2024–25 DePaul Blue Demons women's basketball team

The 2024–25 DePaul Blue Demons women's basketball team represents DePaul University during the 2024–25 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Blue Demons are led by thirty-ninth year head coach Doug Bruno and play their home games at the Wintrust Arena as members of the Big East Conference.

2024–25 DePaul Blue Demons women's basketball
Conference	Big East Conference
Record	5–8 (0–0 Big East)
Head coach	Doug Bruno (39th season)
Associate head coach	Jill M. Pizzotti
Assistant coaches	Ashton Millender Bradley Bruno
Home arena	Wintrust Arena

2024–25 Big East women's basketball standings

	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		PCT			W		L		PCT
No. 7 UConn	1	–	0		1.000			10	–	2		.833
Creighton	1	–	0		1.000			9	–	3		.750
Seton Hall	1	–	0		1.000			9	–	3		.750
Villanova	1	–	0		1.000			7	–	6		.538
DePaul	1	–	0		1.000			6	–	8		.429
Marquette	0	–	0		–			8	–	3		.727
St. John's	0	–	1		.000			10	–	2		.833
Butler	0	–	1		.000			10	–	4		.714
Georgetown	0	–	1		.000			6	–	5		.545
Providence	0	–	1		.000			7	–	7		.500
Xavier	0	–	1		.000			5	–	7		.417
† 2025 Big East tournament winner As of December 22, 2024 Rankings from AP poll

Previous season

The Blue Demons finished the season 12–20, 4–14 in Big East play to finish in tenth place. As a No. 10 seed, they lost in the first round to Seton Hall of the Big East women's tournament.

Offseason

Departures

DePaul Departures

Name	Num	Pos.	Height	Year	Hometown	Reason for Departure
Katlyn Gilbert	0	G	5'10"	Graduate student	Indianapolis, IN	Graduated
Brynn Masikewich	5	F	6'3"	Graduate student	Calgary, AB	Graduated
Jade Edwards	12	G	5'9"	Graduate student	Chicago, IL	Graduated
Anaya Peoples	22	G	5'11"	Graduate student	Danville, IL	Graduated
Michelle Sidor	23	G	5'9"	Graduate student	Upper Saddle River, NJ	Graduated

Incoming transfers

DePaul Incoming Transfers

Name	Num	Pos.	Height	Year	Hometown	Previous School
Taylor Johnson-Matthews	0	G/F	5'10"	Junior	Cleveland, OH	Pearl River CC
Meg Newman	9	F	6'3"	Junior	Indianapolis, IN	Alabama

Recruiting

There were no recruiting classing class of 2024.

Roster

2024–25 DePaul Blue Demons women's basketball team
Players	Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Year Previous school Hometown G 0 Taylor Johnson-Matthews 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) Jr Charles F. Brush Pearl River CC Cleveland, OH G 2 Grace Carstensen 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) So Nazareth Academy Hinsdale, IL G/F 3 Charlece Ohiaeri 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) So Centennial Las Vegas, NV G 5 Alayna West 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) Fr Madison La Follette Madison, WI F 9 Meg Newman 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) RS Jr North Central Alabama Indianapolis, IN G 10 Haley Walker 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) RS So Rice Memorial Burlington, VT G 11 Sumer Lee 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) So King's Christian Toronto, ON G/F 12 Ellery Minch 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) Fr Mount Vernon McCordsville, IN G 13 Maeve McErlane 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) Jr Notre Dame Philadelphia, PA G 20 Shakara McCline 5 ft 6 in (1.68 m) So East St. Louis East St. Louis, IL G 21 Natiah Nelson 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) Fr Africentric Early College Perrysburg, OH G 24 Ally Timm 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) Fr Divine Savior Holy Angels Menomonee Falls, WI G 25 Kate Clarke 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) Jr Carmel Michigan Carmel, IN G 30 Angelina Smith 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) Fr Bolingbrook Bolingbrook, IL F 33 Jorie Allen 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) GS North Lawrence Indiana Bedford, IN G 35 Emory Klatt 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) Fr Stevenson Kildeer, IL	Head coach Doug Bruno (DePaul) Assistant coach(es) Jill M. Pizzotti (Southeast Missouri State) Ashton Millender (DePaul) Bradley Bruno (DePaul) Legend (C) Team captain (S) Suspended (I) Ineligible (W) Walk-on Injured Current redshirt Roster

Schedule and results

Source:

Date time, TV	Rank#	Opponent#	Result	Record	High points	High rebounds	High assists	Site (attendance) city, state
Exhibition
October 18, 2024* 8:00 p.m.		Lewis	W 99–48		19 – Allen	13 – Allen	5 – Newman	Wintrust Arena (658) Chicago, IL
October 28, 2024* 7:00 p.m.		Winona State	W 73–58		25 – Allen	10 – Newman	7 – Newman	Wintrust Arena (1,032) Chicago, IL
Non-conference regular season
November 6, 2024* 11:00 a.m., FloSports		Mercyhurst	W 74–53	1–0	21 – Allen	11 – Walker	3 – Allen	Wintrust Arena (5,057) Chicago, IL
November 9, 2024* 1:00 p.m., FloSports		Princeton	L 58–79	1–1	19 – Allen	9 – Newman	4 – Tied	Wintrust Arena (1,233) Chicago, IL
November 12, 2024* 7:00 p.m., Marquee		at Loyola Chicago	W 75–60	2–1	16 – Tied	8 – Allen	4 – Tied	Joseph J. Gentile Arena (616) Chicago, IL
November 17, 2024* 7:00 p.m., FS2		No. 4 Texas	L 61–91	2–2	23 – Allen	5 – Newman	3 – Allen	Wintrust Arena (1,725) Chicago, IL
November 21, 2024* 6:00 p.m., ESPN+		at Green Bay	L 57–70	2–3	21 – Allen	8 – Newman	3 – Lee	Kress Events Center (1,869) Green Bay, WI
November 25, 2024* 4:30 p.m., FloSports		vs. No. 8 Oklahoma Ball Dawgs Classic semifinals	L 62–85	2–4	15 – Tied	7 – Newman	6 – Allen	Lee's Family Forum  Henderson, NV
November 27, 2024* 1:00 p.m., FloSports		vs. No. 9 Kansas State Ball Dawgs Classic 3rd place game	L 66–92	2–5	17 – Tied	7 – Smith	4 – Allen	Lee's Family Forum  Henderson, NV
December 1, 2024* 2:00 p.m., Marquee		SIU Edwardsville	W 66–42	3–5	21 – Allen	9 – Allen	4 – Lee	Wintrust Arena (1,118) Chicago, IL
December 4, 2024* 7:00 p.m., B1G+		at Northwestern	L 56–64	3–6	20 – Johnson-Matthews	10 – Newman	4 – Allen	Welsh–Ryan Arena (1,045) Evanston, IL
December 8, 2024* 1:00 p.m., B1G+		at No. 24 Michigan State	L 61–89	3–7	15 – Tied	11 – Allen	7 – Allen	Breslin Center (3,416) East Lansing, MI
December 13, 2024* 7:00 p.m., Marquee		UIC	W 73–56	4–7	27 – Allen	8 – Tied	5 – Newman	Wintrust Arena (1,118) Chicago, IL
December 15, 2024* 2:00 p.m., Marquee		UNLV	L 61–80	4–8	21 – Allen	10 – Newman	4 – Lee	Wintrust Arena (1,547) Chicago, IL
December 17, 2024* 7:00 p.m., Marquee		Southern	W 76–64	5–8	23 – Allen	9 – Allen	8 – Lee	Wintrust Arena (900) Chicago, IL
Big East regular season
December 21, 2024 2:00 p.m., FloSports		Butler						Wintrust Arena  Chicago, IL
December 29, 2024 2:00 p.m., FloSports		Marquette						Wintrust Arena  Chicago, IL
January 2, 2025 6:00 p.m., FloSports		at Xavier						Cintas Center  Cincinnati, OH
January 7, 2025 7:30 p.m., FS1		at St. John's						Carnesecca Arena  Queens, NY
January 12, 2025 2:00 p.m., FloSports		Providence						Wintrust Arena  Chicago, IL
January 15, 2025 10:30 a.m., FloSports		at Villanova						Finneran Pavilion  Villanova, PA
January 18, 2025 1:00 p.m., FloSports		at Creighton						D. J. Sokol Arena  Omaha, NE
January 22, 2025 7:00 p.m., FloSports		Xavier						Wintrust Arena  Chicago, IL
January 26, 2025 1:00 p.m., FloSports		at Butler						Hinkle Fieldhouse  Indianapolis, IN
January 29, 2025 6:00 p.m., SNY		UConn						Wintrust Arena  Chicago, IL
February 1, 2025 2:00 p.m., FloSports		Seton Hall						Wintrust Arena  Chicago, IL
February 6, 2025 6:00 p.m., FloSports		at Providence						Alumni Hall  Providence, RI
February 9, 2025 1:00 p.m., FloSports		at Georgetown						McDonough Arena  Washington, D.C.
February 12, 2025 7:00 p.m., FloSports		Villanova						Wintrust Arena  Chicago, IL
February 15, 2025 2:00 p.m., FloSports		at Marquette						Al McGuire Center  Milwaukee, WI
February 23, 2025 2:00 p.m., FloSports		Creighton						Wintrust Arena  Chicago, IL
February 27, 2025 6:00 p.m., FloSports		at Seton Hall						Walsh Gymnasium  South Orange, NJ
March 2, 2025 2:00 p.m., FloSports		St. John's						Wintrust Arena  Chicago, IL
Big East Women's Tournament
March 7–10, 2025 TBA		vs.						Mohegan Sun Arena  Uncasville, CT
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Central Time.

Rankings

Main article: 2024–25 NCAA Division I women's basketball rankings

Ranking movements

	Week
Poll	Pre	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	Final
AP		*																			Not released
Coaches

*The preseason and week 1 polls were the same.

See also

• 2024–25 DePaul Blue Demons men's basketball team