Falcons Even Up Home Record With Friday Win.

The Notre Dame Falcons improved to 6-12 on the season with a 82-59 thrashing of Wilberforce on Friday night at Murphy Gym. The win evened the Falcons home record at 4-4 on the season.

Four NDC players scored in double figures in this one. Phil Biggs continued his recent tear scoring 19 points and grabbing eight rebounds. Marcquice Taylor put in 18 points on a seven of nine shooting from the floor while Raphi Tekie was a perfect five for five from the floor and three for three from 3-point range for his 13 points. Troy Baugh chipped in 10 points. The Falcons shot 60 percent from the floor and a red hot 64 percent from the 3-point line. The Falcons were 9-12 at the foul line, they had 18 assists to just eight turnovers.

The Bulldogs fell to 8-15 on the season with the loss. The loss also snapped a brief two game winning streak for Wilberforce. A pair of Bulldogs scored in double figures on the night. Ronald Hightower led the way with 19 points, while Chris Olafioye netted 10. The Bulldogs shot 42 percent but stuggled from three, going just 4-18. They did not help themselves at the foul line hitting just 7-14. The Bulldogs dominated the glass 38-23. They had five assists to just 15 turnovers.

NDC will be back in action Wednesday when they travel to Tiffin. Tip time is set for 7:30 PM.

Falcons Late Rally Falls Short.

The Notre Dame Falcons fell to 5-12 overall with a 68-65 loss at Urbana on Wednesday. The win completed a season sweep of NDC for the Blue Knights.

Urbana (5-11) had a trio of players score in double figures Wednesday. Sharriff Muhhamed Jr. and Danny Goins had 18 points each for the Blue Knights, while Dyrell Doison added 10. Urbana shot 52 percent from the floor and 6-16 from the 3-point line in the win. The Blue Knights struggled at the foul line shooting 61 percent (14-23). Urbana dominated the boards 32-22. They had 13 assists to go along with 18 turnovers.

The Falcons also had three players in double figures. Taylor Reiger led the way with 16 points. Phil Biggs tallied 13, while Marcquice Taylor contributed 12 in the loss. The Falcons shot 47 percent from the field and hot 6-16 from the 3-point line. They were a solid 87 percent (13-15) at the foul line. The Falcons had 13 assists to go along with 13 turnovers.

The loss for the Falcons was their eighth in the last nine contests, including five straight away from Murphy Gym. The Blue Knights led by as many as 12 (56-44) with nine minutes left. Reiger and Nate Ensz made six straight free throws to get the Falcons within 61-56. After back to back lay ups by Reiger and Troy Baugh the Falcons were within 3 (68-65). The Falcons had a chance to tie but a Phil Biggs three did not go.

NDC will be back in action when it faces Wilberforce at Murphy Gym Friday night. Tip time is set for 7 PM.

Falcons Snap Skid!

The Notre Dame Falcons (5-11) snapped a seven game losing streak Saturday with a 85-84 overtime win over Malone At Murphy Gymnasium. The win was the Falcons first since defeating Roberts Wesleyan December 18th.

Five Falcons tallied double figures in the win. Phil Biggs and Troy Baugh each registered double-doubles for NDC. Biggs patrolled the paint with 17 rebounds to go along with his 19 points. Baugh stuffed the stat sheet with 14 points, 10 rebounds and 6 assists. Nate Ensz also came up big scoring 14 points of his own. Taylor Reiger (13) and Marcquice Taylor (11) rounded out the double figure scorers for the Falcons. NDC shot 43 percent from the field and hit 4-13 from 3-point range. The Falcons hit 72 percent (23-32) from the free throw line. They out rebounded Malone 42-37. The Falcons had 19 assists to go along with 11 turnovers.

Malone fell to 8-11 on the season with the loss. Four Pioneers scored in double figures on the afternoon. Eric Coblentz paced the Pioneers with 18 points, Zach Bates netted 16, while Isiah Elliott and Corey Veldhulzen had 12 points each. The Pioneers shot 40 percent from the floor and hit 10-21 from the 3-point line. The Pioneers were solid at the foul line shooting 85 percent (24-28). They had 14 assists to go along with 12 turnovers.

The Pioneers jumped out of the gate quickly and scored the game's first six points before a Taylor Reiger 3-pointer would cut that lead in half. The Falcons would open up a 19-12 at the 12:24 mark of the opening half. Malone would go on a run of their own and the game would be tied at 31 with 2:27 in the half. The last 2:27 would be played evenly until a Malone bucket right before the break would give them a 40-39 halftime lead.

The second half would start with a 6-0 NDC run, but later Malone would counter with a 10-0 run to retake the lead. NDC would then go on a run of their own to open up a eight point lead with 8:32 in regulation. Over the next two minutes the Pioneers would counter with a 8-0 run to knot the game at the 6:30 mark. The two teams would then go back and forth until the Pioneers would take a two point lead with 28 seconds to go. A Troy Baugh jumper tied the game once again with six seconds and forced overtime.

Phil Biggs scored six of the Falcons eight points in the overtime and snapped the skid. The Falcons will be back in action Wednesday when they travel to Urbana. Urbana defeated the Falcons 78-63 in the first meeting.

Taylor's Career Night Not Enough For Falcons.

Marcquice Taylor scored a career high 31 points at Murphy gymnasium Wednesday night but it was not enough as Notre Dame fell 70-64 to Roberts Wesleyan.

The loss for NDC (4-11) was there seventh straight. The Falcons fell to 2-4 at home with the loss. It is the Falcon's longest losing streak since losing 16 in a row to close out the 2003 season. That was the second season of the program. Taylor was 11-21 from the floor and 8-9 at the foul line in his career night. Phil Biggs added 12 points for the Falcons. NDC shot 41 percent from the floor and went just 4-16 from the 3-point line. The Falcons had a solid night at the foul line going 12-13 (92 percent). They had 10 assists to just 13 turnovers.

The Raiders (5-13) snapped a six game losing skid of their own with the win. It was the first win since December 7th for the Raiders and first road win since November 4th. Alif Bland led three Raiders in double figures with 23 points to go along with 7 rebounds. Mike Stone chipped in 14 and William Kemp-Harris netted 13 for RWC. The Raiders shot 46 percent from the floor and 43 percent from 3-point land in the win. The Raiders shot 92 percent (11-12) at the foul line. The Raiders crushed the Falcons on the glass 41-25. They had 13 assists and 17 turnovers in the win.

The Falcons will be back in action Saturday when they host Malone. Tip time is set for 4 PM.

Cedarville Continues Falcons Woes.

The Cedarville Yellow Jackets were 7-0 all-time vs Notre Dame College coming into Saturday's action. Well make it 8-0, as the Jackets sent the reeling Falcons (4-10) to a sixth straight defeat at the Callan Athletic Center by a 84-69 score.

The hot shooting Yellow Jackets (9-6) saw four players post double digits on Saturday. Zach Brown paced the Jackets with 21 points, Austin Foote netted 17, Zimmy Nowogbo had a double double with 16 points and 10 rebounds while Brian Grant chipped in 11 for the hosts. The hot shooting Jackets shot 57 percent (30-53) from the field and a sizzling 58 percent from 3-point land (11-19). The Jackets struggled at the foul line shooting 62 percent (13-21). Cedarville also dominated the boards, crushing the Falcons on the glass 35-21.

For NDC it has been a familiar theme throughout this losing skid as they get off to quick starts and fade in the second half. Eric Dummermuth missed his 12th consecutive game due to injury and it was evident especially on the glass where not a single Falcons had more than four rebounds. A pair of Falcons scored in double figures on the day. Marcquice Taylor had a third consecutive game of 20 points or more, as he posted 21 in the contest. Phil Biggs added 17 for NDC. The Falcons shot 51 percent (25-49) from the floor on the day. They struggled from 3-point land, shooting just 29 percent (4-14). The Falcons struggles at the foul line continued shooting 68 percent (15-22).

The game was close for a half. NDC led by as many as 8 (17-9) in the opening stanza. The Falcons did not score for the final 5:15 of the half and the Jackets would take a 33-28 lead to the locker room. Cedarville would lead by as many as 18 and control the second half for the easy win.

NDC will be back home Wednesday. The Falcons will host Roberts Wesleyan at Murphy Gym. Tip time is set for 7 PM.

Falcons Fall to Blue Knights.

The Notre Dame Falcons fell to 4-9 with a 78-63 loss to Urbana at Murphy Gym Wednesday. The Falcons saw a 13 point first half lead evaporate for the second time in three games. With the loss Wednesday NDC is 2-3 at home on the season. The loss was the fifth in a row for NDC.

Urbana improved to 4-9 on the season and snapped a three game slide also. After a 29-11 run to close out the first half Urbana led 41-36 going into the locker room.

Notre Dame hit five of the first six three's that they attempted and after a Raphie Tekie 3-ball had a 25-12 lead with 10:42 in the opening half. The Falcons would go 0 for 9 from 3-point land in the final 29:18 of the contest.

Marcquice Taylor had 23 points to lead all scorers on the night. Kaloma Figuero-Jackson added 10 points for the Falcons. Nate Ensz would lead NDC pulling down 10 rebounds. The Falcons shot 42 percent from the field and 5 of 15 (33 percent) from long range. The Falcons struggled in the two areas they have all season, at the free throw line (8-12) and on the boards (41-32).

The Blue Knights had a pair of players score double figures. Shaarif Muahhmed tallied a double-double (22 points and 11 rebounds). Marcus Pearl chipped in 11 for the Blue Knights.

The Falcons will travel to Cedarville to battle the Yellow Jackets Saturday. Tip time is at 4 PM.

Hot Shooting First Half Not Enough For Falcons.

The Notre Dame Falcons built a 14 point halftime lead but could not hang on in a 73-69 loss to Salem International (West Virginia) Saturday at T.Edward Davis Gymnasium. The Falcons fell to 4-8 despite shooting 65 percent from the field in the opening half.

NDC had three players in double digits on Saturday. Marcquice Taylor poured in a game high 23 to lead the way. Phil Biggs continued his solid season with 17 points on the night. Nate Ensz had a solid game with 10 points and 8 rebounds. The Falcons shot 41 percent for the game and went 4-10 (40 percent) from the 3-point line. The Falcons shot 72 percent (21-29) at the line. They buried themselves with 27 turnovers though. NDC won the rebounding battle 35-26.

The Tigers had four players tally double figures. Walter Brock and Kam'mar Lebrew netted 14 points each to pace the Tigers. Corey Duncan added 11 points, three rebounds and six steals in the win while Jeremy Sewell chipped in 11. The Tigers shot 37 percent from the field and 8-26 (31 percent) from the 3-point line. The Tigers were 17-19 (89 percent) from the foul line. Walter Brock was 12-12. The Tigers had 15 assists and 14 turnovers.

NDC will be back in action when they return home Wednesday night to face Urbana. Tip time is set for 7 PM at Murphy Gym.

Falcons Toppled by St Edward's.

The Notre Dame Falcons (4-7) fell 68-66 to the Hilltoppers of St.Edward's (Texas) University on Saturday night. The Falcons had a chance to win it but a 3-pointer by Taylor Reiger did not go as time expired.

The loss was the third in a row for the Falcons. The Hilltoppers improved to 8-4 with the win. Four Falcons scored in double figures in this one. Marcquice Taylor and Brennan Osborne led the Falcons with 16 points each. Phil Biggs tallied a double-double with 13 points and 10 rebounds, while Troy Baugh netted 10. The Falcons shot 44 percent for the game but went just 6-24 from the 3-point line. Once again NDC hurt themselves at the foul line going 4-9 (44 percent). The Falcons had 18 assists and just five turnovers.

St.Ed's had three players score in double figures in the win. Shimeek Johnson led the way with 16 points, Remy Boswell had a double-double with 13 points and 12 rebounds, Tyler Foster netted 12 for the Hilltoppers. St.Ed's shot 41 percent from the field and was 11-31 (36 percent) from the 3-point line. They struggled at the foul line shooting 64 percent (9-14). The Hilltoppers won the battle of the boards 42-36, had 15 assissts and 8 turnovers.

The first half started with NDC playing close to even with the Hilltoppers in the early going. Then St.Ed's would run off a 19-4 run to take a 28-12 lead just over half way through the opening half. The Toppers would lead 44-31 at the half. After falling behind by 15, the Falcons would go on a spurt of their own to cut the lead to three with 13:52 to go. St.Ed's would counter and stretch the lead back to 13 at 66-53 with 6:26 left. The Toppers would not score another field goal the rest of the way and NDC would have a chance at the end. Phil Biggs would rebound a missed free throw with 11 seconds to go but the Falcons would fall two points short after the Reiger missed three.

NDC will look to get back on the winning track when they will face Salem (WV) International Saturday at 4 PM.