Falcons Roll To Win In Pennsylvania.

The Notre Dame Falcons (7-3) traveled to Pennsylvania on Friday night and rolled to a 94-79 victory over the Lincoln Lions.  The loss dropped the Lions to 2-7 on the season.
 NDC had five players notch double figures in the victory.  Tyree Gaiter led the way with 26 points, and just missed a double-double with nine assists.  Will Vorhees added 24 to go along with 12 rebounds to collect his double-double.  Three other Falcons players notched double figure scoring games in the victory. Marco Colombo had 13-Ja'Sean Lewis had 11- while Kyauta Taylor chipped in 10. NDC shot 53 percent as a team.  They also shot the ball very well from the 3-point line (50 percent, 11-22.)  NDC was a solid 73 percent (19-26) from the free throw line as well.  They also had 18 assists to go along with 19 turnovers.
  The Lions were paced by Joshua Davis with 20 points- Quamann Burton added 15- while Umar Saaba chipped in 13 points of his own.  Lincoln shot 40 percent as a team- this included 37 percent (7-19) from the 3-point line- as well as 69 percent (20-29) at the free throw line.  The Lions edged NDC 38-35 in the rebounding battle.  They had 21 assists and 22 turnovers.
  The Falcons started strong out of the gate in this one. They would score 48 points in the opening half.  After the first 20 minutes, they would hold a nine point lead (48-39.)
  The second half would be more of the same as NDC would lead by as many as 18 right out of the locker room A Lewis dunk would spark a 7-0 run that would give them a 14 point lead (57-39.)  The lead would be stretched out to as many as 22 (66-44) before the Lions would trim the lead a little bit. NDC would never see the outcome in doubt though as they would roll to the victory.
  NDC will head into the holiday break on a positive note.  They will not be back in action again until January 4th when they travel to Glenville State. Tip time for that one is set for 7:30 PM.

Falcons Hold Off Lakers Late.

The Notre Dame Falcons held off a late surge by Mercyhurst for a 62-57 win at Murphy Gym on Saturday afternoon.  The two teams now have identical 6-3 records.
  NDC placed five players in double figures on the afternoon. Ryan Hickoff led the Falcons with 14 points- Will Vorhees had 13- - while Tyree Gaiter, Marco Colombo and Jacob Sawman scored 10 a piece.  The Falcons shot 43 percent from the floor in the victory. They shot 36 percent (5-14) from the 3-point line.  They were a solid 74 percent (20-27) at the free throw line.  The Falcons won the rebounding battle 38-35. They had the same number of assists (17) as turnovers (17.)
  The Lakers had three players tally double figures. Damon Jones scored 14 to lead Mercyhurst- Gerrae Williams added 11- while Sean Beins scored 10.  The Lakers shot 41 percent from the floor in the defeat.  They shot 35 percent (6-17) from the 3-point line.  They struggled at the foul line, shooting 60 percent (12-20.)  They had 13 assists and 15 turnovers.
  The Falcons led for the entire first half.  They would lead by as many as nine in the first 10 minutes.  (18-9) at the 10:45 mark.  The Lakers would fight back and get to within two (23-21) with a few ticks under six minutes remaining in the half.  Hickoff would spark a 10-0 run with a pair of 3-pointers and NDC led by 12. That lead would grow to 14 (39-25) at the break.
  The Falcons would stretch the lead to 16 (41-25) before the Lakers would go on another spurt. This time a 13-2 run would get the Lakers within five (43-38) at the 14:55 mark.
 The Lakers would take a lead after a Williams 3-pointer at the three minute mark.  A Vorhees dunk on a break away would spark a 8-2 Falcons run to regain control.  The Falcons would go on to the victory.
  NDC will be back in action Friday when they take on Lincoln University (PA.) Tip time is set for 7 PM.

Cold Shooting NDC Falls To Charleston.

The Notre Dame Falcons could not find there shooting strokes on Saturday and ultimately would fall to Charleston 73-66 at Murphy Gym. With the loss NDC dropped to 5-3 overall and 1-3 in the MEC. Charleston would improve to 4-4 overall and 3-1 in the MEC.
  The Golden Eagles placed four players in double figures in this one.  Aleksander Kesic led the way with 15 points and 13 rebounds- Tino Datrapono and Cameron Dozier added 11 each- while Justin Coleman chipped in 10 of his own.  The Golden Eagles shot 41 percent from the field in the victory.  They were solid from both the 3-point line (7-15 for 46 percent) and from the free throw line (22-26 for 85 percent.)  The Golden Eagles also won the rebounding battle 44-35.  They had 10 assists and 14 turnovers.
  The Falcons placed a pair of players in double figures. Tyree Gaiter scored 26 points- while Will Vorhees added 23. Ja'Sean Lewis led the Falcons with 14 rebounds.  NDC shot just 36 percent in the defeat.  They struggled from the 3-point line (8-27 for 30 percent-) and from the free throw line (16-26 for 62 percent.)  NDC had 10 assists and 13 turnovers.
    The Falcons cold shooting began from the opening tip. Six minutes in they would trail 13-8.  NDC would trail 25-17 at the 9:43 mark of the opening half. Vorhees accounted for 10 of those 17 points.  NDC would continue to battle and would trail by just three (31-28) after a Kyauta Taylor free throw at the 4:17 mark.  Charleston would stretch the lead out to 10 (41-31) before Najeeb Johnson would nail a 3-pointer to cut the Charleston lead to seven (41-34) at halftime.
  The first five minutes of the second stanza would see NDC trim what was a seven point halftime lead to six (51-45.)  The Golden Eagles would lead by as many as 12 (65-53) at the 5:37 mark.  NDC would not go away though, as they would go on a 8-0 run to cut the lead to four (65-61) after a Gaiter 3-pointer at the 1:41 mark.  That is as close as NDC would get, as the Golden Eagles would make eight of 10 free throws to seal the victory.
   NDC will take the week off and be back in action Saturday December 12th when they face Mercyhurst. Tip time is set for 3 PM.

Gaiter Sets Record As Falcons Roll Past Yellow Jackets.

Tyree Gaiter became the all time assist leader for Notre Dame College with 7:33 left in the opening half of the Falcons 104-87 victory over West Virginia State at Murphy Gym. On a night when he set the all time assists record (he broke the previous record held by Jerome Pierce of 481) the Cleveland Heights grad nailed seven 3-pointer's and went 9- of- 9 at the free throw line to score 42 points.  With the win NDC improved to 5-2 on the year and 1-2 in the MEC. With the loss West Virginia State fell to 3-4 and 1-2 in the MEC.
  Gaiter added six assists and six steals to go with his 42 points. His assist on a pass to Ja'Sean Lewis with 7:33 to go was the record breaker.  Will Vorhees added a double-double (26 points and 17 rebounds-) that Lewis matched with one of his own (17 points and 11 rebounds.)  NDC shot 48 percent from the field in the victory. This included shooting at a 44 percent clip (10-23) from the 3-point line.  NDC shot 74 percent (20-27) from the free throw line.  They also won the rebounding battle 47-42.  The Falcons posted 17 assists and turned the ball over 14 times.
  WVSU was paced by Markee Maczyk who netted 29 points- Ronald Waley scored 13-with Frank Webb adding 12.  The Yellow Jackets shot 44 percent from the field. They did not shoot the ball well from the 3-point line where they shot 27 percent (7-31.)  They shot at a 82 percent clip (18-22) at the free throw line.  They had 13 assists and turned it over 19 times.
  The Falcons controlled the game from the opening tip in a game that they never trailed. Vorhees scored the game's first six points as the Falcons would jump out to a 8-0 lead in the first two and a half minutes.  The lead would grow to 11 (16-5) just a couple minutes later.  NDC would maintain that 11 point lead (56-45) going into halftime.
  The Jackets did not quit.  They would get to within seven (74-67) at the 10:27 mark but that is as close as they would get. NDC would run off the next eight points to regain control and cruise from there.  The 42 points by Gaiter were the second most in his NDC career.
  NDC will be back in action Saturday when they welcome Charleston to Murphy Gym. Tip time is set for 4 PM.