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1 SCHEDULE Date Opponent Time (CST) Nov. 1 St. Xavier (Exhibition) W, Nov. 4 St. Francis (Exhibition) W, Maggie Dixon Classic (McGrath-Phillips Arena) Nov. 11 Appalachian State W, Nov. 12 UAB 8 p.m. Nov. 19 Northwestern 7 p.m. Gulf Coast Showcase (Estero, Fla.) Nov. 25 Western Kentucky 12:30 p.m. Nov. 26 Baylor/Kent State 12:30 / 6:30 p.m. Nov. 27 Ohio State, Syracuse, FGCU or George Washington TBA Dec. 1 at Connecticut (SNY/ESPN3) 6 p.m. Dec. 5 Prairie View A&M Noon Dec. 10 Notre Dame (CSN+) 7 p.m. Dec. 15 at Temple (ESPNU) 8 p.m. Dec. 18 at Loyola 2 p.m. Dec. 20 Tennessee-Martin 7 p.m. Dec. 28 at Georgetown* (BEDN) 1 p.m. Dec. 30 at Villanova* (BEDN) 6 p.m. Jan. 2 Providence* (CBSSN) 8 p.m. Jan. 4 Creighton* (BEDN) 7 p.m. Jan. 8 at Seton Hall* (BEDN) 1 p.m. Jan. 10 at St. John s* (BEDN) 6 p.m. Jan. 13 Butler* (BEDN/CSN+) 7 p.m. Jan. 15 Xavier* (BEDN/CSN) 2 p.m. Jan. 21 Marquette* (BEDN/CSN+) 7 p.m. Jan. 27 at Creighton* (FS1) 7 p.m. Jan. 29 at Providence* (BEDN) 11 a.m. Feb. 3 St. John s* (BEDN/CSN+) 7 p.m. Feb. 5 Seton Hall* (BEDN/CSN) 2 p.m. Feb. 10 at Xavier* (BEDN) 6 p.m. Feb. 12 at Butler* (BEDN) Noon Feb. 19 at Marquette* (FS2) 1 p.m. Feb. 24 Villanova* (BEDN) 7 p.m. Feb. 26 Georgetown * (FS1) Noon BIG EAST Tournament (Milwaukee, Wis.) March 4 First Round (BEDN) TBA March 5 Quarterfinals (FS2) TBA March 6 Semifinals (FS1) 3/5:30 p.m. March 7 Championship (FS1) 8 p.m. 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 NOTES 24, 20-WIN SEASONS 21 NCAA CHAMPIONSHIP APPEARANCES.849 WINNING PERCENTAGE AT McGRATH-PHILLIPS ARENA 2014, 2015 & 2016 BIG EAST CONFERENCE REGULAR SEASON CHAMPIONS 2014 & 2015 BIG EAST TOURNAMENT CHAMPIONS GAME: 2 DATE: Nov. 12 TIME: 8 p.m. (CT) HOME GAME: 2 ARENA: McGrath-Phillips Arena LOCATION: Chicago, Ill. TV: None BLUE TUBE: Dave Bernhard & Trish Babcock McGraw GAMETRACKER: HASHTAGS: #DePaulBall #dpuwbb CHICAGO Today s game against UAB will be carried live on BlueTube with Dave Bernhard and Trish Babcock McGraw on the call. GameTracker is also available, while in-game scoring and updates can be followed on Twitter DePaul (1-0) advanced to the Championship Game with its dynamic and impressive win over Appalachian State on Friday. Ashton Millender paced five Blue Demons in double-figures with 19 points. Jessica January scored 14 points, dished out seven assists and had five rebounds and steals in only 18 minutes of action. Chante Stonewall paced the Blue Demons on the glass with nine rebounds and Claire McMahon grabbed eight. The Blue Demons shot lights-out against the Mountaineers and connected on nearly 51 percent of their shots and knocked down 12 3-pointers. Not to be outdone on the defensive end, DePaul forced Appalachian State into 32 turnovers and allowed the Mountaineers to only hit 30.9 percent of their shots. UAB (1-0) advanced to the Championship Game with its victory over Gardner-Webb. The Blazers shot 37.7 percent from the field and were led by Deanna Kuzmanic and Imani Johnson s 12 points. UAB led Gardner-Webb by as many as 18 points. Saturday s game marks the 16th all-time meeting between the Blue Demons and Blazers. As former members of Conference USA and the Great Midwest Conference the two programs met every season from The Blue Demons lead the all-time series 15-5 and are 10-1 in games played in DePaul Blue Demons Record: 1-0, 0-0 BIG EAST Home: 1-0 Away: 0-0 Neutral: 0-0 Last Game: W, vs. Appalachian State Streak: W1 AP Poll: 21 Coaches Poll: 21 UAB Blazers Record: 1-0, 0-0 Sun Belt Home: 0-0 Away: 0-0 Neutral: 1-0 Last Game: W, Streak: W1 AP Poll: -- Coaches Poll: -- DEPAUL/UAB SERIES INFORMATION Overall...DePaul leads 15-5 at DePaul...DePaul leads 10-1 Streak...DePaul W5 Last meeting... Jan. 28, 2005 Result... DePaul W, ALL-TIME SERIES MEETINGS DePaul leads 15-5 (H: 10-1, A: 5-4, Streak: W5) Last 10 Meetings Date Location Outcome Score Feb. 2, 1996 A L Feb. 9, 1997 H W Jan. 30, 1998 A W Jan. 31, 1999 H W Jan. 23, 2000 A L Jan. 8, 2001 H W Jan. 11, 2002 A W Jan. 17, 2003 H W Jan. 16, 2004 A W Jan. 28, 2005 H W TEAM COMPARISON DePaul UAB 1-0 Overall Record Conference Record Scoring Offense Scoring Defense /Game Opp. /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 0.6 PLAYER COMPARISON PLAYERS CURRENTLY ON ROSTER DePaul Appalachian State Millender (19.0) Leading Scorer Jones (13.0) Millender (.800) FG % Marshall (.559) Millender (3-5) 3-pt Scorer Craven (41-155) Millender (.600) 3-pt % Norregaard (.444) Grant/Schulte (1.000) FT % Craven (.784) Stonewall (9.0) Rebs PG Marshall (6.0) January (7.0) Assists PG Jones (3.0) January (5.0) Steals Leader Carter (44) Grant (3) Blocks Leader Bassett-Smith (37)

2 MAGGIE DIXON CLASSIC: GAME 2 - UAB DEPAUL BY THE NUMBERS st BIG EAST Conference Tournament Title (2014 & 2015) BIG EAST Conference Regular Season Title (2014, 2015, 2016) DePaul s ranking in the WBCA Team Academic GPA Top 25 Cumulative team GPA following the season -- ranked 21st in the WBCA Team Academic Poll. Sweet Sixteen Appearances , 2011, 2014, 2016 potential opponents who played in the 2016 NCAA Tournament highest Associated Press ranking (Feb. 21, 2011) number of teams to go to the last 13 NCAA Tournaments highest USA Today/ESPN Coaches ranking (Jan. 16, 2006 & April 7, 2011) consecutive NCAA Championship appearances 200 or more 3-pointers in 16 of the last 17 seasons. average margin of victory all-time at McGrath-Phillips Arena ( record) NCAA Tournament appearances since 1990 seasons with at least 20 or more victories... including the last 9 seasons this season. average number of victories since the season (five seasons) Season of Doug Bruno being the head coach at DePaul Number of DePaul players to score 1,000 points in their career -- currently January has 1,000-plus points Doug Bruno s win total with the WBL s Chicago Hustle ( ) Season of women s basketball at DePaul University (1974-Present) victories in the last 219 home games wins at McGrath-Phillips Arena ( overall -.849) Conference academic honorees under Doug Bruno victories since the start of the season ( overall -.732) Doug Bruno s win total with the Blue Demons number of career victories Doug Bruno has as a head coach DePaul s all-time home winning percentage ( ) DePaul s home winning percentage at McGrath-Phillips Arena (203-36) total number of games that Doug Bruno has coached at DePaul ( ) games in women s basketball history at DePaul ( overall -.648) 3pt. field goals since the start of the season (7.57/game) Chicago. DePaul has won five straight in the series which includes three victories at McGrath-Phillips Arena. Following the Maggie Dixon Classic, the Blue Demons play Northwestern at 7 p.m. on Saturday, Nov. 19. DEPAUL STORY LINES For the fourth straight season, DePaul was picked as the BIG EAST Preseason Favorite... Creighton and DePaul were chosen by the coaches as the co-favorites Jessica January was named the Preseason BIG EAST Player of the Year... Brooke Schulte joined DePaul on the preseason All-BIG EAST team. January is one of 20 candidates for the Nancy Lieberman Award... last season, January was on the list of 10 finalists DePaul is scheduled to play both the No. 1 teams in both the national preseason polls this season... Notre Dame is No. 1 in the Associated Press Poll and Connecticut is No. 1 in the Coaches Poll DePaul starts the season with three games at Mc- Grath-Phillips Arena before hitting the road for four straight games... DePaul travels to the Gulf Coast Showcase Nov where it will face Western Kentucky in the first round and possible second and third round opponents include Baylor, Kent State, Ohio State, Syracuse, FGCU or Georget Washington. DePaul closes out its road swing at No. 1 Connecticut on Dec. 1. In the last three seasons DePaul has averaged assists per game... last year, DePaul dished out a school record 746 (20.72) assists. Season Openers: The Blue Demons are all-time in season openers and are 26-5 in season openers on their home floor head coach Doug Bruno is 24-7 in the season s first game at DePaul the Blue Demons have won nine of their last 10 season openers dropped the opener to then-no. 5/5 Texas A&M at McGrath-Phillips Arena DePaul has won 14 of its last 17 season openers dating back to the season. 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 Year Rec. Pct s BY OPPONENT Rec. Pct. Non-Conference C-USA BIG EAST Ranked Unranked It Could Happen: : January needs 29 points to tie Sam Quigley for 21st all-time in scoring... January has 1,230 career points... a win would be Coach Doug Bruno s 615th at DePaul and his 655th as a head coach... DePaul is playing the programs 1,250 game tonight against UAB. Home Cookin : In 16-plus seasons at McGrath-Phillips Arena - formerly known as the DePaul Athletic Center - has proven itself as one of the toughest venues in the nation DePaul has a (.849) record in the arena s 239 games there have been three perfect seasons -- DePaul went 13-0 in , 14-0 in and 17-0 in the Blue Demons have an all-time home court record of (.797) in 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 What is Back: DePaul returns three starters Jessica January, Jacqui Grant and Brooke Schulte from last year s NCAA Sweet 16 team 63 percent of DePaul s offense returns including January s 14.1 points per game which ranked ninth in the league last season 76 percent of its rebounding returns with January and Grant each averaging 5.0 boards per game DePaul led the BIG EAST in assists last season and returns 60% of its assists with January accounting for 47 percent or 211 of those assists the Blue Demons return seven players who averaged 10 or more minutes per game last season. What is New: DePaul added four players Deja Cage, Kelly Campbell, Claire McMa-

3 MAGGIE DIXON CLASSIC: GAME 2 - UAB NCAA ROSTER No. Name Pos. Ht. Cl. Hometown (High School/Previous) 1 Ashton Millender G 5-8 Jr. Glenwood, Ill. (Marian Catholic) 4 Meri Bennett-Swanson F 6-3 Jr. Vernon Hills, Ill. (Vernon Hills) 5 Lauren Prochaska G 5-8 Sr. Chicago, Ill. (Trinity) 10 Amarah Coleman G 5-11 Jr. Bolingbrook, Ill. (Homewood-Flossmoor/Illinois) 14 Jessica January G 5-7 Sr. Richfield, Minn. (Richfield) 20 Kelly Campbell G 5-10 Fr. Wall, N.J. (Saint John Vianney) 21 Chante Stonewall F 6-1 Fr. Normal, Ill. (University) 22 Brooke Schulte G 5-9 Sr. Germantown, Ill. (Mater Dei) 24 Tanita Allen G 5-10 So. Chicago, Ill. (Whitney Young) 31 Deja Cage G 5-8 Fr. Chicago, Ill. (Morgan Park) 33 Claire McMahon G/F 6-1 Fr. Frankfort, Ill. (Lincoln Way East) 34 Jacqui Grant F 6-3 Sr. Park Ridge, Ill. (Maine South/Illinois) 35 Mart e Grays F 6-2 Jr. Detroit, Mich. (Detroit Martin Luther King Jr.) 45 Megan Waldron G 5-11 So. Wheaton, Ill. (Wheaton-Warrenville South) Head Coach: Doug Bruno (31st season at DePaul) Associate Head Coach: Jill M. Pizzotti Assistant Coaches: Candis Blankson, Bart Brooks Director of Professional, Corporate & Community Relations: Lisa Ryckbosch Video Coordinator: Bradley Bruno hon and Chante Stonewall to its roster this season Campbell highlights the class and helped St. John Vianney to a 31-1 record, a state championship and a No. 9 ranking in the USA Today Super 25 National Expert Rankings Campbell was ranked No. 76 by ESPN HoopGurlz and No. 62 by Bluestar... Cage averaged 20.5 points, four rebounds and two assists and steals per game as a senior at Morgan Park High School McMahon hails from Lincoln Way East High School where she averaged 13.3 points, 4.5 rebounds and 4.6 assists her senior season Stonewall was named the Pantagraph Female Athlete of the Year in 2016 and was also an Illinois High School State champion in the 300m hurdles. Preseason Favorites: For the fourth consecutive year, DePaul has been tabbed the league s preseason favorite by the BIG EAST coaches DePaul and Creighton each received five first place votes and share the honor of being the preseason favorites first time since 2002 that two teams share the top spot in the league s poll Notre Dame and Connecticut each got seven first place votes in 2002 DePaul has won at least a share of the BIG EAST regular season title the last three seasons the Blue Demons were the outright champion in 2014 and 2016 while they shared the title with Seton Hall in DePaul and Connecticut are the only BIG EAST programs to win threestraight regular season titles... DePaul has won seven conference regular season titles. Preseason BIG EAST Player of the Year: Jessica January was named the Preseason BIG EAST Player of the Year becomes the second DePaul player to be selected Brittany Hrynko was the Preseason Player of the Year in a DePaul player has been tabbed the conference s Player of the Year the last two seasons Hrynko (2015) and Chanise Jenkins (2016) Brooke Schulte joined January on the league s Preseason All-Conference team. 14 Straight NCAA Appearances: DePaul is one of just six teams to advance to the NCAA Tournament in the last 14 seasons joining DePaul on this distinguished list are Connecticut, Notre Dame, Oklahoma, Stanford and Tennessee the 14-straight appearances is a program record for consecutive NCAAs... DePaul earned four consecutive NCAA berths from followed by a three-year run from Sweet 16: DePaul made the program s fourth trip to the NCAA Sweet 16 in 2016 De- Paul has reached the Sweet 16 in 2016, 2014, 2011 and Gold Medal Coach: DePaul head coach Doug Bruno helped the USA Women s National Team to its sixth consecutive Olympic gold in Rio in 2016 Bruno has been a member of the National Team staff since 2009 as an assistant coach and has helped the National Team to a pair of Olympic gold medals (2012 and 2016) and two FIBA World Championships (2010 and 2014). ASSOCIATED PRESS Preseason No. Team Record Points 1. Notre Dame (14) Baylor (12) Connecticut (6) South Carolina (1) Louisville Maryland Ohio State Texas UCLA Mississippi State Stanford Florida State Tennessee Miami Syracuse Oklahoma Washington Arizona State Kentucky Florida DePaul West Virginia Indiana Missouri Oregon State Others receiving votes: Michigan State 78, Auburn 43, Texas A&M 20, Duke 16, Colorado State 10, California 9, Creighton 9, South Florida 8, Temple 6, BYU 6, South Dakota State 5, Belmont 4, UTEP 3, Green Bay 2, Chattanooga 2, NC State 2, Boise State 2, Saint Louis 1, Iowa State 1, Oregon 1 USA TODAY/ESPN COACHES Preseason No. Team Record Points 1 Connecticut (18) Notre Dame (8) South Carolina (3) Baylor (2) Maryland Ohio State Texas (1) Louisville UCLA Stanford Mississippi State Florida State Syracuse Tennessee Washington Arizona State Oregon State Oklahoma Kentucky Miami DePaul Michigan State Texas A&M Florida West Virginia Others receiving votes: South Florida 65, Indiana 51, South Dakota State 38, Missouri 17, Colorado State 17, Duke 16, Auburn 14, Western Kentucky 10, Michigan 10, Creighton 10, St John s 9, Green Bay 7, Oklahoma State 7, Northwestern 7, Penn 6, NC State 5, Georgia 5, California 4, Temple 4, BYU 3, Iowa 3, Oregon 2, Duquesne 2, Gonzaga 2, George Washington 2, Georgia Tech 1, Drake 1, Troy 1, Tulane 1 Where DePaul is Ranked AP Coaches Preseason 21 21

4 MAGGIE DIXON CLASSIC: GAME 2 - UAB BIG EAST STANDINGS BIG EAST Overall DePaul (21/21) Georgetown Marquette Providence Seton Hall Xavier St. John s Butler Creighton Villanova (Asociated Press/ESPN-USA Today rankings) PRESEASON HONORS Player of the Year Jessica January BIG EAST Honors BIG EAST Preseason Freshman of the Year Kelly Jekot, Villanova, Fr., G Preseason All-BIG EAST Team^ Dorothy Adomako, Georgetown, Jr., G* Allazia Blockton, Marquette, So., G* Audrey Faber, Creighton, So., F Raeshaun Gaffney, Xavier, R-Sr., G Adrianna Hahn, Villanova, So., G Natisha Hiedeman, Marquette, So., G Marissa Janning, Creighton, Sr., G* Alex Louin, Villanova, Jr., G MC McGrory, Creighton, Sr., G Brooke Schulte, DePaul, Sr. G Dionna White, Georgetown, So., G* *unanimous selection ^extra player added due to a tie in voting BIG EAST Women s Basketball Preseason Coaches Poll 1. DePaul (5) 75 Creighton (5) Marquette Villanova Georgetown St. John s Seton Hall Butler Xavier Providence 14 Grays Out for the Season: Junior Mart e Grays will miss the season after she tore her Achilles during the preseason Grays averaged 5.9 points and 3.7 rebounds as a sophomore What is DePaulBall : Given the named by broadcaster LaChina Robinson, DePaulBall is in-your-face swarming defense for 40 minutes which forces opponents to turn the ball over finding the open player with an additional and precision pass taking and making three pointers playing fearless. 934 in 31: Saturday s game marks the Coach Doug Bruno s 934th game on the DePaul bench... beginning his 31st season at DePaul Bruno boasts a career record of led DePaul to 21 NCAA Tournaments including four Sweet Sixteen appearances DePaul is one of only six programs Connecticut, Notre Dame, Oklahoma, Stanford and Tennessee are the others to go to the last 14 NCAA Tournaments under Bruno s leadership DePaul has made four WNIT appearances, won six conference tournament championships and most recently the program s fifth, sixth and seventh regular-season titles, winning the last three in the BIG EAST. Streaking at Home: 17 streaks of at least 10 straight home victories 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, 2006 since the season at McGrath-Phillips Arena (200 games), the team is (.869) at home with 16 losses to teams ranked in the top 25 with 12 of those 16 teams were ranked in the top 5 at the time of the competition. Getting to Know in 140 Characters Tanita Allen (#24) Family first, middle child btw older brother and younger sister. Love heights and haunted houses. Baked chicken lover, adventure seeker, traveler, paint-baller. Merri Bennett-Swanson (#4) Passionate musician, avid learner, ambitious foodie, puppy lover, animated competitor, coffee enthusiast, laughter addict, true lefty. Deja Cage (#31) Athletic, tv fanatic, food lover, Michael Jackson fan, enthusiast, Golden State Warriors, Family! Kelly Campbell (#20) Jersey girl, beach lover, fruit enthusiast, avid reader, workout fanatic, country music addict, passionate competitor, ice cream junkie. Amarah Coleman (#10) Family first, pizza lover, shoe addict, laughing makes you live longer, ball is life. Jacqui Grant (#34) Goofy, Family first, dog loving, Netflix enthusiast, who loves to eat. I love watching John Hughes movies and tv series Blacklist and Buffy the Vampire Slayer. Mart e Grays (#35) Detroit, MI native, likes to hang out with my family and friends, love to sing and dance playfully, have a pet cat named Blue! Jessica January (#14) Family first, unrelenting competitor, dedicated student, selective eater, Beyhive, Family Guy enthusiast, and knows everyone in Minnesota. Claire McMahon (#33) Puppy obsessed, avocado lover, passionate grilled chicken sandwich eater, avid swimmer, Grey s Anatomy enthusiast, slightly sarcastic. Ashton Millender (#1) Middle child, suburban girl, love Lebron James, hard-working competitor, Netflix and chill person, lover of Olaf, all about singing, dancing and smiling. Addicted to shopping and my dog Charlie. Lauren Prochaska (#5) Uno enthusiast, Netflix addict, constantly eating, weird pet lover, aspiring stilt walker, Packers fanatic Brooke Schulte (#22) Poetry lover, cat and dog fanatic, adventure seeker, St. Louis Cardinals die-hard, outdoor explorer, avid reader, family time is everything! Chante Stonewall (#21) Dream chaser, O.t.f., Kobe fan, dance queen, daddy s girl, applesauce obsessor, music lover, walks by faith. Meghan Waldron (#45) Family first, dog lover, traveler, loves to laugh, sour candy addict, Stephen Curry fan, high pitch voice, many freckles.

5 Doug Bruno s powerful impact on the game he loves resonates across the entire spectrum of women s basketball as not only a highly successful college coach and staunch advocate of academics, but a passionate and undaunted promoter of the sport itself. The former DePaul basketball player is heading into his 31st season as the head coach at his alma mater. Born and raised in Chicago and a product of Quigley South High School, Bruno has transformed DePaul women s basketball into a steadfast national power. He has guided the Blue Demons to 14 consecutive NCAA Tournament appearances---a feat only the NCAA elite of Connecticut, Notre Dame, Stanford, Tennessee and Oklahoma can also claim. Since his return in 1988, DePaul has won 587 games, competed in 21 NCAA Tournaments and four Sweet Sixteen s (2006, 2011, 2014, 2016). Bruno is the fourth active Division I head coach to reach the 600-win plateau. Bruno has won 654 games as a head coach, 614 as DePaul s leader. Bruno has worked with athletes at the highest level through his involvement with USA Basketball. Since 2009, Bruno has been an assistant coach for the USA Women s Basketball National Team. He has helped lead the USA to FIBA World Championships in 2010 and 2014, and to its fifth and sixth straight Olympic gold in London in 2012 and again in Rio in Bruno is the only coach to be recognized twice as USA Basketball s Developmental Coach of the Year after leading the U18 team in 2006 and the U19 team in 2007 to gold medals at the FIBA Americas and World Championships. Bruno s influence on the game extends to the WNBA. He currently assists the Chicago Sky as a consultant to the professional franchise. Thirteen DePaul players have been drafted by the WNBA, and two are currently competing on active rosters---keshia Hampton (Minnesota Lynx) and two-time WNBA Sixth Player of the Year Allie Quigley (Chicago Sky). Academically, the Blue Demons have been ranked in the Women s Basketball Coaches Association (WBCA) Academic Top 25 ten times since 2006 and finishing in the top eight in in six of the last seven seasons which included a No. 2 finish in DePaul also earned the BIG EAST Team Academic Award in eight of the last nine seasons for having the top team GPA. HEAD COACH DOUG BRUNO 31ST YEAR AT DEPAUL For all of his success, Bruno has been recognized as the conference Coach of the Year numerous times. In 2005, Bruno was selected as Conference USA s Coach of the Decade. The Illinois Basketball Coaches Association (IBCA) has named him Coach of the Year on 21 occasions. Coach Bruno has been inducted into the DePaul Athletics Hall of Fame, the Chicagoland Sports Hall of Fame and the IBCA Hall of Fame. Bruno was also awarded the Leonardo Da Vinci Outstanding Achievement in Education Award by the Sons of Italy. He received the Carol Eckman Award in 2008, presented annually to an active WBCA coach who exemplifies Eckman s spirit, integrity and character through sportsmanship, commitment to the student-athlete, honesty, ethical behavior, courage and dedication to purpose. A true leader among his peers, Bruno completed a two-year term as president of the WBCA beginning in the summer of He is the chairman of the WBCA/State Farm All-American Committee and is the East Regional representative for the NCAA Division I Tournament selection. He serves on the Women s Basketball Hall of Fame Committee, the Wade Trophy committee, represents District I on the WBCA Ethics Committee and has served as a conference captain. For 40 years, Bruno has been involved with growing the game of women s basketball through his Doug Bruno Girls Basketball Camps. He has mentored over 75,000 young athletes, and many of his former campers have gone on to successful careers in every walk of life. Prior to returning to DePaul in 1988, Bruno spent eight seasons as the associate men s head coach at Loyola Chicago under Gene Sullivan. The Ramblers posted 17 or more wins in four campaigns, including a pair of 20-win seasons, and won three Midwestern Collegiate Conference titles. The team went 27-6 and reached the NCAA Sweet 16. Bruno spent two seasons as the head coach and director of player personnel for the Chicago Hustle of the Women s Basketball League (WBL). His first team ( ) won the league s Midwest Division and led the WBL in 11 offensive categories as well as attendance. During the season, Bruno began his coaching career as an assistant varsity boys basketball coach at Chicago s Francis Parker High School before becoming the head boys varsity coach at St. Vincent de Paul High School ( ). Bruno was a three-year letter winner for DePaul and Hall of Fame coach Ray Meyer after playing high school basketball at Quigley South for the legendary Dick Flaiz. Bruno was a two-year starter at DePaul and led the squad in assists. He received his B.A. in English in 1973, and later returned to earn his M.A. in English in Doug and his wife Patty are the parents of six sons---bryan, Kevin, David, Brendan, Patrick and Bradley--- and the proud grandparents of 10. YEAR-BY-YEAR RECORD Season Overall Pct% Conference Overall Pct% Finish Tournament Record Postseason North Star t1st 1st WNIT (7th place) North Star nd 2nd NCAA (2nd Round) North Star rd 1st NCAA (1st Round) Great Midwest t1st 1st NCAA (2nd Round) Great Midwest nd 1st NCAA (1st Round) Great Midwest th First round Great Midwest t2nd Semifinals NCAA (1st Round) Conference USA st 2nd NCAA (2nd Round) Conference USA t4th Quarterfinals NCAA (1st Round) Conference USA t7th First Round Conference USA th First Round Conference USA t4th First Round WNIT (2nd Round) Conference USA th Semifinals WNIT (2nd Round) Conference USA th Quarterfinals WNIT (1st Round) Conference USA rd Semifinals NCAA (1st Round) Conference USA th Quarterfinals NCAA (2nd Round) Conference USA st Semifinals NCAA (2nd Round) BIG EAST t3rd Semifinals NCAA (Sweet 16) BIG EAST th Quarterfinals NCAA (1st Round) BIG EAST t8th Second Round NCAA (1st Round) BIG EAST t4th Quarterfinals NCAA (1st Round) BIG EAST t6th Quarterfinals NCAA (1st Round) BIG EAST t2nd Semifinals NCAA (Sweet 16) BIG EAST th Quarterfinals NCAA (2nd Round) BIG EAST t6th Quarterfinals NCAA (1st Round) BIG EAST st 1st NCAA (Sweet 16) BIG EAST t1st 1st NCAA (2nd Round) BIG EAST st Semifinals (1-1) NCAA (Sweet 16) BIG EAST DePaul s st 6 Conference Tourney 21 NCAAs Chicago Hustle (WBL) Place finishes Championships Career s

6 DePaul Women's Basketball Individual Career History (as of Nov 10, 2016) Amarah Coleman / / Ashton Millender / / / Brooke Schulte / / / / / Jacqui Grant / / Jessica January / / / / Lauren Prochaska / / /

7 Mart'e Grays / / / Meri Bennett-Swanson / / / Tanita Allen / /

8 DePaul Women's Basketball DePaul Combined Team Statistics (as of Nov 12, 2016) All Games RECORD: OVERALL HOME AWAY NEUTRAL All Games Conference Non-conference Point F-Throw ## 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 01 Millender, Ashton Coleman, Amarah January, Jessica Cage, Deja Schulte, Brooke McMahon, Claire Campbell, Kelly Stonewall, Chante Grant, Jacqui Allen, Tanita Bennett-Swanson, Meri TM TEAM DePaul 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 THROW-ATT Free throw pct made per game REBOUNDS per game Rebounding margin ASSISTS 24 6 Assists per game TURNOVERS Turnovers per game Turnover margin Assist/turnover ratio STEALS 16 4 Steals per game BLOCKS 5 1 Blocks per game Attendance Home game-avg/game Neutral site-avg/game 0-0 Date Opponent Score 11/11/16 APPALACHIAN STATE W * Conference = Preseason WNIT # = BIG EAST Tournament (Chicago, Ill.) Score by periods 1st 2nd 3rd 4th DePaul Opponents