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DePaul s Deja Church (Steve Woltmann/DePaul Athletics)
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.