2021–22 DePaul Blue Demons women's basketball team

2021–22 DePaul Blue Demons women's basketball
NCAA tournament, First Four
ConferenceBig East Conference
Record22–11 (14–6 Big East)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
  • Jill M. Pizzotti
  • Candis Blankson
  • Lisa Ryckbosch
Home arenaWintrust Arena
Seasons
2021–22 Big East women's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
No. 5 UConn 16 1   .941 30 6   .833
Villanova 15 4   .789 24 9   .727
Creighton 15 5   .750 23 10   .697
DePaul 14 6   .700 22 11   .667
Marquette 13 7   .650 23 11   .676
Seton Hall 12 8   .600 24 13   .649
St. John's 7 12   .368 12 19   .387
Providence 6 14   .300 11 19   .367
Georgetown 4 15   .211 10 19   .345
Xavier 4 16   .200 9 21   .300
Butler 0 18   .000 1 27   .036
2022 Big East tournament winner
Rankings from AP poll


The 2021–22 DePaul Blue Demons women's basketball team represented DePaul University during the 2021–22 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Blue Demons were led by thirty-sixth year head coach Doug Bruno and played their home games at the Wintrust Arena as members of the Big East Conference.

Previous season[edit]

DePaul finished the 2020–21 season 14–10, 11–5 in Big East play to finish in fourth place.[1][2] As the fourth seed in the Big East tournament they lost in the Quarterfinals to Villanova. They received an at-large invitation to the WNIT, where they played in the Rockford Regional. They lost in the First Round to Saint Louis and lost their consolation game to Drake.

Roster[edit]

2021–22 DePaul Blue Demons women's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Year Previous school Hometown
G 1 Keke Rimmer 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) Jr Proviso East Maywood, IL
G 3 Deja Church 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) GS Southfield A&T
Michigan
Southfield, MI
G 4 Kierra Collier 5 ft 6 in (1.68 m) Jr Blue Valley North Lee Summit, MO
G 10 Lexi Held 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) Sr Cooper Burlington, KY
G 11 Sonya Morris 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) Sr Incarnate Word St. Louis, MO
F 14 Hannah Purcell 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) Jr Annandale Annandale, MN
G 21 Darrione Rogers 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) So Lake Park West Roselle, IL
F 22 Kayla Caudle 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) Jr Vernon Hills Vernon Hills, IL
G 23 Dee Bekelja 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) GS Solon Solon, OH
F 24 Aneesah Morrow 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) Fr Simeon Chicago, IL
F 25 Kaitlyn Ammons 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) Fr Morgantown Wana, WV
F 33 Jorie Allen 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) Jr North Lawrence Bedford, IN
G 35 Kendall Holmes 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) So Benet Academy Plainfield, IL
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)

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

Roster
Last update: January 30, 2022

Schedule[edit]

Source:[3]

Date
time, TV
Rank# Opponent# Result Record High points High rebounds High assists Site (attendance)
city, state
Exhibition
November 3, 2021*
5:00 pm
Lewis University
Exhibition
W 104–65  0–0
(0–0)
 21  Morrow   20  Morrow   8  Rogers  Wintrust Arena (207)
Chicago, IL
Regular season
November 9, 2021*
7:00 pm
Texas Southern W 114–71  1–0
(0–0)
 31  Morrow   9  Morrow   7  Held  Wintrust Arena (929)
Chicago, IL
November 12, 2021*
7:00 pm
Loyola Chicago
Red Line Rivalry
W 87–53  2–0
(0–0)
 23  Morris   11  Rogers   8  Held  Wintrust Arena (1097)
Chicago, IL
November 15, 2021*
7:00 pm, SECN
at No. 17 Texas A&M L 75–95  2–1
(0–0)
 19  Held   14  Rogers   4  Morris  Reed Arena (2922)
College Station, TX
November 21, 2021*
5:00 pm
Northwestern W 78–75  3–1
(0–0)
 20  Morris   17  Morrow   8  Held  Wintrust Arena (1140)
Chicago, IL
November 25, 2021*
Noon, ESPN3
vs. Rutgers
Paradise Jam Quarterfinals
W 77–74  4–1
(0–0)
 16  Held   9  Rogers   5  Held  UVI Sports and Fitness Center 
St. Thomas, USVI
November 26, 2021*
2:15 pm, ESPN3
vs. No. 12 Arizona
Paradise Jam Semifinals
L 68–75  5–2
(0–0)
 24  Morrow   16  Morrow   4  Tied  UVI Sports and Fitness Center 
St. Thomas, USVI
November 27, 2021*
Noon, ESPN3
vs. Vanderbilt
Paradise Jam Consolation
W 91–74  6–2
(0–0)
 36  Morris   15  Morrow   5  Held  UVI Sports and Fitness Center 
St. Thomas, USVI
December 3, 2021
7:00 pm
Butler Bulldogs W 101–64  7–2
(1–0)
 19  Church   6  Morrow   5  Tied  Wintrust Arena (1036)
Chicago, IL
December 5, 2021
5:00 pm
Xavier Musketeers W 103–85  8–2
(2–0)
 24  Morrow   19  Morrow   6  Morris  Wintrust Arena (868)
Chicago, IL
December 9, 2021*
6:00 pm, SECN
at No. 14 Kentucky W 94–85  9–2
(2–0)
 20  Church   17  Morrow   11  Held  Rupp Arena (4906)
Lexington, KY
December 14, 2021*
11:00 am
Nicholls State W 100–72  10–2
(2–0)
 21  Morris   10  Morrow   5  Held  Wintrust Arena (2339)
Chicago, IL
December 16, 2021*
7:00 pm
Northern Illinois W 103–71  11–2
(2–0)
 20  Rogers   15  Morrow   10  Morris  Wintrust Arena (812)
Chicago, IL
December 19, 2021
Noon
at St. John's Red Storm W 107–93  11–2
(3–0)
 35  Morris   19  Morrow   7  Rogers  Carnesecca Arena (438)
Queens, NY
December 22, 2021*
7:30 pm, FS1
Notre Dame L 86–91  11–3
(3–0)
 19  Morrow   10  Morrow   4  Held  Wintrust Arena (1904)
Chicago, IL
January 7, 2022
6:00 pm
at Providence Friars W 98–77  12–3
(4–0)
 20  Church   10  Morrow   8  Held  Alumni Hall (203)
Providence, RI
January 12, 2022
7:00 pm
at Marquette Golden Eagles L 85–88 OT 12–4
(4–1)
 21  Morrow   17  Morrow   5  Held  Al McGuire Center (1227)
Milwaukee, WI
January 14, 2022
5:30 pm
Villanova Wildcats W 75–63  13–4
(5–1)
 25  Morris   11  Morrow   2  Tied  Wintrust Arena (819)
Chicago, IL
January 16, 2022
2:00 pm, BEDN
Georgetown Hoyas W 102–69  14–4
(6–1)
 23  Morrow   14  Morrow   5  Rogers  Wintrust Arena (973)
Chicago, IL
January 21, 2022
6:00 pm
at Butler Bulldogs W 103–69  15–4
(7–1)
 33  Morrow   15  Morrow   9  Held  Hinkle Fieldhouse (607)
Indianapolis, IN
January 23, 2022
1:00 pm, CBSSN
at Xavier Musketeers W 94–74  16–4
(8–1)
 32  Morrow   15  Morrow   8  Held  Cintas Center (647)
Cincinnati, OH
January 26, 2022
7:00 pm, SNY
No. 10 UConn Huskies L 78–80  16–5
(8–2)
 30  Morrow   14  Morrow   5  Rogers  Wintrust Arena (1989)
Chicago, IL
January 28, 2022
6:00 pm, FS1
St. John's Red Storm
Blue Demon Day
W 94–88  17–5
(9–2)
 24  Held   18  Morrow   8  Held  Wintrust Arena (992)
Chicago, IL
January 30, 2022
4:30 pm, FS1
at Seton Hall Pirates W 85–65  18–5
(10–2)
 26  Morris   27  Morrow   7  Held  Walsh Gymnasium (933)
South Orange, NJ
February 4, 2022
7:00 pm
Creighton Bluejays L 68–77  18–6
(10–3)
 21  Morrow   12  Morrow   4  Held  Wintrust Arena (949)
Chicago, IL
February 6, 2022
2:00 pm
Providence Friars W 88–67  19–6
(11–3)
 20  Church   14  Morrow   9  Held  Wintrust Arena (1313)
Chicago, IL
February 11, 2022
6:00 pm, SNY
at No. 8 UConn Huskies L 60–84  19–7
(11–4)
 20  Morrow   16  Morrow   5  Church  Gampel Pavilion (8115)
Storrs, CT
February 13, 2022
1:00 pm, BEDN
at Georgetown Hoyas W 105–104 2OT 20–7
(12–4)
 28  Morrow   18  Morrow   5  Held  McDonough Arena (203)
Washington, D.C.
February 16, 2022
7:00 pm
Marquette Golden Eagles
Play4Kay Game
W 77–66  21–7
(13–4)
 23  Church   17  Morrow   4  Morris  Wintrust Arena (1038)
Chicago, IL
February 20, 2022
1:00 pm
at Villanova Wildcats L 64–73  21–8
(13–5)
 23  Morrow   15  Morrow   2  Tied  Finneran Pavilion (2771)
Villanova, PA
February 25, 2022
7:00 pm
Seton Hall Pirates
Senior Day
L 90–94  21–9
(13–6)
 28  Morris   15  Morrow   7  Held  Wintrust Arena (1219)
Chicago, IL
February 27, 2022
11:00 am
at Creighton Bluejays W 90–84  22–9
(14–6)
 41  Morrow   18  Morrow   4  Tied  D.J. Sokol Arena (1049)
Omaha, NE
Big East Women's Tournament
March 5, 2022
2:30 pm
(4) vs. (5) Marquette Golden Eagles L 85–105  22–10
(14–6)
 29  Morrow   6  Morrow   4  Church  Mohegan Sun Arena 
Uncasville, Connecticut
NCAA tournament
March 16, 2022
8:00 pm, ESPNU
(11) vs. (11) Dayton Flyers L 57–88  22–11
 28  Morrow   17  Morrow   2  Tied  Hilton Coliseum (436)
Ames, Iowa
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Central Time.

Rankings[edit]

See also[edit]

References[edit]

  1. ^ "DePaul Blue Demons Schedule 2020-21". ESPN. Retrieved July 8, 2021.
  2. ^ DePaul Blue Demons. "DePaul Blue Demons on Yahoo! Sports - News, Scores, Standings, Rumors, Fantasy Games". Sports.yahoo.com. Retrieved July 8, 2021.
  3. ^ "2021-22 DePaul Women's Basketball Schedule". depaulbluedemons.com. DePaul University Athletics. Archived from the original on January 26, 2022. Retrieved January 26, 2022.