DePaul Dishes Out 32 Assists in 95-63 Win Over Stonehill

Sunday, November 8

Chicago, Ill.

2 p.m.

DePaul University

3-0,0-0Big East

Stonehill

0-3,0-0NEC

Team	1	2	3	4	F
Stonehill	14	18	17	14	63
DePaul	26	21	30	18	95

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Kate Clarke shoots a three-point field goal

11/8/2026 4:28:00 PM | WOMEN'S BASKETBALL

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Five Blue Demons score in double figures as DePaul moves to 3-0

CHICAGO – DePaul women's basketball assisted on 32 of its 39 made field goals in a 95-63 win over Stonehill Sunday afternoon at Wintrust Arena. The win closed a stretch of three games in six days and gave the Blue Demons their first 3-0 start since the 2016-17 season.

Mikaia Litza and Kate Clarke led five Blue Demons in double figures with 15 points apiece. Litza added seven assists, and Clarke shot 5-of-6 from the field and tied her career high with five assists. Doyinsola Lijirin had 14 points and nine rebounds off the bench. Louis Volker stuffed the stat sheet with 13 points, a career-high-tying seven assists, three steals and three blocks, and Zoey Ward posted her second straight double-double with 12 points and 10 rebounds.

DePaul turned a season-high 15 steals into a 24-7 edge in points off turnovers. The Blue Demons outscored Stonehill 54-34 in the paint and won the glass 42-30, turning 18 offensive boards into 24 second-chance points.

Reese Roggenburk and Megan Sias led the Skyhawks with 13 points apiece, and Roggenburk added seven rebounds.

How It Happened
Stonehill (0-3) hit its first two shots from the field to go up 5-0 before DePaul (3-0) answered with a 9-2 run. After the Skyhawks went back in front 12-11 at the 5:47 mark, the Blue Demons closed the quarter on a 15-2 run. That run included 11 straight points while Stonehill went more than three minutes without scoring. DePaul led 26-14 after the first quarter, with six points apiece from Clarke and Volker. The Blue Demons didn't commit a turnover in the opening period and forced eight.

Stonehill cut the deficit to six at 36-30 with three minutes left in the half. Volker answered with a three-point play that put DePaul back up by three possessions and started an 11-0 run. The Blue Demons led 47-32 at halftime and assisted on 20 of their 22 first-half field goals.

Clarke's 3-pointer at the 7:32 mark gave DePaul its first 20-point lead at 56-36, and a Litza drive made it 58-38 midway through the third. Ally Timm then hit two 3-pointers 53 seconds apart to make it 66-40 with four minutes left in the period. DePaul led 77-49 after three.

Lijirin and Ofek Talker scored five points apiece in the fourth quarter. DePaul led by as many as 32 in the period and outscored Stonehill 18-14 to finish off the win.

Postgame Notes

DePaul started 3-0 for the first time since the 2016-17 season.
Volker scored in double figures for the third straight game and set a career high with seven assists.
Ward reached double figures for the third straight game. She also posted her second straight double-double and the 14th of her career.
Lijirin scored in double figures for the first time this season.
Five Blue Demons scored in double figures for the second straight game.
Clarke tied her career high with five assists.
DePaul's 15 steals were a season high.
DePaul's 32 assists were its most since it had 33 against Northern Illinois on Dec. 16, 2021.
DePaul has 25 or more assists in three straight games for the first time in program history

Up Next
DePaul concludes its season-opening homestand Wednesday, Nov. 11, against Northern Illinois. Tipoff is set for 6 p.m.
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