DePaul Falls to St. John's, 3-1, Saturday

Saturday, November 8

Chicago, Ill.

4 p.m.

DePaul University

13-12,6-8Big East

St. John's

9-18,5-9Big East

St. John's (NY)

DePaul

11/8/2025 7:04:00 PM | WOMEN'S VOLLEYBALL

Box Score

Blue Demons honor seniors in final home match

CHICAGO – DePaul volleyball couldn't hold off a strong St. John's (9-18, 5-9 BIG EAST) team Saturday at McGrath-Phillips Arena as the Blue Demons fell, 3-1, in the team's final home match of the season. DePaul moves to 13-12 on the season and 6-8 in BIG EAST play.

Kendall Timme led DePaul with 13 kills on .300 hitting for her 17^th double-digit kill match of the season. Katelynn Oxley was the Blue Demons next highest with nine kills, in addition to four blocks. Amanda Saeger tallied 35 assists while Abby Cahill had a match-high 15 digs.

"St. John's got hotter as the match went on," said head coach Marie Zidek. "They killed a lot of balls in both phases of the game and we just could not keep up today. St. John's matched with their serve and exposed us in receive. A lot of maturity gained in this match, and we will continue to learn from these matches moving forward."

HOW IT HAPPENED
SET ONE
DePaul took set one behind a .379 hitting performance that included four kills from Oxley. DePaul took a 10-2 lead, capitalizing off errors by the Red Storm, and held the lead through the rest of the set. St. John's threatened late with a 3-0 run behind their block, but DePaul held on with a kill by Jade Epps to end the set.

SET TWO
St. John's opened the second to a four-point lead they would hold a majority of the set. DePaul pulled within one, 11-12, behind a pair of errors from the Red Storm and a kill by Morgan Stewart. After a timeout, St. John's fired off three-straight points to force a timeout by the Blue Demons. DePaul called its final timeout of the set, down 16-22, but wasn't able to outscore the Red Storm down the stretch.

SET THREE
Similar to set two, the Red Storm controlled the entirety of the third with an early lead. Timme led DePaul in the third set with four kills on nine swings, in addition to three digs, while Cahill had six digs.

SET FOUR
In the most closely contested set of the match, the teams matched each other at 4-4 until the Red Storm had three-straight kills to force a DePaul timeout. Out of the break, DePaul came back to take a 13-11 lead on a 6-1 run that included a service ace by Eva Hurrle. St. John's responded with back-to-back kills by Ella Parker on a stretch that would see them tie the match at 17. The Red Storm had an answer though, ending the match on an 8-3 run.

UP NEXT
DePaul heads on the road for its final weekend of regular-season action against Xavier and Butler. The Blue Demons will first travel to face Xavier Saturday, Nov. 15 in an 11:30 a.m. matchup before traveling to Indianapolis, Sunday, Nov. 16 at 2 p.m.