Box Score
CHICAGO – DePaul defeated Butler 100-69 on Friday night to remain unbeaten in BIG EAST play. Winners of nine-straight, the Blue Demons posted 20 or more points in each quarter to earn their 15th victory of the season.
Michelle Weaver led Butler in scoring by posting 20 points in just 28 minutes. The talented combo guard shot 8-for-15 from the field and was near perfect from the line (4-5). Weaver came out extremely aggressive for Butler, scoring the team's first eight points on her way to a 12-point first quarter.
The opening 10 minutes would belong to the home team however as DePaul went on a 13-0 scoring run to take control of the game.
The Blue Demons would own a 50-28 advantage at the half after outscoring Butler 21-13 in the second quarter. More Bulldogs got involved in the second frame, but the Blue Demons would bury eight of their 14 made 3-point field goals over the opening 20 minutes to earn a 22-point lead.
The third quarter opened with a couple of 3-point field goals from
Sydney Shelton. The freshman would make three triples at DePaul to help her reach 13 points on the night. The third Bulldog to reach a double figure scoring total was
Taylor Buford who jumped into the starting lineup for the first time this year and just the third time in her young career. Buford hit 4-of-6 from the field to record 10 points and four rebounds.
Butler was unable to make up any ground in the second half with DePaul's Brooke Schulte clicking on all cylinders. Schulte only missed three shots all night (12-15) to score a game-high 24 points. She was deadly from the midrange, especially when she got the ball on the elbow of Butler's 2-3 zone defense. The reigning BIG EAST Player of the Week added five assists and four rebounds to her stat line in 28 minutes of work.
Amarah Coleman also notched 20 points for DePaul while forward Jacqui Grant came up with 16. The Blue Demons were able to reach 100 points against Butler on their home court for the second-straight season.
Neither team was at full strength on Friday night. DePaul didn't have Ashton Millender or Jessica January on the court and
Kristen Spolyar would be sidelined for BU.
Butler will return to action on Sunday afternoon with a 1 PM tip at Marquette. The game between the Bulldogs and Golden Eagles will air live on FS1.
