2015–16 DePaul Blue Demons women's basketball team

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2015–16 DePaul Blue Demons women's basketball
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Big East Regular Season Champions
NCAA Women's Tournament, Sweet Sixteen
ConferenceBig East Conference
Ranking
CoachesNo. 17
APNo. 20
2015–16 record27–9 (16–2 Big East)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
  • Candis Blankson
  • Bart Brooks
  • Jill M. Pizzotti
Home arenaMcGrath-Phillips Arena
Seasons
2015–16 Big East Conference women's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
No. 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 they 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 Hometown
G 1 Ashton Millender 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) So Marian Catholic Glenwood, IL
F 4 Meri Bennett-Swanson 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) RS So Vernon Hills Vernon Hills, IL
G 10 Amarah Coleman 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) So Homewood-Flossmoor Bolingbrook, IL
G 13 Chanise Jenkins 5 ft 5 in (1.65 m) Sr Whitney Young Chicago, IL
G 14 Jessica January 5 ft 7 in (1.7 m) Jr Richfield Richfield, MN
F 15 Elri Liebenberg 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) RS Fr Bergsig Academy Rustenburg, South Africa
G 22 Brooke Schulte 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) Jr Mater Dei Germantown, IL
G 23 Centrese McGee 5 ft 7 in (1.7 m) Sr Thornton Fractional North Calumet City, IL
G 24 Tanita Allen 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) Fr Whitney Young Chicago, IL
G/F 30 Megan Podkowa 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) Sr Trinity Glenwood, IL
F 34 Jacqui Grant 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) Jr Maine South Park Ridge, IL
F 35 Mart'e Grays 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) So Martin Luther King Jr. Detroit, MI
F 44 Brandi Harvey-Carr 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) Jr Leap Academy Camden, NJ
G 45 Meghan Waldron 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) 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

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 No. 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
No. 23 No. 1 Connecticut L 70–86  5–2
McGrath-Phillips Arena (4,001)
Chicago, IL
December 5, 2015*
7:00 pm
No. 23 Illinois State W 89–41  6–2
McGrath-Phillips Arena (2,422)
Chicago, IL
December 9, 2015*
6:00 pm, ESPN3
No. 18 at No. 3 Notre Dame L 90–95  6–3
Edmund P. Joyce Center (8,207)
Notre Dame, IN
December 12, 2015*
2:00 pm, SECN
No. 18 at No. 15 Texas A&M W 80–66  7–3
Reed Arena (3,721)
College Station, TX
December 15, 2015*
7:00 pm
No. 16 at South Dakota State L 79–88  7–4
Frost Arena (1,621)
Brookings, SD
December 19, 2015*
5:00 pm
No. 16 at No. 12 Northwestern W 77–64  8–4
Welsh-Ryan Arena (1,744)
Evanston, IL
December 21, 2015*
12:00 pm
No. 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+
No. 25 Marquette W 91–86  9–5 (1–0)
McGrath-Phillips Arena (2,206)
Chicago, IL
January 3, 2016
4:00 pm, CBSSN
No. 25 at St. John's W 71–61  10–5 (2–0)
Carnesecca Arena (660)
Queens, NY
January 5, 2016
6:00 pm, FS2
No. 24 at No. 25 Seton Hall W 86–74  11–5 (3–0)
Walsh Gymnasium (851)
South Orange, NJ
January 8, 2016
7:00 pm, BEDN/CSNCH+
No. 24 Georgetown W 75–53  12–5 (4–0)
McGrath-Phillips Arena (2,201)
Chicago, IL
January 10, 2016
3:00 pm, CBSSN
No. 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
No. 24 Creighton W 81–63  15–6 (7–1)
McGrath-Phillips Arena (2,042)
Chicago, IL
January 24, 2016
2:00 pm, BEDN
No. 24 Providence W 96–50  16–6 (8–1)
McGrath-Phillips Arena (2,022)
Chicago, IL
January 29, 2016
12:00 pm, BEDN/CSNCH
No. 23 Seton Hall L 74–83  16–7 (8–2)
McGrath-Phillips Arena (3,001)
Chicago, IL
January 31, 2016
12:00 pm, FS2
No. 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
No. 23 Xavier W 82–52  20–7 (12–2)
McGrath-Phillips Arena (2,352)
Chicago, IL
February 14, 2016
2:00 pm, BEDN/CSNCH
No. 23 Butler W 102–63  21–7 (13–2)
McGrath-Phillips Arena (2,409)
Chicago, IL
February 19, 2016
6:00 pm, BEDN
No. 21 at Providence W 91–68  22–7 (14–2)
Alumni Hall (211)
Providence, RI
February 21, 2016
1:00 pm, FS1
No. 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
No. 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
No. 18 Butler
Quarterfinals
W 65–52  25–7
McGrath-Phillips Arena 
Chicago, IL
March 7, 2016
5:30 pm, FS1
No. 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) No. 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) No. 20 at (3 D) No. 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) No. 20 vs. (2 D) No. 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.

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Rankings[]

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