Blue Demons Head to Hinkle to Face Butler Sunday

CHICAGO – DePaul women's basketball hits the road for the final time in January with a trip down I-65 to visit Butler on Sunday, Jan. 26. Tipoff from Hinkle Fieldhouse is set for 1 p.m. CT with live coverage broadcast on the BIG EAST Digital Network via FloCollege.

Demon Doings
DePaul enters the weekend 10-11 and 5-3 in BIG EAST action after a 57-50 victory over Xavier on Wednesday night versus Xavier. After a slow start, the Blue Demons put together a 21-6 run midway through the game and weathered a late surge from the Musketeers.

Graduate forward Jorie Allen has been a consistent force inside for the Blue Demons, averaging a team-high 18.8 points per game. She has finished with 10+ points in all 21 games this season and her scoring average ranks third in the BIG EAST. She ranks third nationally in free throw attempts (159) and makes (133).

Taylor Johnson-Matthews has finished in double figures on 16 occasions in her first season in Chicago, ranking second on the team with 14.3 points per game. She has four 20-point games to her credit and has elevated her scoring average to 17.0 points in conference play which ranks seventh.

Junior guard Kate Clarke has been a welcomed return for the Blue Demons after missing the first two-and-a-half months of the season with a lower leg injury. She led DePaul with 15 points behind a trio of triples against Xavier.

The Blue Demons are getting to the free throw line more than most in the league with 15.6 attempts per game and 11.6 makes per game which both rank second in the BIG EAST. DePaul's average of 13.0 offensive boards leads the conference.

Butler Notes
The Bulldogs are 12-9 this season including a 2-6 record in conference action. Butler is coming off a 63-52 loss to RV/RV Creighton on Wednesday.

Senior guard Kilyn McGuff has paced the Bulldogs all season long with 11.3 points and 8.2 rebounds per game. McGuff has recorded eight double-doubles in her first season in Indianapolis.

As a team, Butler leads the league in bench points with 23.1 per game and free throw attempts with 18.1.

Austin Parkinson is in his third season at Butler and is 1-4 all-time against the Blue Demons including his time as the head coach of IUPUI.

Series Stuff
DePaul has a 26-2 edge in the all-time series with Butler and has won six of the last seven meetings.

In the last matchup in Indianapolis, the Blue Demons claimed a 67-57 victory on Jan. 31, 2024. DePaul is a perfect 12-0 inside Hinkle Fieldhouse.

Last time vs. the Bulldogs
The Blue Demons won the season's first matchup against Butler 66-43 on Dec. 21 at Wintrust Arena. DePaul put up one of its strongest defensive efforts, limiting the Bulldogs to a season-low in points.

Offensively, Johnson-Matthews had a then-career-high 22 points while Allen posted a double-double with 12 points and 10 rebounds.

Headed Home to the Hoosier State
Four Blue Demons return home to their home state on Sunday including 2019 Indiana Miss Basketball Jorie Allen (Bedford North Lawrence) along with Meg Newman (North Central), Kate Clarke (Carmel) and Ellery Minch (Mount Vernon).

Up Next
DePaul will return to Chicago for a pair of games at Wintrust Arena next week. No. 6 UConn visits the South Loop on Wednesday, Jan. 29 with tipoff set for 6 p.m. before Seton Hall lands in the Windy City on Saturday, Feb. 1.

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Blue Demons Head to Hinkle to Face Butler Sunday

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Players Mentioned

Jorie Allen

Kate Clarke

Taylor Johnson-Matthews

Ellery Minch

Meg Newman

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