CHICAGO -- Megan Podkowa scored 14 points, Jessica January had 10 points, six rebounds and six assists and No. 18 DePaul beat ninth-seeded Butler 76-49 on Sunday night in the Big East tournament quarterfinals.
Top-seeded DePaul -- the reigning tournament champion -- will play the winner of St. John's-Georgetown on Monday night.
DePaul, which never trailed, made four 3-pointers to jump out to a 12-2 advantage and led 23-11 after one quarter. The Blue Demons extended it to 39-19 at halftime, behind 11 points by Podkowa, and made six 3-pointers.
Butler was forced into 18 turnovers, leading to 26 DePaul points.