Lake Erie Edges Falcons in Tournament Final.

The Lake Erie College Storm (4-6) knocked off the host Notre Dame College Falcons (5-9) in the NDC Holiday Inn Tournament championship game Thursday at Murphy Gymnasium.

The Storm had a fantastic shooting night as they shot 56% from the floor and drained 13-25 from long range in the 81-73 win. Lake Erie was 8 of 20 of at the foul line and turned the ball over 9 times. Four Lake Erie players scored in double figures on the afternoon. Ethan Bradshaw and Matt Grendel had 16 points each. Justin Roth netted 13 and Brandon Smith added 11. The Storm got their first two wins away from home in winning the NDC tournament.

The Falcons also posted four players in double figures. Taylor Reiger led the way with 13 points for the Falcons. Phil Biggs, Eric Dummermuth and Curtis McClure added 12 points each for the "blue and white". The Falcons shot 52% from the floor and made good on 7 of 11 from long distance. NDC was 16-19 (82%) from the foul line and won the boards battle 34-23. The Falcons hurt themselves with 23 turnovers.

The Falcons will be back in action Wednesday when they travel to Wilberforce. Tip time for this AMC tilt is set for 7:30 PM Tuesday. In the consolation game Windsor defeated OSU- Mansfield 105-71.

NDC Dominates Mavericks.

The NDC Falcons (5-8) out played Ohio State Mansfield in every aspect of the game as they destroyed the Mavericks 134-59 in the opening round of the Holiday Inn Notre Dame Basketball tournament. Every Falcon saw the floor and scored in this contest. Eight Falcons scored in double figures in this one. Curtis McClure led the way with 25 points. He was 12-15 from the floor in the contest. Nathan Ensz had 14 for the Falcons. Eric Dummermuth had yet another double-double with 11 points and 12 rebounds in just 20 minutes. Taylor Reiger and Troy Baugh would net 13 points each. Steve Savel had 15 and Victor Pappas 10 to round out the double digit scorers for the Falcons. NDC shot 65% from the floor in the game. The Falcons were 6-17 from three point land and 10-21 (47%) from the charity stripe. NDC had a huge edge on the boards 41-22. The Falcons had 12 miscues.

The Mavericks (0-16) only dressed six players. They put four of them in double digits. Curtis Remy led the way with 16 points, Brett Emmerine added 15, (First name not Available) Brown had 13 and Jamal Marsh added 11. The Mavericks shot just 33% from the field in the game. The Mavericks struggled from beyond the arc going 10-35. OSUM only got to the charity stripe 1 time and made the free throw. The Mavericks did not help themselves with 22 miscues.

NDC will be back in action Thursday at 3 PM when they face Lake Erie College (3-6). The Storm used a furious second half rally to beat Windsor 73-67 in the nightcap Wednesday. Windsor will face OSU- Mansfield at 1 PM Thursday in the consolation game.

Falcons Fall To Nazarene.

The Notre Dame Falcons (4-8) fell for the second straight game. This one a 83-70 loss to Mount Vernon Nazarene(7-4) at the P.E. Center in Mount Vernon,OH.

The Cougars were led by a pair of players in double figures on the afternoon. Adam Grimm led the way with 20 points on 6 of 11 shooting. Robbie Taylor netted 18 on 5 of 1o from the floor, including 3 of 5 from long range. The Cougars shot 27-53 (51%) for the game. The Cougars were also efficient from beyond the arc going 8 of 15. The Cougars were a rock solid 81% (21-26) from the charity stripe. The Cougars also did a great job of taking care of the ball, with just 9 turnovers.

The Falcons had three players in double figures on the afternoon. Eric Dummermuth poured in a game high 27 points to go along with 11 rebounds. He was 9 of 18 from the floor along with 9 of 10 at the foul line. Phil Biggs and Taylor Reiger added 15 points each for the blue and white. Reiger was 5 of 15 from the floor but struggled from long range going just 1 of 8. Biggs was 6 of 9 from the floor, 1 of 1 from distance and 2 of 2 at the free throw line. Notre Dame shot 39% from the floor and went 3 of 19 from three point land. One improvement for the Falcons on this afternoon was at the foul line. They went 17-21 (81%) from the stripe. The Falcons lost the battle on the boards 36-32. NDC like the Cougars, also did an excellent job of taking care of the ball as they only had 5 turnovers.

The Falcons will take a little over a week off before they host Ohio State- Mansfield in the first round of the Falcons annual Christmas tournament at Murphy Gym. Tip time on December 29th is set for 6 PM.

Solid First Half Not Enough, Falcons Fall!

The Notre Dame Falcons (4-7) came out red hot in Indiana before eventually falling to the sixteenth ranked Wildcats of Indiana Wesleyan (11-3) 73-61 on Friday afternoon. The Falcons jumped out to early leads of 7-0 and 12-5. Phil Biggs and Eric Dummermuth combined for 9 of the Falcons first 12 points. NDC would lead for most of the first half before the Wildcats would close with a flourish and take a 37-33 lead into the break. The Wildcats come out sluggish and it was very evident that they had not played in the last 13 days. The second half would belong to Wesleyan, as they would roll to a 8th straight win.

Wesleyan had four players in double figures on the afternoon as they improved to 4-1 at home this season. Patrick Hopkins led the Falcons with a double double. He tallied 17 points and pulled down a game high 11 rebounds. Will Hubertz and Jordan Weidner posted 14 points each, while Derrick Troyer chipped in 12.

The Falcons were led by Eric Dummermuth who scored 15 points. Taylor Reiger was the only other Falcon in double figures. The Freshman was just 4-18 from the floor in this one. The Falcons went 22-58 from the floor. They were just 9-27 from three point land. NDC was 8-12 at the charity stripe. The Falcons were pounded on the glass, getting out rebounded 39-29.

Notre Dame will be back in action on Monday afternoon as they will face the Cougars of Mount Vernon Nazarene (6-4). Tip time is set for 4 PM.

Falcons Bounce Back in Pa!

The Notre Dame Falcons (4-6) bounced back from a tough loss Saturday to get a 75-71 win over Davis and Elkins in the final round of the Mercyhurst Tournament. The Falcons were led by three players in double figures on the afternoon. Eric Dummermuth registered his fifth consecutive double-double scoring 25 points and grabbing 12 rebounds. Rodney Mickens and Phill Biggs recorded 12 and 11 points respectively for the Falcons. Taylor Reiger recorded 8 assists for the Falcons as well. The Falcons shot 45% from the field in the game. The "blue and white" made good on 39% of their three point attempts. NDC made 77% (20 of 26) at the foul line. The Falcons also had 15 turnovers in the game.

Davis and Elkins (2-6) only tallied three players in double figures. Ian Pinckney led the way with 22 points for the upstarts from West Virginia. Malik Tinsley added 18, while Tim Turner posted 16. Davis and Elkins shot 46% from the field but made good on just 25% (5-20) from long distance. They were 8-12 (67%) at the free throw line. Davis and Elkins won the battle on the glass 31-29. They also stayed in the game by only committing 8 turnovers.

The Falcons will be back in action Friday night when they will travel to Indiana to face Indiana Wesleyan. Tip time is slated for 7 PM.

Falcons Fall to Shock!

The Notre Dame College Falcons (3-6) let a 65-57 lead slip away in the final 8 minutes and fell 78-73 to Washington Adventist (1-7) in the first round of the Mercyhurst tournament on Saturday night.

The Falcons tallied three players in double figures on the evening. Eric Dummermuth led the way with 23 points and 11 rebounds. Rodney Mickens scored 15, and Taylor Reiger added 12 to go along with 6 assists. The Falcons shot 26-58(45%) from the field on the night. They only made good on 9-27 (33%) of the three pointers they attempted. The Falcons shot at a 80% clip (12-15) at the free throw line while committing 16 turnovers.

The Shock broke a seven game losing streak, getting their first win of the season. They also had three players post double numbers on the night. Eric Peguero led all scorers with 25 points, Khalid Martin posted a double-double with 16 points and 12 rebounds. Jamie Newton rounded out the Shock double digit scorers with 12 points. The Shock shot 48% from the field and made good on 7-18 (39%) of their three point baskets. Washington Adventist was 9-13 (68%) from the foul line but out rebounded the Falcons 24-21. The Shock also had 13 miscues in the win.

NDC will be back in action Sunday afternoon for a 1 PM tip as they will battle Davis and Elkins.

Falcons stop mini skid.

The Notre Dame Falcons used a big first half to snap a two game losing skid and defeat the Eagles of Cincinnati Christian 97-79 at Murphy Gym on a snowy Wednesday night. The Falcons (3-5) got back on the winning track behind a 55 point first half. The Falcons tallied five players in double figures. Eric Dummermuth led the way with a 22 point and 16 rebound performance. Nathan Ensz also tallied a double double with 15 points and 11 rebounds. Rodney Mickens was a perfect 6 for 6 from the floor on his way to a 18 point evening. Taylor Reiger netted 20, while Curis McClure chipped in 15 for NDC. The Falcons shot at a 57% clip for the ball game including a sizzling 65% in the first half outburst. NDC hit 7 of 14 from long range, but once again struggled at the free throw line going just 20-35(57%). The blue and white also had 25 miscues.

The Eagles (4-10) saw their losing streak hit four. CCU shot 38% from the field on the evening while hitting 11-35 from long range. The Eagles made good on 16-20 (80%) at the charity stripe. The Falcons won the battle on the glass 37-31. The Eagles also had 20 miscues. Corey Evans led all scorers with 31 points. The Eagles top point man only went 4 of 15 from long range though. Two other Eagles scored in double figures. Josh Reid netted 12 points while Mohamed Fall contributed 11.

The Falcons will be back in action Saturday night. The first round of the Mercyhurst tournament will pit the Falcons (3-5) against the Shock of Washington Adventist (0-7). Tip time is set for 6 PM.

Second half rally not enough, Falcons fall in OT!

The Notre Dame Falcons (2-5) rallied from a 13 point deficit early in the second half to force overtime before falling to the Adrian (Mich) Bulldogs 68-62 on Saturday night at Merrilat Center Gym. Each team had a chance to win the game at the end of regulation with the score tied at 50. Freshman Taylor Reiger of the Falcons missed a jumper with 4 seconds to go that would have given the Falcons the lead and could have won it. Then the Bulldogs Javon Mosley had his chance that would be off the mark. Cody Barnes hit a pair of threes in the OT to give the Bulldogs a 6 point lead. Adrian would score the first 12 points of OT before the Falcons would score 12 of the final 18 to account for the final margin.

The Falcons were led by four players in double figures on the evening. Rodney Mickens led NDC with 19 points. Taylor Reiger netted 15, Phil Biggs had 11 and Eric Dummermuth was held to a season low 10 points on just 4 of 8 shooting. Dummermuth led the Falcons with 13 rebounds. Rieger dished out 7 assists to go with his 15 points playing 44 of the 45 minutes. The Falcons shot 40% from the floor on the evening. They hit 9 of 26 from three point land. Once again the Falcons struggled at the charity stripe going just 7 of 13 (54%). The Falcons also had 11 miscues. It was the stingy defense of the Falcons that forced the OT though. The "blue and white" only gave up 19 second half points.

The Bulldogs (3-3) had 5 players score double figures. Cody Barnes and Mitch Gabrielle paced the Bulldogs with 12 points each. Wesley Reed scored 11, Delano Collins and Ray Reed added 10 each. Sean Gallant led Adrian with 8 rebounds. Collins posted 10 assists to go with his 10 points. The Bulldogs shot 35% for the game. It was the 29% shooting in the second half that saw the big second half lead dissipate. The Bulldogs were 11 of 29 from long range. Adrian shot 71%(15-21) at the foul line. The Falcons won the battle of the boards 32-30. The Bulldogs also took better care of the ball, only committing 7 miscues.

The Falcons will take a week of practice and adjustments to bounce back. NDC will be back in action Friday night at the Mercyhurst tournament. The opponent is yet to be determined but we do know tip time will be 6 PM.