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TABLE OF CONTENTS Partnership Benefits
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University Highlights
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Blue Demons Tradition
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Demographic Information
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Wintrust Arena
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Attendance Accolades
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BIG EAST Conference
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Head Coach Dave Leitao
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Stadium Signage and Elements
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Radio and Digital Media
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Print Opportunities
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Game Day Elements
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Official Provider Status
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Use of DePaul Athletics Marks
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Additional Sponsorship Opportunities
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Varsity Sports
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Contact Information
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PARTNERSHIP BENEFITS • Increased Awareness & Visibility The wide exposure and variety enjoyed by DePaul Athletics in both electronic and print media provides partners with vast publicity opportunities.
• Increased Brand Loyalty Loyal customers are a company’s most valuable asset. Many customers have discovered a partnership with DePaul Athletics as an effective way to connect their product to a University and program that potential customers in the Chicago area truly care about.
• Drive Retail Traffic and Sales Use assets of your partnership with DePaul Athletics to create unique and effective traffic-building promotions and increase sales.
• Efficiency DePaul Athletics partnerships allow companies to focus their efforts on a specific target market. DePaul Athletics has the ability to provide specific demographic data, so you know exactly who your efforts are reaching.
• Display Brand Attributes A partnership with DePaul Athletics allows your company to showcase product benefits in direct and creative ways.
• Entertain Clients The hospitality aspect of a partnership with DePaul Athletics will provide you with an easy and effective way to entertain employees or potential clients. Especially if they are college basketball fans!
WHY SPONSOR COLLEGIATE ATHLETICS? • College athletics has the largest fan base in all of sports – over 190 million fans • College sports delivers an authentic product with unrivaled traditions and a highly devoted fan base • College fan base demographics are broad and diverse – • 89 million female fans, outnumbering all professional sports leagues. • 27 million millennial fans (ages 18-24), the largest fan base amongst this age group • 31 million fans earn over $100K+, the largest, most affluent audience in sports. • DePaul University’s fan base includes over 24,000 students however, nearly 50% of DePaul Basketball fans are over the age of 50. • Attendance of college sporting events surpassed 100 million in 2010-11, with Basketball drawing over 30 million fans in 2015-16 alone. • College sports offers partners the opportunity to connect with fans and potential customers nearly year round
Sources: IMG Collège and NCAA
UNIVERSITY HIGHLIGHTS The Princeton Review ranked DePaul in the Top 10 for most diverse student population • DePaul University is the largest Catholic University in the country with enrollment nearing 24,000 students, representing 87 countries. • DePaul is among the top 10 largest and fastest growing private universities in the United States. • Over 173,000 DePaul alumni worldwide. • More than 113,000 DePaul alumni live and work in the Chicagoland Area. • Ranked No. 3 for best college cities in the U.S., by The Princeton Review in The. Best 379 Colleges (2014) • Noted among the nation's "Most Innovative Schools,“ by U.S. News & World Report (2015).
DePaul’s continued growth currently features four campuses located throughout the Chicagoland area: • •
Lincoln Park Chicago Loop
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O’Hare (Closing 2018) Naperville
BLUE DEMON TRADITION Wilson Chandler (2005-2007) Current NBA Team: Denver Nuggets
DePaul ranks as the 46th winningest Men’s Basketball program in NCAA history based on winning percentage.
DePaul Men’s Basketball also ranks among the 44 most successful college programs with 22 or more NCAA Tournament Appearances.
“The Coach” Ray Meyer still ranks among the top 30 in career coaching victories with 724 wins. Mark Aguirre (1978-1981) National Collegiate Basketball Hall of Fame, Class of 2016
DEMOGRAPHIC INFORMATION
College sports fans are defined as adults 18 and older who have listened to, watched or attended a game in the past year. *Statistics provided by Scarborough Sports Marketing Multi-Market DMA 2012
DEMOGRAPHIC INFORMATION
More than 20,000 alumni under 30 live in the Chicago area Source: Office of Alumni Relations, DePaul University
Over 113,000 DePaul alumni call Chicagoland home
WINTRUST ARENA
The Fall of 2017 will see Chicago’s newest sports & entertainment venue open its doors to the public. Serving as Home Court to DePaul Blue Demon basketball, Wintrust Arena will feature a diverse, year round calendar of events – ranging from sports to national concert tours to family shows and conventions.
• 10,000+ seating capacity • Projected 60+ annual events • 22 luxury Suites • 479 premium Club Seats • 2 VIP Club Lounges
ATTENDANCE ACCOLADES DePaul Basketball is among the nation’s Most Popular Programs In each of the last 10 years, including 2015-16, DePaul Men’s Basketball has been ranked among the top 100 programs in NCAA Division I Men’s Basketball season attendance. Wintrust Arena Rendering McGrath-Phillips Arena
DePaul Women’s Basketball has been ranked in the top 50 in NCAA Division I Women’s Basketball season attendance five out of the last six seasons. *All statistics provided by the NCAA
BIG EAST CONFERENCE
The BIG EAST Conference attracts the interest of fans in nine of the nation’s largest media markets including New York, Chicago, Indianapolis, Philadelphia, Cincinnati, Washington, D.C., and Milwaukee. Founded by Dave Gavitt in 1979, the BIG EAST reorganized in 2013, entering a new era by returning to its basketball-focused heritage. After just three seasons in its current configuration, the BIG EAST continues to differentiate itself as one of the nation’s elite basketball conferences, having sent a total of 15 teams to the NCAA Tournament, with Villanova capturing the National Championship title in 2016. The conference’s contract with FOX Sports 1 provides maximum exposure for BIG EAST Basketball. During the 2016-17 season, every BIG EAST Conference Men’s Basketball game is broadcast on the FOX Sports family of network which includes FOX Sports 1 and FOX Sports 2.
FOX Sports College Basketball announcers Gus Johnson and Bill Raftery
HEAD COACH DAVE LEITAO
Coach Dave Leitao will enter his third season of his second term as the head coach of DePaul Men’s Basketball. Leitao returns four starters this season, including last season’s leading scorer Junior Eli Cain and leading rebounder Senior Tre’Darius McCallum. These returning Blue Demons will be joined by transfers Austin Grandstaff and Max Strus, along with incoming freshman recruits Justin Roberts, Jaylen Butz and Paul Reed. During his first stint as DePaul’s Head Coach (2002-05), Leitao led the Blue Demons to three consecutive post-season appearances and recruited three future NBA draft picks: Wilson Chandler, Sammy Meija and Dorell Wright.
COACH QUOTES "I absolutely love this school and everything that it stands for.“ "To defend and rebound is absolutely necessary to win games. It's in my blood and it's what I know.“ "People are going to see us play and then, text or tweet to their friends that you've got to come and see this. If not, you're going to miss out on something very special.“ "To everyone else out there, I dare you to give us a try. We are absolutely going to make you proud."
SPONSORSHIP ELEMENTS
STADIUM SIGNAGE & BRANDING CHAMPIONS CLUB LOUNGE If your brand is looking for a unique and unparalleled promotional experience, look no further than becoming the Presenting Sponsor of Wintrust Arena’s Champions Club Lounge. This 5,500 square foot executive-level lounge will be reserved to high-end donors, premium season-ticket holders and select corporate partners. Offering a premier lounge atmosphere that includes couches, flat screen televisions, allinclusive food and non-alcoholic beverages and other amenities, there is no better way to experience a DePaul Basketball game or Wintrust Arena event. Your company’s name will be constantly associated with this premium seating area, from website placement, radio live reads and thanks to the beautiful transparent façades along the West side of the Arena, the Lounge and subsequently your company’s logo and branding will be seen by visitors approaching on Indiana Avenue.
STADIUM SIGNAGE & BRANDING BOX OFFICE NAMING RIGHTS For every DePaul Basketball and Wintrust Arena event, spectators will be purchasing or picking up tickets from the Arena Box Offices and Will Call station. Expose your brand to thousands of visitors with a permanent placement on one of the primary features of the arena. Your company’s name will be prominently associated through logo/signage placement, website positioning, radio live reads and additional promotional materials.
MAIN ENTRANCE CONCOURSE Visitors to the arena will be greeted by a beautiful concourse that includes a peek at the Jumbotron and Court. A unique feature to the Wintrust Arena is how it will be wrapped in glass and other translucent materials to allow daylight to fill the interior space and provide views of the surrounding community. You brand can be one of the first things visitors associate with this beautiful arena setting with signage opportunities on pillars, stairwells, floor walls, and more.
STADIUM SIGNAGE & BRANDING BRIDGE ENTRYWAY SPONSOR One of the great features of Wintrust Arena is the 2,000 space garage being built across the street from the venue. Spectators using the garage will be able to access the Arena through enclosed entryways between the garage, arena and the new Marriot Marquee hotel. These walkways can provide premium brand visibility not only for the arena’s event attendees, but those walking on the Cermak Road street below and outside arena shots for television.
STUDENT SECTION BRANDING – “DEMON DECK” Directly connect with the most vibrant and engaged group in the arena by sponsoring the DePaul Basketball Student Section in the brand-new “Demon Deck”, a section overlooking the full-length of the court with up to 1,500 students per game. Brand this dedicated section with your company’s logo and/or customized message and associate with the highly-sought 18-24 demographic, a demo that is *41% more likely to attend a collegiate sporting event. *Scarborough Sports Marketing Multi-Market DMA 2012
STADIUM SIGNAGE & BRANDING UPPPER AND SECOND LEVEL SUITE CONCOURSE
Wintrust Arena will feature 22 beautifully appointed luxury suites across two levels, for those visitors looking to make the most of their entertainment dollar. Feature your logo and extend your brand’s awareness to visitors and fans through this premium seating opportunity, as well as the website positioning, radio live reads and additional promotional materials that is associated with this sponsorship.
KIDS ZONE CLUB Become the title sponsor of the DePaul Kids Zone, one of the most popular pregame and halftime attractions during all DePaul home games. The Kids Zone features a full-size moon bounce, pop-ashot, temporary tattoo application and an arts and craft table where DePaul fans of all ages can make their own posters to display during the game.
STADIUM SIGNAGE & BRANDING SCORER’S TABLE SIGNAGE* Fifty (50’) feet of electronic digital light processing (LED) signage along press row allows for high-definition brand placement in the most valuable position in the arena. The LED signage is highly visible to fans in attendance, as well as the television audience during each broadcast. LED scorer’s table signage also allows your brand to be seen repeatedly during post-game highlights, local news coverage and internet and cable highlight shows.
RIBBON BOARD MESSAGES* Further distinguish your brand’s recognition in Wintrust Arena with a company logo/message displayed on the state of the art LED ribbon boards that wrap the arena’s lower bowl. This distinct opportunity allows fans in attendance, along with the viewers at home, to see your organization’s logo from almost every seat and angle in the arena. *All images from the Allstate Arena
STADIUM SIGNAGE & BRANDING LED ARM STANCHIONS* Light-emitting diode (LED) panel signage mounted on the arms of each basket stanchion provides unique brand exposure throughout the game. These signs appear during virtually every possession of basketball. Paired with DLP scorer’s table signage or even as a standalone element, the LED arm stanchions are a significant way to promote your company by maximizing exposure inarena and through television coverage.
BASKET STANDARDS* Enhance your organizations visibility with your logo prominently displayed on the padding below both baskets during every Men’s Basketball home game. This unique opportunity presents high level visibility to fans in attendance at all games and is one of the more noticeable positions available during television broadcasts. *All images from the Allstate Arena
STADIUM SIGNAGE & BRANDING BENCH SEATBACKS & KICK PLATES Boost your organization’s name recognition by prominently featuring your logo on every chair back and/or kick plate along both team benches during every Men’s and Women’s Basketball home games at Wintrust Arena. This is a prime location for visibility during timeouts, injury breaks and coach and player closeups on the bench.
BENCH SEATBACKS*
BENCH KICK PLATES**
*Example Image from the Allstate Arena. **Example Image from Pauley Pavilion - UCLA
STADIUM SIGNAGE & BRANDING PILLAR WRAPS* Enhance your organization’s visibility inside the arena with branded wraps found in Wintrust Arena. There are 25+ pillars available for promotion purposes scattered throughout the Arena. Pillars will vary between rounded and four-corner, depending on location, with up to 10’ of available space to promote your brand. Pricing will be determined by a combination or placement and intended brand message.
CONCOURSE SIGNAGE** Increase your company’s brand exposure throughout Wintrust Arena with your organization’s logo and brand message displayed across the arena’s concourse, stairwells, and more through static banner signage. Note – Display monitors unconfirmed for Wintrust Arena
*Wintrust Arena Pillar Wrap rendering currently unavailable **All images from the Allstate Arena
RADIO & DIGITAL MEDIA RADIO ADVERTISING DePaul Men’s Basketball airs on WSCR 670 AM “The Score” Sports Radio, a 50,000 watt CLEAR channel station reaching 38 states and Canada. The Blue Demons broadcast at least 31 regular and postseason games on WSCR each season. All radio broadcasts, in addition to all DePaul Women’s Basketball game broadcasts, also stream live via the internet through the DePaul Athletics website. Thirty and sixty second advertisements, live reads and in-game vignettes are ideal opportunities to reach your target audience. All media placements are implemented directly by the DePaul University Athletic Department.
COACH LEITAO’S RADIO SHOW Head Coach Dave Leitao joins WSCR 670 The Score personality Laurence Holmes each week of the season to discuss the latest news surrounding the Blue Demons and college basketball. Your company can become the presenting sponsor of Coach Leitao’s weekly appearances on The Score, where your association will be heavily promoted by the radio station and DePaul Basketball broadcasts throughout the 2017-18 basketball season.
Play-by-play announcer Zach Zaidman (middle) and color analyst Laurence Holmes (right) interview Men’s Basketball Head Coach Dave Leitao
RADIO & DIGITAL MEDIA WEBSITE ADVERTISING DePaulBlueDemons.com Connect with students, faculty, staff, alumni and fans via the official DePaul Athletics Website. The site gets over 5,000,000 hits annually. Internet banner ads and live in-game statistical advertising provides the ability to advertise your brand and provide special offers through a hotlink prominently displayed on the athletics homepage.
SOCIAL MEDIA ACTIVATION @DePaulAthletics Leverage your brand with a more personal fan connection through the DePaul Athletics social media platforms. Social media activity during games provides an opportunity for thoughtful brand promotion and additional value through fan engagement. Unique game day contests focused around a brand or product can be developed to encourage online fan participation via user photos/videos, hashtags and other media.
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PRINT OPPORTUNITIES GAME DAY PROGRAM AD Promote your organization and highlight its partnership with DePaul Athletics by placing a full page (8.5� X 11�), four-color ad in the official game day program of DePaul Blue Demons Basketball. Full color programs are marketed and available for purchase during every regular season home game at the Wintrust Arena and/or McGrath-Phillips Arena. Game day programs are updated regularly throughout the season in order to maintain interest among fans, provide up-to-date information on players and opponents and create a unique souvenir for fans who attend games throughout the season.
PRINT OPPORTUNITIES POCKET SCHEDULES Display your logo on the official 2017-2018 DePaul Blue Demons pocket schedule. Over 200,000 schedules are produced and distributed to businesses and various other locations throughout the Chicagoland area. Your logo will travel along with DePaul fans as they keep up-to-date with the Blue Demons’ upcoming schedule.
PRINT OPPORTUNITIES WILL CALL ENVELOPES Display your logo/coupon placement on every will-call envelope used at the Wintrust Arena or McGrath-Phillips Arena box offices throughout the men’s and women’s basketball season. Over 10,000 will-call envelopes were distributed for the 2016-2017 basketball season.
INDIVIDUAL GAME TICKET BACKS Feature your logo along with a customizable coupon offer printed on the back of each individual game ticket. The tickets are sold through the DePaul Athletics Ticket Office at all Men’s and Women’s Basketball home games and all other ticketed events held at the Sullivan Athletics Center, Wish Field and Cacciatore Stadium.
PRINT OPPORTUNITIES MAGNET AND POSTER SCHEDULES Display your logo on the official 2017-2018 DePaul Blue Demons Men’s and Women’s Basketball magnet and poster schedules. Over 25,000 schedules are produced and distributed to fans and businesses throughout the Chicagoland area. Individual magnets are also produced during the Fall sports season. Your logo will be prominently featured on DePaul fans’ refrigerators, desks and more as they keep up-to-date with the Blue Demons upcoming schedule.
SEASON TICKET MAILERS Highlight your partnership with DePaul Athletics and distribute your special offer and/or coupon directly to all Men’s and Women’s Basketball season ticket holders prior to the beginning of each season. Season ticket mailers are delivered alongside each fan’s ticket allotment. The number of mailers is limited in order to maintain maximum impact.
GAME DAY ELEMENTS GAME SPONSORSHIP Sponsor one (1) Men’s or Women’s Basketball regular season home game during the 2017-18 season. Throughout the sponsored game your organization will receive: • Opportunity to distribute a co-branded promotional item • On-court ceremonial presentation of game ball • Two hundred (200) game day tickets • One (1) suite, excluding catering • Four (4) courtside seats • PA announcements and videoboard messages throughout the game in recognition of your organization’s partnership.
PA ANNOUNCEMENTS & VIDEO BOARD MESSAGE Engage the audience with your corporate logo on the arena videoboards, alongside custom PA announcements during pregame programming and in-game media timeouts.
GAME DAY ELEMENTS TIME-OUT SPONSORSHIP Interact with the fans during a time-out thought on-court sponsorship to promote your corporate brand or product. Select from an assortment of promotional themes or create your own unique experience in order to build your company’s brand awareness.
DEPAUL SPIRIT SQUAD Become the presenting sponsor of the award-winning DePaul Dance Team. Your organization will be featured on the scoreboard and acknowledged by the public address announcer during all dance team performances at every DePaul Men’s and Women’s Basketball game throughout the season.
GAME DAY ELEMENTS DEPAUL FAN T-SHIRTS* Feature your company logo on DePaul student section and/or fan t-shirts during the 2017-18 season. Two unique student section shirts are created each year, with thousands of t-shirts distributed to fans as part of contests, giveaways and t-shirt timeouts throughout the season. Your company logo and message will travel with students and fans for years as they wear their DePaul t-shirts with pride.
POINT OF PURCHASE PROMOTION Drive traffic to your business through specially designed and completely customizable promotions. Several options are available, including title sponsorship of season-long contests.
*Sponsor is responsible for the cost of shirt production.
GAME DAY ELEMENTS DEPAUL AUTOGRAPH SESSIONS Become the presenting sponsor of all official DePaul Athletics Autograph Sessions during the 2017-18 season. Team autograph sessions are open to all fans and held several times throughout each season immediately following select Men’s and Women’s Basketball, Volleyball, Men’s and Women’s Soccer and Softball games. Feature your company’s logo through name plates, signage at the session and marketing assets used to promote the event.
PRODUCT SAMPLINGS AND DISPLAYS Distribute sample products and conduct fan enrollments in order to build affinity for your business through DePaul’s passionate fan base. Highlight your products and services with exhibits on arena concourse and other agreed-upon areas.
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OFFICIAL PROVIDER Be an official provider of goods/services to the DePaul Blue Demons! Be recognized as the exclusive or official provider for the DePaul Athletic Department in your market category. All athletic department purchases of agreed upon goods or use of services will be guaranteed to your organization. You will be granted permission to utilize all licensed DePaul Blue Demon logos and trademarks in your marketing and promotional campaigns.
OFFICIAL PROVIDER
DEPAUL ATHLETICS MARKS Align your organization or product with the DePaul Blue Demons for additional fan exposure. Your sponsorship includes the permission to use licensed DePaul Athletics logos and trademarks along side your organization’s branded content or signage.
ADDITIONAL SPONSOR OPPORTUNITIES YOUTH FIELD TRIP DAYS DePaul Athletics provides the Chicago Public School system and/or other suburban schools the opportunity to receive free bus transportation and tickets to a variety of mutually agreed upon DePaul sporting events. DePaul hosts approximately 2,700 CPS Elementary students each year at home Soccer, Volleyball, Women’s Basketball and Softball games. Enjoy the opportunity to become the presenting sponsor of one or all of the Youth Field Trip Days. During these specified games, your organization would be provided with: • • •
Two public address announcements and scoreboard messages highlighting their partnership with DePaul University and their commitment to childhood education. A half time ceremony recognizing academic performance and perfect attendance. Opportunity to produce and distribute co-branded t-shirts.
ADDITIONAL SPONSOR OPPORTUNITIES DRIVEN LIL’ DEMON PROGRAM Reward your community’s local students with this unique sponsorship opportunity. The Driven Lil’ Demon program allows your company to connect with local schools by rewarding chosen students for reaching a mutually agreed-upon educational goal. This sponsorship is an opportunity to brand your company as a caring partner of the Chicagoland educational system. Each Driven Lil’ Demon winner will receive: • Four (4) DePaul Men’s Basketball Tickets • PA Announcement and Scoreboard recognition • Commemorative Award presented on the jumbotron at Wintrust Arena during a Men’s Basketball regular season game
Each Driven Lil’ Demon sponsor will receive: • PA Announcement and Scoreboard recognition • Opportunity to present award to winner on the court at Wintrust Arena during halftime • Complimentary tickets for select sponsor company employees with an opportunity for additional discounted tickets
DEPAUL WOMEN’S BASKETBALL • Selected to the NCAA tournament during the 2016-17 season for the 15th consecutive year. The Blue Demons are one of only six Division I programs to go to the last 15 NCAA Tournaments, along with Connecticut, Notre Dame, Oklahoma, Stanford and Tennessee. • Has advanced to the NCAA Tournament’s Second Round in four consecutive seasons and six of the last seven. • Four program appearances in the Sweet Sixteen (2006, 2011, 2014 & 2016) • Advanced to post-season play 29 of the last 31 years • 2014, 2015, 2016 & 2017 BIG EAST Regular Season Champions • 2014 & 2015 BIG EAST Women’s Basketball Tournament Champions • Six home games during the 2017-18 season will be played at Wintrust Arena. The majority of home games are played at McGrath-Phillips Arena located in the heart of Lincoln Park just steps from the Fullerton CTA Red, Brown and Purple lines.
HEAD COACH DOUG BRUNO • A pioneer and crusader for women's basketball at all levels, Doug Bruno will begin his 32nd season at the helm of Blue Demon program in 2017-18. • Coach Bruno represented the United States at the 2014 FIBA Women’s Basketball Tournament in Turkey and captured a gold medal during both the 2012 & 2016 Olympic games, in London and Rio respectively, as an Assistant Coach. • Led the DePaul Women’s Basketball team to 15 straight NCAA Tournament appearances, a total of 22 appearances since 1988. • Named the BIG EAST Coach of the Year in three of the last four seasons, 2013-14, 2015-16 and 2016-17. • Named the 2017 WBCA Division I Regional Coach of the Year.
WOMEN’S SOFTBALL* • DePaul Women’s Softball program continues to rank among the nation’s elite. They boast 18 NCAA Regional Tournament appearances and have made four Women’s College World Series appearances since 1999. • Coach Eugene Lenti is only the 12th coach in NCAA Softball history to record 1,200 wins. • Coach Lenti and his staff were named the BIG EAST Coaching Staff of the Year in 2014 & 2016. • Senior Morgan Maize was named 2016 BIG EAST Player of the Year. • Current Senior, Dylan Christensen, was named 2014 BIG EAST Rookie of the Year in her Freshmen season . • Home softball games are played at Cacciatore Stadium located at Sheffield and Belden in the heart of Lincoln Park. • Cacciatore Stadium is visible from the Fullerton “L” stop featuring the red, brown, and purple lines, who have a monthly ridership of over six million people (6,000,000).
*Statistics and Honors as of the 2015-16 Season
MEN’S AND WOMEN’S SOCCER • Continuing the rise of the DePaul men’s soccer program and beginning his 17th year in 2017 is head coach Craig Blazer. The Blue Demons concluded the 2016 season with a 9-7-3 record, along with a second consecutive birth in the BIG EAST tournament. • DePaul head coach Erin Chastain enters her 11th season leading the women's soccer program in 2017. Over the last four seasons, DePaul is 51-17-13 under Chastain's leadership with a pair of NCAA tournament appearances, a BIG EAST tournament title, conference regular-season title and an All-American recipient. • Home soccer matches are played at Wish Field inside Cacciatore Stadium on the corner of Sheffield and Belden in the heart of Lincoln Park • Wish Field is visible from the Fullerton “L” stop featuring the red, brown, and purple lines, with a monthly ridership of over six million people (6,000,000).
WOMEN’S VOLLEYBALL • Head Coach Nadia Edwards, a former collegiate national champion, enters her seventh year at DePaul and has seen the program improve its RPI by over 100 spots, have multiple players recognized as BIG EAST All-Conference performers and be a five-time recipient of the AVCA Team Academic Award. • The DePaul Women’s Volleyball team plays all of its home matches at McGrathPhillips Arena in Lincoln Park. • Each season, the Blue Demons host their annual DePaul Invitational in Chicago, a tournament which will feature some of the best collegiate teams in the nation.
CONTACT INFORMATION For more information or to learn how your organization can form a mutually-beneficial partnership with DePaul University Athletics contact:
Peter Tombasco Senior Associate Athletic Director – External Affairs (773) 325-7245 ptombasc@depaul.edu Nick Bennett Graduate Assistant – External Affairs 773-325-7572 nbennet6@depaul.edu