# 2018–19 DePaul Blue Demons women's basketball team

The 2018–18 DePaul Blue Demons women's basketball team represented DePaul University during the 2018–19 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Blue Demons, led by thirty-third year head coach Doug Bruno, played their home games at the Wintrust Arena as members of the Big East Conference. They finished the season 26–8, 14–4 in Big East play to finish in second place. DePaul won the Big East Conference tournament championship game over Marquette, 74–73. They were upset in the first round by Missouri State in the NCAA women's tournament.

## Previous season

The Blue Demons finished the 2017–18 season 27–8, 15–3 in Big East play to share the Big East regular season title with Marquette. They won the Big East women's tournament by defeating Marquette in the championship game. They received an automatic bid to the NCAA women's tournament where they defeated Oklahoma in the first round before losing to Texas A&M in the second round.

## Schedule

| Date time, TV | Rank$^#$ | Opponent$^#$ | Result | Record | Site (attendance) city, state |
| Exhibition ||||||
| Nov 5, 2018* 7:00 pm | No. 15 | Saint Xavier | W 140–62 | | McGrath-Phillips Arena (1,458) Chicago, IL |
| Non-conference regular season ||||||
| Nov 9, 2018* 7:00 pm | No. 15 | Green Bay Maggie Dixon Game | W 73–64 | 1–0 | McGrath-Phillips Arena (1,571) Chicago, IL |
| Nov 17, 2018* 1:00 pm | No. 15 | No. 1 Notre Dame | L 77–101 | 1–1 | Wintrust Arena (2,833) Chicago, IL |
| Nov 22, 2018* 10:00 am | No. 16 | vs. Princeton Cancún Challenge Riviera Division | W 82–67 | 2–1 | Hard Rock Hotel Riviera Maya Cancún, Mexico |
| Nov 23, 2018* 10:00 am | No. 16 | vs. Kansas State Cancún Challenge Riviera Division | W 79–59 | 3–1 | Hard Rock Hotel Riviera Maya (300) Cancún, Mexico |
| Nov 24, 2018* 12:30 pm | No. 16 | vs. No. 14 Syracuse Cancún Challenge Riviera Division | L 81–83 $^{OT}$ | 3–2 | Hard Rock Hotel Riviera Maya (300) Cancún, Mexico |
| Nov 26, 2018* 7:00 pm | No. 16 | Savannah State | W 124–61 | 4–2 | McGrath-Phillips Arena (1,411) Chicago, IL |
| Nov 28, 2018* 6:00 pm, SNY/ESPN3 | No. 16 | at No. 2 Connecticut | L 63–99 | 4–3 | XL Center (7,186) Hartford, CT |
| Dec 3, 2018* 11:00 am | No. 20 | Temple | W 102–88 | 5–3 | McGrath-Phillips Arena (3,057) Chicago, IL |
| Dec 5, 2018* 7:00 pm | No. 20 | Northwestern | W 76–60 | 6–3 | McGrath-Phillips Arena (1,518) Chicago, IL |
| Dec 9, 2018* 2:00 pm, FSSW | No. 20 | at Oklahoma | W 87–76 | 7–3 | Lloyd Noble Center (2,682) Norman, OK |
| Dec 17, 2018* 7:00 pm | No. 20 | Tennessee State | W 95–73 | 8–3 | McGrath-Phillips Arena (1,542) Chicago, IL |
| Dec 20, 2018* 7:00 pm | No. 20 | at Loyola–Chicago | W 102–76 | 9–3 | Joseph J. Gentile Arena (324) Chicago, IL |
| Big East regular season ||||||
| Dec 29, 2018 7:00 pm, BEDN | No. 20 | Creighton | L 82–85 | 9–4 (0–1) | McGrath-Phillips Arena (1,723) Chicago, IL |
| Dec 31, 2018 2:00 pm, BEDN | No. 24 | Providence | W 88–62 | 10–4 (1–1) | McGrath-Phillips Arena (1,690) Chicago, IL |
| Jan 4, 2019 7:00 pm, FS1 | No. 24 | at No. 20 Marquette | L 63–96 | 10–5 (1–2) | Al McGuire Center (1,613) Milwaukee, WI |
| Jan 11, 2019 6:00 pm, BEDN | | at Georgetown | W 69–64 | 11–5 (2–2) | McDonough Gymnasium (533) Washington, D.C. |
| Jan 13, 2019 12:00 pm, BEDN | | at Villanova | W 66–59 $^{OT}$ | 12–5 (3–2) | Finneran Pavilion (819) Villanova, PA |
| Jan 18, 2019 7:00 pm, NBCSCHI+/BEDN | No. 24 | St. John's | W 73–64 | 13–5 (4–2) | McGrath-Phillips Arena (1,751) Chicago, IL |
| Jan 20, 2019 2:00 pm, NBCSCHI+/BEDN | No. 24 | Seton Hall | L 73–84 | 13–6 (4–3) | McGrath-Phillips Arena (1,571) Chicago, IL |
| Jan 25, 2019 6:00 pm, BEDN | | at Butler | W 86–78 | 14–6 (5–3) | Hinkle Fieldhouse (1,758) Indianapolis, IN |
| Jan 27, 2019 1:00 pm, FS2 | | at Xavier | W 73–71 $^{OT}$ | 15–6 (6–3) | Cintas Center (2,257) Cincinnati, OH |
| Feb 3, 2019 1:00 pm, NBCSCHI/BEDN | | No. 10 Marquette | L 87–93 | 15–7 (6–4) | McGrath-Phillips Arena (1,979) Chicago, IL |
| Feb 8, 2019 7:00 pm, NBCSCHI+/BEDN | | Villanova | W 93–70 | 16–7 (7–4) | McGrath-Phillips Arena (1,664) Chicago, IL |
| Feb 10, 2019 2:00 pm, NBCSCHI+/BEDN | | Georgetown | W 76–71 | 17–7 (8–4) | McGrath-Phillips Arena (1,852) Chicago, IL |
| Feb 15, 2019 6:00 pm, BEDN | | at Seton Hall | W 94–85 | 18–7 (9–4) | Walsh Gymnasium (782) South Orange, NJ |
| Feb 17, 2019 12:00 pm, FS2 | | at St. John's | W 70–62 | 19–7 (10–4) | Madison Square Garden (19,812) New York, NY |
| Feb 22, 2019 7:00 pm, BEDN | | Xavier | W 81–48 | 20–7 (11–4) | Wintrust Arena (1,750) Chicago, IL |
| Feb 24, 2019 2:00 pm, NBCSCHI/BEDN | | Butler | W 76–62 | 21–7 (12–4) | Wintrust Arena (2,165) Chicago, IL |
| Mar 1, 2019 6:00 pm, BEDN | | at Providence | W 76–61 | 22–7 (13–4) | Alumni Hall (333) Providence, RI |
| Mar 3, 2019 1:00 pm, FS2 | | at Creighton | W 74–67 | 23–7 (14–4) | D. J. Sokol Arena (1,148) Omaha, NE |
| Big East Women's Tournament ||||||
| Mar 10, 2019 6:00 pm, FS2 | (2) | vs. (7) Providence Quarterfinals | W 85–60 | 24–7 | Wintrust Arena Chicago, IL |
| Mar 11, 2019 5:30 pm, FS1 | (2) | vs. (6) Creighton Semifinals | W 80–69 | 25–7 | Wintrust Arena (1,853) Chicago, IL |
| Mar 12, 2019 7:00 pm, FS1 | (2) | vs. (1) No. 13 Marquette Championship Game | W 74–73 | 26–7 | Wintrust Arena (2,407) Chicago, IL |
| NCAA Women's Tournament ||||||
| Mar 23, 2019* 2:30 pm, ESPN2 | (6 C) No. 24 | vs. (11 C) Missouri State First Round | L 78–89 | 26–8 | Hilton Coliseum Ames, IA |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. C=Chicago Region. All times are in Central Time. ||||||

## Rankings

Ranking movements Legend: ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking — = Not ranked RV = Received votes :
| | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week |
| Poll | Pre | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | Final |
| AP | 15 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 24 | RV | 24 | RV | RV | — | — | RV | RV | RV | RV | 24 |
| Coaches | 15 | 15^ | 16 | 14 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 24 | RV | 24 | RV | RV | RV | RV | RV | 24 | 24 | 23 | 25 |
^Coaches' Poll did not release a second poll at the same time as the AP.