BG Rolls Past NDC.

For guys like Kyauta Taylor and a few members of the Notre Dame College basketball team a game like Tuesday is a reminder of why they do not play DI basketball.  BG rolled past NDC 86-60 in this one.
  BG who is 2-5 in their regular DI schedule made short work of the Falcons.  Five players scored in double figures for BG. They were led by Wes Aceglaire who scored a game his 20 points- Demajeo Wiggins and Antown Lillard each scored 13- Zack Denny had 11- and- D.Frye had 10.  BG shot 45 percent as a team and went 9-25 from the 3-ppoint line in the win.  BG won the rebounding battle 46-42.
  NDC had three players score in double figures in the loss.  Will Vorhees tallied a double-double (19 points and 11 rebounds.-) Kobie Johnson netted 13- and- Nathan Kellum tallied 11.  Second leading scorer Kyauta Taylor went 0-10 from the floor and scored just one point in defeat.  NDC shot 35 percent as a team- they were not good at the free throw line where they shot 50 percent (7-14.)  They went just 3-28(11 percent) from the 3-point line on the night.
  NDC will be back in action Thursday when they head to Institute, West Virginia to take on West Virginia State. Tip time is set for 7:30 PM.
 

Falcons Roll Past Storm.

The Notre Dame Falcons hit the road and made the short trip to take on Lake Erie College on Monday evening. The Falcons picked up a 84-73 road win that was really not as close as the score would indicate. With the victory NDC improved to 4-2 on the season. The loss was the seventh straight for the Storm to begin the season.
  Will Vorhees had a monster game to lift NDC- Vorhees had game highs in both points (33) and rebounds (20) in this one.  Kyauta Taylor netted 25 of his own- while Ja'Sean Lewis picked up another double-double (12 points and 13 rebounds.)  NDC shot 42 percent from the field in the victory. From the 3-point line they shot at a 35 percent clip (7-20-) while they struggled at the free throw line, going 21-37 (57 percent.)  NDC had 18 assists and 11 turnovers.
  Lake Erie was led by Mitch Loomis who tallied 20 points on the evening- Loomis just missed a double-double with nine rebounds.  Ennis Thomas also scored in double figures with 12- while Gabe Kynard chipped in 10 points.  The Storm struggled shooting the ball in the contest. They would only shoot 34 percent on the evening- from the 3-point line they shot just 19 percent (6-31.)  They were a solid 71 percent (15-21) at the free throw line.  The Storm edged NDC on the boards 51-50.  They had 16 assists and 13 turnovers.
  The Falcons never trailed in this one. Kyauta Taylor drilled a 3-pointer to open the scoring and set the tone.  They would run out to a 10 point lead (18-8) in the early going and would lead by 20 (44-24) at the intermission.
  The second half would be all Falcons as well. They would extend the lead to 27 (54-27) at the 17:10 mark after a Drew Scarberry 3-pointer.  The lead would be 19 (68-49) with 8:02 to go after a pair of Vorhees free throws.  The Storm would chip away and make the score look respectable late.
  NDC will be back in action on Tuesday when they head to play an exhibition game at Bowling Green.  Tip time is set for 7 PM.

#7 Cards Clip Falcons.

The  seventh ranked Wheeling Jesuit Cardinals came into Monday's contest with Notre Dame College undefeated and they left still undefeated with a hard-fought 83-74 win at Murphy Gym. The win improved Wheeling to 5-0 on the season and 2-0 in the MEC. With the loss Notre Dame College fell to 3-2 overall and 0-2 in the MEC.
  The Cards had three players in double figures on the evening.  Chase Lawson nailed five 3-pointers en route to his 18 points to pace the Cards- Pat Moseh added 16- while Preston Boswell chipped in 15.  Wheeling Jesuit shot 48 percent in the winning effort- they shot 46 percent (12-26) from the 3-point line. The free throw line was a struggle, as they shot 62 percent (15-24.)  The Cards dominated the rebounding battle 41-30.  Kyle Ritz led the team in rebounding with 11 boards.  They had 20 assists and 11 turnovers.
  For NDC they had four players post double figure efforts.  Kyauta Taylor led the way with 21 points.  Taylor was six of 12 from the 3-point line-  Oliver Meggins added 16- Kobie Johnson scored 14- and Will Vorhees scored 11 despite going just 5-17 from the floor in the loss.  NDC shot 46 percent as a team- the Falcons went 12-33 (36 percent) from the 3-point line- at the free throw line they were just 6-10 (60 percent.)  They has 19 assists and 12 turnovers as a team.
  The Falcons and Cards battled in a see-saw affair for much of the first half.  After being down by nine, the Falcons would close the half on a 7-0 run to trim the Wheeling deficit to 34-32 at the break.
  A Johnson jumped would knot the game at 36 just seconds into the second half.  The Cards would respond with a 22-9 run of their own to open up a 13 point lead (58-45) at the 11:56 mark.  NDC would go on a 13-0 run of their own capped by a Taylor 3-pointer that tied the game at 58 After a 5-0 Wheeling run gave them back a five point lead, a conventional 3-point play by Vorhees would get the Falcons within two (63-61.) Then another 3-pointer by Taylor would give the Falcons a brief one point lead (64-63) but the Cards would prove to prevail down the stretch and prove why they came in as the seventh ranked team in the country.  A 8-0 Cards run would make it 71-64 and the they would cruise from that point.
  NDC will take the rest of the week off before they make the short trip to take on the Lake Erie Storm. Tip time for that one is set for 7 PM on Monday November 28th.

Vorhees Big Day Not Enough For The Falcons.

Will Vorhees had a monster day, scoring 32 points and grabbing 12 rebounds but it was not enough for Notre Dame College in a 94-72 loss to #1 West Liberty on Saturday afternoon. With the win the top ranked Hilltoppers improved to 4-0 on the young season. With the loss NDC dropped to 3-1 on the year. The game was the Mountain East Conference opener for each team.
  West Liberty had five players score in double figures on the day, including three who scored 20 points or more.  Zac Grossenbacher and Devin Hoehn paced the Hilltoppers with 21 points each- David Dennis scored 20- Dan Monterosso posted a double-double (12 points and 10 rebounds-) while Brandon Smith scored 10.  West Liberty shot 50 percent from the field in the game. They also shot it well from the 3-point line where they shot 46 percent (15-33.)  The Hilltoppers shot 72 percent (13-18) from the free throw line.  They out rebounded NDC 42-35.  The Hilltoppers had 18 assists and just six turnovers.
  NDC was led by the big day from Vorhees.  They also got 11 points from Oliver Meggins and 10 from Ja'Sean Lewis.  The Falcons shot 41 percent from the field and 34 percent (12-35) from the 3-point line.  NDC was an abysmal 36 percent (4-11) at the free throw line.  They had 16 assists and 12 turnovers.
  The game was played very evenly for much of the first half. The first six plus minutes went back and forth, NDC would take a one point lead (9-8) at the 13:32 mark on a Vorhees jumper.  After a West Liberty free throw tied it Oliver Meggins would nail a 3-pointer to give the Falcons a 12-9 lead. West Liberty would then go on a 11-5 run before another Meggins 3-pointer would knot the game at 20 with 8:32 in the opening half.  The Falcons would again have a brief lead (25-23) after a Drew Scarberry 3-pointer at the 6:49 mark of the half.  The #1 ranked Hilltoppers would close the half on a 17-6 spurt that would give them a nine point (40-31) halftime lead.
  Kyauta Taylor would drill a 3-pointer out of halftime and the Falcons would be within six (40-34.)  A pair of 3-poiner's would give West Liberty a 12 point lead.  After being down 14 (48-34) Meggins would hit another 3-pointer to cut the deficit to 11 (48-37) with 17:07 to go. The Hilltoppers would remove all doubt with a 14-5 run to stretch the lead to 20 (62-42.)  They would then cruise the rest of the way.
  NDC will be back in action Monday when they take on #7 Wheeling Jesuit.  Tip time at Murphy Gym is set for 7:30 PM.

NDC Stays Perfect.

The Notre Dame College Falcons improved to 3-0 on the season as they escaped their home opener with a 89-80 overtime victory over Mercyhurst.  The Lakers fell to 1-1 on the season after the loss.
  The Falcons were led by the trio of Kayauta Taylor (25 points,) Will Vorhees (24 points and 12 rebounds) to go along with Kobie Johnson (18 points.) Ja'Sean Lewis only scored seven points, but he got a double-double with 11 assist and 12 rebounds. The Falcons shot 44 percent from the field and 36 percent from the 3-point line in the win.  They were a solid 76 percent (16-21) from the free throw line- they had 19 assists and 12 turnovers.
  The Lakers were led by four players in double figures.  Durrell McDonald led the way with 28 points- DaJuan Dent added 16- while Malcolm Walter and John Majors added 10 points each.  Mercyhurst shot 41 percent from the field and 38 percent from the 3-point line.  They shot at a 84 percent clip (16-19) from the free throw line.  The Lakers won the rebounding battle 41-40. They had 18 assists and 15 turnovers.
  The game could not have started out any worse for NDC. After four minutes and seven missed shots they trailed 13-0.  Lewis finally got NDC on the board at the 15:48 mark.  Mercyhurst would grow that lead to 16 (27-11) at the 11:04 mark of the opening half.  NDC would chip away at the lead and get to within three (41-38) at the intermission.
  The second half would start much like the first did as the Lakers would open up a 11 point lead in the early going.  NDC would come all the way back though and take the lead 63-61 at the 9:01 mark. Neither team would get a lead bigger than two the rest of regulation and the game would be knotted at 73 as it went to the extra frame.
  NDC took control early and scored the first eight points of the extra period.  It was a hard fought home opening victory for NDC.
  The Falcons will be back in action Saturday when they head to West Virginia to take on #1 West Liberty. Tip time is set for 4 PM.
 

NDC Topples Cheyney.

The Notre Dame Falcons got off to a slow start, but came away with a 69-63 win Saturday night at the West Liberty tournament. With the win NDC improved to 2-0 for the third straight season.  Cheney fell to 0-2 with the loss.
  NDC was led by the trio of Will Vorhees- Kyauta Taylor and Ja'Sean Lewis.  Vorhees led the way with 24 points- Taylor added 18 points- while Lewis posted a double-double with 15 points and a game high 18 rebounds. Lewis also blocked seven shots.  The Falcons shot 43 percent from the field in the victory. They got the win despite a tough night from the 3-point line, where they went 4-26 (15 percent) and also struggling at the free throw line where they shot 61 percent (11-18.)  The Falcons won the rebounding battle 44-40.  they had 15 assists and 14 turnovers.
   Cheyney was led Craig MCGlond with 15 points- while Rafiq Marshall scored 13.  Basic Fulmore and Imir Bailey added eight points each.  The Wolves shot 39 percent as a team- and were 3 of 8 from the 3-point line.  They shot 60 percent (6-10) from the free throw line.  They had 13 assists and 13 turnovers in the defeat.
  NDC come out flat and missed the first five shots that they took.  At the 15:45 mark of the opening half they would trail by seven (9-2.)  In the next five minutes NDC would battle back and go on a 13-4 run to take a 15-13 lead at the 10:38 mark of the opening half.  The rest of the first half was filled with modest runs, but neither team could shake the other. At the half NDC would hold a two point lead (36-34) after a Drew Scarberry jumper with 17 seconds in the half.
  The second half was tightly contested and the game was still in doubt with three minutes to go.  The Falcons would take the lead for good after a Kobie Johnson jumper. That would spark a 6-0 NDC run that was capped by a Vorhees bucket, with a Taylor hoop in between. NDC would lead 64-58 at the 1:25 mark.  NDC would ice it at the free throw line.
  The Falcons will be back in action Tuesday night.  MercyHurst will come to Murphy Gym for the Falcons home opener. Tip time is set for 7 PM.
 
 

Falcons Win Season Opener.

The Notre Dame Falcons opened up the 2016-17 men's basketball season with a 96-87 win over West Chester on Friday night
  NDC placed five players in double figures, including three eclipsing 20 points on the evening.  Will Vorhees led the way with 27 points- Drew Scarberry added 24- Kyauta Taylor chipped in 21- while Kobie Johnson and Ja'Sean Lewis netted 11 points a piece.  The Falcons shot 55 percent from the floor- and 44 percent (16-36) from the 3-point line.  NDC shot at a 71 percent clip (12-17) from the free throw line.  The Falcons had 23 assists and 15 turnovers. They also had 10 steals, including five by Taylor. The Falcons also had nine blocked shots, led by four from Vorhees.
  West Chester had four players in double figures.  The Golden Rams were paced by 19 points from Matt Penecale- Ryan Skovranko and Dashon Giddings each scored 17- while Mike Jolaoso added 17 of his own.  West Chester shot 38 percent as a team and 46 percent (12-26) from the 3-point line.  The Golden Rams shot 82 percent (23-28) at the free throw line.  The Golden Rams won the rebounding battle 41-33.  They had 12 assists and 14 turnovers.
  NDC came out hot in the game's first ten minutes and took a 11 point lead (28-17) early on.  The Falcons would lead by as many as 15 (37-22) with 8:08 in the half after a Scarberry 3-pointer.  The Golden Rams would battle back and take the lead with just under a minute left in the opening half.  Scarberry hit a 3-pointer with 23 seconds left in the half and that gave NDC a 50-49 halftime lead.
  The first two minutes of the second half would see the Golden Rams take another brief one point lead (54-53) before a 9-0 NDC spurt would give the Falcons a 62-54 lead.  NDC would go three minutes without a field goal, but then would get hot again and after a Johnson jumper they had a 13 point lead (73-60) at the 10:15 mark.  NDC would cruise the rest of the way, leading by as many as 17 points before posting the victory.
  The Falcons will be back in action tomorrow at the West Liberty tournament when they take on Cheyney State.  Tip time is set for 530 PM.