Blue Demons Host Southern in Non-Conference Finale

CHICAGO – DePaul women's basketball will close out the non-conference portion of its schedule on Tuesday, Dec. 17 when Southern visits Chicago. Tipoff from Wintrust Arena is set for 7 p.m.

Live coverage can be found on Marquee Sports Network with Lexi Ayala and Kenny McReynolds on the call.

Single-game tickets to Tuesday's matchup are available here.

Demon Doings
DePaul (4-8) wraps up a strenuous stretch of three games in five days on Tuesday and looks to conclude non-conference play on a positive note after falling to three-time defending Mountain West Champions UNLV on Sunday, 80-61.

Graduate forward Jorie Allen led the Blue Demons in scoring against the Lady Rebels with 21 points, her fifth outing of 20+ points this season, while eclipsing 1,000 points for her career, including 949 scored at DePaul.

Allen earned BIG EAST Weekly Honor Roll recognition for the fourth time in five weeks on Monday after averaging 24 points on 63-percent shooting last week. The Bedford, Ind. native is averaging a team-best 19.0 points per game this season which is fourth among all BIG EAST players.

Taylor Johnson-Matthews finished with 13 points on Sunday night for her ninth double-digit scoring output of the season while redshirt -junior Meg Newman grabbed a game-high 10 rebounds against UNLV. Newman's average of 7.8 rebounds per game is fourth in the league.

DePaul's strength of schedule as of December 15 ranks 12th in the nation while Southern is second behind fellow SWAC member Alabama State.

Southern Notes
The Jaguars are 2-9 on the season and have faced one of the toughest schedules nationally with four ranked teams and eight power-conference programs on the slate. On Sunday, Southern picked up their second victory of the season with an 83-47 win over Jarvis Christian, an NAIA program.

Senior guard Aniya Gourdine shoulders the load for the Jaguars as the only player averaging double figures with 10.4 points per game.

Head coach Carlos Funchess utilizes a deep rotation with eight players averaging 15 or more minutes. Funchess is in his seventh season leading the program in Baton Rouge, La.

Series Stuff
The two teams have met just once previously, an 86-54 DePaul victory at McGrath-Phillips Arena on November 17, 2009.

The Blue Demons are 7-0 against current Southwestern Athletic Conference (SWAC) programs.

Up Next
The Blue Demons open conference play on Saturday, Dec. 21 when Butler makes the trip to the South Loop. Tipoff is set for 2 p.m. on FloHoops.

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Blue Demons Host Southern in Non-Conference Finale

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Players Mentioned

Jorie Allen

Taylor Johnson-Matthews

Meg Newman

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