EVANSTON — A jumper by Sonja Morris with 43 seconds left ended Northwestern women’s basketball’s upset bid, allowing the 16th-ranked DePaul Blue Demons (6-1) to leave Welsh-Ryan Arena with a 70-68 win.
Morris finished with 22 points on 10-14 shooting, and star forward Chante Stonewall had 25 for the Blue Demons, paving the way for head coach Doug Bruno’s 700th career win during his time at DePaul. Abbie Wolf led the way for the Wildcats (5-1) with 18, while Byrdy Galernik and Lindsey Pulliam each had 16.
DePaul began the game shooting the lights out. They started 6-7 from the field, with three of those makes coming from beyond the arc, and jumped out to a 17-10 lead, with all ten of Northwestern’s points coming on assisted layups from Abbie Wolf.