No. 21 DePaul women’s basketball finished opening weekend with another high-scoring victory as they defeated Alabama-Birmingham 90-80 in the championship game of the Maggie Dixon Classic. The Blue Demons improved to 2-0 on the season.
Senior guard Jessica January led the game with 25 points while junior guard Ashton Millender put in 21 herself.
“I’ve been saying about this team from the get go that I think we have a chance to be pretty good,” head coach Doug Bruno said. “But at the same time we’ve had a disconcerted beginning of preseason practice and I think it shows on the floor.