Feeling Blue.

The Notre Dame College Falcons came into Saturday's season finale hoping to get back on track against the Urbana Blue Knights. Instead, they left searching for answers after a 91-88 loss at Murphy Gym. The Falcons close the regular season at 16-12 overall and 10-12 in the MEC.  With the victory in the finale Urbana improved to 12-16 and 7-15 in the MEC.
  Will Vorhees set a new program record with 48 points in the contest. The previous record was 44 held by Tyree Gaiter on February 20,2014. Vorhees added 12 rebounds- while Kyauta Taylor scored all 18 of his points in the second half.  Drew Scarberry also notched double figures with 11 points- and Ja'Sean Lewis had a solid game scoring nine points- grabbing 11 rebounds- and- blocking four shots. NDC shot 46 percent as a team in the game- they struggled at the 3-point line where they shot 27 percent (6-22.)  They were a solid 82 percent (18-22) at the free throw line.  The Falcons had 11 assists and eight turnovers.
  The Blue Knights were led by 31 points from Dequan Abrom- Carlas Jackson drained eight 3-pointers en route to his 28 points- while Jahmere Howze added 19.
  Urbana shot 44 percent from the floor- 45 percent (13-29) from the 3-point line- and- 76 percent (16-21) at the free throw line. They out rebounded the Falcons 41-39.  They had 15 assists and 10 turnovers as a team.
  Urbana got off to a good start and led 17-9 after a Howze traditional three-point play at the 15:35 mark. NDC would then run off the next six points and get to within two (17-15) after a Vorhees basket at the 13:09 mark of the first half.  NDC trailed by as many as 13 points in the opening half and would trail by eight (48-40) at the break.  Vorhees scored 28 of the Falcons 40 points in the first half.
  The opening stages of the second half would see Urbana stretch the lead to 18 (63-45) after a Abrom 3-pointer with 14:43 to go.  Led by Vorhees and Taylor NDC would go on a 13-3 run to trim the lead to eight (66-58.)  The Falcons would continue to battle and they would knot the game at 73 with 7:36 to go. NDC would get their first lead of the game (76-75) after a Lewis hoop at the 6:25 mark.  The game would continue to stay tight and would go down to the final minute. After a Vorhees layup at the 49 second mark the Falcons took a 87-85 lead. Abrom would again knot the game at 87 on the ensuing possession. After a offensive foul by Vorhees gave the ball back to Urbana Abrom would knock down a 3-poiner with eight seconds to go. NDC would have one last chance but after Vorhees missed the second of two free throws Abrom would secure the rebound- knock down one of two free throws and secure the victory.
NDC will be the #5 seed in the upcoming MEC Tournament and will face #4 seed Shepherd at 8:15 on March 3rd at the Charleston Civic Center.
Other MEC Scores:
West Virginia Wesleyan 76 Glenville State 69
Fairmont State 95 Shepherd 80
Virginia Wise 100 Concord 92
Wheeling Jesuit 101 West Liberty 98
West Virginia State 78 Charleston 62
MEC Standings:
Fairmont State 21-1 (27-1)
West Liberty 19-3 (25-3)
Wheeling Jesuit 16-6 (22-6)
Shepherd 15-7 (18-10)
Notre Dame College 10-12 (16-12)
West Virginia Wesleyan 10-12 (13-15)
Glenville State 8-14 (11-15)
Charleston 8-14 (14-14)
Urbana 7-15 (12-16)
Virginia Wise 7-15 (9-19)
Concord 7-15 (11-17)
West Virginia State 4-18 (7-21)
Atlantic Region Rankings (Top Eight Qualify for 2017 NCAA Tournament:)
1. Fairmont State
2. Indiana (PA)
3. West Liberty
4. Kutztown
5. Shippensburg
6. Wheeling Jesuit
7. Virginia Union
8. Shepherd
9. Virginia State
10. East Stroudsburg
2017 MEC Tournament Pairings:
Wednesday March 1st First Round:
6 PM: #7 Glenville State vs #10 Virginia Wise
815 PM: #8 Charleston vs #9 Urbana
Friday March 3rd MEC Quarterfinals:
Noon: #2West Liberty vs #7/10 winner
2:15: #3 Wheeling Jesuit vs #6 West Virginia Wesleyan
6 PM: #1 Fairmont State vs #8/9 Winner
815: #4 Shepherd vs #5 Notre Dame College

NDC Hosts Urbana In Regular Season Finale Saturday.

The Notre Dame College Falcons close the regular season against the Urbana Blue Knights at Murphy Gym on Saturday. Tip time is set for 4 PM and you can catch all the action on NotreDameFalcons.com.
  NDC (16-11 10-11 MEC) looks to get back on track, as they have lost five of the past six contests and are below .500 in the conference for the first time since early November.  The last time out the Falcons were a 84-69 loser to Wheeling Jesuit. The Falcons were led by Will Vorhees with 23 points and six rebounds- Kobie Johnson added 13- Kyauta Taylor scored all 12 of his points in the first half- and- Drew Scarberry netted 11. The Cardinals were led by 20 points and 15 rebounds from Haywood Highsmith.
  The Falcons come into Saturday averaging 82.6 points a game at the offensive end- while they allow 82.4 on the defensive end.  The Falcons have won the rebounding battle most of the season, as they average 40.9 rebounds per night- as opposed to 37.2 for the opponent. The Falcons average more than two assists more than the opponent (18.9 to 16.6-) but average more than four turnovers more than the opposition (13.8 to 9.7)  They average almost three more blocks a game than the opponent (4.7 to 1.8.)  NDC comes into the regular season finale 7-5 at home on the season.
  Will Vorhees continues to lead the team in both points a game (26-) and rebounds a night (10.3-)  Kyauta Taylor has been solid all season and puts up 20.9 points per contest. The East Tech product leads the team with 41 steals on the year.  Drew Scarberry rounds out the double digit scorers at 10.5 points a night- he shoots 47 percent from the 3-point line and 81 percent at the free throw line.  Ja'Sean Lewis leads the team in assists at 5.3 per game- to go along with 9.9 rebounds- and- 8.8 points a contest.
  Urbana (11-16 6-15 MEC) comes in losers of four of the past five. The Blue Knights are coming off a 121-90 loss to West Liberty last time out.  The Blue Knights were led by four players in double figures in that game. Dequan Abrom led the way with 21 points- Jahmere Howze had 17- while Carlas Jackson and Jimmy Weinke each scored 16.  West Liberty was paced by six players in double figures. David Dennis led the way with 28- and- the Hilltoppers shot 62 percent as a team in the contest- including 40 percent from the 3-point line.
  The Blue Knights average 83.3 points a game on offense- but defensively they have really struggled while allowing 89.3 a contest.  The Blue Knights have been out rebounded by nearly four rebounds a night (38.9 to 35.1.)  They come into the contest with a identical 5-8 record both at home and on the road.
The Blue Knights have three players who average double figures. Howze leads the way at 16 per night- Abrom scores 15.6 a contest- and- Jackson scores 14.5 a night.  Abrom leads the team in assists at 2.4 per game- while Howze leads the team in rebounding at 5.7 per night.
  The two teams met back on January 19th with NDC coming out on top 96-75 at Murphy Gym. NDC was 13-4 at the time and has gone just 3-7 since.  Vorhees poured in a game high 42 in that contest- while Taylor added 23- while Ja'Sean Lewis posted a double-double (12 points and 14 rebounds.)  Jackson led Urbana with 15 in that loss.
  The two teams will each go on to the Mountain East Conference Tournament after this.  Times and pairings will be released late Saturday evening.
Other MEC Games Saturday:
Shepherd @Fairmont State
Concord @Virginia Wise
West Virginia Wesleyan @Glenville State
West Liberty @Wheeling Jesuit
Charleston @West Virginia State
  MEC Standings:
Fairmont State 20-1 (26-1)
West Liberty 19-2 (25-2)
Wheeling Jesuit 15-6 (21-6)
Shepherd 15-6 (18-9)
Notre Dame College 10-11 (16-11)
West Virginia Wesleyan 9-12 (12-15)
Charleston 8-13 (14-13)
Glenville State 8-13 (11-14)
Concord 7-14 (11-16)
Urbana 6-15 (11-16)
Virginia Wise 6-15 (8-19)
West Virginia State 3-18 (6-21)
Atlantic Region Rankings (Top Eight Qualify for 2017 NCAA Tournament:)
1. Fairmont State
2. Indiana (PA)
3. West Liberty
4. Kutztown
5. Shippensburg
6. Wheeling Jesuit
7. Virginia Union
8. Shepherd
9. Virginia State
10. East Stroudsburg

Falcons Fall To Cardinals.

The Notre Dame College  Falcons fell at Wheeling Jesuit 84-69 on Thursday night at McDonough Center.  The loss was the second straight for the Falcons and they have now dropped five of the past six.  NDC is now 16-11 overall and 10-11 in the MEC.  Wheeling improved to 21-6 overall and 15-6 in the MEC by completing the season sweep of the Falcons.
  NDC tallied four players in double figures in the defeat.  Will Vorhees paced the Falcons with 23 points and six rebounds- Kobie Johnson added 13- Kyauta Taylor scored all 12 of his points in the first half- while Drew Scarberry netted 11.
  NDC shot 45 percent as a team and 32 percent (10-31) from the 3-point line.  They only got to the free throw line nine times, making seven (78 percent.)  They had 12 assists and 19 turnovers.
  Wheeling was paced by Haywood Highsmith with 20 points and 15 rebounds- Preston Boswell added 18- while Jarin Hillson scored 15- Dominique Tham rounded out the double digit scorers with 11.
  The Cardinals shot 48 percent as a team- 41 percent (9-22) from the 3-point line- and shot 65 percent (15-24) from the free throw line.  The Cardinals won the rebounding battle 36-33.  They had 16 assists and 10 turnovers.
  The game began with Wheeling connecting on the first five shots they attempted and taking a 10-4 lead 2:20 in.  NDC would score five of the next seven points and knot the game at 11 on a Ja'Sean Lewis slam at the 15:01 mark of the opening half.  NDC would take a 3-point lead after a Scarberry 3-pointer on the next possession.  The game would stay tight for the next couple minutes and NDC would be down two (22-20) after Johnson scored at the 9:26 mark.  The Cardinals would then go on a 11-0 spurt to take a 13 point lead (33-20.)  NDC would get to within eight after a pair of Vorhees free throws at the 1:31 mark of the half, but they would trail by 11 (47-36) at the half.
  NDC would get off to a good start in the second half and get to within three (55-52) after a Scarberry 3-pointer with 13:42 remaining.  The Cardinals would stretch the lead back out to 15 (71-56) after a Highsmith jumper at the nine minute mark.  The Cardinals would roll the rest of the way from there.
  NDC will close out the regular season Saturday at Murphy Gym when they welcome the Urbana Blue Knights, tip time is set for 4 PM.  You can catch the action on NotreDameFalcons.com
Other MEC Scores:
West Liberty 121 Urbana 90
Concord 89 Charleston 66
Shepherd 69 West Virginia Wesleyan 46
Virginia Wise 91 West Virginia State 75
Fairmont State 86 Glenville State 81
MEC Standings:
Fairmont State 20-1 (26-1)
West Liberty 19-2 (25-2)
Wheeling Jesuit 15-6 (21-6)
Shepherd 15-6 (18-9)
Notre Dame College 10-11 (16-11)
West Virginia Wesleyan 9-12 (12-15)
Charleston 8-13 (14-13)
Glenville State 8-13 (11-14)
Concord 7-14 (11-16)
Urbana 6-15 (11-16)
Virginia Wise 6-15 (8-19)
West Virginia State 3-18 (6-21)
Atlantic Region Rankings (Top Eight Qualify for the 2017 NCAA Tournament:)
1. Fairmont State
2. Indiana (PA)
3. West Liberty
4. Kutztown
5. Shippensburg
6. Wheeling Jesuit
7. Virginia Union
8. Shepherd
9. Virginia State
10. East Stroudsburg

NDC Travels To Wheeling Thursday.

The Notre Dame College Falcons (16-10 10-10 MEC) travel to Wheeling Jesuit to battle the Cardinals (20-6 14-6 MEC) on Thursday night. Tip time is set for 730 PM and you can catch all the action on NotreDameFalcons.com.
 NDC is coming off a tough 95-87 loss to Concord at Murphy Gym Saturday and have now lost four of the past five. Will Vorhees scored 27 points- grabbed six rebounds- and- dished out six assists in the defeat- Kyauta Taylor added 24- while Ja'Sean Lewis scored 13 points- grabbed six rebounds- and- dished out seven assists in the contest.  Tommy Bolte led Concord with 26 points.
  NDC comes into the contest averaging 83.1 points per game- while they allow 82.3 points per contest. The Falcons have been solid on the glass where they out rebound the opponent 41.3 rebounds a night to 37.4 rebounds a contest.
  Vorhees continues to lead the way for NDC averaging 26.1 points and 10.4 rebounds a game- Taylor puts up 21.2 points a night- while Drew Scarberry averages 10.5 points a contest. Ja'Sean Lewis continues to stuff the stat sheet averaging nine points- 10 rebounds- and- 5.5 assists per contest.
  Wheeling is coming off of a 85-67 win at West Virginia Wesleyan last time out.  The victory gave the Cardinals 20 wins for the third consecutive season. Six players from Wheeling scored in double figures in the victory.  Haywood Highsmith paced Wheeling with 17 points- Kyle Ritz added 16- Pat Moesh scored 14- Dominique Tham scored 12 points and nine rebounds- while Preston Boswell and Jarin Hillson added 10 points each.
  The Cardinals average 83.6 points a game offensively- while they allow 72.8 points on the defensive end.  Haywood Highsmith is one of five Cardinals averaging in double figures on the season. He puts up 14.5 points and grabs 9.4 rebounds per contest- Eric Siefert also averages 14.5 a game, while he adds 4.2 assists a night.  Justin Fritts scores 14.2 points a game- Kyle Ritz adds 12.9 points per contest-and- Pat Moesh rounds out the double digit scorers at 11.9 points a contest.
  Other MEC Games Thursday:
Charleston @Concord
Fairmont State @Glenville State
West Virginia Wesleyan @Shepherd
West Liberty @Urbana
Virginia Wise @West Virginia State
MEC Standings:
Fairmont State 19-1 (25-1)
West Liberty 18-2 (24-2)
Wheeling Jesuit 14-6 (20-6)
Shepherd 14-6 (17-9)
Notre Dame College 10-10 (16-10)
West Virginia Wesleyan 9-11 (12-14)
Charleston 8-12 (14-12)
Glenville State 8-12 (11-13)
Urbana 6-14 (11-15)
Concord 6-14 (10-16)
Virginia Wise 5-15 (7-19)
West Virginia State 3-17 (6-20)
Atlantic Region Rankings (Top Eight Qualify For 2017 NCAA Tournament:)
1. Fairmont State 25-1
2. Indiana (PA) 24-2
3. West Liberty 24-2
4. Kutztown 21-2
5. Shippensburg 20-3
6. Wheeling Jesuit 20-6
7. Virginia Union 22-5
8. Shepherd 17-9
9. Virginia State 19-5
10. East Stroudsburg 16-8
 
 

Spoiled Beach Day.

It was 65 degrees and sunny on a February day and the theme at Notre Dame College was "Beach Day" on Saturday. Unfortunately for the Falcons the Concord Mountain Lions play of late has been far from a day at the beach. Concord came away with a 95-87 win in a game that went back and forth for much of the day.
  NDC (16-10 10-10 MEC) was paced by Will Vorhees. Vorhees had 27 points- six rebounds- and- six assists on the day.  Kyauta Taylor added 24- while Ja'Sean Lewis had 13 points- seven assists- and- six rebounds in the defeat.  NDC shot 56 percent as a team- 40 percent (8-20) from the 3-point line- and- 78 percent (7-9) from the free throw line.  The Falcons had 23 assists and 12 turnovers in the contest.
  Concord (10-16 6-14MEC) won for the fifth time in the past six contests.They were paced by Tommy Bolte who provided 26 points- nine rebounds- six assists- and- four steals.  Four other players scored in double figures- Stephen Thompson (19-) Cam Shannon (15-) Michael Sanchez (12-) and- Babe Murphy (10.)
 The Mountain Lions shot 46 percent as a team- went 12-32 (38 percent) from the 3-point line- and 73 percent (11-15) from the free throw line.  Each team had 36 rebounds- the Mountain Lions had 19 assists and three turnovers as a team.
  NDC got off to a quick start in this one and led by nine (16-7) as Vorhees scored 10 points in the span leading up to the first media timeout.  Four minutes later NDC had a six point lead (18-12) at the 11:52 mark of the opening half.  Concord would fight back and tie the game at 20 after a Sanchez 3-pointer with nine minutes to go in the half.  The Falcons would regain the lead and go up by five after Taylor converted a old fashioned three-point play with 8:17 in the half.  The Mountain Lions would pull to within one (31-30) with 4:16 in the first half.  Jay Banaysz would convert a three-point play of his own to stretch the lead to four (37-33.)  Concord would get to within two and Vorhees would convert a old fashioned three-point play as well to give NCD a five point lead (42-37) with two minutes left in the opening stanza.  NDC would go into the locker room with a two point lead (46-44.)
  The Mountain Lions would get the lead early in the second half  after a Thompson dunk. Scarberry would knock down a 3-pointer to give the Falcons a 55-52 lead with 16:28- but Bolte would answer with a 3-ball of his own.  The game would be knotted at 57 with 14:41 to go.  The game would go back and forth for the next few minutes and would again be tied, this time at 65 after a Vorhees slam with 12 minutes to go.  Taylor gave NDC the lead back- with 8:28 to go but the Mountain Lions scored the next five points over the next 1:02 to take a 74-71 lead with 7:26 to go.  The Falcons got to within one (77-76) two and a half minutes later when Taylor nailed a 3-pointer.  Cam Shannon would knock down a 3-pointer for Concord and Sanchez would score to put NDC down six (85-79) with 3:09 to go.  Taylor would get NDC within three (87-84) at the 1:54 mark and that is as close as the Falcons would get the rest of the way.  Miller would have a huge three-point play with just under a minute to go and Bolte would ice it for Concord at the free throw line.
NDC Coach Tim Koenig summed up the loss:
" We got outworked and outhusled, Concord played great but it was inexcusable from our team today. We will get better." Koenig said.
 NDC will be back in action Thursday when they travel to Wheeling Jesuit to battle the Cardinals. Tip time is set for 7:30 PM.
Other MEC Scores:
West Liberty 93 Glenville State 82
Shepherd 81 West Virginia State 69
Fairmont State 92 Charleston 86
Wheeling Jesuit 85 West Virginia Wesleyan 67
Urbana 88 Virginia Wise 83
MEC Standings:
Fairmont State 19-1 (25-1)
West Liberty 18-2 (24-2)
Wheeling Jesuit 14-6 (20-6)
Shepherd 14-6 (17-9)
Notre Dame College 10-10 (16-10)
West Virginia Wesleyan 9-11 (12-14)
Charleston 8-12 (14-12)
Glenville State 8-12 (11-13)
Urbana 6-14 (11-15)
Concord 6-14 (10-16)
Virginia Wise 5-15 (7-19)
West Virginia State 3-17 (6-20)
Atlantic Region Rankings (Top Eight Teams To Qualify:)
1. Fairmont State
2. Shippensburg
3. Indiana (PA)
4. West Liberty
5. Kutztown
6. Wheeling Jesuit
7. Virginia Union
8. Virginia State
9. Shepherd
10. East Stroudsburg

NDC Battles Surging Concord Saturday.

The Notre Dame College Falcons will continue a quick two game home stand when they welcome the surging Mountain Lions of Concord to Murphy Gym Saturday. You can catch video of the game on NotreDameFalcons.com.
  NDC (16-9 10-9 MEC) is coming off a 93-86 win over Virginia Wise Thursday night that snapped a three game losing slide. Drew Scarberry knocked down eight 3-pointer's on his way to 26 points- while both Kyauta Taylor and Will Vorhees scored 24- Vorhees added 17 rebounds. Ja'Sean Lewis scored 12 points- grabbed 12 rebounds- dished out seven assists- and- blocked five shots in the victory.
  The Falcons come into Saturday averaging 83 points a game on offense- at the defensive end they allow 81.8 a contest.  The Falcons enjoy a four plus rebound advantage (41.4 to 37.3 on the season.)
  Individually Vorhees paces the Falcons attack averaging 26.1 points and 10.6 rebounds a night- Taylor scores 21.1 a contest and leads the team in steals with 37- Scarberry has been red hot of late and averages 10.6 points a night and shoots 47 percent from the 3-point line.
  The Mountain Lions (9-16 5-14) come in having won four of the last five- last time out they were a 98-91 winner over Urbana on Thursday night.  Aaron Miller led four players in double figures in that game with 27 points- Tommy Bolte scored 23- Michael Sanchez added 16- and- Babe Murphy chipped in 11.
  Miller leads the season box score averaging 19.9 points a night- Thompson averages 11.5 points and a team high 5.8 rebounds a contest- while Sanchez averages 10.8 a night.  Sanchez also leads the team in assists with just over four a night.  Concord scores 81.2 points a game on the offensive end- while they give up 85.6 on the defensive end.
  The two teams met on January 8th with the Falcons coming out on top 95-87 in the first meeting.  Five Falcons scored in double figures in that one led by Vorhees with 31. On the other side of the ledger Concord had three in double figures in that game led by Miller with 22.
Other MEC Games Saturday:
Glenville State @West Liberty
Virginia Wise @Urbana
Shepherd @West Virginia State
Wheeling Jesuit @West Virginia Wesleyan
Fairmont State @Charleston
MEC Standings:
Fairmont State 18-1 (24-1)
West Liberty 17-2 (23-2)
Wheeling Jesuit 13-6 (19-6)
Shepherd 13-6 (16-9)
Notre Dame College 10-9 (16-9)
West Virginia Wesleyan 9-10 (12-13)
Charleston 8-11 (14-11)
Glenville State 8-11 (11-12)
Urbana 5-14 (10-15)
Concord 5-14 (9-16)
Virginia Wise 5-14 (7-18)
West Virginia State 3-16 (6-19)
Atlantic Region Standings (Top Eight Teams Qualify for the 2017 NCAA Tournament:)
1. Fairmont State
2. Shippensburg
3. Indiana (PA)
4. West Liberty
5. Kutztown
6. Wheeling Jesuit
7. Virginia Union
8. Virginia State
9. Shepherd
10. East Stroudsburg

NDC Knocks Off Wise To Snap Three Game Slide.

The Notre Dame College Falcons got 26 points from Drew Scarberry- Will Vorhees added a double-double (24 points and 17 rebounds-) while Kyauta Taylor netted 24- and- Ja'Sean Lewis scored 12 points- grabbed 12 rebounds- dished out seven assists- and- blocked five shots in a 93-86 win over Virginia Wise at Murphy Gym Thursday.
 Michal Seals led the Cavaliers with 33 points and six assists- while Taiwo Badmus scored 21 of his 25 points in the second half.  Dimitri Sousa chipped in 20 as well for Wise.
  NDC (16-9 10-9 MEC) shot 55 percent from the field- went 14-33 (42 percent) from the 3-point line- and- shot 60 percent (3-5) at the free throw line.  NDC was +10 on the boards, out-rebounding the Cavaliers 41-31 in the contest- NDC had 23 assists and 14 turnovers in the victory.
  Wise (7-18 5-14 MEC) shot 46 percent as a team- 48 percent (14-29) from the 3-point line- and shot 80 percent (8-10) at the free throw line.  The Cavaliers had 14 assists and 10 turnovers as a team.
  NDC would jump out to a quick six point lead (8-2) in the game's first four minutes.  The Falcons would get back to back hoops from Taylor and lead by five (13-8) with 13:52 left in the half.  Wise would then score the next eight points before Scarberry would hit back to back 3-pointer's to give NDC a 19-16 lead with 11 minutes to go in the opening half.  Wise would have a one point lead (28-27) and then would trail by four (37-33) late in the half.  The Falcons would fight back and tie the game at 42- before Kobie Johnson would nail a 3-pointer to give NDC a three point lead (45-42) at the intermission.
  The Cavaliers would come out hot in the second half as Badmus would hit two 3-pointer's early- before Vorhees would answer with a three of his own for the Falcons.  Wise would have a two point lead (56-54) with 15:17 to go. NDC would again have a response and would take a four point lead (64-60) four minutes later.  NDC would lead by six (72-66) as Scarberry would again connect from long range on back to back trips with 9:03 remaining.  Scarberry would get a quick run out and a dunk to maintain the NDC lead.  Wise would cut into the lead on a Badmus conventional 3-point play that made it 79-74 with just over six minutes to go.  The Falcons would stretch the lead to eight (84-76) with four and a half minutes remaining.  NDC would stretch the lead to 11 on a putback by Vorhees and cruise from there. Kobie Johnson would have a run out dunk with under a minute to go that would serve as the exclamation point in the 93-86 victory.
  Taylor spoke to me about getting off to a slow start early and Coach Koening lighting a fire under his team at halftime:
"Coach lit into us a little bit at halftime about not having any energy, especially at the defensive end and we responded in the second half. " Taylor said:
" For me offensively I needed to find some other ways to get going since my shot was not there early on.  Taylor added."
  Vorhees spoke about the game coming to him:
"For me it has been an adjustment. Teams are bringing double and triple teams at me. So at first I was forcing things, but now I am starting to rely on my teammates and find the open man more. "Vorhees said."
Scarberry on his 3-point shooting at home and the work he puts into his shot:
" I put up 300-400 3-pointer's a day, practice makes perfect. I get the home rolls in our gym and my teammates look for me." Scarberry said.
  NDC will be back in action Saturday when they take on Concord. Tip time at Murphy Gym is set for 3 PM.
Other MEC Scores:
West Liberty 92 West Virginia Wesleyan 69
Shepherd 75 Charleston 74
Concord 98 Urbana 91
Fairmont State 108 West Virginia State 72
Glenville State 79 Wheeling Jesuit 71
MEC Standings:
Fairmont State 18-1 (24-1)
West Liberty 17-2 (23-2)
Wheeling Jesuit 13-6 (19-6)
Shepherd 13-6 (16-9)
Notre Dame College 10-9 (16-9)
West Virginia Wesleyan 9-10 (12-13)
Charleston 8-11 (14-11)
Glenville State 8-11 (11-12)
Urbana 5-14 (10-15)
Concord 5-14 (9-16)
Virginia Wise 5-14 (7-18)
West Virginia State 3-16 (6-19)
Atlantic Regional Ranking (Top Eight Teams Qualify for the 2017 NCAA Tournament)
1. Fairmont State
2. Shippensburg
3. Indiana (PA)
4. West Liberty
5. Kutztown
6. Wheeling Jesuit
7. Virginia Union
8. Virginia State
9. Shepherd
10. East Stroudsburg

Falcons Return Home Thursday.

The Notre Dame College Falcons (15-9 9-9 MEC) return home Thursday to battle the Virginia Wise Cavaliers (7-17 5-13 MEC.)  The game will tip at 730 PM inside Murphy Gym and you can see video of the game on NotreDameFalcons.com.
  NDC comes into Thursday off of a 0-3 road trip to Charleston, Shepherd and Fairmont State. The last time out the Falcons were a 93-80 loser to the Fighting Falcons.  Will Vorhees led NDC with a double-double (20 points and 10 rebounds-) while Kyauta Taylor added 16 points and Drew Scarberry scored 14.  Ja'Sean Lewis narrowly missed a double-double (nine points and 11 rebounds.)
  NDC comes into Thursday averaging 82.7 points a night- while on the defensive end they allow 81.7 a contest.  The out rebound the opponent by almost four rebounds a contest (41.4 to 37.6-) The Falcons shoot 46 percent from the field and 36 percent from the 3-point line. They make 9.8 3-pointer's a contest as a team.
 Vorhees has been the leading scorer and rebounder for NDC all season long. The Columbus Grove native averages 26.2 points and 10.3 rebounds a night- Kyauta Taylor continues to be second on the team in scoring at 21 points per contest- and leads the team in steals with 36.  Drew Scarberry averages 10 points per game- and- shoots at a 46.3 percent clip from the 3-point line.  Ja'Sean Lewis continues to stuff the stat sheet, as he averages 8.7 points- 10 rebounds and 5.4 assists a night.
  The Cavaliers are coming off a 88-66 loss to West Liberty on Saturday.  Taiwo Badmus led the Cavaliers with 18 points- while Tajh Eason and Chance Sheffey scored 11 points each.  The Cavaliers come into Thursday night averaging 78 points a game- while they give up 85.7 per night.  They are just 1-7 away from home on the season.  They are being out rebounded by five boards a night (39.5-34.5)
  Badmus leads Wise averaging 20.9 points and 10.2 rebounds a contest- Dimitri Sousa scores 17.3 a game- while Michal Seals chips in 14.8 points and dishes out a team leading 5.7 assists a contest.
  NDC was a 98-89 winner in the first meeting between the teams back on January 10th at the Prior Center. Taylor led the way with 32- while Vorhees had 21 to go along with 17 rebounds in that one.
Wise was led by 24 from Seals- Badmus had 23 and 16 rebounds- while Ricardo Hill Jr. added 14.
  Other MEC Games Thursday:
West Virginia Wesleyan @West Liberty
Shepherd @Charleston
Concord @Urbana
Fairmont State @West Virginia State
Wheeling Jesuit @Glenville State
MEC Standings:
Fairmont State 17-1 (23-1)
West Liberty 16-2 (22-2)
Wheeling Jesuit 13-5 (19-5)
Shepherd 12-6 (15-9)
Notre Dame College 9-9 (15-9)
West Virginia Wesleyan 9-9 (12-12)
Charleston 8-10 (14-10)
Glenville State 7-11 (10-12)
Urbana 5-13 (10-14)
Virginia Wise 5-13 (7-17)
Concord 4-14 (8-16)
West Virginia State 3-15 (6-18)
Atlantic Region Rankings (Top Eight Teams qualify for 2017 NCAA Tournament:)
1. Fairmont State (23-1)
2. Shippensburg (19-2)
3. Indiana (PA) (23-2)
4. West Liberty(22-2)
5. Kutztown (19-2)
6. Wheeling Jesuit (18-5)
7. Virginia Union (21-4)
8. Virginia State (18-4)
9. Shepherd (15-9)
10. East Stroudsburg (15-7)

Empty Trip.

The Notre Dame College Falcons hung with the fifth ranked Fairmont State Fighting Falcons for much of the day but ultimately would fall 93-80 at Joe Retton Arena Saturday. NDC had a two point halftime lead, but would fall for the seventh time in the past 10 contests. With today's  loss NDC falls to 15-9 and 9-9 in the MEC. NDC has now lost three straight, all on the just completed road trip.  With the win FSU improves to 23-1 and 17-1 in the MEC. The Fighting Falcons remain atop the league standings.
  Thomas Wimbush led the Fighting Falcons with 24 points- Matt Bingaya scored 21 of his 22 points in the second half to go along with 11 rebounds- while DJ Stockman and Shamgod Wells each scored 17.  The Fighting Falcons shot 43 percent on the day- they shot 32 percent (10-31) from the 3-point line- went 25-36 (69 percent) at the free throw line- and- edged NDC on the glass 40-38.  The Fighting Falcons had 14 assists and 11 turnovers.
  NDC was led by Will Vorhees who scored 20 points- grabbed 10 rebounds- and- had eight assists.  Kyauta Taylor added 16- while- Drew Scarberry scored 14- Ja'Sean Lewis had nine points and 11 rebounds- but did not score in the second half.
  The Falcons shot 52 percent as a team- shot 13 percent (3-22) from the 3-point line- and- shot 58 percent (7-12) at the free throw line.  NDC had 19 assists and uncharacteristically had 19 turnovers.
  NDC jumped out to a 6-0 lead in the game's first two minutes as they were sparked by the return of Kobie Johnson to the starting lineup.  NDC led by six (10-4)- and- then stretched it to eight (18-10) after a Jacob Sawman layup with 12:19 in the opening half.  FSU would fight back and take the lead by two (29-27) after a Steven Solomon basket at the 7:38 mark.  FSU would stretch the lead to four two minutes later.  The remainder of the first half was tightly contested and NDC would take a 45-43 lead into the locker room after a Lewis tip in with seven seconds in the half.
  FSU came out and scored the first five points of the second half as Bingaya would get on track with a three-point play.  NDC would take the lead 49-48 after a pair of Scarberry free throws.  FSU would answer and take a five point lead (58-53) after a Stockman 3-pointer.  NDC would get to within two (63-61) after a Vorhees jumper with 9:52 to go.  NDC would only trail by three (74-71) after a Jay Banaysz layup at the 5:33 mark.  FSU would stretch the lead in the next minute with a 9-3 run that made it 83-74.  FSU would ultimately come away with a 93-80 win.
 Scarberry thought big picture after this one:
"We definitely showed that we are able to compete with anyone in our league and every night every team has to come to play.
"Now we take the momentum we had in the first half and thru the beginning of the second and carry it into the next few games and get some wins into the tournament." Scarberry said.
 Banyasz agreed with Scarberry:
" This game just shows what we are capable of doing as a team. We are confident that we can beat any team. "Banyasz said.
  NDC will be back in action Thursday when Virginia Wise comes to Murphy Gym. Tip time is set for 7:30 PM.
Other MEC Scores Saturday:
Wheeling Jesuit 95 Concord 84
West Liberty 88 Virginia Wise 66
Shepherd 102 Urbana 82
West Virginia Wesleyan 70 West Virginia State 59
Glenville State 87 Charleston 78
MEC Standings:
Fairmont State 17-1 (23-1)
West Liberty 16-2 (22-2)
Wheeling Jesuit 13-5 (19-5)
Shepherd 12-6 (15-9)
Notre Dame College 9-9 (15-9)
West Virginia Wesleyan 9-9 (12-12)
Charleston 8-10 (14-10)
Glenville State 7-11 (10-12)
Urbana 5-13 (10-14)
Virginia Wise 5-13 (7-17)
Concord 4-14 (8-16)
West Virginia State 3-15 (6-18)

Struggling NDC Looks to Turn Things Around At Fairmont State.

The struggling Falcons of Notre Dame College will face the fifth ranked Fighting Falcons of Fairmont State in a 4 PM tip inside Joe Retton Arena on Saturday afternoon. You can catch all the stats on NotreDameFalcons.com. The video will be on FightingFalcons.com.
  NDC (15-8 9-8 MEC) is coming off a pair of road losses. First a 71-61 loss to Charleston- followed by a 67-60 loss to Shepherd. A Falcons team that is averaging 82.7 points a game, has managed 61 and 60 respectively on this road trip.
  In the last contest Will Vorhees scored 27 points- while Kyauta Taylor added 13.  On the season Vorhees averages 26.4 a night to go along with 10.3 rebounds- while Taylor nets 21.2 a night.  Drew Scarberry averages 9.8 a contest and shoots 48.8 percent from the 3-point line. Ja'Sean Lewis is second on the team in rebounding at 10 a night- while he averages 8.7 points and 5.5 assists a game.  Kobie Johnson is slowly working his way back into game shape after missing several games with a concussion and leg injury. Johnson scores 8.3 points and 3.3 assists a night.  The Falcons put up 82.7 a night as a team- while they give up 81.2 per night.
  The Fighting Falcons (22-1 16-1 MEC) come into Saturday as the leader in the MEC. The lone loss for FSU was a 88-81 defeat at West Liberty on February 4th.  The last time out the Fighting Falcons rolled past Urbana 127-85 on Thursday night.  Every FSU player who saw the floor scored in the Urbana contest.  Dequan Abrom (18 points-) and- Jahmere Howze (13) were the only FSU players who scored in double figures in the game.
  Matt Bingaya leads five Fighting Falcons who average double figures for the season. Bingaya puts up 9.6 points a night to go along with 7.5 rebounds a contest- Thomas Wimbush scores 15.7 a game to go with 6.7 rebounds a night- Jason Jolly scores 13.4 a game- D'ondre Stockman puts up  11.2 a night- while Vonte Montgomery nets 10.6 a night. Shamgod Wells leads the Fighting Falcons with 140 assists (six  per game.)  The Fighting Falcons have a +17.4 point differential on the season. They score 100 points per game- while they give up 82.6 per contest.
  In the first meeting between the two teams at Murphy Gym FSU rolled 97-77. Bingaya led the way with a game high 32 points to go along with 12 rebounds- while Stockman added 22- Vonte Montgomery scored 14- and- Wimbush added 13.
For NDC Lewis scored 17- Johnson and Taylor added 16- while Vorhees scored 12 in the January 14th loss.
Other MEC Games Saturday:
Wheeling Jesuit @Concord
Urbana@Shepherd
West Liberty @Virginia Wise
West Virginia State @West Virginia Wesleyan
Glenville State @Charleston
MEC Standings:
Fairmont State 16-1 (22-1)
West Liberty 15-2 (21-2)
Wheeling Jesuit 12-5 (18-5)
Shepherd 11-6 (4-9)
Notre Dame College 9-8 (15-8)
Charleston 8-9 (14-9)
West Virginia Wesleyan 8-9 (11-12)
Glenville State 6-11 (9-12)
Urbana 5-12 (10-13)
Virginia Wise 5-12 (7-16)
Concord 4-13 (8-15)
West Virginia State 3-14 (6-17)




 

Stuck In Neutral.

The Notre Dame College Falcons were held to a season low in points for the second straight game- this time at the Butcher Center in Shepherdstown, West Virginia. The Falcons fell 67-60 to the Shepherd Rams. With the win Shepherd improved to 14-9 and 11-6 in the MEC. The Falcons fell to 15-8 and 9-8 in the MEC in a losing effort.
  Naim Muhammed led the Rams with 18 points and nine rebounds- AJ Carr added 16- while Winston Burgess and Steffen Davis added 12 points apiece.  The Rams shot 38 percent as a team- went 8-31 (26 percent) from the 3-point line- 72 percent (13-18) at the free throw line- and- easily won the rebounding battle 46-35.  The Rams had 12 assists and nine turnovers.
  NDC was led by 27 points from Will Vorhees- while Kyauta Taylor added 13- and- Ja'Sean Lewis scored eight points- grabbed seven rebounds- and- dished out five assists.  Taylor had a team high nine rebounds- but went just 5-18 from the floor in the game.  NDC shot 40 percent from the floor in the loss. They were 9-27 (33 percent) from the 3-point line- and- shot 50 percent (5-10) at the free throw line.  NDC had 10 assists and nine turnovers.
  For the second consecutive game NDC scored the first nine points of the contest. This time it was Lewis who buried a pair of 3-pointer's in the early going.  After Taylor drained a 3-pointer NDC had a 12 point lead (16-4) with 12:17 in the opening half.  The Falcons would stretch the lead to 15 (25-10) as Taylor scored again. Shepherd missed the first 12 3-pointer's that they attempted in the contest.  NDC would go up by 18 (28-10) on a Vorhees basket before the Rams would go on a run of their own.  NDC would not score a point the last 5:35 of the opening half and the Rams would close the half on a 17-2 run that trimmed the NDC lead to three (30-27) at halftime.
  Shepherd picked up where they left at halftime by scoring the first eight points of the second stanza to lead 35-30 with 17:27 to go.  The Rams would stretch the lead to 10 (42-32.)  NDC would have an answer this time as Drew Scarberry would hit a pair of 3-pointer's and NDC was within one (49-48) at the 9:05 mark.  The Rams would stretch the lead and not relinquish it rest of the way.
  NDC will be back in action Saturday when they conclude this three game road swing @ #5 Fairmont State Saturday. You can catch the game on NotreDameFalcons.com
Other MEC Scores:
Charleston 73 West Virginia Wesleyan 64
Glenville State 84 West Virginia State 78
Concord 107 West Liberty 104
Fairmont State 127 Urbana 85
Virginia Wise 83 Wheeling Jesuit 81
MEC Standings:
Fairmont State 16-1 (22-1)
West Liberty 15-2 (21-2)
Wheeling Jesuit 12-5 (18-5)
Shepherd 11-6 (14-9)
Notre Dame College 9-8 (15-8)
Charleston 8-9 (14-9)
West Virginia Wesleyan 8-9 (11-12)
Glenville State 6-11 (9-12)
Urbana 5-12 (10-13)
Virginia Wise 5-12 (7-16)
Concord 4-13 (8-15)
West Virginia State 3-14 (6-17)

NDC Hits Road For Key MEC Clash Thursday.

The Notre Dame College Falcons will hit the road Thursday and battle the Rams of Shepherd in a key MEC clash at Butcher Center. Tip time is set for 7:30 PM. You can catch the game on NotreDameFalcons.com
  NDC (15-7 9-7 MEC) comes into Thursday's action off of a tough 71-61 loss to Charleston on Saturday. The Falcons are led by Will Vorhees- the Columbus Grove product is averaging 26.4 points and 10.6 rebounds a night. Vorhees is coming off his toughest night of the season as he was held to 11 points and six rebounds Saturday.  Kyauta Taylor averages 21.5 points a night and has a team leading 33 steals- while Drew Scarberry has come on strong of late and is averaging 9.9 points a game. Scarberry is shooting 48.4 percent from the 3-point line on the season.  Ja'Sean Lewis continues to stuff the stat sheet, as he averages 8.7 points- 10.1 rebounds- and- 5.5 assists a contest.
  The Falcons coming off a season low 61 points Saturday average 83.7 points a game- while they give up 81.8 points a night.  They are also getting 4.7 more rebounds a night (41.8 to 37.1) than the opponent.  The Falcons come into Thursday 7-3 on the road this season- including 5-3 in MEC road games.
  Shepherd (13-9 10-6 MEC) comes into Thursday having lost two in a row. The last time was a 86-66 loss to Wheeling Jesuit. Three Rams scored in double figures in the defeat led by 17 points from Naim Muhammed.  AJ Carr and Steffen Davis had 11 points each in the loss.
  The Rams are paced by Davis who averages 16.5 points per game- Carr puts up 15.4 a night and leads the team in rebounding at 6.9 rebounds a contest- Skyler Roman scores 11.9 a night and dishes out 3.5 assists a game- while- Muhammed averages 10.9 points- grabs 5.8 rebounds and dishes out 4.7 assists a night. They come into the game averaging 77 points per game- while they give up 73.5 a night.  The Rams are 6-5 at home this season- including 5-3 in the MEC.
 The Rams were a 78-77 winner at Murphy Gym in the first meeting between the two teams.  Muhammed led five Rams in double figures with 19 in that one- while Davis (15-) Carr (14-) Roman (12-) and- Winston Burgess (10) all scored in double figures as well. Davis had a tip in with .7 seconds that proved to be the game winner.
  Vorhees scored a season high 44 in the first meeting- while Taylor added 23 of his own.
Other MEC Games Thursday:
Glenville State @West Virginia State
Urbana @ Fairmont State
West Liberty @Concord
Wheeling Jesuit @ Virginia Wise
Charleston @West Virginia Wesleyan
MEC Standings:
Fairmont State 15-1 (21-1)
West Liberty 15-1 (21-1)
Wheeling Jesuit 12-4 (18-4)
Shepherd 10-6 (13-9)
Notre Dame College 9-7 (15-7)
West Virginia Wesleyan 8-8 (11-11)
Charleston 7-9 (13-9)
Urbana 5-11 (10-12)
Glenville State 5-11 (8-12)
Virginia Wise 4-12 (6-16)
Concord 3-13 (7-15)
West Virginia State 3-13 (6-16)

Second Half Stinker.

The Notre Dame College Falcons were held to a season low 61 points, including 26 in the second half and fell 71-61 to the Golden Eagles of Charleston on Saturday. With the loss NDC drops to 15-7 and 9-7 in the MEC. The surging Golden Eagles improve to 13-9 and 7-9 in the MEC with a third straight conference win.
  Ja'Sean Lewis led four Falcons in double figures in the defeat- Drew Scarberry and Kyauta Taylor each netted 15- while Will Vorhees was held to 11 points and six rebounds on the day. NDC shot 34 percent as a team- 36 percent from the 3-point line (4 of 17 in the second half-) and 81 percent (13-16) at the free throw line.  NDC had nine assists and eight turnovers as a team.
 The Golden Eagles were paced by 25 points from Keir Anderson- while Jaylen Hinton added nine- and- Justin Coleman had eight to go along with 10 rebounds. Charleston shot 43 percent as a team and 31 percent (8-26) from the 3-point line.  They shot 70 percent (7-10) at the free throw line and won the rebounding battle 40-30.  The Golden Eagles had 10 assists and six turnovers in this one.
  The Falcons got off to a 9-0 lead after a trio of 3-pointer's by Taylor. After a Lewis jumper gave NDC a nine point lead again (11-2) at the 16:28 mark of the first half the Golden Eagles went on a 7-0 spurt to cut the lead to two (11-9.)  NDC would respond with a 11-0 run, as Vorhees knocked down a 3-pointer and then Scarberry would hit back to back 3-pointer's to make it 22-9 at the 11:14 mark of the opening half. NDC would see the Golden Eagles trim the lead to five (35-30) at the half.
   The second half was a whole different story. The Falcons would struggle offensively and Charleston would shorten the game by controlling the tempo.  The Golden Eagles scored the first 10 points of the half and led 40-35. Anderson hit a pair of 3-pointer's to get the half started.  NDC would score the next five points and knot the game at 40. Charleston would regain the lead that they would not relinquish. Taylor got NDC to within one (52-51) with 9:54 to go but that is as close as they would get. The lead would be stretched to 10 (66-56) after a 14-5 run by Charleston at the 3:27 mark.
The Golden Eagles would cruise to victory from there.
Jay Banyasz quelled any thought of a carry over into Thursday:
" There is no doubt we will be ready to play on Thursday." Banaysz said.
 NDC will be back in action Thursday (2/9) when they take on Shepherd. Tip time is set for 7:30 PM
Other MEC Scores:
Urbana 96 West Virginia State 77
West Liberty 88 Fairmont State 81
Wheeling Jesuit 86 Shepherd 66
Concord 81 West Virginia Wesleyan 70
Virginia Wise 90 Glenville State 85
MEC Standings:
Fairmont State 15-1 (21-1)
West Liberty 15-1 (21-1)
Wheeling Jesuit 12-4 (18-4)
Shepherd 10-6 (13-9)
Notre Dame College 9-7 (15-7)
West Virginia Wesleyan 8-8 (11-11)
Charleston 7-9 (13-9)
Urbana 5-11 (10-12)
Glenville State 5-11 (8-12)
Virginia Wise 4-12 (6-16)
Concord 3-13 (7-15)
West Virginia State 3-13 (6-16)

Falcons Face Charleston Saturday.

The Notre Dame College Falcons (15-6 9-6 MEC) will head to Charleston to take on the Golden Eagles at the Charleston Civic Center on Saturday. You can catch video of the game at UCGoldenEagles.com. Tip time is set for 4 PM.
  NDC is coming off a 90-75 victory over West Virginia State Wednesday. Drew Scarberry drilled eight 3-pointer's en route to a career high 31 points- Kyauta Taylor added 24- Will Vorhees added a double-double (17 points and 13 rebounds-) while Ja'Sean Lewis was one rebound shy of a triple-double (10 points- 13 assists- and- nine rebounds. ) The Falcons had a 30 rebound advantage (55-25) in the contest.
  Vorhees pours in a team high 27.1 points per game to go along with 10.8 rebounds a contest- while Taylor adds 21.9 per night. After Wednesday's career night Scarberry is averaging 9.6 a contest and is shooting 49.6 percent from the 3-point line for the year.  Lewis stuffs the stat sheet as he averages 8.3 points- 5.7 assists- and- 10.2 rebounds per contest.  As a team the Falcons average 84.8 a night- while they give up 82.3 a contest.
  Charleston (12-9 6-9 MEC) is coming off a 79-65 win at home versus Urbana Wednesday. Dequan Abrom scored 16 points in the win- while Carlas Jackson and Ethan Snapp each scored 15. The Golden Eagles won despite shooting just 33 percent from the field in the contest.
  Charleston averages 79.0 points per game- while they allow 76.2 per night on the defensive end. They out rebound the opponent by more than five per game (38.5 to 32.9-) and- average 2.6 less turnovers than the opponent (13.7 to 11.1.)
 The Golden Eagles are paced in scoring by Cole Elliott at 18.6 per night- both Justin Coleman and Keir Anderson average 11.5 a contest- while LeJavius Johnson scores 9.8 a night. Coleman leads the team in rebounding at 10.8 a game and assists 2.6 per night.
  NDC won the first meeting between the two teams 75-70 at Murphy Gym on December 3rd.
Other MEC Games Saturday:
West Virginia State @Urbana
Fairmont State @West Liberty
Wheeling Jesuit@Shepherd
Glenville State @Virginia Wise
West Virginia Wesleyan @Concord
MEC Standings:
Fairmont State 15-0 (21-0)
West Liberty 14-1 (20-1)
Wheeling Jesuit 11-4 (17-4)
Shepherd 10-5 (13-8)
Notre Dame College 9-6 (15-6)
West Virginia Wesleyan 8-7 (11-10)
Charleston 6-9 (12-9)
Glenville State 5-10 (8-11)
Urbana 4-11 (9-12)
West Virginia State 3-12 (6-15)
Virginia Wise 3-12 (5-16)
Concord 2-13 (6-15)


 

Near Perfect Second Half Lifts NDC Past WVSU.

The Notre Dame College  Falcons used a hot shooting night and a 30 rebound advantage to lift them to a 90-75 win at Murphy Gym on Wednesday night. With the win NDC improves to 15-6 overall and 9-6 in the MEC. The loss dropped West Virginia State to 6-15 overall and 3-12 in the MEC.
  NDC was paced by Drew Scarberry who buried eight 3-pointer's and scored a career high 31 points in this one.
On how big the basket looked to him tonight:
"It was just one of those nights. Everything felt good when it left my hand. It helps when you have guys like Jay Banaysz setting screens like crazy, not to mention how hot Will and KT get when they are knocking down shots." Scarberry said.
  Kyauta Taylor added 24 points of his own- while Will Vorhees had yet another double-double (17 points and 13 rebounds.) Vorhees scored 15 of his 17 points in the second half.
  Ja'Sean Lewis just missed a triple-double (10 points, 13 assists and nine rebounds.)  He spoke to me about the other parts of his game besides his shot:
"I knew my shots were not falling tonight. So I had to work that much harder on the other parts of my game. Rebounding and the little things is something I have always taken pride in.
On the team still playing a little short handed:
" I trust everyone of my teammates to do what needs to be done at every point of the game. This is a great group of guys. We use playing short- handed as a way of playing with a chip on our shoulder." Lewis said.
  Banyasz spoke to me about his new role with the injury to Kobie Johnson:
" The more I play the more comfortable I get with this team. It is a easy group to play with when everything is clicking on all cylinders. It is not when you play as a team but how you play as a team." Banyasz said.
  The Falcons shot 50 percent as a team in the game. They went 14-30 (47 percent) from the 3-point line.  NDC did not fare well at the free throw line where they shot 43 percent (6-14.)  NDC crushed the Yellow Jackets on the boards 55-25. They had 25 assists and 16 turnovers.
   The Yellow Jackets were led by 22 points from Ernest Jenkins- while Terrance Jenkins added 10- and- Tyrie Elliott scored nine. The Jackets shot 40 percent as a team- 33 percent (11-33) from the 3-point line- and 80 percent (16-20) from the free throw line.  They had 15 assists and seven turnovers.
  It was a tough start for NDC as the Yellow Jackets would take a 10 point lead (13-3) after the first media timeout.  Scarberry would come in off the bench and immediately hit a pair of 3-pointer's to cut the lead to one (13-12) at the 12:56 mark. NDC would knot the game at 16 and take the lead 18-16 after a Taylor bucket at the 10:36 mark of the opening half. The rest of the half would see nine lead changes and neither team led by more than three. After a Jackets bucket they would take a 34-32 halftime lead.
  The second half would start and the Falcons would again knot the game this time at 37, before a 11-4 NDC run would give them a seven point lead (48-41) at the 15:39 mark. NDC would see the Jackets cut the lead to four- before Vorhees would score the next seven point capped by a two hand jam that gave NDC a 55-44 lead at the 12:40 mark.  The Falcons would lead by as many as 26 (88-62) at the 2:58 mark. They would go on to the 90-75 win.
 NDC will be back in action Saturday when they head to Charleston. Tip time at the Charleston Civic Center is set for 4 PM. You can catch the game live on NotreDameFalcons.com
Other MEC Scores Wednesday:
Concord 74 Glenville State 71
West Liberty 97 Shepherd 75
Fairmont State 97 Wheeling Jesuit 86
West Virginia Wise 73 Virginia Wise 63
Charleston 79 Urbana 65
MEC Standings:
Fairmont State 15-0 (21-0)
West Liberty 14-1 (20-1)
Wheeling Jesuit 11-4 (17-4)
Shepherd 10-5 (13-8)
Notre Dame College 9-6 (15-6)
West Virginia Wesleyan 8-7 (11-10)
Charleston 6-9 (12-9)
Glenville State 5-10 (8-11)
Urbana 4-11 (9-12)
West Virginia State 3-12 (6-15)
Virginia Wise 3-12 (5-16)
Concord 2-13 (6-15)