NDC Holds Off Ohio Dominican.

The Notre Dame Falcons held on for a 92-87 win over Ohio Dominican at Murphy Gym Wednesday. The win improves the Falcons to 3-0 on the season. ODU falls to 2-1.
  The Falcons were paced by Kyauta Taylor who led all scorers with 23 points.  Will Vorhees chipped in 17- while Marco Colombo netted 18- Tyree Gaiter recorded a double-double (16 points and 10 assists.)  The Falcons shot 52 percent as a team in the victory.  They shot a respectable 39 percent (7-18) from the 3-point line. The Falcons did not fare well at the foul line where they shot 56 percent (19-34.)  The Falcons had 21 assists and just nine turnovers.
  The Panthers were led by Ronnie Williams (21-) Trent Weaver (20-)  Shemar Waugh added 16- while Chad Nelson scored 15.  The Panthers shot 39 percent in the loss.  They could not find the range from the 3-point line where they shot 26 percent (8-31.)  ODU shot 72 percent (23-32) at the free throw line.  The Panthers edged NDC on the boards 44-42.  The Panthers had 15 assists, as compared to just seven turnovers.
  NDC got off to a quick start in the early going.  They would lead 10-3 after three minutes of action, this afer a Vorhees bucket.  The Falcons would stretch the lead to 10 (27-17) at the 8:06 mark of the opening half after a Jay Banyasz jumper.  The lead would remain in double digits for the next four minutes.  The Panthers would get to within four (38-34) after a pair of Weaver free throws with 1:22 left in the half.  Ultimately NDC would take a three point (42-39) halftime lead.
  The Falcons would score the first 11 points of the second stanza and take a 14 point lead (53-39) with 15:32 to go in the game.  The Panthers would run off a quick five points but NDC would not blink.  NDC would stretch the lead to 10 (60-50) at the 13:31 mark on a Taylor hoop.  The Panthers would score eight of the next 10 points to get within four (62-58) after a Williams 3-pointer.  The Falcons would then go on another run, this time a 11-3 spurt capped off by a Gaiter 3-pointer at the 9:38 mark.  The Falcons looked to be in command but poor foul shooting left the door open for the Panthers. ODU was within one on three different occasions, the last making the score 81-80 at the 4:23 mark. Once again the Falcons answered and looked to be in control leading by seven (90-83)  after Gaiter split a pair of free throws. The Panthers would not go away. They got to within three (90-87) with 1:03 left.  Chad Nelson of ODU would have a 3-point attempt to tie the game with 20 seconds but it was off the mark. Colombo rebounded and sealed the win for NDC.
 The Falcons will be back in action Saturday when they take on national powerhouse West Liberty. Tip time on Saturday is set for 4 PM at Murphy Gym.