2024–25 Big East women's basketball standings
Conf. Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
No. 7 UConn 14 0   1.000 23 3   .885
No. 24 Creighton 13 1   .929 21 4   .840
Seton Hall 9 4   .692 17 7   .708
Marquette 9 5   .643 17 8   .680
Villanova 8 5   .615 14 11   .560
DePaul 7 8   .467 12 16   .429
Butler 4 10   .286 14 13   .519
Georgetown 4 10   .286 11 14   .440
Providence 4 10   .286 11 16   .407
St. John's 3 10   .231 13 11   .542
Xavier 1 13   .071 6 19   .240
2025 Big East tournament winner
As of February 15, 2025
Rankings from AP poll

The 2024–25 DePaul Blue Demons women's basketball team represents DePaul University during the 2024–25 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Blue Demons are led by thirty-ninth year head coach Doug Bruno and play their home games at the Wintrust Arena as members of the Big East Conference.

Previous season

The Blue Demons finished the season 12–20, 4–14 in Big East play to finish in tenth place. As a No. 10 seed, they lost in the first round to Seton Hall of the Big East women's tournament.

Offseason

Departures

DePaul Departures
Name Num Pos. Height Year Hometown Reason for Departure
Katlyn Gilbert 0 G 5'10" Graduate student Indianapolis, IN Graduated
Brynn Masikewich 5 F 6'3" Graduate student Calgary, AB Graduated
Jade Edwards 12 G 5'9" Graduate student Chicago, IL Graduated
Anaya Peoples 22 G 5'11" Graduate student Danville, IL Graduated
Michelle Sidor 23 G 5'9" Graduate student Upper Saddle River, NJ Graduated

Incoming transfers

DePaul Incoming Transfers
Name Num Pos. Height Year Hometown Previous School
Taylor Johnson-Matthews 0 G/F 5'10" Junior Cleveland, OH Pearl River CC
Meg Newman 9 F 6'3" Redshirt Junior Indianapolis, IN Alabama

Recruiting

There were no recruiting classing class of 2024.

Roster

2024–25 DePaul Blue Demons women's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Year Previous school Hometown
G 0 Taylor Johnson-Matthews 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) Jr Charles F. Brush
Pearl River CC
Cleveland, OH
G 2 Grace Carstensen 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) So Nazareth Academy Hinsdale, IL
G/F 3 Charlece Ohiaeri 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) So Centennial Las Vegas, NV
G 5 Alayna West 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) Fr Madison La Follette Madison, WI
F 9 Meg Newman 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) RS Jr North Central
Alabama
Indianapolis, IN
G 10 Haley Walker 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) RS So Rice Memorial Burlington, VT
G 11 Sumer Lee 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) So King's Christian Toronto, ON
G/F 12 Ellery Minch 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) Fr Mount Vernon McCordsville, IN
G 13 Maeve McErlane 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) Jr Notre Dame Philadelphia, PA
G 20 Shakara McCline 5 ft 6 in (1.68 m) So East St. Louis East St. Louis, IL
G 21 Natiah Nelson 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) Fr Africentric Early College Perrysburg, OH
G 24 Ally Timm 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) Fr Divine Savior Holy Angels Menomonee Falls, WI
G 25 Kate Clarke 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) Jr Carmel
Michigan
Carmel, IN
G 30 Angelina Smith 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) Fr Bolingbrook Bolingbrook, IL
F 33 Jorie Allen 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) GS North Lawrence
Indiana
Bedford, IN
G 35 Emory Klatt 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) Fr Stevenson Kildeer, IL
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)

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

Roster

Schedule and results

Source:[1]

Date
time, TV
Rank# Opponent# Result Record High points High rebounds High assists Site (attendance)
city, state
Exhibition
October 18, 2024*
8:00 p.m.
Lewis W 99–48 
 19  Allen   13  Allen   5  Newman  Wintrust Arena (658)
Chicago, IL
October 28, 2024*
7:00 p.m.
Winona State W 73–58 
 25  Allen   10  Newman   7  Newman  Wintrust Arena (1,032)
Chicago, IL
Non-conference regular season
November 6, 2024*
11:00 a.m., FloSports
Mercyhurst W 74–53  1–0
 21  Allen   11  Walker   3  Allen  Wintrust Arena (5,057)
Chicago, IL
November 9, 2024*
1:00 p.m., FloSports
Princeton L 58–79  1–1
 19  Allen   9  Newman   4  Tied  Wintrust Arena (1,233)
Chicago, IL
November 12, 2024*
7:00 p.m., Marquee
at Loyola Chicago W 75–60  2–1
 16  Tied   8  Allen   4  Tied  Joseph J. Gentile Arena (616)
Chicago, IL
November 17, 2024*
7:00 p.m., FS2
No. 4 Texas L 61–91  2–2
 23  Allen   5  Newman   3  Allen  Wintrust Arena (1,725)
Chicago, IL
November 21, 2024*
6:00 p.m., ESPN+
at Green Bay L 57–70  2–3
 21  Allen   8  Newman   3  Lee  Kress Events Center (1,869)
Green Bay, WI
November 25, 2024*
4:30 p.m., FloSports
vs. No. 8 Oklahoma
Ball Dawgs Classic semifinals
L 62–85  2–4
 15  Tied   7  Newman   6  Allen  Lee's Family Forum 
Henderson, NV
November 27, 2024*
1:00 p.m., FloSports
vs. No. 9 Kansas State
Ball Dawgs Classic 3rd place game
L 66–92  2–5
 17  Tied   7  Smith   4  Allen  Lee's Family Forum 
Henderson, NV
December 1, 2024*
2:00 p.m., Marquee
SIU Edwardsville W 66–42  3–5
 21  Allen   9  Allen   4  Lee  Wintrust Arena (1,118)
Chicago, IL
December 4, 2024*
7:00 p.m., B1G+
at Northwestern L 56–64  3–6
 20  Johnson-Matthews   10  Newman   4  Allen  Welsh–Ryan Arena (1,045)
Evanston, IL
December 8, 2024*
1:00 p.m., B1G+
at No. 24 Michigan State L 61–89  3–7
 15  Tied   11  Allen   7  Allen  Breslin Center (3,416)
East Lansing, MI
December 13, 2024*
7:00 p.m., Marquee
UIC W 73–56  4–7
 27  Allen   8  Tied   5  Newman  Wintrust Arena (1,118)
Chicago, IL
December 15, 2024*
2:00 p.m., Marquee
UNLV L 61–80  4–8
 21  Allen   10  Newman   4  Lee  Wintrust Arena (1,547)
Chicago, IL
December 17, 2024*
7:00 p.m., Marquee
Southern W 76–64  5–8
 23  Allen   9  Allen   8  Lee  Wintrust Arena (900)
Chicago, IL
Big East regular season
December 21, 2024
2:00 p.m., FloSports
Butler W 66–43  6–8
(1–0)
 22  Johnson-Matthews   10  Allen   7  Allen  Wintrust Arena (1,300)
Chicago, IL
December 29, 2024
2:00 p.m., FloSports
Marquette L 59–78  6–9
(1–1)
 24  Allen   10  Johnson-Matthews   6  Johnson-Matthews  Wintrust Arena (1,798)
Chicago, IL
January 2, 2025
6:00 p.m., FloSports
at Xavier W 65–60  7–9
(2–1)
 20  Kanerva   9  Christie   7  Kanerva  Cintas Center (1,118)
Cincinnati, OH
January 7, 2025
7:30 p.m., FS1
at St. John's W 67–60  8–9
(3–1)
 23  Johnson-Matthews   10  Newman   6  Allen  Carnesecca Arena (676)
Queens, NY
January 12, 2025
2:00 p.m., FloSports
Providence W 62–56  9–9
(4–1)
 21  Johnson-Matthews   10  Newman   6  Lee  Wintrust Arena (1,462)
Chicago, IL
January 15, 2025
10:30 a.m., FloSports
at Villanova L 55–66  9–10
(4–2)
 20  Allen   7  McCline   4  Johnson-Matthews  Finneran Pavilion (1,219)
Villanova, PA
January 18, 2025
1:00 p.m., FloSports
at Creighton L 71–92  9–11
(4–3)
 22  Allen   5  Tied   5  Allen  D. J. Sokol Arena (1,321)
Omaha, NE
January 22, 2025
7:00 p.m., FloSports
Xavier W 57–50  10–11
(5–3)
 15  Clarke   8  Newman   7  Allen  Wintrust Arena (898)
Chicago, IL
January 26, 2025
1:00 p.m., FloSports
at Butler W 74–67 OT 11–11
(6–3)
 34  Allen   9  Newman   5  Allen  Hinkle Fieldhouse (2,018)
Indianapolis, IN
January 29, 2025
6:00 p.m., SNY
No. 6 UConn L 58–84  11–12
(6–4)
 19  Tied   6  Newman   5  McCline  Wintrust Arena (8,305)
Chicago, IL
February 1, 2025
2:00 p.m., FloSports
Seton Hall L 55–72  11–13
(6–5)
 26  Johnson-Matthews   10  Newman   6  Allen  Wintrust Arena (1,354)
Chicago, IL
February 6, 2025
6:00 p.m., FloSports
at Providence L 63–76  11–14
(6–6)
 19  Tied   12  Newman   3  Tied  Alumni Hall (795)
Providence, RI
February 9, 2025
1:00 p.m., FloSports
at Georgetown W 80–76  12–14
(7–6)
 31  Allen   9  Johnson-Matthews   4  Lee  McDonough Arena 
Washington, D.C.
February 12, 2025
7:00 p.m., FloSports
Villanova L 56–62  12–15
(7–7)
 23  Allen   7  Tied   6  Lee  Wintrust Arena (1,209)
Chicago, IL
February 15, 2025
2:00 p.m., FloSports
at Marquette L 72–82  12–16
(7–8)
 22  Allen   8  Walker   3  Tied  Al McGuire Center (2,512)
Milwaukee, WI
February 23, 2025
2:00 p.m., FloSports
Creighton       Wintrust Arena 
Chicago, IL
February 27, 2025
6:00 p.m., FloSports
at Seton Hall       Walsh Gymnasium 
South Orange, NJ
March 2, 2025
2:00 p.m., FloSports
St. John's       Wintrust Arena 
Chicago, IL
Big East Women's Tournament
March 7–10, 2025
TBA
vs.        Mohegan Sun Arena 
Uncasville, CT
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Central Time.

Rankings

Ranking movements
Week
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AP*Not released
Coaches

*The preseason and week 1 polls were the same.

See also

References

  1. ^ "2024–25 DePaul Women's Basketball Schedule". depaulbluedemons.com. DePaul University Athletics. Retrieved December 17, 2024.
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