Falcons Fall in Finale.

The Notre Dame College Falcons (11-19 6-12 AMC) fell to Cedarville (18-11 13-5 AMC) Saturday. It was the season finale for Notre Dame.

The Falcons struggled offensively in the 66-49 loss. NDC managed just 11 field goals in the game, including just 4 in the opening half. NDC shot 22 percent from the field and 26 percent from long range. NDC had just 3 assists and 12 turnovers. Only one Notre Dame player scored in double fugures. Eric Dummermuth had a game high 25 points. Taylor Reiger and Nathan Snarr had 9 points each.

The Yellow Jackets improved to 7-0 all time vs NDC. Three Yellow Jackets scored in double figures Saturday. Matt Harner leads the way with 16 points. Derrick Hannon added 15 while Brian Grant added 10. The Jackets shot 42 percent from the field and 41 percent from long range. The Jackets destroyed NDC on the boards 47-31. Cedarville had 13 assists as well as turnovers.

NDC ends the season at 11-19 while the Jackets await their tournament fate.

Going Out In Style!

Curtis McClure scored a career high 31 points on Senior night and the Notre Dame Falcons (11-18 6-11 AMC) got a 95-88 win over Point Park at Murphy Gym on Thursday night. Point Park fell to 14-11 and 8-9 on the season.

On a night when Eric Dummermuth scored 4 points on just 1 of 4 shooting the Falcons still managed to get a win. The Falcons had three players score in double figures. McClure had 31, Rodney Mickens poured in 30 and Taylor Reiger netted 16 for the home team. The Falcons shot 49 percent from the field and 37 percent from three point land. They were 79% from the foul line and had 16 assists along with 12 turnovers.

The Pioneers were led by Kris Douse with 23 points. Devon Alexander added 20, Jimmy Sherwood had 18 and Josh Troccio netted 12 for Point Park. The Pioneers shot 48% from the field and 32% from three point land. They struggled at the foul line shooting 67%. The Pioneers had 12 assists and 13 miscues. The rebounding battle was even at 37.

PPU jumped out to a 15-9 lead in the first 4 and a half minutes. The Pioneers stretched the lead to 11 (29-18) on a Douse free throw with 10:13 to go in the opening half. The Falcons battled back in the next ten minutes and the game was knotted at 44 at halftime.

After some even basketball for about 8 minutes the Falcons opened up a 67-61 lead about midway through the second half. NDC would stretch the lead out to 9 (83-74) with 3:16 to go. The lead was cut to four a pair of times before McClure and Mickens sealed it for NDC on Senior Night.

NDC will close out the regular season Saturday as they will battle Cedarville on the road. The Falcons fell to the Yellow Jackets 82-80 in the first meeting. Tip time Saturday is set for 4 PM.

A Night To Forget.

The Notre Dame Falcons (10-18 5-11 AMC) have had some tough losses in the 2010-11 season but Tuesday's loss to Malone may have been the worst performance for the Falcons all season. The Falcons were held to a season low 45 points on this miserable night.

The Falcons made just six field goals in the first half to score just 15 points. Curtis McClure was the only Falcon to score in double figures as he scored 12 points. Eric Dummermuth added 9 points and 9 rebounds which is well under his average. Taylor Reiger and Phil Biggs added 7 points each.

NDC shot 33% from the floor and hit just 2 of 8 from three point land. The Falcons were 11-17 (65%) at the foul line. The Falcons had 22 turnovers to go along with 11 assists.

The Pioneers improved to 18-10 and 11-5 in the AMC. They had three players score in double figures on the evening. Eric Coblentz led the way with 13 points, Ebiowei Porbeni added 12, while Cory Veldhulzen had 10 for Malone. The Pioneers completed the season sweep of NDC by shooting a very solid 44 percent from the field and 83 percent from the free throw line. The Pioneers had 41 rebounds to just 34 for the Falcons. Malone shot 8-27 (29.6% ) from three point land. The Pioneers had 13 assists along with 13 turnovers.

Malone jumped out to a 10-3 lead in the game's opening six minutes. Malone would stretch out that lead to 13 (22-9) on a three by Coblentz with 7:26 in the half. Vic Pappas would hit a pair of free throws to cut the lead to 11, but then the Pioneers would run off the next three points punctuated by another Coblentz three. The Pioneers would take a 34-15 lead into the intermission.

NDC would cut the lead to 11 (41-30) on a Biggs three with 14:42 to go. That is as close as the Falcons would get as Malone would roll to the victory.

The Falcons will be back in action Thursday night with the regular season finale at Murphy Gym. NDC will take on Point Park and tip time is set for 7 PM.

Taking Out Some Agression!

The Notre Dame Falcons finally got that conference win at Murphy Gym that they have been waiting for all season. The 97-50 thrashing of Wilber Force snapped a four game losing streak overall and seven game home losing streak for NDC (10-17 5-10 AMC). The Falcons were dynamite in the first half shooting 57% from the field and making good on 5 of 7 three point attempts in the opening stanza.

Four Falcons scored in double figures on the day. Eric Dummermuth paced the Falcons with another monster game. The sophomore from Dover,OH had 23 points to go along with 18 rebounds. It was the 19th double-double in 27 contests for Dummermuth. Three other Falcons scored in double numbers Saturday. Curtis McClure continued his stellar Senior season with another 22 point performance. Phil Biggs had his second double-double of the season with 12 points and 11 rebounds. Taylor Reiger had four treys en route to 16 points. NDC shot 51% from the field overall and 44% (10-23) from long range. They struggled at the foul line shooting just 54% (7-13). The Falcons clobbered the Bulldogs on the boards 55-29. They also had 21 assists as a team to go along with just 8 turnovers.

"We played great and shot the ball extremely well today" coach Kevin Bille told Andy Barch from the Falcons website. "We played well on both ends of the floor and it feels great to get our first conference win of the season".

The Bulldogs struggled shooting the ball all day and looked like a completely different team than the win who lost by just 13 at home against the Falcons in the last meeting. The Falcons shot just 30% from the floor and 9-33 (27%) from three point land. They got to the foul line just 8 times making 5. The Bulldogs had just 11 assists and 16 turnovers.

The Bulldogs (5-21 3-13 AMC) had three players in double figures on the day. Darius Foster paced them with 13 points behind three triples. Tim Giles and Lance Whitfield added 10 each. The Blue and white will be back in action Tuesday when they hit the road to face Malone. Tip time is set for 8 PM in Canton.

Falcons Stung by Yellow Jackets At The Murph.

Perhaps Kevin Bille and Byron Scott should get together. The two coaches have something in common. Neither of them can win a game on there home floor. The Falcons most recent loss was a 82-80 setback to Cedarville on Thursday night.

Notre Dame College 9-17 (4-10 AMC) was led by four players in double figures on the evening. "We played well in spurts" said coach Kevin Bille. Eric Dummermuth paced the Falcons with 22 points and 12 rebounds. Curtis McClure continued his stellar play of late posting 21 points. Rodney Mickens netted 15 while Taylor Reiger added 11 in a game where he was just 3-13 from the field. The Falcons shot 44% from the floor but struggled from three point land going 6-18 (33%). The Falcons shot 80% (20-25) at the free throw line. The Falcons out rebounded Cedarville 42-32. NDC had 13 assists and 14 turnovers.

Cedarville improved to 14-9 overall and 9-5 AMC with the win. The Yellow Jackets improved to 6-0 all time against the Falcons. Two Yellow Jackets posted double figures on the night. Matt Harner paced the Jackets with 27 points behind 5-12 from three point land. Daniel Kohavi chipped in 12 points. The Jackets shot 48% from the floor. They hi 11-28 (39.3%) from three point land. They struggled at the foul line shooting at a 50% clip (9-18). The Jackets had 19 assists and 10 turnovers.

The Falcons got off to a hot start behind a pressing defense. The Falcons led 9-2 after a McClure layup 1:42 into the contest. Cedarville would get a three from Brian Hecker to cut the lead to 1 (16-15) with 14:13 in the half. The Yellow Jackets would control the next 4:30 minutes and it would be 30-23 Cedarville with 9:48 to go in the half. The Falcons would then use a 7-0 run to tie the game at 30. The Falcons would go up 44-37 at the intermission after a McClure jam right before the half.

The Falcons would stretch the lead to 10 by scoring the first 3 points of the second half. Cedarville would come back and regain the lead 54-53 on a Kohavi three with just under 14 minutes left. The two teams would continue to trade buckets over the next several minutes and after a Dummermuth jumper the game would be knotted at 67 with 5:04 to go. The Yellow Jackets would then go on a 9-2 run to take a 76-69 lead with just 1:09 to play. The Falcons would get to within 1 (79-78) on a Phil Biggs three with 11 seconds left. Hannon then made a pair of free throws with ten seconds to go for Cedarville. Phil Biggs would turn the ball over before NDC could get a shot off. After a split on a pair of free throws by Kohavi it was all over. Dummermuth hit a jumper as time expired to account for the 82-80 final.

NDC concludes this four game home stand Saturday vs WilberForce. The Falcons will look to snap a four game losing streak overall and six game skid at Murphy Gym. Tip time Saturday is set for 4 PM.

Flat Falcons Continue Home Woes.

The Notre Dame Falcons (9-16 4-9 AMC) lost for the sixth straight time at Murphy Gym a 92-82 loss to Mount Vernon Nazarene (15-11 8-6 AMC).

The Falcons looked like a completely different team than the one that took #1 Walsh down to the wire Saturday. The Falcons just could not get anything going, and had a very poor defensive effort on Tuesday night. The Falcons had three players score double figures on Tuesday. Eric Dummermuth and Curtis McClure paced the Falcons with 17 points each. Taylor Reiger also netted 16. The Falcons shot 49% from the floor while hitting 5 of 15 from three point land. NDC was 23-29 (79%) at the free throw line. The Falcons easily won the boards battle 34-22. NDC had 11 turnovers and just 6 assists.

The Cougars remained in the hunt for the final playoff spot in the AMC. Robbie Taylor was red hot from long range and paced the Cougars with 25 points. Taylor was 6-10 from three point land and also added 5 assists. Brandon Short added 22 points. Short was 6-9 from the field and hit 10 of 11 at the charity stripe. Caleb Williams added 16 on 7 of 8 shooting. He was 2 of 3 at the foul line. The Cougars had a fantastic shooting night. They shot 60% from the floor (33-55), hit 56% from three (9-16) and were 17-23 (74%) from the foul line. Mount Vernon had just 7 turnovers to go along with 16 assists.

The game started with a very sparse crowd due to the unusual 5:30 start time. The attendance ended up being 177. The teams came out trading buckets for most of the first half. It was tied at 22 after a McClure jumper with 6:37 in the opening half. The Cougars then went on a 10-0 run after a Short jumper with 3:13 in the half. Curtis McClure electrified the crowd with a dunk that cut the lead to 8. The Cougars would lead 36-29 going into the intermission.

The Falcons got the lead down to 5 on a pair of occasions early in the second half but Mount Vernon Nazarene would push the lead back to 12 (51-39) on a pair of Taylor treys with 16:30 to go. The Falcons would get the lead down to 4 (60-56) on a Phil Biggs triple with 10:41 to go. The Falcons would get it down to four two more times on a Taylor Rieger three and another jumper by Reiger but that is as close as they would get.

The Falcons will be back in action Thursday evening when they welcome Cedarville (13-11 8-5 AMC) to Murphy gym. The tip will be at 7:30.

Walsh Outlasts Falcons.

The Notre Dame Falcons (9-15 4-8 AMC) gave the top ranked Walsh Cavaliers (24-0 13-0 AMC) all they could handle Saturday at Murphy Gym before falling 84-74.

The loss extended the Falcons losing streak at Murphy Gym to five straight. Eric Dummermuth led the Falcons with 26 points and 13 rebounds. The double-double was the seventeenth of the season for the Sophomore from Dover,Ohio. Dummermuth was 11-12 at the free throw line. Three other Falcons scored in double figures. Curtis McClure scored 14 points to continue his recent surge of late. Rodney Mickens and Taylor Reiger netted 12 each for the blue and white. The Falcons shot 45% from the floor while nailing 6 of 15 three's. The Falcons shot 72% (18-25) at the foul line. The Falcons had 13 assists and 14 turnovers as a team.

The Cavaliers used a balanced attack to post a 24th straight win. All seven Walsh players who saw action scored and six of the seven scored double figures. Lamar Skeeter led the way with 18 points. 16 of the 18 came in the opening stanza. Jeremy Shardo added 14 while Ron Kinney and Eric Schiele added 13 each. L.J. Sutton and Terrance Saintil rounded out the double digit scorers with 12 each. The Cavaliers shot 47% in the game. They made good on 10 of 23 triples (45%) including 7 of 10 in the second half. Walsh shot at a 67% clip (20-30) from the foul line. The Cavaliers won the battle of the boards 37-36. Walsh had 15 assists and 11 turnovers to compete the season sweep of Notre Dame.

The Falcons come out hot early in the contest and led 8-2 four minutes in. NDC led 14-10 with 12:44 in the opening half but Walsh countered with a 12-4 run that put them up 22-17. Walsh would lead by 5 (33-28) at the half. Both teams struggled shooting the ball in the opening half. NDC shot 40% to 38% for the Cavaliers in the opening stanza. NDC was 9 of 11 at the foul line in the first 20 minutes.

Walsh came out in the second half and took command with some solid three point shooting. The Cavaliers opened up a 22 point lead (67-45) but the Falcons would not go away. A 17-4 run by the Falcons got them to within 8 (75-67) at the 1:45 mark. Rodney Mickens had a three point attempt rim out that would have cut the lead to 5 and that would be as close as the Falcons would get. The Falcons will be back in action Tuesday night when they host the Cougars of Mount Vernon Nazarene (13-11 6-6 AMC). Tip time is set for 5:30 at Murphy Gym.

Falcons Let One Slip Away.

The Notre Dame Falcons had a 8 point lead with 51 seconds to go in regulation but could not hang on Thursday night at Roberts Wesleyan. The Falcons ultimately fell in overtime 84-77.

Three Falcons scored in double figures on the night as Notre Dame fell to 9-14 and 4-7 in the AMC. Eric Dummermuth had 26 points and 11 boards. Dummermuth was just 4 of 9 at the foul line. Taylor Reiger added a career high 23 points while Curtis McClure added 15 and 11 rebounds. All three players missed crucial free throws late. The Falcons shot 42% from the field. They went 5-11 (46%) from three point land. NDC lost the game at the foul line where they were 16-32 (50%). They also turned the ball over 20 times.

The Raiders improved to 12-11 and 6-6 in the AMC with the improbable win at the Voller Athletic Center. Four players for Wesleyan scored in double figures. William Kemp-Harris had 18 points. Alif Bland netted 17, Dan Foley chipped in 16 and Heath Jordan had 14 for the Raiders. The Raiders shot 45% from the field and were a frigid 1-14 from three point land. RWC was 25-32 (78%) at the charity stripe. The Raiders won the battle of the boards 46-42 and had 21 miscues.

The teams would play even basketball in the first nearly 11 minutes. Troy Baugh would hit a jumper for the Falcons to tie the game at 19 with 9:22 in the opening stanza. The two teams would have a pair of ties and a couple lead changes before RWC would take a 34-32 halftime lead.

The second half would start with NDC opening up a 4 point lead (46-42) on a Reiger jumper with 12:44 to go. RWC would come back and knot the game at 48 on a Brent Owens jumper with 9:23 to go. NDC would then go on a 5-0 run before the Raiders would fight back. The Falcons would then open up a 8 point lead on a McClure free throw with 1:44 to go. After a Heath Jordan jumper a McClure tip in looked to put the Falcons in command with 51 seconds left up 8. Alif Brand would cut it to 6 for the Raiders. NDC would get 1 of 2 free throws from McClure to go back up 7 (65-58) with 34 seconds left. Rodney Mickens fouled Dan Foley with 27 seconds to go. Foley hit both free throws to cut it to 65-60. Taylor Reiger spilt a pair at the charity stripe and it was 66-60. Alif Brand would hit a jumper with 20 seconds to go and the lead was down to 4. Dummermuth then split a pair at the line. The Raiders would have Rashaad Stokelin miss a layup but a tip in by Kemp-Harris would cut the lead to 3 with 9 seconds. Nate Ensz was called for a foul after the free throw but it was another crucial play by Bland as he tied it on a traditional three point play with 6 seconds left. McClure had a clear shot for the win but could not get the layup to go.

The overtime was all Raiders as they out scored the Falcons 17-10. After a pair of ties the Raiders went on a 5-0 run. The Falcons would cut it to three but that is as close as they would get and RWC would steal the 84-77 run.

NDC will be back in action Saturday at 4 PM when they will face the top ranked Cavaliers of Walsh 23-0 (12-0 AMC).