2015–16 DePaul Blue Demons women's basketball team

2015–16 DePaul Blue Demons women's basketball

Big East Regular Season Champions
NCAA Women's Tournament, Sweet Sixteen
Conference	Big East Conference
Ranking
Coaches	#17
AP	#20
2015–16 record	27–9 (16–2 Big East)
Head coach	Doug Bruno (30th year)
Assistant coach	Candis Blankson
Assistant coach	Bart Brooks
Assistant coach	Jill M. Pizzotti
Home arena	McGrath-Phillips Arena

2015–16 Big East Conference women's basketball standings
	Conf				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
#20 DePaul	16	–	2	.889	27	–	9	.750
Seton Hall	12	–	6	.667	23	–	9	.719
Villanova	12	–	6	.667	20	–	12	.625
St. John's †	11	–	7	.611	23	–	10	.697
Georgetown	9	–	9	.500	16	–	14	.533
Marquette	9	–	9	.500	14	–	16	.467
Xavier	8	–	10	.444	17	–	13	.567
Creighton	8	–	10	.444	17	–	18	.486
Butler	4	–	14	.222	10	–	21	.323
Providence	1	–	17	.056	5	–	24	.172


† 2016 Big East Basketball Tournament winner *Tournament #1 seed As of March 26, 2016; Rankings from AP Poll

The 2015–16 DePaul Blue Demons women's basketball team will represent DePaul University during the 2015–16 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Blue Demons, led by thirtieth year head coach Doug Bruno, play their home games at the McGrath-Phillips Arena. They were members of the new Big East Conference. They finished the season 27–9, 16–2 in Big East play to win the Big East regular season title. They advanced to the semifinals of the Big East Women's Tournament where they lost to St. John's. They received an at-large bid to the NCAA Women's Basketball Tournament where defeated James Madison in the first round, Louisville in the second round before losing to Oregon State in the sweet sixteen.

Previous season

The Blue Devils finished the 2014–15 season 27–8, 15–3 in Big East play to share the regular season title with Seton Hall. They also won the Big East Tournament to earn an automatic trip to the 2015 NCAA Women's Division I Basketball Tournament which they lost to Notre Dame in the second round.

Roster

2015–16 DePaul Blue Demons women's basketball team

Players

Coaches

Pos.	#	Name	Height	Year	Previous school	Home town
1.5 !G	1	Millender, AshtonAshton Millender	68 !5 ft 8 in (1.73 m)	2.0 !So	Marian Catholic	Glenwood, IL
3.5 !F	4	Bennett-Swanson, MeriMeri Bennett-Swanson	75 !6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	2.5 !RS So	Vernon Hills	Vernon Hills, IL
1.5 !G	10	Coleman, AmarahAmarah Coleman	71 !5 ft 11 in (1.8 m)	2.0 !So	Homewood-Flossmoor	Bolingbrook, IL
1.5 !G	13	Jenkins, ChaniseChanise Jenkins	65 !5 ft 5 in (1.65 m)	4.0 !Sr	Whitney Young	Chicago, IL
1.5 !G	14	January, JessicaJessica January	67 !5 ft 7 in (1.7 m)	3.0 !Jr	Richfield	Richfield, MN
3.5 !F	15	Liebenberg, ElriElri Liebenberg	77 !6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	1.5 !RS Fr	Bergsig Academy	Rustenburg, South Africa
1.5 !G	22	Schulte, BrookeBrooke Schulte	69 !5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)	3.0 !Jr	Mater Dei	Germantown, IL
1.5 !G	23	McGee, CentreseCentrese McGee	67 !5 ft 7 in (1.7 m)	4.0 !Sr	Thornton Fractional North	Calumet City, IL
1.5 !G	24	Allen, TanitaTanita Allen	70 !5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)	1.0 !Fr	Whitney Young	Chicago, IL
2.5 !G/F	30	Podkowa, MeganMegan Podkowa	74 !6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	4.0 !Sr	Trinity	Glenwood, IL
3.5 !F	34	Grant, JacquiJacqui Grant	75 !6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	3.0 !Jr	Maine South	Park Ridge, IL
3.5 !F	35	Grays, Mart'eMart'e Grays	74 !6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	2.0 !So	Martin Luther King Jr.	Detroit, MI
3.5 !F	44	Harvey-Carr, BrandiBrandi Harvey-Carr	76 !6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	3.0 !Jr	Leap Academy	Camden, NJ
1.5 !G	45	Waldron, MeghanMeghan Waldron	71 !5 ft 11 in (1.8 m)	1.5 !RS Fr	Wheaton Warrenville South	Wheaton, IL

Head coach

Doug Bruno (DePaul)

Assistant coach(es)

Jill M. Pizzotti (Southeast Missouri State)
Candis Blankson (DePaul)
Bart Brooks (Dickinson State)

Legend

(C) Team captain
(S) Suspended
(I) Ineligible
(W) Walk-on

Injured
Current redshirt

Roster
Last update: October 31, 2015

Schedule

Date Time, TV	Rank^#	Opponent^#	Result	Record	Site (Attendance) City, State
Exhibition
November 2, 2015* 7:00 PM		St. Xavier	W 135–64		McGrath-Phillips Arena (370) Chicago, IL
November 7, 2015* 3:30 PM		Lewis University	W 87–67		McGrath-Phillips Arena (1,230) Chicago, IL
Non-conference regular season
November 13, 2015* 7:00 PM		Southern Illinois Preseason WNIT First Round	W 105–61	1–0	McGrath-Phillips Arena (2,753) Chicago, IL
November 15, 2015* 4:00 PM		St. Bonaventure Preseason WNIT Second Round	W 77–54	2–0	McGrath-Phillips Arena (2,308) Chicago, IL
November 19, 2015* 7:00 PM		Indiana Preseason WNIT Semifinals	W 84–69	3–0	McGrath-Phillips Arena (1,924) Chicago, IL
November 22, 2015* 2:00 PM, CBSSN		at #5 Baylor Preseason WNIT Championship Game	L 72–86	3–1	Ferrell Center (5,637) Waco, TX
November 24, 2015* 7:00 PM		Chicago State	W 88–42	4–1	McGrath-Phillips Arena (1,989) Chicago, IL
November 27, 2015* 7:00 PM		Colgate	W 96–46	5–1	McGrath-Phillips Arena (2,115) Chicago, IL
December 2, 2015* 6:30 PM, FS1	#23	#1 Connecticut	L 70–86	5–2	McGrath-Phillips Arena (4,001) Chicago, IL
December 5, 2015* 7:00 PM	#23	Illinois State	W 89–41	6–2	McGrath-Phillips Arena (2,422) Chicago, IL
December 9, 2015* 6:00 PM, ESPN3	#18	at #3 Notre Dame	L 90–95	6–3	Edmund P. Joyce Center (8,207) Notre Dame, IN
December 12, 2015* 2:00 PM, SECN	#18	at #15 Texas A&M	W 80–66	7–3	Reed Arena (3,721) College Station, TX
December 15, 2015* 7:00 PM	#16	at South Dakota State	L 79–88	7–4	Frost Arena (1,621) Brookings, SD
December 19, 2015* 5:00 PM	#16	at #12 Northwestern	W 77–64	8–4	Welsh-Ryan Arena (1,744) Evanston, IL
December 21, 2015* 12:00 PM	#17	Loyola-Chicago	L 75–88	8–5	McGrath-Phillips Arena (2,153) Chicago, IL
Conference regular season
December 29, 2015 7:00 PM, BEDN/CSNCH+	#25	Marquette	W 91–86	9–5 (1–0)	McGrath-Phillips Arena (2,206) Chicago, IL
January 3, 2016 4:00 PM, CBSSN	#25	at St. John's	W 71–61	10–5 (2–0)	Carnesecca Arena (660) Queens, NY
January 5, 2016 6:00 PM, FS2	#24	at #25 Seton Hall	W 86–74	11–5 (3–0)	Walsh Gymnasium (851) South Orange, NJ
January 8, 2016 7:00 PM, BEDN/CSNCH+	#24	Georgetown	W 75–53	12–5 (4–0)	McGrath-Phillips Arena (2,201) Chicago, IL
January 10, 2016 3:00 PM, CBSSN	#24	Villanova	L 60–64	12–6 (4–1)	McGrath-Phillips Arena (2,044) Chicago, IL
January 15, 2016 6:00 PM, FS1		at Butler	W 61–54	13–6 (5–1)	Hinkle Fieldhouse (1,320) Indianapolis, IN
January 17, 2016 1:00 PM, BEDN		at Xavier	W 70–53	14–6 (6–1)	Cintas Center (1,384) Cincinnati, OH
January 22, 2016 7:00 PM, BEDN	#24	Creighton	W 81–63	15–6 (7–1)	McGrath-Phillips Arena (2,042) Chicago, IL
January 24, 2016 2:00 PM, BEDN	#24	Providence	W 96–50	16–6 (8–1)	McGrath-Phillips Arena (2,022) Chicago, IL
January 29, 2016 12:00 PM, BEDN/CSNCH	#23	Seton Hall	L 74–83	16–7 (8–2)	McGrath-Phillips Arena (3,001) Chicago, IL
January 31, 2016 12:00 PM, FS2	#23	St. John's	W 77–71	17–7 (9–2)	McGrath-Phillips Arena (2,812) Chicago, IL
February 5, 2016 6:00 PM, BEDN		at Villanova	W 75–47	18–7 (10–2)	The Pavilion (641) Villanova, PA
February 7, 2016 11:00 AM, BEDN		at Georgetown	W 80–66	19–7 (11–2)	McDonough Gymnasium (438) Washington, D.C.
February 12, 2016 7:00 PM, BEDN	#23	Xavier	W 82–52	20–7 (12–2)	McGrath-Phillips Arena (2,352) Chicago, IL
February 14, 2016 2:00 PM, BEDN/CSNCH	#23	Butler	W 102–63	21–7 (13–2)	McGrath-Phillips Arena (2,409) Chicago, IL
February 19, 2016 6:00 PM, BEDN	#21	at Providence	W 91–68	22–7 (14–2)	Alumni Hall (211) Providence, RI
February 21, 2016 1:00 PM, FS1	#21	at Creighton	W 78–52	23–7 (15–2)	D. J. Sokol Arena (1,255) Omaha, NE
February 27, 2016 5:00 PM, BEDN	#19	at Marquette	W 98–65	24–7 (16–2)	Al McGuire Center (2,039) Milwaukee, WI
Big East Women's Tournament
March 6, 2016 6:00 PM, FS2	#18	Butler Quarterfinals	W 65–52	25–7	McGrath-Phillips Arena Chicago, IL
March 7, 2016 5:30 PM, FS1	#18	St. John's Semifinals	L 66–75	25–8	McGrath-Phillips Arena (2,131) Chicago, IL
NCAA Women's Tournament
March 18, 2016* 11:00 AM, ESPN2	(6 D) #20	vs. (11 D) James Madison First Round	W 97–67	26–8	KFC Yum! Center Louisville, KY
March 20, 2016* 1:30 PM, ESPN2	(6 D) #20	at (3 D) #8 Louisville Second Round	W 73–72	27–8	KFC Yum! Center (7,515) Louisville, KY
March 26, 2016* 5:00 PM, ESPN	(6 D) #20	vs. (2 D) #6 Oregon State Sweet Sixteen	L 71–83	27–9	American Airlines Center (7,109) Dallas, TX
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. D=Dallas Region. All times are in Central Time.

Source:^[1]

Rankings

Main article: 2015–16 NCAA Division I women's basketball rankings

Ranking movement
**Legend:** ██ Increase in ranking. ██ Decrease in ranking. ██ Not ranked the previous week. RV=Received votes.
Poll	Pre- Season	Week 2	Week 3	Week 4	Week 5	Week 6	Week 7	Week 8	Week 9	Week 10	Week 11	Week 12	Week 13	Week 14	Week 15	Week 16	Week 17	Week 18	Week 19	Final
AP	RV	RV	RV	23	18	16	17	25	24	RV	24	23	RV	23	21	19	18	18	20	N/A
Coaches	22	19	20	18	17	15	23	24	24	25т	21	21	24	23	19	19	18	21	21	17

References

↑ 2015-16 DePaul Women's Basketball Schedule

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