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Blue Demons Roll Past Howard in Battle 4 Atlantis Finale
11/20/2023 8:54:00 PM | WOMEN'S BASKETBALL
Four finish in double figures led by Anaya Peoples' 21 points and 13 rebounds
Paradise Island, Bahamas — A 17-2 run to end the first quarter powered DePaul to an 85-62 win over Howard on the final day of the 2023 Bad Boy Mowers Battle 4 Atlantis. Four Blue Demons finished in double figures while the team combined to dish out a season-high 23 assists.
Anaya Peoples led the offensive effort with a game-high 21 points to go along with 13 rebounds for her second double-double and fourth 20-point performance of the season.
Sophomore guard Kate Clarke finished with 16 points on 66-percent shooting from the field, while Michelle Sidor chipped in 13 points behind four triples. Maeve McErlane netted a career-high 11 points.
Katlyn Gilbert made her presence felt, handing out a season-high six assists and matching her career-high with three blocks on the night.
DePaul (3-3) outrebounded the Bison 52-42, the Blue Demons highest output on the boards of the season.
Howard's Iyanna Warren had a team-high 17 points.
How it Happened
Both teams got off to a slow start from the field, with the score knotted at 10 through the first six minutes of the first quarter. Out of the media timeout, the Blue Demons took control, using a 17-2 run to close the quarter in front 22-10. Peoples led the way with 10 first-quarter points.
Sidor's second three of the night halted a Bison run of six unanswered in what turned into a 15-0 Blue Demon spurt to close the half. DePaul led 43-18 heading into the locker room.
DePaul had 12 assists on 15 made field goals through the first 20 minutes with Sidor totaling 12 points and Peoples adding 10 points and seven rebounds.
Howard scored seven points in a one-minute span midway through the third quarter to trim the Blue Demons lead to 56-35 and force a DePaul timeout. The Blue Demons made five of their last eight attempts in the period and took a 66-40 lead into the final 10 minutes.
The Blue Demons earned their largest lead of the game with 3:37 remaining in the fourth quarter on a Charlece Ohiaeri layup through the lane to put DePaul up 80-47. Howard made their last four field goal attempts, but it was too little too late as the Blue Demons closed out the victory.
UP NEXT
The Blue Demons return home to host Loyola Chicago at Wintrust Arena on Sunday, Nov. 26. Tipoff is scheduled for 2 p.m. CT with Marquee Sports Network airing the matchup.
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