CHICAGO — Top seed DePaul started fast and never looked back on the way to a 76-49 BIG EAST quarterfinals victory over Butler on Sunday at McGrath-Phillips Arena.
Forward Megan Podkowa scored 14 points and guard Jessica January added 10 as the two-time defending conference tournament champions (25-7) reached Monday's semifinals and a date with either St. John's or Georgetown.
Tori Schickel scored 14 points while Sydney Buck added 10 for the No. 9 seed Bulldogs (10-21).
DePaul opened with a flurry of 3-pointers as four different players hit from beyond the arc en route to a 12-2 lead.