons have one of the most veteran rosters in the country heading into the 2023-24 season, with six student-athletes (Katlyn Gilbert, Brynn Masikewich, Jade Edwards, Anaya Peoples, Michele Sidor, and Jorie Allen) entering at least their fifth season on a collegiate basketball roster.
- Facing another tough schedule, DePaul will meet at least 12 teams that finished top-100 in the 2022-23 season end's NET rankings including Elite Eight participants Miami and Louisville in addition to national runner-up Iowa in a charity exhibition.
- Graduate guard Anaya Peoples is back for her fifth season after finishing 2022-23 third on the team in scoring (9.5 ppg) and rebounding (5.4 rpg) as well as second in assists (2.7 apg).
- Forward Jorie Allen will look to lead the post group after making 25 starts and averaging 6.8 points and 5.5 rebounds last season.
- A season ago, DePaul ranked top-25 nationally in both scoring offense (76.6 ppg) and assists (16.5 apg).
- Doug Bruno enters his 38th season leading the women's basketball program at his alma mater, earning 774 victories through his Hall of Fame tenure. Bruno's win total ranks seventh amongst active Division I women's coaches.
- For the second-straight season the Blue Demons will play in a preseason exhibition game for charity after traveling to Texas last October to face the Longhorns in a game to benefit the Uvalde CISD Moving Forward Foundation.
- Iowa enters the 2023-24 campaign after making a run to the National Championship game in April.
- The Hawkeyes won 31 games and won its third Big Ten Tournament title since 2019.
- Caitlin Clark returns for her senior campaign in Iowa City after earning consensus National Player of the Year honors in 2022-23. As a junior, Clark averaged 27.8 points per game while dishing out 327 assists and recording five triple doubles.
- Iowa brings back veterans Kate Martin, Gabbie Marshall and Molly Davis for their fifth seasons, while sophomore forward Hannah Stuelke is expected to play a bigger role after the Hawkeyes lost All-American center Monika Czinano to graduation.
- Head coach Lisa Bluder is in her 24th season at the helm of the Iowa program.
- The two sides have met just a handful of times with Iowa leading the series, 5-0.
- Last time the programs squared off in Iowa City was in the NCAA Round of 32 in March of 1996, a 72-71 Hawkeyes victory.
- After an ultra-competitive closed scrimmage in Chicago last October, head coaches Lisa Bluder and Doug Bruno shared the sentiment that it was a shame that no one was able to see the back-and-forth affair.
- Following the end of the 2022-23 campaign, Bluder called Bruno and threw out the idea of an outdoor exhibition at Kinnick Stadium. Bruno needed no convincing and offered DePaul's full support for the event.
FOLLOW THE BLUE DEMONS
For all the latest information on DePaul Women's Basketball, visit DePaulBlueDemons.com. For up-to-the-minute updates, follow the Blue Demons on Twitter, Instagram, Facebook and TikTok.
2023-24 TICKET INFORMATION
Season ticket renewals for the 2023-24 women's basketball season have concluded. Current ticket holders that have yet to renew can call the ticket office to secure new seats for the upcoming season.
Those looking to purchase NEW 2023-24 season tickets can do so online or over the phone by speaking with a DePaul Athletics Ticket Representative. Season Tickets are on sale now and start at just $99 per seat! Celebrate the 50th season of DePaul Women's Basketball and commit to the Blue Demons today!
The DePaul Athletics Ticket Office is also accepting $50 deposits for Group Outings or Luxury Suite Rentals. Mini plan, group tickets and single-game tickets are on sale now.
Fans can visit DePaulBlueDemons.com/Tickets for more information.
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