The crowd noise at Wintrust Arena exhibited a noticeably higher pitch than usual on Monday when DePaul women’s basketball (6-2) played host to north-side rival Loyola University of Chicago (1-6).
This heightened tonal frequency stemming from spectators never faded, and that is thanks to the estimated 4,000 Chicago school children who were on hand as part of DePaul Athletics’ annual Field Trip Day who were treated to a dominant 88-47 victory for the home team.
Coming off the program’s best single-game defensive performance on Friday against Chicago State University, the Ramblers from Loyola stuck with the Blue Demons in the first quarter, but were simply unable to neutralize them any further once DePaul found its groove in the second quarter.