# 2013–14 DePaul Blue Demons women's basketball team

The 2013–14 DePaul Blue Demons women's basketball team represented DePaul University during the 2013–14 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Blue Demons, led by twenty eighth year head coach Doug Bruno, played their home games at the Allstate Arena and the McGrath-Phillips Arena. They were members of the new Big East Conference. In their first season in the Big East, the Blue Demons went 27-5, 15-3 in conference play, to earn the 1 seed in the Big East tournament. The Blue Demons hosted all games of the tournament and also won the tournament title.

## Roster

| Number | Name | Position | Height | Year | Hometown |
| 4 | Meri Bennett-Swanson | Forward | 6–3 | Freshman | Vernon Hills, Illinois |
| 5 | ShaKeya Graves | Guard | 5–9 | Freshman | Inkster, Michigan |
| 12 | Brittany Hrynko | Guard | 5–8 | Junior | Philadelphia, Pennsylvania |
| 13 | Chanise Jenkins | Guard | 5–5 | Sophomore | Chicago, Illinois |
| 14 | Jessica January | Guard | 5–7 | Freshman | Richfield, Minnesota |
| 20 | Kelsey Reynolds | Guard | 5–7 | Senior | Mishawaka, Indiana |
| 21 | Megan Rogowski | Guard | 5–9 | Junior | Prospect Heights, Illinois |
| 22 | Brooke Schulte | Guard | 5–9 | Freshman | Germantown, Illinois |
| 23 | Centrese McGee | Guard | 5–7 | Junior | Calumet City, Illinois |
| 30 | Megan Podkowa | Guard/Forward | 6–2 | Sophomore | Glenview, Illinois |
| 31 | Jasmine Penny | Forward | 6–1 | Senior | Logansport, Indiana |
| 33 | Madeline Crowell | Guard | 5–10 | Freshman | Bel Air, Maryland |
| 44 | Brandi Harvey-Carr | Forward | 6–4 | Freshman | Camden, New Jersey |
| 54 | Kelsey Smith | Forward | 6–4 | Senior | Saint Charles, Illinois |

## Schedule

| Date time, TV | Rank$^#$ | Opponent$^#$ | Result | Record | Site (attendance) city, state |
| Exhibition ||||||
| 10/29/2013* 6:00 pm | | St. Xavier | W 101–59 | – | McGrath-Phillips Arena (N/A) Chicago, IL |
| 11/01/2013* 7:00 pm | | Illinois Wesleyan | W 124–56 | – | McGrath-Phillips Arena (N/A) Chicago, IL |
| Regular season ||||||
| 11/08/2013* 7:30 pm | | Harvard Maggie Dixon Classic | W 99–75 | 1–0 | McGrath-Phillips Arena (2,392) Chicago, IL |
| 11/09/2013* 6:00 pm | | Duquesne Maggie Dixon Classic | W 88–77 | 2–0 | McGrath-Phillips Arena (3,254) Chicago, IL |
| 11/18/2013* 7:00 pm | No. 25 | Illinois State | W 80–67 | 3–0 | McGrath-Phillips Arena (2,224) Chicago, IL |
| 11/26/2013* 6:00 pm | No. 25 | at No. 5 Notre Dame | L 76–92 | 3–1 | Purcell Pavilion (8,518) South Bend, IN |
| 12/01/2013* 2:00 pm | No. 25 | at Northwestern | L 79–82 | 3–2 | Welsh-Ryan Arena (1,201) Evanston, IL |
| 12/07/2013* 7:00 pm | | Loyola (Chicago) Red Line Rivalry | W 93–55 | 4–2 | McGrath-Phillips Arena (2,872) Chicago, IL |
| 12/12/2013* 6:00 pm, FS1 | | No. 6 Kentucky | L 85–96 | 4–3 | McGrath-Phillips Arena (2,577) Chicago, IL |
| 12/16/2013* 12:00 pm, LPTV | | Dartmouth | W 90–76 | 5–3 | McGrath-Phillips Arena (4,001) Chicago, IL |
| 12/19/2013* 2:00 pm, MWN | | vs. Pitt Duel in the Desert | W 77–63 | 6–3 | Cox Pavilion (N/A) Paradise, NV |
| 12/20/2013* 4:30 pm, MWN | | vs. Washington Duel in the Desert | W 73–66 | 7–3 | Cox Pavilion (N/A) Paradise, NV |
| 12/21/2013* 4:30 pm, MWN | | vs. Louisiana–Monroe Duel in the Desert | W 79–57 | 8–3 | Cox Pavilion (N/A) Paradise, NV |
| 12/29/2013* 3:00 pm | | at Bradley | W 91–67 | 9–3 | Carver Arena (621) Peoria, IL |
| 01/01/2014 4:00 pm | | Xavier | W 87–60 | 10–3 (1–0) | McGrath-Phillips Arena (2,583) Chicago, IL |
| 01/04/2014 4:00 pm, FS1 | | at Creighton | L 78–86 | 10–4 (1–1) | D. J. Sokol Arena (1,244) Omaha, NE |
| 02/01/2014 7:00 pm, LPTV | | Providence | W 91–71 | 11–4 (2–1) | McGrath-Phillips Arena (2,135) Chicago, IL |
| 01/11/2014 6:00 pm, LPTV | | St. John's | L 86–96 | 11–5 (2–2) | McGrath-Phillips Arena (2,387) Chicago, IL |
| 01/14/2014 6:00 pm | | at Seton Hall | W 75–68 | 12–5 (3–2) | Prudential Center (475) Newark, NJ |
| 01/19/2014 2:00 pm, FS1 | | Villanova | W 91–65 | 13–5 (4–2) | McGrath-Phillips Arena (2,459) Chicago, IL |
| 01/22/2014 7:00 pm | | at Georgetown | W 92–69 | 14–5 (5–2) | Verizon Center (307) Washington, D.C. |
| 01/25/2014 11:00 am | | at Butler | W 99–94 | 15–5 (6–2) | Hinkle Fieldhouse (511) Indianapolis, IN |
| 01/29/2014 7:00 pm, LPTV | | Marquette | W 91–85 | 16–5 (7–2) | McGrath-Phillips Arena (2,314) Chicago, IL |
| 02/01/2014 1:00 pm | | at Providence | W 74–63 | 17–5 (8–2) | Dunkin' Donuts Center (513) Providence, RI |
| 02/05/2014 6:00 pm | | at Xavier | W 78–49 | 18–5 (9–2) | Cintas Center (861) Cincinnati, OH |
| 02/09/2014 12:00 pm, FS1 | | Creighton | W 80–66 | 19–5 (10–2) | McGrath-Phillips Arena (2,531) Chicago, IL |
| 02/15/2014 4:00 pm, LPTV | | Seton Hall | W 65–60 | 20–5 (11–2) | McGrath-Phillips Arena (2,731) Chicago, IL |
| 02/18/2014 7:00 pm | | at Marquette | L 74–80 | 20–6 (11–3) | BMO Harris Bradley Center (1,206) Milwaukee, WI |
| 02/22/2014 7:00 pm, LPTV | | Butler | W 97–64 | 21–6 (12–3) | McGrath-Phillips Arena (2,821) Chicago, IL |
| 02/25/2014 6:00 pm | | at Villanova | W 71–56 | 22–6 (13–3) | The Pavilion (451) Villanova, PA |
| 03/01/2014 12:00 pm, FS2 | | at St. John's | W 80–65 | 23–6 (14–3) | Carnesecca Arena (1,828) Queens, NY |
| 03/04/2014 8:00 pm, CBSSN | No. 25 | Georgetown | W 91–74 | 24–6 (15–3) | McGrath-Phillips Arena (2,811) Chicago, IL |
| Big East tournament ||||||
| 03/09/2014 6:00 pm | (1) No. 25 | (8) Georgetown Quarterfinals | W 78–54 | 25–6 | Allstate Arena (N/A) Rosemont, IL |
| 03/10/2014 5:30 pm, FS1 | (1) No. 23 | (5) Marquette Semifinal | L 62–84 | 26–6 | Allstate Arena (4,357) Rosemont, IL |
| 03/11/2014 8:00 pm, FS1 | (1) No. 23 | (2) St. John's Championship | W 65–57 | 27–6 | Allstate Arena (3,163) Rosemont, IL |
| NCAA tournament ||||||
| 03/22/2014* 12:30 pm, ESPN2 | (L 7) No. 23 | vs. (L 10) Oklahoma First Round | W 104–100 | 28–6 | Cameron Indoor Stadium (3,013) Durham, NC |
| 03/24/2014* 5:30 pm, ESPN2 | (L 7) No. 23 | at (L 2) No. 9 Duke Second Round | W 74–65 | 29–6 | Cameron Indoor Stadium (2,787) Durham, NC |
| 03/29/2014* 6:00 pm, ESPN | (L 7) No. 23 | vs. (L 3) No. 15 Texas A&M Sweet Sixteen | L 65–84 | 29–7 | Pinnacle Bank Arena (9,585) Lincoln, NE |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Central Time. ||||||