No. 14 DePaul women beat Butler, own 3rd in a 15-point win

Posted January 19, 2020 6:00 am

The Associated Press

INDIANAPOLIS (AP) - Sonya Morris scored 22 points and Deja Church had a double-double and No. 14-ranked DePaul beat Butler 80-65 on Sunday.

Kelly Campbell scored 15, Church and Lexi Held each scored 13 - Church grabbed 12 rebounds - and Chante Stonewall scored 10.

DePaul (17-2, 7-0 Big East) led 36-30 at halftime then used the third quarter to break it open. Church and Morris each scored seven in a 25-point quarter as the Blue Demons made 9 of 20 shots including 4 of 10 from 3-point range.

The Bulldogs (12-6, 4-3) did the opposite going 4 of 18 from the field including missing all six 3-point shot attempts. Campbell's jump shot with 50 seconds before the quarter ended put DePaul up 60-39. The Blue Demons have won eight straight.

Kristen Spolyar led Butler with 25 points and 12 rebounds and Oumou Toure scored 17 with 12 rebounds.

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