Nine games into the BIG EAST slate and DePaul is all alone in first at 8-1.
Halfway Home
BIG EAST women's basketball play has reached the halfway point after an exciting weekend of play. League-leader DePaul (8-1) stretched its winning streak to four games heading into the turn following a win over Providence (0-9) on Sunday afternoon. The Blue Demons will be tested next weekend against a pair of teams immediately behind them in the standings as they welcome third-place Seton Hall (6-3) and second-place St. John's (7-2) in the Friday-Sunday series. Villanova (6-3) fell into a third-place tie with the Pirates following Sunday's setback to Georgetown (3-6) which owns the No.