Church Grand in DePaul WBB Win over Butler

Chicago IL

22 January, 2021

6:45 AM

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DePaul's senior guard Deja Church notched the 1,000th point of her career, while scoring 13 points and grabbing 12 rebounds as DePaul topped Butler 80-66. Her grand point total includes her first two years at Michigan. DePaul started slow, falling behind 6-2, but a 15-4 run allowed them to end the first quarter leading 17-12. DePaul led 41-27 at the half and 65-46 after three, before ending with the 14 point victory. DePaul held the lead for 31:29 to Butler's 6:29. DePaul topped Butler in points from turnovers (31-15), points in the paint (42-30), second chance points (13-9), fast break points (23-13) and points from the bench (18-14). DePaul shot 41.7% from the field, 31.6% from three point land and 73.7% from the free throw line. Lexi Held paced the Blue Demons with 17 points. Sonya Morris had 15. Five other Blue Demons scored, while nine players had at least one rebound. Darrione Rogers had nine points, eight rebounds, three assists and four steals in a well-rounded effort. Riding a four game winning streak, the Blue Demons now stand at 9-3, 6-1 in Big East Conference play. With Saturday's game against Providence postponed, DePaul returns to action at Xavier on Monday, January 25. DePaul is ranked No. 18 in the Associated Press Top 25 and No. 21 in the USA Today/Coaches poll. DePaul needs one more game to meet the minimum 13 for NCAA tournament play.