Hot Shooting Panthers Outlast Falcons.

The Ohio Dominican Panthers snapped an eight game losing streak and improved to 5-22 on the year with a 88-77 win over Notre Dame College Wednesday. The Panthers scored 52 points in the second half of the win. Five Panthers scored in double figures on the evening. Mark Minch paced the Panthers with 18 points, while Trent Weaver notched a double-double (12 points and 11 rebounds.) A trio of Panthers (John Trew, Chad Nelson, and Jordan Cowgill) chipped in 11 points each. The Panthers shot 62.5 percent for the game, they shot the same percentage from the 3-point line (going 5-8.) The Panthers made good on 71.9 percent at the free throw line (23-32.) They had 10 assists and 17 turnovers. The Panthers crushed the Falcons on the glass 40-28.
  NDC dropped to 10-15 on the year with a second consecutive loss. Lawrence DeArmond led three Falcons in double figures with 18 points. Jarvis Huntley chipped in 16, and Kaloma Figueroa-Jackson notched 10 in a losing effort. The Falcons shot 43.7 percent from the field on the day. They hit just 29.2 percent (7-24) from the 3-point line. The Falcons were not good at the foul line, where they shot 53.3 percent (8-15.) The Falcons had 11 assists and 11 turnovers.
  NDC will be back in action Saturday when they host Trevecca Nazarene in the home finale. Tip time is set for 4 PM.

Falcons Suffer Rare Home Loss.

The Notre Dame Falcons suffered a rare home loss, as they went down for just the second time in this calendar year. The Falcons were a 79-72 loser at the hands of the Cedarville Yellow Jackets.
  NDC fell to 10-14 on the season. Eric Dummermuth led four Falcons in double figures with 19 points and nine rebounds. Tyree Gaiter added 18, Jarvis Huntley netted 13, and Lawrence DeArmond posted 12 for the Falcons. The Falcons had a hard time shooting the ball on Saturday. They shot 37 percent from the field and hit just 25 percent of their  3-point attempts. The Falcons did knock down 92 percent (23-25) from the foul line. The Falcons won the rebounding battle 37-32. The Falcons had just nine assists on 22 made field goals and 13 turnovers.
  The Yellow Jackets improved to 18-8 on the season and gained a split with the Falcons on the season. Three Cedarville players scored in double figures on the day. Zimmy Nowogbo paced the Yellow Jackets with 19 points, eight rebounds and five assists. Jason Cuffee chipped in 16 points, and Marcus Reineke posted a 14 point day. The Yellow Jackets shot 52.7 percent on the day. They were 9-19 (47 percent) from the 3-point line. The Yellow Jackets struggled at the foul line, where they went 12-20 (60 percent.) The Yellow Jackets had 13 assists and turned the ball over 14 times.
  The Falcons will be back in action Wednesday. They will hit the road and take on Ohio Dominican. Tip time in Columbus is set for 7:30 PM.

Home Cookin.

After a slow start to the season, the Notre Dame Falcons have started to put it together. This is the case, especially at home and Wednesday was no exception. The Falcons were a 85-75 winner over Urbana at Murphy Gym. The win completed a season sweep of the Blue Knights for the Falcons.
  NDC improved to 10-13 with the win. Five Falcons scored in double figures in the win. Lawrence DeArmond and Tyree Gaiter paced the Falcons with 20 points each. Gaiter added six assists and five rebounds as well. Eric Dummermuth had another solid effort, scoring 17 points and grabbing 14 rebounds.  Jarvis Huntley netted 16, and Cam Carlin had 11 in the Falcons victory.
  The Falcons shot 47.5 percent from the field and drilled seven of 11 3-point attempts. The Falcons were a solid 80 percent (20-25) at the foul line. The Falcons had 12 assists and 20 turnovers.
  The Blue Knights fell to 10-17 on the year. They had four players score in double figures in the loss. Armond Battle led the way with 28 points for Urbana, Danny Goins had 13, Casey Baker had 12, and Ramel Mitchell netted 11. The Blue Knights shot 45 percent from the field, but they struggled from the 3-point line (3-17.) Urbana shot 67 percent (16-24) at the foul line. Each team had 36 rebounds. The Blue Knights had just 10 assists as opposed to 23 turnovers.
      The Falcons will be back in action Saturday afternoon when they host Cedarville. Tip time at Murphy Gym is set for 4 PM.

Falcons Let One Slip Away.

The Notre Dame Falcons have been playing solid basketball of late and looked to be on the way to another victory but blew a 21 point lead in a 93-91 loss to Salem International.   NDC fell to 9-13 on the season with the loss. The Tigers snapped a seven game losing streak.
  NDC had five players tally double figures in the win. Eric Dummermuth led the Falcons with 26 points, Lawrence DeArmond tallied 22, Tyree Gaiter had a double-double with 14 points and 10 assists.  Kaloma Figuero-Jackson added 13 and Jarvis Huntley netted 10. The Falcons shot 52 percent from the field and struggled from the 3-point line where they were four of 18. The Falcons were a solid 78 percent (21-27) at the foul line. NDC had 25 assists and 19 turnovers.
  The Tigers of Salem International rode a 60 point second half to the victory. Walter Brock poured in a game high 31 points and grabbed 14 rebounds in the win. He was 9 of 13 from the field and hit 13 of 14 at the foul line. Kenneth McCornell had six 3-pointers en route to 24 points. The Tigers shot 48 percent  from the field and hit 10-21 from the 3-point line. The Tigers shot 73 percent (19-26) at the foul line. The Tigers had 41 rebounds to 33 for the Falcons. The Tigers had 17 assists and 22 turnovers.
NDC will be back in action Wednesday when they take on Urbana at Murphy Gym. Tip time is set for 7 PM.

Falcons Fly Past Washington Adventist.

On a night when senior forward  Eric Dummermuth became the leading scorer in the short program history of the school, the Notre Dame College Falcons improved to 9-12 on the season with a 95-73 win over Washington Adventist at Murphy Gym. Dummermuth passed Jerome Pierce (2004-08) as the school's top scorer. Dummermuth had 20 in the win. He was one of five Falcons in double figures on the night. Tyree Gaiter netted 17, Lawrence DeArmond had 16, Cameron Carlin had 14, and Jarvis Huntley added 10. The Falcons shot 47 percent from the field and 47.6 percent from the 3-point line (10-21.) NDC shot 79 percent at the foul line (19-24.) The Falcons had 17 assists and 11 turnovers.
  The Shock fell to 8-17 on the year with the loss. Harvey Todd netted 20 points to pace WAU, Stephon Berry netted 16, and Elliott Meredith had 11 in the loss. The Shock shot 38 percent from the field and went 3-13 (23 percent) from the 3-point line. The Shock shot 64 percent at the foul line (18-28.) The Shock won the battle on the boards 46-41. They had 19 miscues and just 10 assists though.
  The Falcons jumped out quickly and led 24-10 with 10:52 to go.  The Falcons stretched that lead to 17, before the Shock cut the lead to seven with 3:45 in the opening half. The Falcons would lead 40-31 at the break.
  NDC stretched it's lead to 14 (51-37) early in the second half. Gaiter would hit a 3-pointer at the 10:50 mark to cap a Falcons run that saw Dummermuth score seven points and stretched their lead to 22. Dummermuth would break the record at the 4:49 mark on a bank shot from the left block on a pass from Carlin. The Falcons would get the win and have a new all time leading scorer.
  NDC will hit the road to West Virginia and take on Salem International. Saturday's tip will be at 4 PM.

NDC Rolls Past Parkersburg.

The Notre Dame Falcons continued a current run of success both at home and especially on offense in a 100-81 win over West Virginia Parkersburg. Both teams now sit with identical 8-12 records.
  The Falcons improved to 6-3 at Murphy Gym on the season with Friday's win. The Falcons had five players  score in double figures. Eric Dummermuth poured in 21 points and had 10 rebounds to lead the way. Lawrence DeArmond and Tryee Gaiter tallied 18 and 17 points respectively, while Cam Carlin netted 15 and Jarvis Huntley chipped in 14. The Falcons shot 61 percent for the game, they were 7 of 17 from the 3-point line. The Falcons shot 73 percent 19-26 at the foul line. NDC had 23 assists and 15 turnovers and won the rebounding battle 41-31.
  The Riverhawks fell to 8-12 on the year as well. Darrius Jenkins paced the Riverhawks with 22 points, Jeremy Roberts had 18, Keith Penn tallied a double-double (11 points and 13 rebounds) while Markie Tate posted a 10 point game.  WVP shot 46 percent from the field, knocked down 53 percent (10-19 from the 3-point line) and shot just 42 percent (5-12) at the free throw line.  The Riverhawks had nine assists and 12 turnovers.
  NDC jumped out to a 17-3 lead early after knocking down there first seven field goal attempts to start the game. The Falcons led by as many as 19 in the opening half. NDC led 49-33 at the intermission.  The Falcons lead would grow in the second half to as many as 21 (64-43) and they would cruise to victory.
  The Falcons will be back in action on Wednesday when they take on Washington Adventist. Tip time is set for 7 PM.

Falcons Fall in OT.

The Notre Dame College Falcons (7-12) saw a three game home win streak come to an end at the hands of the Marauders of Central State 96-89 at Murphy Gym Wednesday.  The Marauders improved to 13-6 with the win.
 NDC played overtime for the second consecutive game (going 1-1.) The Falcons were led by three players in double figures on the evening. Eric Dummermuth led the way with 28 points, Tyree Gaiter netted 23, and Lawrence DeArmond had 17.  The Falcons shot 45 percent for the game.
  The Marauders had four players score in double figures on the night. Central shot 54 percent as a team in the victory. Demarkus Isom- Jones netted 23,  Lee Tab scored 21, Phillip Gates had 20 and Ledonte Body added 19.
  It was the Marauders who got off to the hot start in this one.  They made 10 of the first 11 shots they attempted and jumped out to a 29-15 lead with 12:37 in the opening half after a Phillip Gates 3-pointer. The Falcons would then go on a 16-0 spurt themselves and take a 31-29 lead on a pair of DeArmond free throws. The Falcons would lead by as many as six in the opening half, but it would be tied at 42 at the half.
 The second half would be more of the same. The Falcons would lead by as many as six, but the Marauders would fight back and lead 68-66 with nine minutes to go. The next six minutes play would be played evenly until the Falcons would built a four point lead (80-76) with 2:16 to go. A Gaites three would cut the Falcon lead to one (80-79.) Kaloma Figueroa-Jackson would stretch the Falcon lead to three on a pair of free throws at the 1:08 mark.  Tyree Gaiter would miss a pair of free throws to give the Marauders new life. Isom-Jones nailed a 3-ball to tie it with 17 seconds to go.
  The Falcons would score the first four points of overtime but it would not be enough. Isom-Jones would then have a five point run of his own (old fashioned three point play and two free throws) that would give the Marauders the lead with 2:21 left in the extra session. The Marauders would then get a transition hoop and go on to the victory.
 NDC will be back in action Friday night when they welcome West Virginia-Parkersburg to Murphy Gym. Tip time is set for 6 PM.