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1 SCHEDULE Date Opponent time (CST) Oct. 30 Saint Xavier (Exhibition) W, Nov. 3 Illinois Wesleyan (Exhibition) W, Maggie Dixon Classic -- Chicago, Ill. (Dayton, Mississippi Valley State, Nicholls State) Nov. 9 Nicholls State W, Nov. 10 Dayton L, Nov. 17 Howard W, Nov. 19 Yale Paradise Jam (U.S. Virgin Islands) Nov. 22 vs. Florida Gulf Coast 2:30 p.m. Nov. 23 vs. Hampton 12:15 p.m. Nov. 24 vs. South Carolina 2:30 p.m. Dec. 2 Northwestern 4 p.m. Dec. 7 at Kentucky (FSN South) 6 p.m. Dec. 11 Milwaukee Noon Dec. 15 Northern Illinois Dec. 18 at Loyola Dec. 21 Princeton Dec. 28 Oral Roberts Jan. 5 Louisville (BEN) 5 p.m. Jan. 9 at Villanova 6 p.m. Jan. 12 USF Jan. 15 at Syracuse (Time Warner) 6 p.m. Jan. 19 Providence Jan. 22 at Cincinnati 6 p.m. Jan. 29 Pittsburgh (UToo) Feb. 2 at Marquette Feb. 6 Seton Hall Feb. 10 at Connecticut (ESPNU) 2:30 p.m. Feb. 12 Rutgers (CBSSN) 8 p.m. Feb. 17 at Louisville (ESPNU) 12:30 p.m. Feb. 24 Notre Dame (ESPNU) 2:30 p.m. Feb. 26 Georgetown (CBSSN) 8 p.m. Mar. 2 at Pittsburgh Noon Mar. 4 at St. John s 6 p.m. BIG EAST Championship (XL Center -- Hartford, Conn.) Mar. 8 First Round (BIGEAST.tv) tba Mar. 9 Second Round (BETV) tba Mar. 10 Quarterfinals (ESPNU) tba Mar. 11 Semifinals (ESPNU) tba Mar. 12 Championship (ESPN2/ESPN) tba All times are Central and Subject to Change Home games played at McGrath-Phillips Arena * BIG EAST Conference Opponent De Paul Women s Basketball game information 20, 20-win seasons 17 ncaa championship appearances.865 winning percentage at mcgrath-phillips arena game: 4 HOME Game: 4 Date: Monday, Nov. 19, 2012 time: arena: McGrath-Phillips Arena (3,000) depaul blue demons overall: big east: 0-0 Streak: W1 AP poll: RV coaches poll: RV last game: Nov. 17, W, Howard next game: Nov. 22 Florida Gulf Coast (Paradise Jam -- US Virgin Islands) depaul vs. Yale Monday, November 19, 2012 McGrath-Phillips Arena DePaul Notes Coming off a win over Howard on Saturday... is in a stretch of five games in eight days... heads to the U.S. Virgin Islands and will play Florida Gulf Coast, Hampton and South Carolina, Nov DePaul is averaging 78.3 points per game... four players are averaging double figures -- Brittany Hrynko (16.7), Jasmine Penny (14.3), Anna Martin (13.0) and Katherine Harry (12.7). DePaul has an assists on 76.1 percent of its baskets... Anna Martin has 22 assists, Chanise Jenkins 16 and Brittany Hrynko the trio is responsible for 79.1 percent (53) of the teams 67 assists this season. 1.3 assist to turnover ratio... averaging just 16.7 turnovers a game. Anna Martin has now reached double figures in 73 of her career 106 games (68.9%). Martin has 1,421 career points... needs two points to tie Latasha Byears ( ) for 14th on DePaul s all-time list. Katherine Harry is averaging 10.7 rebounds per game... she is one of five players in the BIG EAST to grab double-figure rebounds in two games this season... season-best 13 boards against Dayton. DePaul has made at least one 3-pointer in its last 96 games... averaging 9.0 triples per game this season... Brittany Hrynko has tied a career-high with four 3-pointers in each of DePaul s three games... Hrynko is shooting.500 (12-of-24) from behind the arc. Doug Bruno is set to coach his 796th career game at DePaul... he is all-time with the Blue Demons. Blue Demon Probable Starters Pos. Name PPG RPG APG G Brittany Hrynko G Chanise Jenkins G Anna Martin F Jasmine Penny F Katherine Harry Yale Notes Won its first game of the season at Houston on Nov. 17. Led by Sarah Halejian s 14.7 points per game... Halejian also leads the Bulldogs in field goal percentage (.575), 3-pointers (5) and 3-point field goal percentage. Coming off a season-high 20 against against Houston... Meredith Boadman lead teh team with five assists while Zanab Keita and Megan Vasquez each had four. Chris Gobrecht is in his eight year as the head coach Series Notes Second overall series meeting DePaul is 5-0 against the Ivy League and will host Princeton on Dec. 21. Location: Chicago, Ill. Audio: BlueTube TV: BlueTube GameTracker: Yale Bulldogs overall: Conference: 0-0 Streak: W1 AP poll: NR coaches poll: NR last game: Nov. 17 W, at Houston next game: Nov. 21 at Northwestern DEPAUL/Yale Series Information Overall... DePaul leads 1-0 Streak... DePaul W1 at McGrath-Phillips... DePaul 1-0 in Chicago... DePaul 1-0 Last meeting... DePaul W, Doug Bruno vs. Yale All-Time Series Meetings Home: 1-0 Away: 0-0 Neutral: 0-0 Streak: W1 Nov. 17, 2006 H* W *DePaul Invitational in Chicago, Ill. Stat Comparison DePaul Yale 2-1 Overall Record Conference Scoring Offense Scoring Defense Rebounds/Game Opp. Rebounds/Game FG % Opp. FG % pt. FG % Opp. 3-pt. FG % pt. FG s/game Opp. 3-pt. FG s/game FT % Assists/Game Steals/Game Blocked Shots/Game Turnovers/Game Assist/Turnover Ratio 0.7 Player Comparison DePaul Yale Hrynko (16.7) Leading Scorer Halejian (14.7) Penny (.667) FG % Halejian (.545) Hrynko (12-24) 3-pt Scorer Halejian (5-10) Hrynko (.500) 3-pt % Halejian (.500) Penny (.700) FT % Vasquez (1.000) Harry (10.7) Rebs PG Keita (7.7) Martin (7.3) Assists PG Halejian (3.0) Martin (9) Steals Leader Graf (6) Penny (3) Blocks Keita (6) DePaul Athletics Communications sullivan athletic center 2323 North Sheffield Avenue Chicago, IL WBB Contact: Alicia PoPe apope8@depaul.edu P: (773) C: (815) F: (773) web:

2 th 27 38th De Paul by the Numbers NCAA Sweet 16 Appearances & 2011 DePaul s ranking in the and WBCA Team Academic GPA Top 25 DePaul s cumulative GPA following the season was a new program best. highest Associated Press ranking (Feb. 21, 2011) highest USA Today/ESPN Coaches ranking (Jan. 16, 2006 & April 7, 2011) consecutive NCAA Championship appearances number of teams to go to the last 10 NCAA Tournaments teams on the schedule that played in the 2012 NCAA Championship 200 or more 3-pointers in 12 of the last 13 seasons. NCAA Tournament appearances since 1990 average margin of victory all-time at McGrath-Phillips Arena ( record) seasons with at least 20 or more victories average number of victories in the last 10 seasons Season of Doug Bruno being the head coach at DePaul Number of DePaul players to score 1,000 points in their career season of women s basketball at DePaul University (1974-Present) Doug Bruno s win total with the WBL s Chicago Hustle ( ) victories in the last 149 home games wins at McGrath-Phillips Arena ( overall -.862) Conference academic honorees under Doug Bruno victories since the start of the season ( overall -.719) out of 244 games with a three-point field goal games out of the last 505 games with a three-pointer Doug Bruno s win total with the Blue Demons total number of games that Doug Bruno has coached at DePaul DePaul s all-time home winning percentage ( ) DePaul s home winning percentage at McGrath-Phillips Arena (150-24) games in women s basketball history at DePaul ( overall -.636) 3pt. field goals since the start of the season (6.89/game) Game 3 -- Howard (Nov. 17) Page 2 Starters: With just under 48 hours of separation between the DePaul women s basketball team s victory over Howard, the Blue Demons return to the court at on Monday to host Yale. Monday s game will be carried live on DePaul s BlueTube with Dave Bernhard and Patricia Babcock-McGraw calling the action courtside. Gametracker is also available while in-game scoring and notes can be followed at www. twitter.com/depaulwbbsid. DePaul (2-1) has used a balanced attack in its first three games as four players Brittany Hrynko (16.7), Jasmine Penny (14.3), Anna Martin (13.0) and Katherine Harry (12.7) -- are all averaging double-figures. Hrynko is coming off an 18-point performance against the Bison and has led the Blue Demons in scoring twice this season. With four players averaging double-digits, the Blue Demons are distributing the ball extremely well with Hrynko, Martin and Chanise Jenkins each dishing out at least 5.0 assists per game. Averaging an assist on 76 percent of its baskets, Martin leads the trio with 7.3 assists while the group has accounted for nearly 80 percent of DePaul s 67 assists. Yale (1-2) recorded its first win of season at Houston on Nov. 17. The Bulldogs edged the Cougars behind 18 points, 11 rebounds and four assists from Zenab Keita. Keita is averaging 12.7 points per outing while she also leads the Bulldogs in rebounding (7.7) and blocks (2.0). Monday s game marks the second all-time series meeting between the Blue Demons and Bulldogs. DePaul won the series only other meeting on Nov. 17, 2006 in the opening round of the DePaul Invitational. Yale is the first of two Ivy League schools that DePaul will face this season -- Princeton comes to town for a Dec. 21 clash. DePaul is in a stretch of five games in eight days and heads to the St. Thomas in the U.S. Virgin Islands on Tuesday morning. The Blue Demons are in the Reef Division at the Paradise Jam and will square off against Florida Gulf Coast (Nov. 22) Hampton (Nov. 23) and South Carolina (Nov. 24). Tickets for all DePaul basketball games can be purchased at the DePaul Athletics Ticket Office ( SLAM) or by visiting any Ticketmaster outlet. Check the Record All-time All-time in November All-time in December All-time in January All-time in February All-time in March all-time on Sunday all-time on Monday all-time on Tuesday all-time on Wednesday all-time on Thursday all-time on Friday all-time on Saturday All-time home McGrath-Phillips Arena Alumni Hall Allstate Arena All-time road All-time neutral floor Year-by-Year AT McGrath-Phillips Arena Year Rec. Pct Totals By Opponent Rec. Pct. Non.-Conference C-USA BIG EAST Ranked Unranked Noting the Blue Demons: DePaul is (.636) all-time... the campaign is the 38th season of women s basketball at DePaul University... since the start of the season (299 games), the Blue Demons have held 65.9 percent of their opponents to less than 70 points (197-of-299)... in that span, DePaul is (.848) when holding opponents to less than 70 points... in that same time span, DePaul has scored 70 or more points in 196 games... DePaul is (.872) when scoring 70 plus points... in the last eight-plus seasons (268 games), the Blue Demons are (.709)... in the last 77 home games against conference opponents, DePaul has posted 64 victories... over the last ten plus seasons (389 games), DePaul has scored at least 80 points in 127 games... the Blue Demons hold a (.953) record in those games... in the same span, DePaul is 52-1, including 50 straight wins, when scoring at least 90 points Home Cookin : Through 12-plus seasons, McGrath-Phillips Arena -formerly known as the DePaul Athletic Center - has proven itself as one of the toughest venues in the nation. The Blue Demons have posted a (.862) record in the arena s 174 games. There have been three perfect seasons at McGrath-Phillips Arena-- DePaul went 13-0 in , 14-0 in and 17-0 in In its 37-plus seasons of women s basketball at DePaul, the Blue Demons have an all-time home court record of (.792). Over 26 seasons at Alumni Hall, the women s basketball program won over 75 percent of its games with a all-time record. At the Allstate Arena, the women s program has posted an all-time record of There have been 16 streaks of at least 10 straight home victories. The longest streak was a 33-game run that started on Dec. 19, 2003 with a win over Alabama State and ended on Jan. 28, 2006 with an defeat to #5/4 Connecticut on Jan. 28, Over the last 10 years at McGrath-Phillips Arena (145 games), the team is (.883) at home with six losses to teams ranked in the top five. DePaul lost in overtime to #2/2 Tennessee on Dec. 17, 2003, before the Connecticut loss in Jan Tennessee, ranked third in both polls, served DePaul its fifth defeat before the loss to #1/1 Connecticut on Mar. 1, 2008 and to #3/3 UConn this season. The Blue Demons have also posted 120 victories in the last 126 games over unranked opponents.

3 Blue Demon Roster Numerical No. name Pos. Ht. Cl. Hometown (High School/Previous) 3 Alexa Gallagher F 6-1 Fr. Elkins Park, Pa. (Germantown Academy) 5 Anna Martin G 5-9 Sr. Nicholasville, Ky. (Lexington Christian Academy) 12 Brittany Hrynko G 5-8 So. Philadelphia, Pa. (Engineering & Science) 13 Chanise Jenkins G 5-5 Fr. Chicago, Ill. (Whitney Young) 20 Kelsey Reynolds G 5-9 Jr. Mishawaka, Ind. (Penn High School/Boston College) 21 Megan Rogowski G 5-9 So. Prospect Heights, Ill. (Hersey) 22 Brooke Schulte G 5-9 Fr. Germantown, Ill. (Mater Dei) 23 Centrese McGee** G 5-7 Jr. Calumet City, Ill. (Thornton Fractional North/Illinois) 30 Megan Podkowa G/F 6-2 Fr. Glenview, Ill. (Trinity) 31 Jasmine Penny F 6-1 Jr. Logansport, Ind. (Logansport) 44 Brandi Harvey-Carr F 6-4 Fr. Camden, N.J. (Leap Academy) 51 Katherine Harry F 6-3 Sr. Columbia, Mo. (Rock Bridge) 54 Kelsey Smith* F 6-4 Jr. St. Charles, Ill. (St. Charles North/Michigan State) Head Coach: Doug Bruno (27th season at DePaul) Assistant Coaches: Candis Blankson, Bart Brooks, Jill M. Pizzotti Director of Professional, Corporate & Community Relations: Lisa Ryckbosch Video Coordinator: Ciara Johnson * Will be eligible after DePaul s Fall Quarter is complete on Nov. 20 ** Will sit out the Season under NCAA Transfer Guidelines Taking Advantage from Beyond the Arc: Since the start of the season (236 games), the club has knocked down 1,625 (6.89 per game) trifectas compared to just 1,152 (4.88 per game) for the opposition... DePaul has knocked down at least one 3-pointer in its last 96 games and has tallied a three-pointer in 502 of the last 505 games this season, DePaul is averaging 9.0 triples per game (27) and knocked down a sesonbest 10 3-pointers against Dayton... DePaul has made 200 or more 3-pointers in 14 of its last 15 seasons, including a school-record (256) in the team tallied 163 to end DePaul s streak at 10 seasons. BIG EAST Standings big EAST Overall Louisville Syracuse USF Connecticut Marquette Notre Dame DePaul Georgetown Pittsburgh Seton Hall St. John s Villanova Cincinnati Rutgers Providence Upcoming Schedule Nov. 18 Massachusetts at Notre Dame Providence at Virginia Marquette at Georgia Tech Connecticut at Texas A&M (ESPN2) Nov. 19 Cincinnati at Kent State LSU at Georgetown Seton Hall at Michigan Yale at DePaul Streaking: Dating back to last season and in some cases, the last couple of seasons, the Blue Demons have put together various streaks. 96-games with at least one 3-pointer 15-consecutive wins over programs from the State of Illinois 10-consecutive NCAA Championship appearances Preseason Honors: Anna Martin has been recognized as one of the top players in the country prior to her senior season named to the preseason State Farm Wade Watch Wooden Award Preseason Top 30 List... Naismith Early Season Watch List... unanimous preseason All-BIG EAST selection ranked one of the top-five shooting guards by ESPNW... one of 30 candidates for the Senior CLASS Award. Points with Martin: Anna Martin has 1,421 career points which ranks 15th in DePaul s record book she needs two points to tie All-American Latasha Byears ( ) for 14th on DePaul s all-time list... Melanee Ehrhardt ( ) ranks 13th with 1,552 points. Kat on the Glass: Katherine Harry has 836 career rebounds which ranks sixth on DePaul s all-time list averages 7.9 rebounds per game... recorded double-digit rebounds in 31 career games and twice this season... nine 15+ rebound performances... holds the McGrath-Phillips Arena record with 20 rebounds against Louisville Feb. 25, needs 148 rebounds to tie JoAnn Feiereisel ( ) for fifth Harry has led DePaul in rebounding in each of her three seasons. DePaul Points...20, Penny (Dayton) FG Made... 8, Harry & Penny (Dayton) FG Attempts... 17, Hrynko (Dayton) FG Percentage (8-12), Penny (Dayton) 3-Point FG Made... 4 x3, Hrynko 3-Point FG Attempts...10, Hrynko (Dayton) Free Throws Made...4 x4 Free Throws Att...7, x2 Free Throw % (4 min)..500 (4-of-5) Hrynko (Howard) Rebounds...13, Harry (Dayton) Assists...9, Martin (Dayton) Steals...4, Martin (Dayton) Blocks...2, x2 Turnovers...4 x Individual Game Highs Opponent Points... 27, Amber Deane (Dayton) FG Made... 10, Amber Deane (Dayton) FG Attempts...17, Saadia Doyle (Howard) FG Percentage.833 (5-6), Olivia Applewhite (Dayton) 3-Point FG Made... 3, KK Babin (Nicholls State) 3-Point FG Attempts... 9, KK Babin (Nicholls State) Free Throws Made...6, x2 Free Throws Att...8, Saadia Doyle (Howard) Free Throw % (4 min) (6-7) Deane (Dayton) Rebounds...10, Ally Malott (Dayton) Assists... 6, Same MacKay (Dayton) Steals...5, Cheyenne Curly-Payne (Howard) Blocks...1 x4 Turnovers...5 x3 Nov. 20 Bradley at USF Mercer at Notre Dame Wagner at Pittsburgh Syracuse at St. Josephs Louisville vs. Central Florida Providence at Delaware Nov. 21 Iona at St. John s Rutgers at Temple Louisville vs. Gonzaga/Murray State Nov. 22 DePaul vs. Florida Gulf Coast Connecticut vs. Wake Forest Louisville vs. TBA Nov. 23 Syracuse vs. Georgia Tech DePaul vs. Hampton Notre Dame at UCLA (Pac-12) Seton Hall vs. Wyoming Marquette vs. Marshall North Dakota at USF Connecticut vs. Marist Georgetown vs. Cal State Fullerton Like Us. 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4 Head Coach Doug Bruno In 1988, when Doug Bruno returned to lead the women s basketball program at his alma mater, he wanted the Blue Demons to become a national factor on the women s basketball scene. Beginning his 27th season in Lincoln Park in Bruno has led his alma mater s program to national status as one of the top women s programs in the country. Coach Bruno has won more than 500 collegiate games, led DePaul to 17 NCAA Tournaments including Sweet Sixteen appearances in 2006 and His teams have also made four WNIT appearances, won four conference tournament championships and four regular-season titles. Bruno s squads have also spent numerous weeks in both the Associated Press and USA Today/ESPN Coaches Top 25 polls. In the Blue Demons ranked as high as No. 7 in the AP Poll while DePaul finished No. 10 in both national polls. Bruno and the Blue Demons success have also come against some of the best the nation has to offer. Since 1988, DePaul has played 190 games against teams that were in the top 25 when they played the Blue Demons. In , the Blue Demons posted the program s biggest win with an impressive, victory over No. 3/2 Stanford at McGrath-Phillips Arena on Dec. 16, The Blue Demons followed its historic win over the Cardinal with five more wins over top 25 opponents during the season. Along with its signature winsin , the Bruno era has produced wins over ninth-ranked USC ( 92-93), sixth-ranked Vanderbilt ( 95-96), third-ranked Louisiana Tech ( 96-97) and eighth-ranked Notre Dame ( 02-03). The campaign saw the Blue Demons go on road for a pair of memorable victories at 11th-ranked West Virginia and 16th-ranked Notre Dame. While the Blue Demons topped No. 10/6 Florida State on a neutral floor during the season. Off the court, the success has also been bountiful. DePaul has boasted 177 players that have earned mention on conference academic honor rolls and Anne McDonald was named to the GTE/Academic All-American team in Since the season, 12 student-athletes have honored as I-AAA Academic All-Americans, while Allie Quigley was named the I-AAA Scholar Athlete of the Year. With academic success a priority, the Blue Demons finished No. 3 in the WBCA Team Academic top 25 poll the last two seasons. The Blue Demons have been ranked in the WBCA poll eight times since the poll s inception in 1997, while the last four seasons the Blue Demons earned the BIG EAST Sport Excellence Award for having the highest cumulative GPA among the league s women s basketball teams. Additionally, Coach Bruno recently completed a two-year term as President of the Women s Basketball Coaches Association, serves as a consultant to the WNBA s the Chicago Sky, and coached the U19 National Team to the FIBA World Championships gold medal in August 2006 and In September of 2009 Coach Bruno was asked to join the USA Basketball National Team staff as an assistant coach. Bruno helped lead the USA National Team to an Olympic Gold at the London Olympics along with a Gold at the 2010 FIBA World Championships. doug Bruno At De Paul Year Record Pct. Conf. Rec. Pct Totals Block Party: Katherine Harry has 145 career blocks which ranks fourth on DePaul s all-time list she needs 35 to tie Jamie Smith ( ) for third Cathy Pezdirtz ( ) holds DePaul s career blocked shot record with 255. Penny s Proficiency: Jasmine Penny leads DePaul with her.667 (18-of-27) field goal percentage... last season, Jasmine Penny ranked second in the BIG EAST Conference with her.560 ( ) field goal percentage Penny s.551 ( ) career field goal percentage ranks sixth in DePaul s annuals I am open : Anna Martin (22), Chanise Jenkins (16) and Brittany Hrynko (15) have dished out 53 of DePaul s 67 assists (79.1 percent)... Martin dished out a career-best nine assists against Dayton... Chanise Jenkins set a new career-high with seven assists against Howard. Hrynko finds the open player: Brittany Hrynko has 15 assists (5.0 assists per game)... last season, she became the first DePaul freshman to lead the Blue Demons in assists since the season became just the seventh freshman to do so since Hrynko for THREE: Brittany Hrynko has hit four 3-pointers in each of DePaul s three games this season... her four triples tie a career-high which she also did twice as freshman... Hrynko is 12- of-24 (.500) from behind the arc. All-Tournament Honors: Katherine Harry and Brittany Hrynko were both named to the Maggie Dixon Classic All-Tournament team... Hrynko averaged 16.0 points per game and dished out 11 assists and had five steals... Harry averaged 22 rebounds per game while added 14.5 points. Picked Sixth: DePaul was picked to finish sixth in the preseason BIG EAST Conference Coaches Poll... DePaul starts conference play against Louisville at home on Jan the Blue Demons will play a home and away games with Louisville (Jan. 5 and Feb. 17) and Pittsburgh (Jan. 29 and Mar. 2) Bruno = GOLD: DePaul head coach Doug Bruno spent his summer as an assistant for the USA Women s National Team that captured gold at the London Olympics Bruno was also on the National Team coaching staff when the team won the FIBA World Championships in Oct TV Schedule Regular Season Games (9) Dec. 17 at Kentucky... FSN South Jan. 5 Louisville... BIG EAST Network Jan. 15 at Syrcause...Time Warner Jan. 29 Pittsburgh... The UToo Feb. 10 at Connecticut...ESPNU Feb. 12 Rutgers... CBSSN Feb. 17 at Louisville...ESPNU Feb. 24 Notre Dame...ESPNU Feb. 26 Georgetown... CBSSN BIG EAST Preseason Poll 1. Connecticut (12) Notre Dame (3) Louisville St. John s Rutgers DePaul Syracuse Georgetown USF Villanova Marquette Cincinnati Pittsburgh Seton Hall Providence - 25 Smart Demons: For the second year in a row, DePaul was recognized at No. 3 in the Women s Basketball Coaches Association (WBCA) Academic top 25 the Blue Demons team GPA was a program-best and was also ranked highest in the BIG EAST Conference DePaul has earned the Conference s Academic Excellence Award the last four seasons for having the highest team GPA among the women s basketball programs in the conference. Six of the Magnificent Seven: DePaul returns six of its Magnificent Seven from last season including four starters Anna Martin, Katherine Harry, Jasmine Penny and Brittany Hrynko Megan Rogowski and Kelsey Reynolds also return for the Blue Demons as a unit, the Blue Demons return 84% of its scoring and 87% of its rebounding from a season ago. New Faces: DePaul welcomes Megan Podkowa, Brooke Schulte, Brandi Harvey-Carr, Kelsey Smith and Centrese McGee to its roster this season Podkowa, Schulte and Harvey-Carr are all freshman Smith transferred from Michigan State and joined DePaul s roster in January 2012 Smith will be eligible for action beginning Nov. 20, 2012 following DePaul s fall quarter finals McGee will sit out the season under NCAA transfer guidelines after coming to DePaul from Illinois DePaul also expects to see redshirt freshmen Chanise Jenkins and Alexa Gallagher in the mix this season. Game 3 -- Howard (Nov. 17) Page 4

5 Remembering Maggie: The Blue Demons hosts their annual tournament, the Maggie Dixon Classic Nov Formerly known as the DePaul Invitational, the Maggie Dixon Classic was renamed in 2009 and honors former Blue Demon assistant coach Maggie Dixon, who died on April 6, 2006 of an arrhythmia Dixon s tragic death came three weeks after her first season as the head coach at Army which saw the Black Knights win the Patriot League Championship and make the program s first trip to the NCAA Championship DePaul s Maggie Dixon Classic is the third tournament to be named after the former Blue Demon assistant and Army head coach... Jamie Dixon, the head men s basketball coach at Pittsburgh and Dixon s older brother, hosts a tournament at Madison Square Garden and San Diego, Dixon s alma mater, also hosts a tournament in Dixon s name. Season-Opening Notes: The Blue Demons are 30-9 all-time season openers and are 23-4 in season openers on their home floor... head coach Doug Bruno is 21-6 in the season s first game at DePaul... the Blue Demons have won their last six season openers... DePaul has won 11 of its last 12 season openers dating back to the season. Why Blue Demons? In 1900, when the first athletic team to represent DePaul University was organized, the monogram D was selected for the uniforms. This originated the nickname D-men which evolved into Demons. The blue, which combines with Demons, signifies loyalty and was chosen in 1901 by a vote of the student body. Say It Katherine Harry... KATH-er-in HAIR-ee Brittany Hrynko...RINK - o Megan Podkowa...Pod-Co-ah Brooke Schulte... Shult-ee Megan Rogowski... Row-GOW-ski Blue Demons Set to Welcome Four in Nov DePaul head women s basketball coach Doug Bruno announced on Wednesday that Jessica January, Antania Hayes, ShaKeya Graves and Meri Bennett-Swanson and have all signed a National Letter of Intent and will join the Blue Demon program for the season. I am really excited about this class, Bruno said after receiving all of four of the program s NLIs. Jill (Pizzotti), Candis (Blankson), Bart (Brooks), Lisa (Ryckbosch) and Ciara (Johnson) always do a great job recruiting, but in the world of recruiting you don t always see results. These recruits bring a high-level of talent and competitiveness to our program. This class includes three talented and athletics guards and one very skilled post player. January is a three-sport athlete and helped her Richfield High School to the State Championship basketball game as a junior. Ranked No. 74 by HoopGurlz, January is a 5-9 combo guard who surpassed the 1,000 point mark as a sophomore and averaged 26.0 points as a junior. Quick on her feet, January won the 100m hurdles as freshman and brook a 16-year old Minnesota record with her time of January repeated her title as a sophomore and took second as a junior. Jessica January has great total guard skills and really understands how to play basketball. She is also a great athlete, Bruno said of the Richfield, Minnesota native. Hayes, is a 6-1 forward and is ranked No. 36 overall in the HoopGurlz rankings. As a junior, Hayes led Detroit s Martin Luther King High School to the quarterfinals of the Michigan State High School tournament. Last season, Hayes averaged 14 points, seven rebounds and six assists per game. Antania Hayes is an exceptional swing player and combines guard skills with the ability to run, defend and rebound, Bruno added. Graves, a Michigan Crossover AAU teammate of Hayes, is a 5-9 guard from Inkster, Michigan. She is ranked the No. 46 in her position by HoopGurlz. A proficient 3-point shooter, Graves averages 19 points, eight assists and five rebounds at John Glenn High School. Associated Press Nov. 12 No. Team record Previous 1. Baylor (39) Connecticut Duke Stanford Maryland Kentucky Notre Dame Louisville Penn State Georgia Oklahoma California Vanderbilt West Virginia Nebraska Texas A&M Delaware Purdue Texas St. John s Ohio State Oklahoma State Miami (FL) Tennessee Georgetown Others Receiving votes: Kansas 103, Middle Tennessee 82, Iowa State 52, Georgia Tech 42, UCLA 26, Green Bay 22, DePaul 17, Virginia 16, North Carolina 14, San Diego State 13, Florida State 12, Chattanooga 10, Rutgers 10, Dayton 9, LSU 8, Michigan State 4, Princeton 4, Gonzaga 3, South Carolina 2 USA Today/ESPN Coaches Poll Nov Baylor (31) Connecticut Duke Stanford Maryland Notre Dame Kentucky Louisville Penn State Georgia Oklahoma California Texas A&M Purdue Nebraska Vanderbilt Delaware St. John s West Virginia Tennessee Ohio State Oklahoma State Miami (FL) Texas Kansas Others receiving votes: Georgetown 59, Georgia Tech 58, Middle Tennessee 33, South Carolina 30, Iowa State 25, Gonzaga 24, Green Bay 18, DePaul 13, Syracuse 10, Rutgers 9, Virginia 8, Marist 7, Iowa 5, Brigham Young 5, Dayton 4, LSU 4, UCLA 4, Arkansas 2, Chattanooga 1 ** DePaul Opponent** Where DePaul is Ranked AP Coaches Preseason 25 RV Nov. 12/13 RV RV ShaKeya Graves is another athletic player who also possess the ability to shoot the three. Bennett-Swanson helped Vernon Hills to the Illinois High School Association 3A Championship game. A two-time all-area selection, the 6-3 forward became Vernon Hills all-time leading scorer as a junior and heads into her senior season with 1,039 career points and 518 career rebounds. Meri Bennett-Swanson has excellent post skills. Meri is a player we believe was under recruited and could develop into the sleeper of this 2013 recruiting class, Bruno added of his final signee. DePaul s 2013 class has been ranked No. 13 by BlueStar Basketball and is No. 17 by the Collegiate Girls Basketball Report. Game 3 -- Howard (Nov. 17) Page 5

6 DePaul Women's Basketball DePaul Combined Team Statistics (as of Nov 17, 2012) All games RECORD: OVERALL HOME AWAY NEUTRAL ALL GAMES CONFERENCE NON-CONFERENCE Total 3-Point F-Throw Rebounds ## Player gp-gs min avg fg-fga fg% 3fg-fga 3fg% ft-fta ft% off def tot avg pf dq a to blk stl pts avg 12 HRYNKO, Brittany PENNY, Jasmine MARTIN, Anna HARRY, Katherine JENKINS, Chanise ROGOWSKI, Megan REYNOLDS, Kelsey PODKOWA, Megan SCHULTE, Brooke HARVEY-CARR, Bran Team Total Opponents TEAM STATISTICS DPU OPP SCORING Points per game Scoring margin FIELD GOALS-ATT Field goal pct POINT FG-ATT point FG pct pt FG made per game FREE THROWS-ATT Free throw pct F-Throws made per game REBOUNDS Rebounds per game Rebounding margin ASSISTS Assists per game TURNOVERS Turnovers per game Turnover margin Assist/turnover ratio STEALS Steals per game BLOCKS 12 4 Blocks per game ATTENDANCE Home games-avg/game Neutral site-avg/game Date Opponent Score Att. 11/09/12 NICHOLLS STATE W /10/12 DAYTON L /17/12 HOWARD W * - Conference game Score by Periods 1st 2nd Totals DePaul Opponents