Falcons Upset West Liberty!

The Notre Dame Falcons came up with the biggest win in the brief history of the basketball program as they Upset the #1 ranked Hilltoppers of West Liberty 89-87 Thursday night in West Virginia.  The win improved  NDC to 7-11 on the year and 5-7 in the Mountain East Conference. With the loss West Liberty fell to 16-1 on the year and 12-1 in the MEC.
  For the Falcons, the win was the first against a top ranked opponent in any sport.  The win snapped a four game losing skid on the road for the Falcons. West Liberty lost a home conference game for the first time since 2008.
  The Falcons only saw six players see action on Thursday night and four of them scored double figures.  Lawrence DeArmond paced NDC with 27 points to go along with 12 rebounds- Tyree Gaiter scored 23 and dished out seven assists.  Jarvis Huntley had 19- and- Kaloma Figueroa-Jackson netted 11.  NDC shot 53 percent (37-70) from the field. They were just 2-14 (14 percent) from the 3-point line.  The Falcons shot 72 percent (13-18) at the foul line.  NDC had 13 assists and 10 turnovers.
  West Liberty had five players score double figures on the night.  Cedric Harris and Devon Hoehn paced the Hilltoppers with 21 each.  Kenne Cockburn added 13- Seger Bonifant had 11- and- C.J Hester recorded a double-double with 10 points and 13 rebounds.
  The Hilltoppers shot 42 percent from the field (34-82) and made good on 28 percent (11-39) from the 3-point line.  They shot 62 percent (8-13) at the free throw line.  West Liberty was a +12 in the rebounding battle 50-38.  They had 16 assists and 11 turnovers.
  The first 10 minutes saw both teams shoot the ball extremely well and 10 minutes in NDC had a 27-21 lead.  That lead would grow to nine (40-31) with 5:28 to go in the half. The Hilltoppers would go on a 14-4 run and the game would be knotted at 45 with 1:30 left in the half.  The end of the half would be all Hilltopers and they would take a 10 point lead (57-47) into the locker room.
  NDC would come out and score the first four points of the second half and cut the lead to six (57-51) two minutes in.  The Falcons would battle all the way back in the next five minutes and would regain the lead (67-66) on a DeArmond basket at the 12:50 mark.  NDC would score the next five points capped by a traditional 3-point play by Huntley and would lead by six (71-65) with 12 minutes to go.  That lead would grow to eight after a Gaiter jumper.  The Falcons would never trailed the rest of the way. The Hilltoppers had the ball down two with 27 seconds left but Shawn Dyer missed a 3-pointer and a chance to tie it and send the game to OT would be off the mark.
  A big key to the win for NDC was holding a Hilltoppers team that averaged 111.3 points a game to just 87.
  NDC will be back in action Saturday when they host Concord (West Va.) at Murphy Gym Tip time is set for 4 PM.

Cardinals Complete Sweep of NDC.

Both meetings were highly contested, but unfortunately for the Notre Dame College Falcons the result was the same against Wheeling Jesuit. Saturday, the Cardinals got the better of the Falcons 89-83 at the McDonough Center.
  Wheeling improved to 7-8 overall and 5-7 in the Mountain East Conference.  Five players scored in double figures for the Cardinals.  Andre Harris led the way with 23 points for the home team.  Eric Siefert netted 21- Kyle Ritz had a monster game with 17 points and 19 rebounds.  Justin Fritts (12) and Tim Goff (10) rounded out the double figure scorers.  The Cardinals shot 46 percent (29-63) from the field.  They could not find the range from the 3-point line, shooting 21 percent (5-23.) The Cardinals shot at a 68 percent clip (26-38) from the free throw line.  The Cards dominated the boards 49-35.  They had 17 assists and 15 turnovers.
  NDC fell to 6-11 overall and 4-7 in the MEC. They placed three players in double figures.  Tyree Gaiter poured in a game high 30 points- Lawrence DeArmond added 23- and- Jarvis Huntley tallied a double-double (12 points and 11 rebounds.)
  The Falcons shot 42 percent (27-65 from the field.) They shot 41 percent (12-29) from the 3-point line. It was a solid day at the foul line for NDC, as they shot at a 81 percent clip (17-21.) They had 16 assists and 16 turnovers.
  It was the Cardinals that would jump out to the 15-5 lead after the first 6:14 seconds of the game.  The Falcons would battle back and take a 36-33 with 3:34 to go in the opening half.  The Cardinals would end the half on a 12-4 run to take a 45-40 halftime lead.
  The Cardinals looked to take a commanding lead at 16 (72-56) with 7:06 to go.  The Falcons would not go quietly as they would get to within five (86-81) with 29 seconds left. That is as close as they would get as the Cards would hold on for the victory.
  NDC will be back in action on Thursday when they take on undefeated and top ranked West Liberty. West Liberty won the first meeting 126-103 at Murphy Gym. You can catch all the action on Notre Dame Falcons.com

Falcons Knock Off Urbana.

The Notre Dame Falcons (6-10 4-6 MEC) got all they could handle before knocking off Urbana (0-15 0-11 MEC)  84-81 at Murphy Gym Thursday.  Urbana fell after holding the lead in the second half for the ninth time this year.
  All five NDC starters scored in double figures in the win. Jarvis Huntley and Lawrence DeArmond led the way with 24 and 23 points respectively.  Geovante Rose tallied a double-double (14 points and 10 rebounds.)  Kaloma Figueroa Jackson (13 points) and Tyree Gaiter (10 points)  round out the Falcons starters in double figures. The Falcons shot 56 percent (31-55) from the field in the game.  NDC shot 43 percent (9-21) from the 3-point line.  The Falcons struggled at the foul line where they shot 59 percent (13-22.) NDC had 13 assists and 12 turnovers.
  The Blue Knights placed four players in double figures, but could not crack the win column.  Danny Goins led the way with 21 points- Mike Dorceus (14 points)- NieRonn Miles added 13- and- Mike Newton had 10. Urbana shot 48 percent ((28-59) from the field- they were also solid from the 3-point line where they shot 47 percent (9-19.) The Blue Knights were very good at the foul line where they shot 84 percent (16-19.)  Urbana won the rebounding battle 30-29.  The Blue Knights had six assists and 13 turnovers.
  NDC would get off to a six point lead (18-12) in the early going.  The Blue Knights would battle back and the lead would change hands a handful of times in the first 10 minutes.  10 lead changes occured in the opening half and the Blue Knights led by two (33-31) at the half.
  The second half saw NDC shoot 68 percent.  The beginning stages of the second half saw Urbana stretch the lead to five (42-37.) The Falcons would counter with a 10-0 spurt and lead 47-42.  The Falcons would lead by nine (56-47) after another mini spurt.  A Huntley 3-pointer would account for that score at the 13:39 mark.  The Falcons lead would lead by 13 (62-49) before the Blue Knights would make another run.  The Blue Knights would get to within three before the Falcons put the game away late.
  NDC will be back in action Saturday when they head to Wheeling, West Va. to take on Wheeling Jesuit.  The Falcons lost 85-73 to Wheeling Jesuit in the first meeting.  Tip time Saturday is set for 4 PM.
 

Glenville State Rolls Past Falcons.

The Notre Dame Falcons fell to 5-10 overall and 3-6 in the Mountain East Conference with a 88-73 loss to Glenville State Saturday. The loss was the third in four games for NDC and they have now dropped three straight away from Murphy Gym.  Glenville State improved to 9-5 overall and 6-4 in conference with the win.
  The Falcons were led by 24 points from Lawrence DeArmond in this one.  Tryee Gaiter added 14- and Jarvis Huntley scored 10 in the NDC loss.  The Falcons struggled shooting the ball on the day. They shot 39 percent (25-65) from the field and shot just 20 percent (3-15) from the 3-point line.  The Falcons shot 74 percent (20-27) at the foul line.  The Falcons had just seven assists and turned the ball over 14 times.
  The Pioneers continued to play well of late with the easy win.  Lamor Mallory went 12-14 from the floor to score 28 points and also grabbed 10 rebounds- Donte Morales had 21- Lamont Cole also had a double-double (14 points and 11 assists)- while  Kevin Gray scored 12.  The Pioneers shot 52 percent from the field in the game. They shot 29 percent (8-28) at the foul line.  They also struggled at the foul line, where they shot 55 percent (12-22.) The Pioneers won the rebounding battle 44-37. They had 17 assists and 17 turnovers.
 NDC got off to a quick start and led by six (15-9) just a little over four minutes in after a Gaiter jumper.  
 The next four minutes plus would see the Falcons go "ice cold" from the field and the Pioneers would tie the game at 18.
  The Pioneers would then open the game up with a 14-0 run that would give them a 32-18 lead.  The lead would be 12 (45-33) at the half.
  The second half would start with another 14-2 burst by Glenville State that would grow the lead to 24 (59-35.)  NDC would cut the lead to 10 but that is as close as the Falcons would get as the Pioneers would cruise to victory.
  NDC will be back in action Thursday when they will take on Urbana at Murphy Gym. Tip time is set for 7:30 PM.

Charleston Shoots Past Falcons.

Charleston College came into Murphy Gym Monday night and did something no team, not even the #1 team in the country could do on the Falcons home floor. The Golden Eagles dismantled the Falcons 95-63 behind some unbelievable 3-point shooting.
  Charleston (West Va.) improved to 9-4 overall and 6-3 in the Mideast Conference with a fourth straight win. The Golden Eagles had three players tally double figures on the evening. Xavier Humphrey paced Charleston with six 3-pointer's en route to 24 points. Aleksander Kesic netted 17- and Denzel Douglas netted 16. The Golden Eagles shot it well from both the field (57.4 percent) and the 3-point line where they were a unthinkable 74 percent (14-19.) The Golden Eagles struggled at the foul line where they shot 65 percent (11-17.) The Golden Eagles man handled the Falcons in the rebounding battle 43-29.  The Golden Eagles had 18 assists and 11 turnovers.
  The Falcons dropped to 5-9 overall and 3-5 MEC after suffered there worst home loss of the season.  The previous worst was a 126-103 loss to then top ranked West Liberty.  The Falcons were paced by 14 points from Jarvis Huntley- Lawrence DeArmond netted 10- and Geovonte Rose chipped in nine.  The Falcons shot 41 percent from the field and hit on just 27 percent (4-15) from the 3-point line.  NDC was atrocious at the foul line where they shot 54 percent (7-13.) The Falcons had 13 assists and nine turnovers.
  The game started with the team's trading buckets for the first six minutes and the Falcons would have a 13-10 lead after a DeArmond layup with 14:01 to play in the half.  Humphrey caught fire for Charleston and scored eight of the team's next 10 points in a 10-0 run that gave them a seven point lead (20-13.) Things would only get more lopsided as the Golden Eagles would open up a 25 point lead (50-25) at halftime.
  The second half was much like the first.  Things did not get any closer and the Golden Eagles would cruise to the 32 point victory.
  NDC will be back in action Saturday when they take on another Mountain East opponent in Glenville State. Tip time Saturday is 4 PM.

Falcons High Powered Offense Stings Yellow Jackets.

The Notre Dame Falcons won for the second time in three contests overall and the third time in the last four at Murphy Gym.  NDC knocked off West Virginia State 103-99.
  The Falcons improved to 5-8 overall and 3-4 in the Mountain East conference with the win.  Four Falcons scored in double figures today.  Lawrence DeArmond paced the bunch with 28 points on the day.  Tyree Gaiter added a double-double with 26 points and 10 assists.  Kaloma Figueroa-Jackson chipped in 17, and Jarvis Huntley added 16.  The Falcons shot the ball very well on the day.  They shot 50 percent (31-62) from the field.  They were a solid 40 percent (10-25) from the 3-point line.  It was also a solid day at the foul line for NDC as they shot 72 percent (31-43.)  The Falcons had 21 assists and 15 turnovers.
  The Yelow Jackets fell to 5-6 overall and 2-6 in the conference with a tough loss.  They also had four players tally double figures.  Dominic Phillips led the way with 20.  Anton Hutchins just missed a double-double with 19 points and nine rebounds.  Bo King netted 17 and Juan Johnson put up 13 in the loss.   The Yellow Jackets shot 56 percent (36-64 from the floor.) They did not shoot it well from the 3-point line where they shot 33 percent (5-15.) The Jackets were a very good 88 percent (22-25) at the foul line.  The Jackets edged NDC on the boards 35-34.  They had 15 assists and 16 turnovers.
  The game started out with the two teams playing even basketball in the early going.  The Falcons would go on a 11-2 run and led by 10 (18-8) on a 3-pointer by DeArmond at the 13:55 mark in the first half.  The Yellow Jackets would fight back though and tie the game at 32 with 4:56 in the half.  The Falcons would answer with a 8-0 run of their own and take a six point lead (46-40) at the half.
  The second half would see both teams shoot the ball extremely well. WV State shot 62.5 percent in the second stanza.  The Jackets would only have one lead though.  Two Dominic Phillips free throws would make it 78-77 Jackets with 6:35 to go.  The Falcons would retake the lead for good on a DeArmond layup on the next trip. That would spark a 13-2 Falcons run and gave them a 10 point lead (90-80.) The Jackets would not go quietly as they would cut it to three in the final minute.  The Falcons would hang on for the win.
  NDC will be back in action Monday when they take on Charleston College (West Virginia.) Tip time at Murphy Gym is set for 7 PM.
 

Bobcats Knock Off Falcons.

The West Virginia Wesleyan Bobcats improved to 9-6 overall and 4-3 in the Mountain East Conference with a 90-80 win over the Notre Dame College Falcons at Murphy Gym on Thursday night. With the loss, the Falcons fell to 4-8 overall and 2-4 in the Mountain East.
  The Bobcats had four players score in double figures on the night. T.J Thompson poured in a game high 27 points to lead the way.  Brett Ervin added 23 for the Bobcats, Alexsander Djordjevic netted 20-and Tanner McGrew had 16 points to go along with 15 rebounds.  The Bobcats shot 58 percent from the field (34-59,) and made good on 39 percent (9-23) from the 3-point line.  Wesleyan struggled at the foul line, where they shot 62 percent (13-21.)  The Bobcats dominated the glass, out rebounding NDC 41-27.  The Bobcats had 15 assists and only turned the ball over seven times.
  For the Falcons, they also had four players score in double figures. Tyree Gaiter had a team high 27 points to go along with six rebounds and five assists.  Lawrence DeArmond scored 18- Geovante Rose netted 13- and Kaloma Figueroa-Jackson chipped in 11.  The Falcons shot 42 percent (25-59) from the field.  They shot 32 percent (6-19) from the 3-point line.  The Falcons shot 73 percent (24-33) from the foul line.  The Falcons had just nine assists- and turned the ball over only five times.
  T.J Thompson came out with the hot hand in the early going.  Thompson scored 13 points in the first five minutes and Wesleyan was hold a 18-8 lead five minutes in.  The Bobcats would stretch that lead to 13 (23-10) on another Thompson three at the 12:42 mark. The Falcons would then respond with a 10-2 run of their own.  Lawrence DeArmond would complete a conventional three-point play to cut the lead to five (25-20) halfway thru the opening half.  The Falcons and Bobcats would both shoot the ball well for much of the first half and Wesleyan lead 44-39 at the break.
  The Falcons would get off to a good start in the second half and got to within two multiple times. The Falcons would tie the game at 59 on a pair of Gaiter free throws with 13:51 left to go.  The Bobcats would score the next six points and never look back. They would go to the 90-80 win. It was the first loss in nearly a month at home for NDC.
  The Falcons will head to West Virginia on take on West Virginia State on Saturday. Tip time is set for 4 PM.

Falcons Score Huge Upset Saturday!

The Notre Dame Falcons (4-7 2-3 MEC) scored a huge conference win as they upset Shepherd University (West Va.) (9-2 4-1) 82-77 at Murphy Gym Saturday afternoon. The win was the second straight for the Falcons at home, as they improved to 3-2 at home on the season.
  NDC had four players score in double figures on the day. Jarvis Huntley paced the Falcons with 23 points. He was 8-18 from the field- and- 7 of 8 at the free throw line. Lawrence DeArmond tallied 19 points, Kaloma Figueroa-Jackson tallied a double-double (18 points and 12 rebounds.) Tyree Gaiter added 11 points, seven rebounds- and six assists.  The Falcons shot 41 percent from the field. They scored the upset despite shooting just 17 percent (4-24) from the 3-point line. The Falcons were 26 of 38 at the foul line (68 percent.) The Falcons won the rebounding battle 52-43. They had 13 assists and 11 turnovers.
  Shepherd had three players score in double figures Saturday. Brantley Osborne paced the visitors with 31 points. Austin Cunningham chipped in 19 points, and Marcus Pilgrim had 10. The Rams shot 37 percent from the field. They struggled from the 3-point line, where they went 9-31 (29 percent.) The foul line was also a struggle, as they went just 10-18 (56 percent.) The visitors had eight assists and nine turnovers.
    NDC used a big second half to score the upset. It was the Rams who jumped out to a quick 12-3 lead in the game's first six minutes. The Falcons would then score the next 10 points and would take a 13-12 lead on a Connor Deckard lay-up at the 10:04 mark of the opening half. The rest of the first half would be tightly contested and the Falcons would lead 29-28 at the break. NDC would lead despite missing all 10 3-point tries in the opening stanza. Jarivs Huntley paced NDC with 15 in the opening half.
  The second half would see the Falcons stretch the lead to eight (40-32) before Osborne and Cunningham would hit back to back 3-pointer's to cut the lead to two (40-38.) It would go back and forth for the next couple minutes and NDC would have a 53-51 lead. The Falcons would then go on a 11-0 spurt (seven by DeArmond) to open up a 13 point lead (64-51) at the seven minute mark. NDC would cruise to the win from there.
  NDC will be back in action Monday night. They will host Fairmount State at Murphy Gym. Tip time is set for 7:30 PM. You can catch all the action at Notre Dame Falcons.com