Marquette Golden Eagles @ DePaul Blue Demons
Held, Stonewall score 42, No. 16 DePaul women top Marquette
CHICAGO -- Lexi Held scored 22 points, Chante Stonewall scored 13 of her 20 points in a turnaround second quarter and the No. 16 DePaul women rallied past Marquette 89-71 to open conference play on Sunday.
The Blue Demons (11-2, 1-0 Big East) have won nine of their last 10, the sole loss to then-No. 2 UConn. DePaul came out of the opening quarter trailing Marquette 12-9, but blew ahead by outscoring the Golden Eagles (9-3, 0-1) 56-41 over the second and third quarters.
Stonewall was 5-for-6 shooting in her 13-point second quarter and had two steals and a blocked shot in the period. She tied the game at 14-14 with a 3-pointer from the left wing and followed that with a driving layup as DePaul never trailed again.
Held scored 12 of her 22 points in the second and third quarters, and hooked up with Stonewall with a thread-the-needle pass through the paint for Stonewall to score on a left-handed layup just before halftime.
The Blue Demons scored 30 points off 26 Marquette turnovers and had 16 steals, Stonewall with five.
Lauren Van Kleunen scored a season-high 19 points for Marquette (9-3), hitting 7 of 11 from the field. Selena Lott added 18 points with six assists but had seven turnovers. After DePaul led 41-32 at the half, Marquette didn't get closer than seven the rest of the way and the Blue Demon lead was double digits the last 13 minutes.
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Game Information
Chicago, IL
Referee:Tom Danaher
Referee:Barb Smith
Referee:John Capolino
2025-26 Standings
| Big East ConferenceBig East Conference | CONF | GB | OVR |
|---|---|---|---|
| UConn | 20-0 | - | 38-1 |
| Villanova | 16-4 | 4 | 25-8 |
| Marquette | 12-8 | 8 | 18-12 |
| Seton Hall | 12-8 | 8 | 19-13 |
| St. John's | 11-9 | 9 | 22-12 |
| Creighton | 11-9 | 9 | 16-15 |
| Providence | 7-13 | 13 | 15-18 |
| Georgetown | 6-14 | 14 | 14-17 |
| Butler | 6-14 | 14 | 12-19 |
| DePaul | 5-15 | 15 | 8-24 |
| Xavier | 4-16 | 16 | 11-19 |
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