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Pioneers Too Much For Falcons.

2012-02-11T16:04:00.000-08:00

The Malone Pioneers jumped out to a 9-0 lead early and never trailed in avenging a loss to Notre Dame College back on January 21st.

The Pioneers win was their third straight and improved the Pioneers record to 11-12. Malone used some hot shooting in the opening half to build the big lead in the 83-64 win. The Pioneers would lead 22-8 nearly halfway thru the opening half. That lead would be stretched to 23 (45-22) at the half. The Pioneers led by 3o on a pair of occasions in the second half and cruised to the win. Three Malone players scored double figures on the day. Isiah Elliot had 19 to lead the Pioneer box score, Eric Coblentz added 17 including three 3-pointers, Zach Bates went 5 of 7 for his 12 points. Malone shot 55 percent as a team and hit 10-22 from the 3-point line. The Pioneers were 15-17 at the foul line. The hosts had 10 assists as well as 10 turnovers.

The loss for the Falcons snapped a modest two game win streak as they fell to 8-15. NDC has now lost seven straight on the road. Two Falcons players scored in double figures on the afternoon. Lawrence DeArmond had 11 points, while Phil Biggs added 11 points and eight rebounds. NDC shot 41 percent from the floor and hit 8-19 from the 3-point line. They struggled mightily at the foul line going just 8-14. The Falcons won the rebounding battle 32-29. They had 12 assists to go along with 16 turnovers.

The Falcons will hit the road again on Wednesday when they head to Lima to take on Ohio State Lima. Tip time is set for 6 PM.

NDC Topples Tigers

2012-02-08T20:30:00.000-08:00

If only the Notre Dame College Falcons could find a way to win on the road like they do at home. The Falcons improved to 8-14 on the season, 6-5 at Murphy Gym with a 79-73 win over Salem International. The Falcons had six players score in double figures for the second straight game. Marcquice Taylor posted 17 points to lead the way. Nate Enz and Lawrence DeArmond netted 14 each. Phil Biggs added yet another double-double with 11 points and 14 rebounds, while Troy Baugh narrowly missed a double-double with 10 points and nine rebounds. Taylor Reiger rounded out the double digit scorers with 10. The Falcons shot 44 percent from the field and hit 38 percent from the 3-point line. The Falcons shot 87.2 percent (34-39) at the foul line. NDC had 38 rebounds to 30 for Salem International. The Falcons had 12 assists and 19 turnovers.

The Tigers fell to 5-17 with the loss. Three players tallied double figures on the evening. Kenneth McCornell scored 17 to lead the way, Waler Brock had 14 and Ray'mar Porter added 11. The Tigers shot 45 percent from the floor and went 7-25 from the 3-point line. The Tigers only hit 66.7 percent (8-12) free throws. The Tigers had 14 assists to go along with 15 turnovers.

It was the Tigers who used their 3-point shooting to jump out to a 12-6 lead in the first four minutes. NDC would fight back and go on a 13-3 run to take a four point lead on a Raphie Tekie 3-pointer. The Falcons would lead by as many as 10 in the opening half but take a slim 41-36 halftime lead.

The Tigers would close the gap to one (54-53) seven minutes into the second half. The Falcons would then stretch the lead to 12 (67-55) on a pair of Ensz free throws at the 5:40 mark. The Tigers would male another run but the Falcons would seal it by going 28 of 31 at the foul line in the second half.

The Falcons will look for a rare season sweep of Malone when they head to Canton Saturday. Tip time is set for 4 PM.

Falcons Fly Past OSU-Lima.

2012-02-06T20:46:00.000-08:00

The Notre Dame Falcons put together probably it's best performance of the season Monday night in a 102-46 rout of Ohio State Lima.

The Falcons (7-14) snapped a two game losing skid at Murphy Gym Monday night. Six Falcons scored in double figures on the evening. Lawrence DeArmond posted 16 points to lead the way for NDC. Taylor Reiger (15), Troy Baugh (14), Raphi Tekie (12), Marcquice Taylor (11), and Phil Biggs (10) all netted double figure scoring nights. The Falcons shot 50 percent from the field and hit 9 of 27 from the 3-point line. The Falcons were 11-14 at the free throw line. They dominated the rebounding battle 46-30. NDC had 19 assists to just nine turnovers for the game. The win evened the Falcons home record at 5-5 on the year.

The Barons fell to 6-18 with the lopsided loss. They had a pair of players score in double figures. Ryan Downton led the way with 14 points, while Brady Schroeders added 12. The Barons stuggled both from the field (36 percent) and from the 3-point line (20 percent). They were 7-9 at the foul line. The Barons had a hard time taking care of the ball with just 5 assists and 30 turnovers.

The Falcons led by 16 after the first 14 minutes, the Falcons scored 47 points in the opening half which was the most for NDC since playing OSU Mansfield on December 17th. The Falcons shot 56 percent from the field in the opening half and led 47-22.

The second half was also dominated by NDC. The biggest lead of the game was 40 points at the 10 minute mark. The Falcons will be back in action Wednesday night when they host Salem International (West Virginia). Tip time is set for 7 PM at Murphy Gym.

Falcons Stung Again.

2012-02-04T19:22:00.000-08:00

The Notre Dame Falcons (6-14) could not find there stroke from the 3-point line and were stung for a second time this season by the Cedarville Yellow Jackets 70-57 at Murphy Gym.

The Falcons who have been solid from three much of the season were just 1 of 16 from the 3-point line Saturday. Marcquice Taylor was the only Falcon to score in double figures with 18 points. Phil Biggs added nine points and nine rebounds, while Lawrence DeArmond also tallied nine points. The Falcons shot 44 percent from the field and only made 62 percent (8-13) at the free throw line. The Falcons had only eight assists as a team. They turned the ball over 17 times.

With the win Cedarville stretched it's current winning streak to four. The Jackets improved to 14-7 on the season. The Jackets had a pair of players score double figures. Zimmy Nwogbo led the Jackets with 17 points to go along with eight rebounds. Austin Foote chipped in 14 and Marcus Reineke tallied nine. Cedarville shot 42 percent from the field in just it's fourth road win of the season. The Yellow Jackets shot 9 of 25 from the 3-point line. They did get hot in the second half, going 5 of 11. They made good on 79 percent at the foul line (15-19). The Jackets won the battle of the boards 38-32. Cedarville had 14 assists as opposed to 15 turnovers.

The Jackets never trailed in the game, jumping out to a 13-2 lead right out of the gate. The Falcons ran off the next six points and cut the lead to five (13-8) on a DeArmond lay up with 10:11 in the opening half. The Jackets would built another double digit lead but the Falcons would once again get within five (24-19). Cedarville would then go on a 14-3 run to open up a 16 point lead (38-22.) The Falcons would score the last bucket of the half and trail 38-24 at the intermission.

Both teams would come out cold in the second half. Austin Foote would hit a three to give the Yellow Jackets a 17 point lead nearly two minutes into the frame. NDC would not get any closer than 10 the rest of the way.

The Falcons will be back in action when they host Ohio State Lima on Monday. Tip time is set for 6 PM at Murphy Gym.

Tiffin's Big Second Half Stops Falcons.

2012-02-01T19:11:00.000-08:00

The Tiffin Dragons used a big second half to hand the Notre Dame Falcons a sixth consecutive road loss 94-81 Wednesday evening.

The Dragons improved to 10-12 on the season with the victory. The hot shooting Dragons got 31 points, including seven 3-pointers from Joe Graessle. He also had nine assists in the contest to go along with seven rebounds. Travis Spahr added 28 points on 12 of 16 shooting from the floor for the home team. Karl Finley rounded out the double digit scorers with 15. The Dragons shot 57 percent from the field in the contest. They were 10-21 from the 3-point line. The Dragons struggled at the foul line shooting 67 percent (16-24). Tiffin dominated the glass 38-28. They had 29 assists and 15 turnovers as a team.

NDC fell to 6-13 on the season. The Falcons had five players score double figures on the evening. Phil Biggs led the way with another double-double (18 points and 12 rebounds), while Troy Baugh added 13 in just 16 minutes of action. Marcquice Taylor and Raphie Teke netted 12 points each, while Taylor Reiger contributed 11 in the loss. The Falcons shot 50 percent from the floor and hit 45 percent (8-18) from the 3-point line. The Falcons shot just 60 percent (9-15) at the foul line. They had 21 assists as a team and turned it over 13 times.

The first half was a sea saw battle. The Falcons led by as many as six in the opening half. Phil Biggs scored the last five points of the opening half to give NDC a 37-31 halftime lead. The second half would be all Dragons. After hitting just two of 10 3-pointers in the opening half, the Dragons caught fire from 3-point land in the second half. Graessle hit three consecutive 3-

pointers and the Dragons had a 42-39 advantage.

The Falcons would take the lead 48-46 after a Nate Ensz bucket with just over 16 minutes to go. The Dragons would then go on a 12-0 spurt to take a 58-48 lead three minutes later. The Falcons would counter with a 13-0 run of their own to take a 61-58 lead on a Reiger three. Tiffin would then score the next seven to go back up 65-61. The Falcons would score on the ensuing possession to cut the lead to two. Tiffin would then go on a 11-2 run to go up 76-65. The Falcons would get as close as five (82-77) but the defense could not get enough stops to get over the hump for NDC.

The Falcons will be back in action Saturday when they welcome Cedarville to Murphy Gym. Tip time is set for 4 PM.

Falcons Even Up Home Record With Friday Win.

2012-01-27T20:31:00.000-08:00

The Notre Dame Falcons improved to 6-12 on the season with a 82-59 thrashing of Wilberforce on Friday night at Murphy Gym. The win evened the Falcons home record at 4-4 on the season.

Four NDC players scored in double figures in this one. Phil Biggs continued his recent tear scoring 19 points and grabbing eight rebounds. Marcquice Taylor put in 18 points on a seven of nine shooting from the floor while Raphi Tekie was a perfect five for five from the floor and three for three from 3-point range for his 13 points. Troy Baugh chipped in 10 points. The Falcons shot 60 percent from the floor and a red hot 64 percent from the 3-point line. The Falcons were 9-12 at the foul line, they had 18 assists to just eight turnovers.

The Bulldogs fell to 8-15 on the season with the loss. The loss also snapped a brief two game winning streak for Wilberforce. A pair of Bulldogs scored in double figures on the night. Ronald Hightower led the way with 19 points, while Chris Olafioye netted 10. The Bulldogs shot 42 percent but stuggled from three, going just 4-18. They did not help themselves at the foul line hitting just 7-14. The Bulldogs dominated the glass 38-23. They had five assists to just 15 turnovers.

NDC will be back in action Wednesday when they travel to Tiffin. Tip time is set for 7:30 PM.

Falcons Late Rally Falls Short.

2012-01-25T20:16:00.000-08:00

The Notre Dame Falcons fell to 5-12 overall with a 68-65 loss at Urbana on Wednesday. The win completed a season sweep of NDC for the Blue Knights.

Urbana (5-11) had a trio of players score in double figures Wednesday. Sharriff Muhhamed Jr. and Danny Goins had 18 points each for the Blue Knights, while Dyrell Doison added 10. Urbana shot 52 percent from the floor and 6-16 from the 3-point line in the win. The Blue Knights struggled at the foul line shooting 61 percent (14-23). Urbana dominated the boards 32-22. They had 13 assists to go along with 18 turnovers.

The Falcons also had three players in double figures. Taylor Reiger led the way with 16 points. Phil Biggs tallied 13, while Marcquice Taylor contributed 12 in the loss. The Falcons shot 47 percent from the field and hot 6-16 from the 3-point line. They were a solid 87 percent (13-15) at the foul line. The Falcons had 13 assists to go along with 13 turnovers.

The loss for the Falcons was their eighth in the last nine contests, including five straight away from Murphy Gym. The Blue Knights led by as many as 12 (56-44) with nine minutes left. Reiger and Nate Ensz made six straight free throws to get the Falcons within 61-56. After back to back lay ups by Reiger and Troy Baugh the Falcons were within 3 (68-65). The Falcons had a chance to tie but a Phil Biggs three did not go.

NDC will be back in action when it faces Wilberforce at Murphy Gym Friday night. Tip time is set for 7 PM.

Falcons Snap Skid!

2012-01-21T16:16:00.000-08:00

The Notre Dame Falcons (5-11) snapped a seven game losing streak Saturday with a 85-84 overtime win over Malone At Murphy Gymnasium. The win was the Falcons first since defeating Roberts Wesleyan December 18th.

Five Falcons tallied double figures in the win. Phil Biggs and Troy Baugh each registered double-doubles for NDC. Biggs patrolled the paint with 17 rebounds to go along with his 19 points. Baugh stuffed the stat sheet with 14 points, 10 rebounds and 6 assists. Nate Ensz also came up big scoring 14 points of his own. Taylor Reiger (13) and Marcquice Taylor (11) rounded out the double figure scorers for the Falcons. NDC shot 43 percent from the field and hit 4-13 from 3-point range. The Falcons hit 72 percent (23-32) from the free throw line. They out rebounded Malone 42-37. The Falcons had 19 assists to go along with 11 turnovers.

Malone fell to 8-11 on the season with the loss. Four Pioneers scored in double figures on the afternoon. Eric Coblentz paced the Pioneers with 18 points, Zach Bates netted 16, while Isiah Elliott and Corey Veldhulzen had 12 points each. The Pioneers shot 40 percent from the floor and hit 10-21 from the 3-point line. The Pioneers were solid at the foul line shooting 85 percent (24-28). They had 14 assists to go along with 12 turnovers.

The Pioneers jumped out of the gate quickly and scored the game's first six points before a Taylor Reiger 3-pointer would cut that lead in half. The Falcons would open up a 19-12 at the 12:24 mark of the opening half. Malone would go on a run of their own and the game would be tied at 31 with 2:27 in the half. The last 2:27 would be played evenly until a Malone bucket right before the break would give them a 40-39 halftime lead.

The second half would start with a 6-0 NDC run, but later Malone would counter with a 10-0 run to retake the lead. NDC would then go on a run of their own to open up a eight point lead with 8:32 in regulation. Over the next two minutes the Pioneers would counter with a 8-0 run to knot the game at the 6:30 mark. The two teams would then go back and forth until the Pioneers would take a two point lead with 28 seconds to go. A Troy Baugh jumper tied the game once again with six seconds and forced overtime.

Phil Biggs scored six of the Falcons eight points in the overtime and snapped the skid. The Falcons will be back in action Wednesday when they travel to Urbana. Urbana defeated the Falcons 78-63 in the first meeting.

Taylor's Career Night Not Enough For Falcons.

2012-01-19T09:58:00.000-08:00

Marcquice Taylor scored a career high 31 points at Murphy gymnasium Wednesday night but it was not enough as Notre Dame fell 70-64 to Roberts Wesleyan.

The loss for NDC (4-11) was there seventh straight. The Falcons fell to 2-4 at home with the loss. It is the Falcon's longest losing streak since losing 16 in a row to close out the 2003 season. That was the second season of the program. Taylor was 11-21 from the floor and 8-9 at the foul line in his career night. Phil Biggs added 12 points for the Falcons. NDC shot 41 percent from the floor and went just 4-16 from the 3-point line. The Falcons had a solid night at the foul line going 12-13 (92 percent). They had 10 assists to just 13 turnovers.

The Raiders (5-13) snapped a six game losing skid of their own with the win. It was the first win since December 7th for the Raiders and first road win since November 4th. Alif Bland led three Raiders in double figures with 23 points to go along with 7 rebounds. Mike Stone chipped in 14 and William Kemp-Harris netted 13 for RWC. The Raiders shot 46 percent from the floor and 43 percent from 3-point land in the win. The Raiders shot 92 percent (11-12) at the foul line. The Raiders crushed the Falcons on the glass 41-25. They had 13 assists and 17 turnovers in the win.

The Falcons will be back in action Saturday when they host Malone. Tip time is set for 4 PM.

Cedarville Continues Falcons Woes.

2012-01-14T20:37:00.000-08:00

The Cedarville Yellow Jackets were 7-0 all-time vs Notre Dame College coming into Saturday's action. Well make it 8-0, as the Jackets sent the reeling Falcons (4-10) to a sixth straight defeat at the Callan Athletic Center by a 84-69 score.

The hot shooting Yellow Jackets (9-6) saw four players post double digits on Saturday. Zach Brown paced the Jackets with 21 points, Austin Foote netted 17, Zimmy Nowogbo had a double double with 16 points and 10 rebounds while Brian Grant chipped in 11 for the hosts. The hot shooting Jackets shot 57 percent (30-53) from the field and a sizzling 58 percent from 3-point land (11-19). The Jackets struggled at the foul line shooting 62 percent (13-21). Cedarville also dominated the boards, crushing the Falcons on the glass 35-21.

For NDC it has been a familiar theme throughout this losing skid as they get off to quick starts and fade in the second half. Eric Dummermuth missed his 12th consecutive game due to injury and it was evident especially on the glass where not a single Falcons had more than four rebounds. A pair of Falcons scored in double figures on the day. Marcquice Taylor had a third consecutive game of 20 points or more, as he posted 21 in the contest. Phil Biggs added 17 for NDC. The Falcons shot 51 percent (25-49) from the floor on the day. They struggled from 3-point land, shooting just 29 percent (4-14). The Falcons struggles at the foul line continued shooting 68 percent (15-22).

The game was close for a half. NDC led by as many as 8 (17-9) in the opening stanza. The Falcons did not score for the final 5:15 of the half and the Jackets would take a 33-28 lead to the locker room. Cedarville would lead by as many as 18 and control the second half for the easy win.

NDC will be back home Wednesday. The Falcons will host Roberts Wesleyan at Murphy Gym. Tip time is set for 7 PM.

Falcons Fall to Blue Knights.

2012-01-12T14:09:00.000-08:00

The Notre Dame Falcons fell to 4-9 with a 78-63 loss to Urbana at Murphy Gym Wednesday. The Falcons saw a 13 point first half lead evaporate for the second time in three games. With the loss Wednesday NDC is 2-3 at home on the season. The loss was the fifth in a row for NDC.

Urbana improved to 4-9 on the season and snapped a three game slide also. After a 29-11 run to close out the first half Urbana led 41-36 going into the locker room.

Notre Dame hit five of the first six three's that they attempted and after a Raphie Tekie 3-ball had a 25-12 lead with 10:42 in the opening half. The Falcons would go 0 for 9 from 3-point land in the final 29:18 of the contest.

Marcquice Taylor had 23 points to lead all scorers on the night. Kaloma Figuero-Jackson added 10 points for the Falcons. Nate Ensz would lead NDC pulling down 10 rebounds. The Falcons shot 42 percent from the field and 5 of 15 (33 percent) from long range. The Falcons struggled in the two areas they have all season, at the free throw line (8-12) and on the boards (41-32).

The Blue Knights had a pair of players score double figures. Shaarif Muahhmed tallied a double-double (22 points and 11 rebounds). Marcus Pearl chipped in 11 for the Blue Knights.

The Falcons will travel to Cedarville to battle the Yellow Jackets Saturday. Tip time is at 4 PM.

Hot Shooting First Half Not Enough For Falcons.

2012-01-07T21:12:00.000-08:00

The Notre Dame Falcons built a 14 point halftime lead but could not hang on in a 73-69 loss to Salem International (West Virginia) Saturday at T.Edward Davis Gymnasium. The Falcons fell to 4-8 despite shooting 65 percent from the field in the opening half.

NDC had three players in double digits on Saturday. Marcquice Taylor poured in a game high 23 to lead the way. Phil Biggs continued his solid season with 17 points on the night. Nate Ensz had a solid game with 10 points and 8 rebounds. The Falcons shot 41 percent for the game and went 4-10 (40 percent) from the 3-point line. The Falcons shot 72 percent (21-29) at the line. They buried themselves with 27 turnovers though. NDC won the rebounding battle 35-26.

The Tigers had four players tally double figures. Walter Brock and Kam'mar Lebrew netted 14 points each to pace the Tigers. Corey Duncan added 11 points, three rebounds and six steals in the win while Jeremy Sewell chipped in 11. The Tigers shot 37 percent from the field and 8-26 (31 percent) from the 3-point line. The Tigers were 17-19 (89 percent) from the foul line. Walter Brock was 12-12. The Tigers had 15 assists and 14 turnovers.

NDC will be back in action when they return home Wednesday night to face Urbana. Tip time is set for 7 PM at Murphy Gym.

Falcons Toppled by St Edward's.

2012-01-02T20:08:00.000-08:00

The Notre Dame Falcons (4-7) fell 68-66 to the Hilltoppers of St.Edward's (Texas) University on Saturday night. The Falcons had a chance to win it but a 3-pointer by Taylor Reiger did not go as time expired.

The loss was the third in a row for the Falcons. The Hilltoppers improved to 8-4 with the win. Four Falcons scored in double figures in this one. Marcquice Taylor and Brennan Osborne led the Falcons with 16 points each. Phil Biggs tallied a double-double with 13 points and 10 rebounds, while Troy Baugh netted 10. The Falcons shot 44 percent for the game but went just 6-24 from the 3-point line. Once again NDC hurt themselves at the foul line going 4-9 (44 percent). The Falcons had 18 assists and just five turnovers.

St.Ed's had three players score in double figures in the win. Shimeek Johnson led the way with 16 points, Remy Boswell had a double-double with 13 points and 12 rebounds, Tyler Foster netted 12 for the Hilltoppers. St.Ed's shot 41 percent from the field and was 11-31 (36 percent) from the 3-point line. They struggled at the foul line shooting 64 percent (9-14). The Hilltoppers won the battle of the boards 42-36, had 15 assissts and 8 turnovers.

The first half started with NDC playing close to even with the Hilltoppers in the early going. Then St.Ed's would run off a 19-4 run to take a 28-12 lead just over half way through the opening half. The Toppers would lead 44-31 at the half. After falling behind by 15, the Falcons would go on a spurt of their own to cut the lead to three with 13:52 to go. St.Ed's would counter and stretch the lead back to 13 at 66-53 with 6:26 left. The Toppers would not score another field goal the rest of the way and NDC would have a chance at the end. Phil Biggs would rebound a missed free throw with 11 seconds to go but the Falcons would fall two points short after the Reiger missed three.

NDC will look to get back on the winning track when they will face Salem (WV) International Saturday at 4 PM.

Dust Devils Hold Off Falcons.

2011-12-30T20:38:00.000-08:00

The Notre Dame College Falcons (4-6) lost for the second straight game, this time 84-76 to the Dust Devils of Texas A&M International (9-3). NDC jumped out to an 18-7 lead in the early going after a Phil Biggs 3-pointer and a traditional 3-point play by Marcquice Taylor. The Dust Devils would go on 10-0 run and tie the game at 21 on a Scott Payne lay up with 9:21 to go in the opening half. The rest of the half would be played fairly evenly and it would be 40-37 TAMIU at the half. The Dust Devils would bust it open and lead by as many as 23 (78-55) late.

Both teams shot the ball extremely well in this one. NDC shot 55 percent to 54 percent for TAMIU. The Falcons were 7-13 (54 percent) from the 3-point line while the Dust Devils went 8-24 (33 percent) from the 3-point line. As it has been all season foul shooting made a huge difference. NDC shot 13-24 (54 percent) at the foul line while TAMIU shot 89 percent (16-18). The Dust Devils won on the boards 29-28. Assists were 21-15 in favor of the Dust Devils. The Falcons had 15 turnovers to 13 for the Dust Devils.

Phil Biggs led NDC with 20 points, while Marcquice Taylor had 18, Kaloma Fuguero-Jackson added 10. The Falcons will look to bounce back Saturday night when they face Saint Edwards University.

The Dust Devils had four players tally double figures Friday. Ryan McLucas leads the way with 18 points, while Scottie Payne added 14. Joe Reid (13) and Evan Matteson (12) rounded out the double digit scorers. The Dust Devils will battle Cedarville on Saturday.

Win Streak Snapped.

2011-12-18T19:29:00.000-08:00

The Notre Dame Falcons (4-5) saw it's season high three game win streak snapped despite a furious rally late. The Falcons fell 69-65 to the Thunderbirds of Algoma (Canda) in the second day of the NDC Comfort Inn Holiday Classic.

The Thunderbirds (7-3) were led by three players in double figures. Carnakie Reynaldo paced Algoma with 21 points, while Dele Oworu chipped in 13, and Aaron Jackson netted 11. The Thunderbirds shot 43 percent from the floor and made 7 of 20 from the 3-point line. They struggled at the foul line, going 16 of 28 (57 percent). They had 18 turnovers to go along with 12 assists.

The Falcons had four players tally double figures on the day. Phil Biggs led the way with 17 points, while Marcquice Taylor chipped in 14. Kaloma Figueroa-Jackson added 12, while Troy Baugh rounded out the double digit scorers with 11. The Falcons shot 36 percent from the field and just went 3-20 from the 3-point line. The Falcons shot 14-20 (70 percent) at the foul line. NDC had 11 assists and 17 turnovers. The rebounding battle was even at 42 despite the Falcons still being without leading rebounder Eric Dummermuth. Nate Ensz did return and grab six rebounds.

Neither team shot well in the opening half. NDC shot 28 percent (8 for 29), while Algoma shot just 34 percent (11 of 32). It was Algoma who jumped out to a 13-5 lead in the first seven plus minutes. NDC would battle back and cut the lead to one (23-22) with 5:15 in the opening half. Algoma stretched that lead to nine (35-26) at the half.

The Thunderbirds came out in the second half and would stretch the lead to 16 (44-28) in the first eight plus minutes of half number two. NDC would once again battle back and go on a 7-0 run, with a Phil Biggs jumper they would be within three (54-51.) THe Thunderbirds looked to put the game alway with a 67-56 lead with 1:53 to go but the Falcons were not done. After a Taylor three with 27 seconds to go capped off a 7-0 run the Falcons were only down 67-63. Jovain Wilson made two free throws to put it away for the Thunderbirds with eight seconds left.

The Falcons will be back in action on December 30th when they will travel to Laredo,Texas and take on Texas A&M International. Tip time is 9 PM.

Falcons Roll Past Mavericks.

2011-12-17T19:32:00.000-08:00

The Notre Dame Falcons (4-4) rolled to a 92-57 win over OSU-Mansfield in the first day of the NDC Comfort Inn Holiday Tournament Saturday.

The 92 points NDC scored were a season high. They were paced by 14 points from Taylor Rieger. Marcquice Taylor added 13, Troy Baugh had 11 and Phil Biggs netted 10. Biggs played in his 100th game as a member of the Falcons Saturday. The Falcons shot 45 percent from the field and went 6-24 (25 percent) from the 3-point line. NDC shot 75 percent (12-18) at the foul line. The Falcons won the rebounding battle 42-36 and had 11 turnovers.

The Mavericks (3-12) only dressed six players, but three scored in double figures. Todd Ferguson led the Mavericks with 19 points, Evan Mills had 13, and Geoffery Taylor netted 12 in the loss. OSUM shot 31 percent from the field and went 3-17 from the 3-point line. The Mavericks shot 71 percent from the foul line, while they had just 3 assists as a team to go along with 15 turnovers.

The first half belonged to the Falcons as they would jump out to an 11-2 lead in the early going. The Falcons would shoot 51 percent in the opening half and have a commanding 55-23 lead at the break. Taylor Reiger scored 12 of his 14 points in the opening half. The second half saw the Falcons stretch the lead to 40 points with 11:50 to go. The Falcons would cruise to the easy win. NDC will be back in action Sunday when they battle Algoma in day two of the NDC Comfort Inn Holiday Classic. TIp time is set for 4 PM.

Twice As Nice!

2011-12-10T20:49:00.000-08:00

The Notre Dame Falcons (3-4) used a three pointer by Brennan Osborne that broke a 67-67 tie to win for the second straight time and complete a series sweep of Houghton.

The Falcons won back to back games for the first time this season when Osborne drained the three to knock off the Highlanders (4-5) 70-68. Three Falcons players scored in double figures in the big win in Rochester. Marcquice Taylor led a pair of NDC players with 16 points, while Phil Biggs also added 16 to go along with 11 rebounds. Raphi Tekie contributed 12 points to round out the double digit scorers for the Falcons. The Falcons shot 47 percent from the field and hit 8 0f 20 (40 percent) from the three point line. NDC heated up from long range in the second half when they went 4 of 6, including Osborne's game winner. The Falcons were a very respectable 73 percent (8-11) at the foul line. NDC also did a good job taking care of the basketball turning it over ten times.

The Highlanders had a brief two game win streak snapped. Mike Munoz had a monster game for Houghton, scoring 26 points to go along with 21 rebounds. Matthew Dean added 14, while Chris Confair netted 12 for the Highlanders. Houghton shot 45 percent from the field and 44 percent from the 3-point line. The Highlanders could not convert at the foul line going 9-17 (53 percent). The hosts also had 10 turnovers. Each team gathered 34 rebounds.

The first half was a see-saw affair with three lead changes and six ties. The game was knotted at 34 at halftime. NDC built a 14 point lead (59-45) with 10:34 to go after Kaloma Fiegeroa-Jackson drained a pair of free throws. Matthew Dean drained a three to cut the lead to 67-66 with 1:34 to go and cap a 17-4 Highlanders run. Mark O'Brien then split a pair of free throws before Osborne's big three put NDC up to stay. After a NDC foul, Andrew Makori would have to make the first (which he did)and miss the second intentionally and get a tip in. Fittingly it was Osborne who came up with the rebound to seal it.

NDC will be back in action Saturday when they face the Mavericks of OSU-Mansfield in the NDC Comfort Inn Classic. Tip time is set for 4 PM at Murphy Gymnasium.

Falcons Snap Slide!

2011-12-09T19:47:00.000-08:00

The Notre Dame Falcons (2-4) snapped a four game losing streak with a 65-62 win over Roberts Wesleyan at the Voller Athletic Center in Rochester,NY Friday. The Falcons used a solid night at the foul line to get the win. NDC who has struggled all season at the line went 13-14 (93 percent) on this night. Four Falcons scored in double figures in this one. They were led by Phil Biggs who poured in 17 points to go along with 7 rebounds. Marcquice Taylor added 15, while Brennan Osborne and Raphi Tekie had 10 points each. The Falcons shot 43 percent from the field and 32 percent from the three point line.

The Raiders fell to 4-8 on the season with the loss. Roberts Wesleyan was led by three players in double figures. William Kemp-Harris led the way with 15 points for the Raiders. Patrick Downer and Alif Bland netted 14 each for the hosts. Bland also added 12 rebounds for Wesleyan. The Raiders shot 42 percent from the field and 29 percent from three point land. The Raiders struggled at the line going 5-9 (56 percent). The Raiders won the battle of the boards 37-31.

The Falcons will be back in action Saturday when they take on Houghton. Tip time is set for 2 PM.

Findlay Too much for Short-Handed Falcons.

2011-12-04T08:40:00.000-08:00

The Notre Dame Falcons (1-4) would have had enough trouble with the Findlay Oilers (6-1) at full strength but they were not Saturday. The Falcons were still without Eric Dummermuth and Nate Ensz in the loss. It was the fourth straight loss for NDC.

The 13th ranked Oilers won there fifth straight. Findlay jumped out to an 8-0 lead to start the contest. The Falcons hung tough early and trailed 14-10 with 12:52 in the opening half. The Oilers then blew the game open with a 17-3 run that made it 31-13 for the hosts. Another late run in the first half (14-2 this time) made it 49-26 Oilers at the break. The Oilers shot 56.4 percent in the opening half and clobbered the Falcons on the boards 22-11. Phil Biggs led NDC with 10 of his 14 points in the opening half.

Just when you thought the Oilers could not shoot it any better they did in the second half. Findlay shot 69 percent in the second half. 22 was as close as the Falcons would get in the second half. It was 40-20 on the boards in favor of the Oilers. Findlay had 30 assists and 15 turnovers.

Troy Baugh and Marcquice Taylor each tallied eight points for NDC. NDC shot 42 percent from the field and 33 percent from the three point line. The Falcons continued to struggle at the foul line shooting 60 percent (9-15).

Findlay was paced by four players in double figures, and thirteen players who had at least one assist. Kyle Calola paced the Oilers with 15 points, Greg Khalig and Jake Heagen netted 14 each. Jack Smith netted 11 to round out the double digit scorers.

NDC will be back in action Friday when they travel to Rochester,New York to battle Roberts Wesleyan. Tip time is set for 7 PM.

Beaten At The Buzzer.

2011-11-29T18:39:00.000-08:00

The short-handed Notre Dame Falcons (1-3) fell to the Presidents of Washington and Jefferson 66-65 on a 18 footer at the horn by Zach Belhy. Belhy lead all scorers with 26 points as the Presidents improved to 3-3 on the season. NDC was without Eric Dummermuth and Nate Ensz who both are nursing injuries.

The game started in the Faclcons favor as they would jump out to a 27-16 lead behind the shooting of Taylor Reiger and Marcquise Taylor. The Presidents would quickly erase that deficit, before the Falcons would take a six point lead into the halftime break 32-26.

NDC would score the first three points of the second half to open up a nine point lead. Then it would be the Presidents who would rip off a 27-9 run that looked to put them in command. The Falcons would then go on a 10-0 spurt to take a three point lead on a Reiger three that would make it 62-59. The Presidents would tie it on a traditional three point play. The Falcons would get the lead back after the Presidents had a brief one point lead. Troy Baugh would give the Falcons the lead on a runner with 18 seconds to play and that would set up the Presidents last second heroics.

Three Presidents scored in double figures on the evening. Belhy lead the way with 26, while Andy Carter added a double-double of 19 points and 10 rebounds. Uchenna Okocha rounded out the double digit scorers with ten. W &J shot 49 percent from the field and 44 percent from the three point line. They were a solid 82 percent (14-17) at the foul line. They out rebounded NDC 32-28. They also had 9 assists and 15 turnovers.

The Falcons shot 45 percent from the field and 41 percent from the three point line. NDC struggled at the foul line going 10-17 (59 percent). The Falcons had 12 assists and 11 turnovers.

The Falcons will look to get back in the win column on Saturday when they travel to Findlay to battle the Oilers. Tip time is set for 3 PM.

Terriers Topple Falcons.

2011-11-19T20:52:00.000-08:00

Hiram (2-0) and a key loss were too much to overcome for NDC in a 84-73 loss to the Terriers at Price Gymnasium on Saturday afternoon. The Falcons played much of the game without leading returning scorer Eric Dummermuth, who was limited to just eight minutes of action.

The Falcons (1-2) were led by four players in double figures. Phil Biggs and Marquice Taylor led NDC with 15 points each. Brennan Osborne had his first career double-double with 11 points and 10 rebounds. Troy Baugh provided a spark off the bench scoring 13 points and grabbing 8 rebounds.

Hiram had five players score in double figures on the afternoon. Jamaal Watkins led the way with 20 points. Aaron Steffanov added 12 points, Andrew Wiegand had a double-double with 13 points and 16 rebounds. Branden Means and Alan Sheppard added 12 and 11 points respectively.

Hiram shot 49 percent from the field while the Falcons shot 41 percent. Hiram shot 36 percent from the 3-point line as opposed to 27 percent from the Falcons. The Terriers were 9-12 from the foul line (75 percent) as opposed to 13-21 (62 percent) for the Falcons. The Terriers took advantage of Dummermuth's absence much of the way to win the battle of the boards 42-37. Both teams took good care of the ball, the Falcons had just five turnovers, while the Terriers had nine.

Hiram jumped out to a early 9-2 lead punctuated by a Watkins dunk 4 minutes in. NDC would fight back and tie the game at 19 on a Taylor jumper with 11:09 to go. The two teams would play even basketball for the next 11 minutes until a 3-pointer by Branden Means would spark the Terriers to a 38-37 halftime lead.

The Falcons would score the first five points of the second half to take a four point lead. With 16:34 to go it would be a four point lead for the Falcons on a Taylor Reiger jumper. The Terriers would then go on a 8-0 spurt to make it a 4 point lead of their own. The lead stretched to nine on a pair of occassions. The Falcons would cut it to four a couple times but that is as close as they would get. NDC will be back in action after a 10 day break when they welcome Washington and Jefferson on November 29th. Tip time is set for 7 PM.

Three point barrage buries Falcons.

2011-11-16T09:17:00.000-08:00

The Notre Dame Falcons (1-1) fell 80-62 to the Youngstown State Penguins (2-0) at the Beeghly Center on Tuesday night.

The Penguins went 14 of 29 (48 percent) from the three point line in the contest. Four Penguins scored in double figures on the night. Kendrick Perry paced YSU with 18 points including three 3 pointers. Ashen Ward added 17 including five three's. Blake Allen netted 14, while Damian Eargle scored 12. The Penguins shot 40 percent from the field to go along with the 48 percent from the three point line. YSU won the battle of the boards 41-32, and they had 21 assists as opposed to just 9 turnovers.

The Falcons had a pair of players in double figures. Eric Dummermuth had a double-double with 20 points and 10 rebounds. Marcquice Taylo added 13 to go along with 5 assists. NDC shot 41 percent from the field for the game. They also shot 42 percent (8 of 19) from three point land. NDC improved dramatically from the opener at the foul line going 14 of 17 (82 percent). The Falcons had 11 assists to go along with 17 turnovers.

The Falcons will be back in action Saturday when they travel to Hiram. Tip time in that game is set for 3 PM.

Falcons Rally For Opening Win.

2011-11-12T07:50:00.000-08:00

Five Notre Dame Falcons scored in double figures as they came up with a 79-76 overtime win in the opener for both teams at Murphy Gymnasium on Friday night.

Freshman guard Marquise Taylor paced the Falcons with 21 points. Taylor Reiger netted 17 for NDC while Phil Biggs added a double-double with 14 points and 10 rebounds. Eric Dummermuth was one rebound shy of a double-double, scoring 14 points and grabbing 9 rebounds. Brennan Osborn added 11 to round out the Falcons (1-0) double digit scorers.

Houghton (0-1) was led by three players in double figures. Chris Confair paced the Highlanders with 24 points and 12 rebounds. Mike Munoz and Matthew Dean added 15 each.

Houghton built a lead as large as 13 points in the opening half. After a 12-4 run closed the half, the Falcons cut the lead to five at the intermission. The Falcons got a big second half from Taylor, who was playing in his first collegiate game. He scored 15 of his 21 in the second stanza and overtime. Andrew Makori hit a three for the Highlanders with 8 seconds to play that looked like it could be the game winner. Phil Biggs got fouled attempting a three pointer and drained all three free throws to send the game into the extra session.

The Falcons started off the OT with a 6-0 run and would hang on for the three point win. NDC shot 42 percent from the floor and just 4-21 (19 percent) from the three point line. The Falcons struggled at the foul line going 23-37 (63 percent) although Biggs nailed the three that mattered most with one second left in regulation. NDC had 9 assists and 12 turnovers.

Houghton shot 48 percent from the field, including 53 percent in the opening half. The Highlanders shot 32 percent (8-25 from the three point line). Houghton cost themselves the game by going just 4-12 (33 percent) at the foul line. Houghton won the battle of the boards 45-41, had 13 assists and 14 turnovers.

The Falcons will be back in action Tuesday night when they travel to Youngstown to face the Penguins of Youngstown State. Tip time is set for 7:05 PM.

Falcons Fall in Finale.

2011-02-19T23:55:00.000-08:00

The Notre Dame College Falcons (11-19 6-12 AMC) fell to Cedarville (18-11 13-5 AMC) Saturday. It was the season finale for Notre Dame.

The Falcons struggled offensively in the 66-49 loss. NDC managed just 11 field goals in the game, including just 4 in the opening half. NDC shot 22 percent from the field and 26 percent from long range. NDC had just 3 assists and 12 turnovers. Only one Notre Dame player scored in double fugures. Eric Dummermuth had a game high 25 points. Taylor Reiger and Nathan Snarr had 9 points each.

The Yellow Jackets improved to 7-0 all time vs NDC. Three Yellow Jackets scored in double figures Saturday. Matt Harner leads the way with 16 points. Derrick Hannon added 15 while Brian Grant added 10. The Jackets shot 42 percent from the field and 41 percent from long range. The Jackets destroyed NDC on the boards 47-31. Cedarville had 13 assists as well as turnovers.

NDC ends the season at 11-19 while the Jackets await their tournament fate.

Going Out In Style!

2011-02-18T00:15:00.000-08:00

Curtis McClure scored a career high 31 points on Senior night and the Notre Dame Falcons (11-18 6-11 AMC) got a 95-88 win over Point Park at Murphy Gym on Thursday night. Point Park fell to 14-11 and 8-9 on the season.

On a night when Eric Dummermuth scored 4 points on just 1 of 4 shooting the Falcons still managed to get a win. The Falcons had three players score in double figures. McClure had 31, Rodney Mickens poured in 30 and Taylor Reiger netted 16 for the home team. The Falcons shot 49 percent from the field and 37 percent from three point land. They were 79% from the foul line and had 16 assists along with 12 turnovers.

The Pioneers were led by Kris Douse with 23 points. Devon Alexander added 20, Jimmy Sherwood had 18 and Josh Troccio netted 12 for Point Park. The Pioneers shot 48% from the field and 32% from three point land. They struggled at the foul line shooting 67%. The Pioneers had 12 assists and 13 miscues. The rebounding battle was even at 37.

PPU jumped out to a 15-9 lead in the first 4 and a half minutes. The Pioneers stretched the lead to 11 (29-18) on a Douse free throw with 10:13 to go in the opening half. The Falcons battled back in the next ten minutes and the game was knotted at 44 at halftime.

After some even basketball for about 8 minutes the Falcons opened up a 67-61 lead about midway through the second half. NDC would stretch the lead out to 9 (83-74) with 3:16 to go. The lead was cut to four a pair of times before McClure and Mickens sealed it for NDC on Senior Night.

NDC will close out the regular season Saturday as they will battle Cedarville on the road. The Falcons fell to the Yellow Jackets 82-80 in the first meeting. Tip time Saturday is set for 4 PM.

A Night To Forget.

2011-02-15T20:41:00.000-08:00

The Notre Dame Falcons (10-18 5-11 AMC) have had some tough losses in the 2010-11 season but Tuesday's loss to Malone may have been the worst performance for the Falcons all season. The Falcons were held to a season low 45 points on this miserable night.

The Falcons made just six field goals in the first half to score just 15 points. Curtis McClure was the only Falcon to score in double figures as he scored 12 points. Eric Dummermuth added 9 points and 9 rebounds which is well under his average. Taylor Reiger and Phil Biggs added 7 points each.

NDC shot 33% from the floor and hit just 2 of 8 from three point land. The Falcons were 11-17 (65%) at the foul line. The Falcons had 22 turnovers to go along with 11 assists.

The Pioneers improved to 18-10 and 11-5 in the AMC. They had three players score in double figures on the evening. Eric Coblentz led the way with 13 points, Ebiowei Porbeni added 12, while Cory Veldhulzen had 10 for Malone. The Pioneers completed the season sweep of NDC by shooting a very solid 44 percent from the field and 83 percent from the free throw line. The Pioneers had 41 rebounds to just 34 for the Falcons. Malone shot 8-27 (29.6% ) from three point land. The Pioneers had 13 assists along with 13 turnovers.

Malone jumped out to a 10-3 lead in the game's opening six minutes. Malone would stretch out that lead to 13 (22-9) on a three by Coblentz with 7:26 in the half. Vic Pappas would hit a pair of free throws to cut the lead to 11, but then the Pioneers would run off the next three points punctuated by another Coblentz three. The Pioneers would take a 34-15 lead into the intermission.

NDC would cut the lead to 11 (41-30) on a Biggs three with 14:42 to go. That is as close as the Falcons would get as Malone would roll to the victory.

The Falcons will be back in action Thursday night with the regular season finale at Murphy Gym. NDC will take on Point Park and tip time is set for 7 PM.

Taking Out Some Agression!

2011-02-13T07:54:00.000-08:00

The Notre Dame Falcons finally got that conference win at Murphy Gym that they have been waiting for all season. The 97-50 thrashing of Wilber Force snapped a four game losing streak overall and seven game home losing streak for NDC (10-17 5-10 AMC). The Falcons were dynamite in the first half shooting 57% from the field and making good on 5 of 7 three point attempts in the opening stanza.

Four Falcons scored in double figures on the day. Eric Dummermuth paced the Falcons with another monster game. The sophomore from Dover,OH had 23 points to go along with 18 rebounds. It was the 19th double-double in 27 contests for Dummermuth. Three other Falcons scored in double numbers Saturday. Curtis McClure continued his stellar Senior season with another 22 point performance. Phil Biggs had his second double-double of the season with 12 points and 11 rebounds. Taylor Reiger had four treys en route to 16 points. NDC shot 51% from the field overall and 44% (10-23) from long range. They struggled at the foul line shooting just 54% (7-13). The Falcons clobbered the Bulldogs on the boards 55-29. They also had 21 assists as a team to go along with just 8 turnovers.

"We played great and shot the ball extremely well today" coach Kevin Bille told Andy Barch from the Falcons website. "We played well on both ends of the floor and it feels great to get our first conference win of the season".

The Bulldogs struggled shooting the ball all day and looked like a completely different team than the win who lost by just 13 at home against the Falcons in the last meeting. The Falcons shot just 30% from the floor and 9-33 (27%) from three point land. They got to the foul line just 8 times making 5. The Bulldogs had just 11 assists and 16 turnovers.

The Bulldogs (5-21 3-13 AMC) had three players in double figures on the day. Darius Foster paced them with 13 points behind three triples. Tim Giles and Lance Whitfield added 10 each. The Blue and white will be back in action Tuesday when they hit the road to face Malone. Tip time is set for 8 PM in Canton.

Falcons Stung by Yellow Jackets At The Murph.

2011-02-10T19:08:00.000-08:00

Perhaps Kevin Bille and Byron Scott should get together. The two coaches have something in common. Neither of them can win a game on there home floor. The Falcons most recent loss was a 82-80 setback to Cedarville on Thursday night.

Notre Dame College 9-17 (4-10 AMC) was led by four players in double figures on the evening. "We played well in spurts" said coach Kevin Bille. Eric Dummermuth paced the Falcons with 22 points and 12 rebounds. Curtis McClure continued his stellar play of late posting 21 points. Rodney Mickens netted 15 while Taylor Reiger added 11 in a game where he was just 3-13 from the field. The Falcons shot 44% from the floor but struggled from three point land going 6-18 (33%). The Falcons shot 80% (20-25) at the free throw line. The Falcons out rebounded Cedarville 42-32. NDC had 13 assists and 14 turnovers.

Cedarville improved to 14-9 overall and 9-5 AMC with the win. The Yellow Jackets improved to 6-0 all time against the Falcons. Two Yellow Jackets posted double figures on the night. Matt Harner paced the Jackets with 27 points behind 5-12 from three point land. Daniel Kohavi chipped in 12 points. The Jackets shot 48% from the floor. They hi 11-28 (39.3%) from three point land. They struggled at the foul line shooting at a 50% clip (9-18). The Jackets had 19 assists and 10 turnovers.

The Falcons got off to a hot start behind a pressing defense. The Falcons led 9-2 after a McClure layup 1:42 into the contest. Cedarville would get a three from Brian Hecker to cut the lead to 1 (16-15) with 14:13 in the half. The Yellow Jackets would control the next 4:30 minutes and it would be 30-23 Cedarville with 9:48 to go in the half. The Falcons would then use a 7-0 run to tie the game at 30. The Falcons would go up 44-37 at the intermission after a McClure jam right before the half.

The Falcons would stretch the lead to 10 by scoring the first 3 points of the second half. Cedarville would come back and regain the lead 54-53 on a Kohavi three with just under 14 minutes left. The two teams would continue to trade buckets over the next several minutes and after a Dummermuth jumper the game would be knotted at 67 with 5:04 to go. The Yellow Jackets would then go on a 9-2 run to take a 76-69 lead with just 1:09 to play. The Falcons would get to within 1 (79-78) on a Phil Biggs three with 11 seconds left. Hannon then made a pair of free throws with ten seconds to go for Cedarville. Phil Biggs would turn the ball over before NDC could get a shot off. After a split on a pair of free throws by Kohavi it was all over. Dummermuth hit a jumper as time expired to account for the 82-80 final.

NDC concludes this four game home stand Saturday vs WilberForce. The Falcons will look to snap a four game losing streak overall and six game skid at Murphy Gym. Tip time Saturday is set for 4 PM.

Flat Falcons Continue Home Woes.

2011-02-09T13:00:00.000-08:00

The Notre Dame Falcons (9-16 4-9 AMC) lost for the sixth straight time at Murphy Gym a 92-82 loss to Mount Vernon Nazarene (15-11 8-6 AMC).

The Falcons looked like a completely different team than the one that took #1 Walsh down to the wire Saturday. The Falcons just could not get anything going, and had a very poor defensive effort on Tuesday night. The Falcons had three players score double figures on Tuesday. Eric Dummermuth and Curtis McClure paced the Falcons with 17 points each. Taylor Reiger also netted 16. The Falcons shot 49% from the floor while hitting 5 of 15 from three point land. NDC was 23-29 (79%) at the free throw line. The Falcons easily won the boards battle 34-22. NDC had 11 turnovers and just 6 assists.

The Cougars remained in the hunt for the final playoff spot in the AMC. Robbie Taylor was red hot from long range and paced the Cougars with 25 points. Taylor was 6-10 from three point land and also added 5 assists. Brandon Short added 22 points. Short was 6-9 from the field and hit 10 of 11 at the charity stripe. Caleb Williams added 16 on 7 of 8 shooting. He was 2 of 3 at the foul line. The Cougars had a fantastic shooting night. They shot 60% from the floor (33-55), hit 56% from three (9-16) and were 17-23 (74%) from the foul line. Mount Vernon had just 7 turnovers to go along with 16 assists.

The game started with a very sparse crowd due to the unusual 5:30 start time. The attendance ended up being 177. The teams came out trading buckets for most of the first half. It was tied at 22 after a McClure jumper with 6:37 in the opening half. The Cougars then went on a 10-0 run after a Short jumper with 3:13 in the half. Curtis McClure electrified the crowd with a dunk that cut the lead to 8. The Cougars would lead 36-29 going into the intermission.

The Falcons got the lead down to 5 on a pair of occasions early in the second half but Mount Vernon Nazarene would push the lead back to 12 (51-39) on a pair of Taylor treys with 16:30 to go. The Falcons would get the lead down to 4 (60-56) on a Phil Biggs triple with 10:41 to go. The Falcons would get it down to four two more times on a Taylor Rieger three and another jumper by Reiger but that is as close as they would get.

The Falcons will be back in action Thursday evening when they welcome Cedarville (13-11 8-5 AMC) to Murphy gym. The tip will be at 7:30.

Walsh Outlasts Falcons.

2011-02-05T17:01:00.000-08:00

The Notre Dame Falcons (9-15 4-8 AMC) gave the top ranked Walsh Cavaliers (24-0 13-0 AMC) all they could handle Saturday at Murphy Gym before falling 84-74.

The loss extended the Falcons losing streak at Murphy Gym to five straight. Eric Dummermuth led the Falcons with 26 points and 13 rebounds. The double-double was the seventeenth of the season for the Sophomore from Dover,Ohio. Dummermuth was 11-12 at the free throw line. Three other Falcons scored in double figures. Curtis McClure scored 14 points to continue his recent surge of late. Rodney Mickens and Taylor Reiger netted 12 each for the blue and white. The Falcons shot 45% from the floor while nailing 6 of 15 three's. The Falcons shot 72% (18-25) at the foul line. The Falcons had 13 assists and 14 turnovers as a team.

The Cavaliers used a balanced attack to post a 24th straight win. All seven Walsh players who saw action scored and six of the seven scored double figures. Lamar Skeeter led the way with 18 points. 16 of the 18 came in the opening stanza. Jeremy Shardo added 14 while Ron Kinney and Eric Schiele added 13 each. L.J. Sutton and Terrance Saintil rounded out the double digit scorers with 12 each. The Cavaliers shot 47% in the game. They made good on 10 of 23 triples (45%) including 7 of 10 in the second half. Walsh shot at a 67% clip (20-30) from the foul line. The Cavaliers won the battle of the boards 37-36. Walsh had 15 assists and 11 turnovers to compete the season sweep of Notre Dame.

The Falcons come out hot early in the contest and led 8-2 four minutes in. NDC led 14-10 with 12:44 in the opening half but Walsh countered with a 12-4 run that put them up 22-17. Walsh would lead by 5 (33-28) at the half. Both teams struggled shooting the ball in the opening half. NDC shot 40% to 38% for the Cavaliers in the opening stanza. NDC was 9 of 11 at the foul line in the first 20 minutes.

Walsh came out in the second half and took command with some solid three point shooting. The Cavaliers opened up a 22 point lead (67-45) but the Falcons would not go away. A 17-4 run by the Falcons got them to within 8 (75-67) at the 1:45 mark. Rodney Mickens had a three point attempt rim out that would have cut the lead to 5 and that would be as close as the Falcons would get. The Falcons will be back in action Tuesday night when they host the Cougars of Mount Vernon Nazarene (13-11 6-6 AMC). Tip time is set for 5:30 at Murphy Gym.

Falcons Let One Slip Away.

2011-02-03T19:38:00.000-08:00

The Notre Dame Falcons had a 8 point lead with 51 seconds to go in regulation but could not hang on Thursday night at Roberts Wesleyan. The Falcons ultimately fell in overtime 84-77.

Three Falcons scored in double figures on the night as Notre Dame fell to 9-14 and 4-7 in the AMC. Eric Dummermuth had 26 points and 11 boards. Dummermuth was just 4 of 9 at the foul line. Taylor Reiger added a career high 23 points while Curtis McClure added 15 and 11 rebounds. All three players missed crucial free throws late. The Falcons shot 42% from the field. They went 5-11 (46%) from three point land. NDC lost the game at the foul line where they were 16-32 (50%). They also turned the ball over 20 times.

The Raiders improved to 12-11 and 6-6 in the AMC with the improbable win at the Voller Athletic Center. Four players for Wesleyan scored in double figures. William Kemp-Harris had 18 points. Alif Bland netted 17, Dan Foley chipped in 16 and Heath Jordan had 14 for the Raiders. The Raiders shot 45% from the field and were a frigid 1-14 from three point land. RWC was 25-32 (78%) at the charity stripe. The Raiders won the battle of the boards 46-42 and had 21 miscues.

The teams would play even basketball in the first nearly 11 minutes. Troy Baugh would hit a jumper for the Falcons to tie the game at 19 with 9:22 in the opening stanza. The two teams would have a pair of ties and a couple lead changes before RWC would take a 34-32 halftime lead.

The second half would start with NDC opening up a 4 point lead (46-42) on a Reiger jumper with 12:44 to go. RWC would come back and knot the game at 48 on a Brent Owens jumper with 9:23 to go. NDC would then go on a 5-0 run before the Raiders would fight back. The Falcons would then open up a 8 point lead on a McClure free throw with 1:44 to go. After a Heath Jordan jumper a McClure tip in looked to put the Falcons in command with 51 seconds left up 8. Alif Brand would cut it to 6 for the Raiders. NDC would get 1 of 2 free throws from McClure to go back up 7 (65-58) with 34 seconds left. Rodney Mickens fouled Dan Foley with 27 seconds to go. Foley hit both free throws to cut it to 65-60. Taylor Reiger spilt a pair at the charity stripe and it was 66-60. Alif Brand would hit a jumper with 20 seconds to go and the lead was down to 4. Dummermuth then split a pair at the line. The Raiders would have Rashaad Stokelin miss a layup but a tip in by Kemp-Harris would cut the lead to 3 with 9 seconds. Nate Ensz was called for a foul after the free throw but it was another crucial play by Bland as he tied it on a traditional three point play with 6 seconds left. McClure had a clear shot for the win but could not get the layup to go.

The overtime was all Raiders as they out scored the Falcons 17-10. After a pair of ties the Raiders went on a 5-0 run. The Falcons would cut it to three but that is as close as they would get and RWC would steal the 84-77 run.

NDC will be back in action Saturday at 4 PM when they will face the top ranked Cavaliers of Walsh 23-0 (12-0 AMC).

Falcons Continue Recent Road Surge.

2011-01-29T16:10:00.000-08:00

The Notre Dame Falcons improved to 9-13 and 4-6 in the AMC with a 88-78 win over the Pioneers of Point Park. The Falcons win was the third straight for the "blue and white" on the road in conference play. The Falcons opened up a big lead early and hit some crucial free throws late to get there most recent road win. Four Falcons scored in double figures on the day. Eric Dummermuth posted another double-double with 29 points and 13 rebounds. Curtis McClure, who has been beneficial in the last three wins for the Falcons added 23. Rodney Mickens and Nate Ensz added 15 and 12 points respectively. The hot shooting Falcons shot 50% (32-64) on the day. They were 5-15 from long range. The Falcons hit 73% from the free throw line (19-26). The Falcons won the battle on the boards 44-35 and had 14 turnovers.

Point Park had just two players score in double figures as they dropped to 11-7 and 5-5 in the AMC. The Pioneers were led by Jimmy Sherwood who poured in a game high 31 points. Kris Douse added 19 to go along with 8 rebounds. The Pioneers shot 42% (27-64). They were just 31% (9-29) from three point range. The Pioneers were porous at the foul line making just 54% (15-28) at the charity stripe. The Pioneers had 13 miscues.

The Falcons jumped out to a early 10-0 lead in the first 3:06 before Douse would get the Pioneers on the board. The Pioneers would go on a little run of their own and cut the Falcons lead to 16-13 with 12:21 in the opening half. NDC would lead by as many as 11, and the Pioneers would get as close as 5 before the Falcons would take a 7 point lead (37-30) at the intermission.

The start of the second half would see the Falcons stretch the lead to 12 (50-38) on a Mickens trey. After a 5 point Pioneers run the Falcons would push the lead back out to 12 again. PPU would once again fight back and the Pioneers would shave the lead to six (72-66) on another Douse jumper with 5:14 left. After the two teams traded buckets Curtis McClure would make a pair of free throws with 1:24 left to go to stretch the lead to 78-68. PPU would cut it to six with 53 seconds and that is as close as they would get. McClure, Mickens and Taylor Reiger would "ice it" at the foul line.

The Falcons will look to continue the recent road success as they will travel to Roberts Wesleyan. The Raiders were a 62-58 winner in the first meeting back on January 21st. The Raiders come in at 11-11 (5-6 AMC). Tip time is set for 8 PM on Thursday night.

NDC Picks Up Much Needed Road Win.

2011-01-25T20:12:00.000-08:00

The Notre Dame Falcons 8-13 (3-6 AMC) picked up a 77-58 road win over Houghton Tuesday night. The Falcons improved to 3-5 on the road with its second straight win away from Murphy Gym.

Eric Dummermuth led three Falcons in double figures as they snapped a three game losing skid overall. Dummermuth had a game high 27 points on 10 of 14 shooting. He was one rebound shy of a double double as Dummermuth had 9 boards to go with his 27 points. Taylor Reiger netted 13 while Curtis McClure came off the bench to score 16. The Falcons shot 52% in this one. They struggled from long range hitting just 3 of 10 from distance. NDC shot 74% at the charity stripe on the night. The Falcons won the battle on the boards 41-34. The Falcons limited the turnovers in this game (which has been a problem all season) as they had just 11 miscues.

The Highlanders fell to 6-14 and 1-10 in the AMC. Only two Houghton players scored in double figures. Devin Paige had 18 points while David Dix added 10. Ryan Shay who had 25 points in the win at NDC on Saturday was held to 9 points on 2 of 9 shooting. The Highlanders shot just 34% from the floor and was 5-24 from three point land. The Highlanders made 64% of their free throws and had 14 turnovers.

NDC took control early in this one. The Falcons jumped out to a 26-9 lead on a Troy Baugh jumper a little over nine minutes in. The Highlanders would cut the lead to 9 at 33-24 on a Mike Munoz jumper with 3:19 in the opening half. NDC would lead 39-30 heading into the intermission.

After even basketball for the first part of the first half the Falcons would stretch the lead to 16 on a pair of occassions. The lead would grow to 20 and the Highlanders would get no closer than 15 the rest of the way. The Falcons will look to build on there recent road success as they will travel to Point Park on Saturday. Tip time is set for 4 PM. It will be the first of two meetings between the Falcons and the Pioneers will meet again at Murphy Gym on February 17th.

Falcons Drop See Saw Affair.

2011-01-22T15:44:00.000-08:00

The Notre Dame Falcons woes in conference play continued Saturday at Murphy Gym as they dropped their third straight overall and second straight in the league 79-72 vs the Houghton Highlanders. It was a familiar story for the "blue and white" as they were out scored 40-31 in the second half.

Houghton improved to 6-12 and got there first win in the AMC. A pair of Highlanders tallied double numbers. Ryan Shay led the way with 25 points on 9 of 18 shooting. Mike Munoz added a double-double with 18 points and 10 rebounds. The Highlanders shot 47% from the field and were 7-22 from long range. Houghton was a solid 18-22 (82%) at the charity stripe. The Highlanders also had 12 assists to go with 12 turnovers as a team.

NDC dropped to 7-13 (2-6 AMC) . The Falcons were led by Eric Dummermuth with 25 points and 15 rebounds. Dummermuth was 7-13 from the floor and 11-13 at the foul line. Taylor Reiger added 14 points on 6 of 16 shooting. Victor Pappas provided a spark for the Falcons off the bench as he had 3 points, 2 assists and a steal in 9 minutes.

The game saw 9 lead changes and 8 ties. The game started with the two teams playing evenly for the first 8 minutes. The Falcons would take a brief one point lead at 18-17 on a Phil Biggs triple with 10:55 in the opening half. The Highalnders would respond with 5-0 run to go up by four. With 3:30 minutes in the opening half the Highlanders would lead 33-29. Pappas would enter the game and spark a 6-0 Falcon run as a Pappas layup would give NDC a 35-33 lead with 2:51 in the half. The Falcons would hold a 41-39 lead heading into the intermission.

The two teams would trade a pair of leads to start the second half and a Dummermuth jumper would give NDC a 45-42 lead with 17:35 to go. The Falcons would stretch that lead out to 9 on a Reiger three with 13:36 to go. The Highlanders would fight back and take a 63-58 lead after a 21-6 run for the Highlanders with 6:44 to play. The Falcons would get the lead down to 1 at 73-72 with 30 seconds to go on a Reiger trey. Rodney Mickens would miss a trey with 16 seconds and the Highlanders would make six free throws down the stretch to ice it.

The Falcons will hit the road as they will get a rematch with the Highlanders on Tuesday. Tip time at Houghton is set for 7 PM.

Falcons Drop Close Call To Raiders.

2011-01-21T19:56:00.000-08:00

The Notre Dame Falcons remained win less in conference play at Murphy Gym this season. The Falcons fell Friday 62-58 to Roberts Wesleyan.

Roberts Wesleyan improved to 9-10 and 3-5 in the AMC. A pair of Raiders scored in double figures Friday. Jordan Heath posted a game high 23 points to go along with 9 rebounds. Alif Bland added 10 points and 5 boards for Roberts Wesleyan. The Raiders shot 47% from the floor including 5-14 (36%) from long range. The Raiders were 63% (5-8 at the foul line). The Raiders won despite getting crushed on the boards 44-24. The Raiders had 21 assists to go along with just 11 turnovers. The Raiders who lead the AMC in blocked shots improved that number blocking 9 shots Friday. They also had 8 steals as a team.

The Falcons 7-12 (2-5 AMC) dropped a second straight close call at home. The Falcons had three players score in double figures. Eric Dummermuth led the way with 17 points and 7 rebounds for the Falcons. Curtis McClure chipped in 14 points off the bench on 7 of 10 shooting. Taylor Reiger added 11 points and 4 assists to round out the double digit scorers. The Falcons shot 23-60 (38%) from the field as a team. The Falcons struggled both from three point land (5-17) and from the charity stripe (7-13). The Falcons had 12 assists along with 18 turnovers.

Both teams came out of the gates ice cold. Heath Jordan nailed a three with 18:00 to go in the opening half for the Raiders for the games first points. The teams would then trade buckets and a triple by Reiger would give the Falcons a 8-7 lead with 15:56 in the half. Wesleyan would then go on a 8-1 run that would give them a 15-9 lead with 13:54 in the half. The lead would stay at between 5-7 until a 6-0 Falcons run would give the Falcons a 27-26 lead on a pair of Dummermuth free throws. The Falcons would take a 32-30 lead heading into the locker room.

The second half would start the same way as the first did. Neither team would score in the first 2 minutes once again. Finally Alif Bland would break the drought and tie the game at 32 with 17:39 remaining. After a Dummermuth jumper gave the Falcons a brief lead the Raiders would score the next six points for a 38-34 lead. The Falcons would fight back and a Nate Ensz jumper would cap a 5-0 run that would give NDC a 43-42 lead with 11:27 left. Each team would then make another mini run and a pair of Jordan Heath free throws would give Wesleyan a 51-50 lead with 7:25 left. The two teams would go back and forth and the Falcons would take a 58-57 lead with 2:11 to go in the game. The Raiders would score the last five points as the Raiders suffocating defense shut down the Falcons late. NDC had one last chance down 4 with 2 seconds remaining but Nate Ensz missed a pair of free throws that sealed it.

The Falcons will be back in action Saturday as they look to right the ship against the Highlanders of Houghton. Tip time is set for 4 PM.

Pioneers Rally To Top Falcons.

2011-01-18T19:21:00.000-08:00

The Malone Pioneers came in ranked in the country in NAIA division II. It took a half for the school from Canton to look like it but the Pioneers rallied from a 5 point halftime deficit to knock off the Notre Dame Falcons. It was the Falcons first loss at home in conference play since 2009. The Falcons fell to 7-11 and 2-4 in the AMC. The Pioneers improved to 14-6 (7-1 AMC).

The two teams would trade buckets in the early going. NDC would go in a mini-run to take a 18-12 lead on a Eric Dummermuth jumper. Malone then would go a run of their own to tie the game at 22 with 5:56 in the opening stanza. The Falcons would close the half on a 9-4 run to take a 5 point lead into the locker room. Taylor Reiger nailed a three to make the lead five. The Falcons would get off to a hot start in the second half and stretch the lead to 10 (36-26). The Pioneers would then go on a 20-2 run to take a 46-38 lead with 10:52 to go. The Falcons would answer and after a Eric Dummermuth tip with 6:15 to go the game would be knotted at 51. Che Richardson and Kyle Higgins would knock down a three pointer each to give Malone a 57-51 lead. The Falcons would then score the game's next four points to cut the Pioneer lead to 57-55 with 2:25 to go. Next time you looked up it was 64-57 Pioneers with 23 seconds left. The Falcons would make a furious rally late and a Taylor Reiger shot from half court would be off the mark and the Pioneers would hold on for the 65-62 win.

The Pioneers tallied a pair of players in double figures. Jock Rottman led the way with 12 points ,while Cory Veldhulzen netted 11. It was a balanced attack for the Pioneers as all nine players who saw action scored. They shot 38% from the floor in this one. The difference was from the three point line as the Pioneers were 10-23 (44%) including 6-12 in the second half. Malone did struggle at the foul line going just 7-12 (58%). The Pioneers had 12 turnovers.

NDC was led by another monster night from Eric Dummermuth. The Sophomore from Dover,OH scored 32 points and hauled down 15 rebounds. Taylor Reiger was the only other Falcons in double digits with 10 points. Reiger was only 4-11 from the floor. The Falcons shot 43% from the floor but only 36% in the second half. NDC was 3-9 (33%) from three point land. The Falcons shot 75% (9-12) at the charity stripe and won the rebounding battle 42-36. The Falcons hurt themselves with 17 turnovers.

The Falcons will be back in action Friday night. The Raiders of Roberts Wesleyan (7-10) will come to Murphy Gym. Tip time is set for 8 PM.

Falcons Get Payback Saturday.

2011-01-15T16:00:00.000-08:00

The Notre Dame Falcons used their best road effort of the season to avenge a early season loss. The Falcons rolled to a 77-56 win over the Wildcats of Daemen. The Falcons fell to the Wildcats 77-69 back on November 30th.

The Falcons improved to 7-10 overall and 2-3 in the AMC with their second road win of the year. Three Falcons tallied in double figures on the afternoon. Eric Dummermuth continued his monster Sophomore season with yet another double-double. Dummermuth scored 24 points and hauled down a team high 11 boards. Taylor Reiger netted 14 points for the "blue and white". Rodney Mickens was the third Falcon in double numbers with 10 points. NDC shot 55% on the game. The Falcons got the road win despite going just 2 of 12 from long range. NDC had a solid night at the charity stripe going 15-17 (89%). The Falcons won the boards battle easily 41-30. The Falcons did have 19 miscues.

The Widcats fell to 10-10 (5-4 AMC) on the season. Daemen shot just 32% from the field on the game and were a dismal 4-21 from long distance. The Wildcats also struggled at the free throw line going just 14-22 (64%). The Wildcats turned the ball over 12 times. The Wildcats had a pair of players score double digits Saturday. Khorri Sillcot had 19 points while Casey Sheehan added 13. No other Wildcat had more than 5 points.

The Falcons will be back in action when they return to Murphy Gym for a home tilt vs Malone Tuesday. The Pioneers come in at 13-6 (6-1). Tip time Tuesday is set for 7 PM.

Dummermuth Sets Record, Falcons Fall.

2011-01-08T18:03:00.000-08:00

Eric Dummermuth become the leading rebounder in Notre Dame College history but it was not nearly enough as the Falcons fell to top ranked Walsh 83-69.

The native of Dover,OH passed Karim McFarlane into the NDC record books Saturday at Walsh. As he has done since he set foot on the South Euclid campus last season Dummermuth added yet another double-double. The Sophomore had 17 points and 11 rebounds. Taylor Reiger led the Falcons with 18 points in a losing effort. Curtis McClure continued his stellar play of late scoring 16 points. The Falcons shot 43% from the field but just 23% from three point land. The Falcons were just 14-21 at the charity stripe. NDC fell to 6-10 on the season (1-3 AMC) with the loss.

The top ranked Cavaliers improved to 16-0 (5-0 AMC)with yet another solid effort. Four Cavaliers scored in double figures on the day. Ron Kinney led Walsh with 22 points, Lamar Skeeter tallied 21, Eric Schiele chipped in 14 and Kenny Kornowski posted 11 for the hosts. Walsh shot 48% from the floor and 39% from distance. The Cavaliers won the rebounding battle 39-32 and went 13-19 at the foul line.

The Falcons will be back in action Tuesday night when they host Cedarville. The Yellow Jackets come in at 9-8 overall and 4-2 in the AMC. Tip time Tuesday is set for 7:30 PM at Murphy Gym.

Falcons get on the board.

2011-01-06T11:09:00.000-08:00

The Notre Dame Falcons did two things they have not done all season long on Wednesday at Wilberforce. NDC won in conference play for the first time in the 2010-11 season and also won a true road game for the first time on the campaign.

Four Falcons scored in double figures on the day as they improved to 6-9 overall and 1-2 in the AMC. Eric Dummermuth scored 23 points to lead the Falcons attack. Nate Ensz scored 17 points and blocked 4 shots. Phil Biggs added his second double-double of the season with 16 points and 12 rebounds. Rodney Mickens rounded out the Falcon double digit scorers netting 11. The Falcons shot 52.0 percent for the game including a red hot 16-22 (73%) in a second half that saw them outscore the Bulldogs 48-36. The Falcons also had a solid night at the charity stripe where they were 24-30 (80%). They had 18 miscues to go along with 18 assists.

Wilberforce dropped their fifth straight contest and fell to 2-11 on the season. The Bulldogs are now 0-5 in the AMC. The Bulldogs had a trio of players in double figures on the evening. Darius Foster led the way with 22 points. Tremayne Scott posted a double-double with 18 points and 12 boards. Chris Olafloye chipped in 17 on the night. The Bulldogs shot 36% from the floor on the night (28-77). They could not find the bucket from long range going just 3 of 22. The Bulldogs also struggled from the charity stripe hitting 6-12 (50%). The Bulldogs did win the battle on the glass 41-40. They had 14 turnovers to go along with just 12 assists.

NDC will be back in action Saturday when they face the Cavaliers from Walsh (14-0). Walsh is the defending AMC Champ and was the runner up in the NAIA DII tourney a year ago. Tip time in Canton on Saturday is set for 4 PM.

Lake Erie Edges Falcons in Tournament Final.

2010-12-30T20:27:00.000-08:00

The Lake Erie College Storm (4-6) knocked off the host Notre Dame College Falcons (5-9) in the NDC Holiday Inn Tournament championship game Thursday at Murphy Gymnasium.

The Storm had a fantastic shooting night as they shot 56% from the floor and drained 13-25 from long range in the 81-73 win. Lake Erie was 8 of 20 of at the foul line and turned the ball over 9 times. Four Lake Erie players scored in double figures on the afternoon. Ethan Bradshaw and Matt Grendel had 16 points each. Justin Roth netted 13 and Brandon Smith added 11. The Storm got their first two wins away from home in winning the NDC tournament.

The Falcons also posted four players in double figures. Taylor Reiger led the way with 13 points for the Falcons. Phil Biggs, Eric Dummermuth and Curtis McClure added 12 points each for the "blue and white". The Falcons shot 52% from the floor and made good on 7 of 11 from long distance. NDC was 16-19 (82%) from the foul line and won the boards battle 34-23. The Falcons hurt themselves with 23 turnovers.

The Falcons will be back in action Wednesday when they travel to Wilberforce. Tip time for this AMC tilt is set for 7:30 PM Tuesday. In the consolation game Windsor defeated OSU- Mansfield 105-71.

NDC Dominates Mavericks.

2010-12-29T20:29:00.000-08:00

The NDC Falcons (5-8) out played Ohio State Mansfield in every aspect of the game as they destroyed the Mavericks 134-59 in the opening round of the Holiday Inn Notre Dame Basketball tournament. Every Falcon saw the floor and scored in this contest. Eight Falcons scored in double figures in this one. Curtis McClure led the way with 25 points. He was 12-15 from the floor in the contest. Nathan Ensz had 14 for the Falcons. Eric Dummermuth had yet another double-double with 11 points and 12 rebounds in just 20 minutes. Taylor Reiger and Troy Baugh would net 13 points each. Steve Savel had 15 and Victor Pappas 10 to round out the double digit scorers for the Falcons. NDC shot 65% from the floor in the game. The Falcons were 6-17 from three point land and 10-21 (47%) from the charity stripe. NDC had a huge edge on the boards 41-22. The Falcons had 12 miscues.

The Mavericks (0-16) only dressed six players. They put four of them in double digits. Curtis Remy led the way with 16 points, Brett Emmerine added 15, (First name not Available) Brown had 13 and Jamal Marsh added 11. The Mavericks shot just 33% from the field in the game. The Mavericks struggled from beyond the arc going 10-35. OSUM only got to the charity stripe 1 time and made the free throw. The Mavericks did not help themselves with 22 miscues.

NDC will be back in action Thursday at 3 PM when they face Lake Erie College (3-6). The Storm used a furious second half rally to beat Windsor 73-67 in the nightcap Wednesday. Windsor will face OSU- Mansfield at 1 PM Thursday in the consolation game.

Falcons Fall To Nazarene.

2010-12-20T18:16:00.000-08:00

The Notre Dame Falcons (4-8) fell for the second straight game. This one a 83-70 loss to Mount Vernon Nazarene(7-4) at the P.E. Center in Mount Vernon,OH.

The Cougars were led by a pair of players in double figures on the afternoon. Adam Grimm led the way with 20 points on 6 of 11 shooting. Robbie Taylor netted 18 on 5 of 1o from the floor, including 3 of 5 from long range. The Cougars shot 27-53 (51%) for the game. The Cougars were also efficient from beyond the arc going 8 of 15. The Cougars were a rock solid 81% (21-26) from the charity stripe. The Cougars also did a great job of taking care of the ball, with just 9 turnovers.

The Falcons had three players in double figures on the afternoon. Eric Dummermuth poured in a game high 27 points to go along with 11 rebounds. He was 9 of 18 from the floor along with 9 of 10 at the foul line. Phil Biggs and Taylor Reiger added 15 points each for the blue and white. Reiger was 5 of 15 from the floor but struggled from long range going just 1 of 8. Biggs was 6 of 9 from the floor, 1 of 1 from distance and 2 of 2 at the free throw line. Notre Dame shot 39% from the floor and went 3 of 19 from three point land. One improvement for the Falcons on this afternoon was at the foul line. They went 17-21 (81%) from the stripe. The Falcons lost the battle on the boards 36-32. NDC like the Cougars, also did an excellent job of taking care of the ball as they only had 5 turnovers.

The Falcons will take a little over a week off before they host Ohio State- Mansfield in the first round of the Falcons annual Christmas tournament at Murphy Gym. Tip time on December 29th is set for 6 PM.

Solid First Half Not Enough, Falcons Fall!

2010-12-17T15:44:00.000-08:00

The Notre Dame Falcons (4-7) came out red hot in Indiana before eventually falling to the sixteenth ranked Wildcats of Indiana Wesleyan (11-3) 73-61 on Friday afternoon. The Falcons jumped out to early leads of 7-0 and 12-5. Phil Biggs and Eric Dummermuth combined for 9 of the Falcons first 12 points. NDC would lead for most of the first half before the Wildcats would close with a flourish and take a 37-33 lead into the break. The Wildcats come out sluggish and it was very evident that they had not played in the last 13 days. The second half would belong to Wesleyan, as they would roll to a 8th straight win.

Wesleyan had four players in double figures on the afternoon as they improved to 4-1 at home this season. Patrick Hopkins led the Falcons with a double double. He tallied 17 points and pulled down a game high 11 rebounds. Will Hubertz and Jordan Weidner posted 14 points each, while Derrick Troyer chipped in 12.

The Falcons were led by Eric Dummermuth who scored 15 points. Taylor Reiger was the only other Falcon in double figures. The Freshman was just 4-18 from the floor in this one. The Falcons went 22-58 from the floor. They were just 9-27 from three point land. NDC was 8-12 at the charity stripe. The Falcons were pounded on the glass, getting out rebounded 39-29.

Notre Dame will be back in action on Monday afternoon as they will face the Cougars of Mount Vernon Nazarene (6-4). Tip time is set for 4 PM.

Falcons Bounce Back in Pa!

2010-12-12T14:35:00.000-08:00

The Notre Dame Falcons (4-6) bounced back from a tough loss Saturday to get a 75-71 win over Davis and Elkins in the final round of the Mercyhurst Tournament. The Falcons were led by three players in double figures on the afternoon. Eric Dummermuth registered his fifth consecutive double-double scoring 25 points and grabbing 12 rebounds. Rodney Mickens and Phill Biggs recorded 12 and 11 points respectively for the Falcons. Taylor Reiger recorded 8 assists for the Falcons as well. The Falcons shot 45% from the field in the game. The "blue and white" made good on 39% of their three point attempts. NDC made 77% (20 of 26) at the foul line. The Falcons also had 15 turnovers in the game.

Davis and Elkins (2-6) only tallied three players in double figures. Ian Pinckney led the way with 22 points for the upstarts from West Virginia. Malik Tinsley added 18, while Tim Turner posted 16. Davis and Elkins shot 46% from the field but made good on just 25% (5-20) from long distance. They were 8-12 (67%) at the free throw line. Davis and Elkins won the battle on the glass 31-29. They also stayed in the game by only committing 8 turnovers.

The Falcons will be back in action Friday night when they will travel to Indiana to face Indiana Wesleyan. Tip time is slated for 7 PM.

Falcons Fall to Shock!

2010-12-11T21:43:00.000-08:00

The Notre Dame College Falcons (3-6) let a 65-57 lead slip away in the final 8 minutes and fell 78-73 to Washington Adventist (1-7) in the first round of the Mercyhurst tournament on Saturday night.

The Falcons tallied three players in double figures on the evening. Eric Dummermuth led the way with 23 points and 11 rebounds. Rodney Mickens scored 15, and Taylor Reiger added 12 to go along with 6 assists. The Falcons shot 26-58(45%) from the field on the night. They only made good on 9-27 (33%) of the three pointers they attempted. The Falcons shot at a 80% clip (12-15) at the free throw line while committing 16 turnovers.

The Shock broke a seven game losing streak, getting their first win of the season. They also had three players post double numbers on the night. Eric Peguero led all scorers with 25 points, Khalid Martin posted a double-double with 16 points and 12 rebounds. Jamie Newton rounded out the Shock double digit scorers with 12 points. The Shock shot 48% from the field and made good on 7-18 (39%) of their three point baskets. Washington Adventist was 9-13 (68%) from the foul line but out rebounded the Falcons 24-21. The Shock also had 13 miscues in the win.

NDC will be back in action Sunday afternoon for a 1 PM tip as they will battle Davis and Elkins.

Falcons stop mini skid.

2010-12-08T20:54:00.001-08:00

The Notre Dame Falcons used a big first half to snap a two game losing skid and defeat the Eagles of Cincinnati Christian 97-79 at Murphy Gym on a snowy Wednesday night. The Falcons (3-5) got back on the winning track behind a 55 point first half. The Falcons tallied five players in double figures. Eric Dummermuth led the way with a 22 point and 16 rebound performance. Nathan Ensz also tallied a double double with 15 points and 11 rebounds. Rodney Mickens was a perfect 6 for 6 from the floor on his way to a 18 point evening. Taylor Reiger netted 20, while Curis McClure chipped in 15 for NDC. The Falcons shot at a 57% clip for the ball game including a sizzling 65% in the first half outburst. NDC hit 7 of 14 from long range, but once again struggled at the free throw line going just 20-35(57%). The blue and white also had 25 miscues.

The Eagles (4-10) saw their losing streak hit four. CCU shot 38% from the field on the evening while hitting 11-35 from long range. The Eagles made good on 16-20 (80%) at the charity stripe. The Falcons won the battle on the glass 37-31. The Eagles also had 20 miscues. Corey Evans led all scorers with 31 points. The Eagles top point man only went 4 of 15 from long range though. Two other Eagles scored in double figures. Josh Reid netted 12 points while Mohamed Fall contributed 11.

The Falcons will be back in action Saturday night. The first round of the Mercyhurst tournament will pit the Falcons (3-5) against the Shock of Washington Adventist (0-7). Tip time is set for 6 PM.

Second half rally not enough, Falcons fall in OT!

2010-12-04T21:32:00.000-08:00

The Notre Dame Falcons (2-5) rallied from a 13 point deficit early in the second half to force overtime before falling to the Adrian (Mich) Bulldogs 68-62 on Saturday night at Merrilat Center Gym. Each team had a chance to win the game at the end of regulation with the score tied at 50. Freshman Taylor Reiger of the Falcons missed a jumper with 4 seconds to go that would have given the Falcons the lead and could have won it. Then the Bulldogs Javon Mosley had his chance that would be off the mark. Cody Barnes hit a pair of threes in the OT to give the Bulldogs a 6 point lead. Adrian would score the first 12 points of OT before the Falcons would score 12 of the final 18 to account for the final margin.

The Falcons were led by four players in double figures on the evening. Rodney Mickens led NDC with 19 points. Taylor Reiger netted 15, Phil Biggs had 11 and Eric Dummermuth was held to a season low 10 points on just 4 of 8 shooting. Dummermuth led the Falcons with 13 rebounds. Rieger dished out 7 assists to go with his 15 points playing 44 of the 45 minutes. The Falcons shot 40% from the floor on the evening. They hit 9 of 26 from three point land. Once again the Falcons struggled at the charity stripe going just 7 of 13 (54%). The Falcons also had 11 miscues. It was the stingy defense of the Falcons that forced the OT though. The "blue and white" only gave up 19 second half points.

The Bulldogs (3-3) had 5 players score double figures. Cody Barnes and Mitch Gabrielle paced the Bulldogs with 12 points each. Wesley Reed scored 11, Delano Collins and Ray Reed added 10 each. Sean Gallant led Adrian with 8 rebounds. Collins posted 10 assists to go with his 10 points. The Bulldogs shot 35% for the game. It was the 29% shooting in the second half that saw the big second half lead dissipate. The Bulldogs were 11 of 29 from long range. Adrian shot 71%(15-21) at the foul line. The Falcons won the battle of the boards 32-30. The Bulldogs also took better care of the ball, only committing 7 miscues.

The Falcons will take a week of practice and adjustments to bounce back. NDC will be back in action Friday night at the Mercyhurst tournament. The opponent is yet to be determined but we do know tip time will be 6 PM.

Dummermuth's monster night not enough as Falcons fall to Wildcats!

2010-11-30T20:41:00.000-08:00

The Notre Dame Falcons (2-4) despite 36 points and 19 rebounds from Eric Dummermuth could not hold onto a four point halftime lead and fell to Daemean (3-6) 77-69 at Murphy Gym.

Both teams shot extremely well in the first half. The Wildcats hit 6 of the first ten shots they attempted from the floor while the Falcons connected on 5 of 9 shots. Dummermuth scored 21 of his 36 points in the first half as the Falcons used to a 19-11 edge on the boards to take the lead into the intermission. The Falcons hit 48% of the shots they attempted in the first half.

NDC would come out in the second half and take a 7 point lead at 41-34 with 18 minutes to play, but it would be all downhill from there for the "blue and white". The Wildcats would go on a 13-4 run to take a 47-45 lead and never look back. NDC would get to within 3 at 56-53 on a conventional three point play by Rodney Mickens with 7:30 to go but that is as close as they would get.

Other than the 36 from Dummermuth only one other Falcon would score in double digits. Freshman Taylor Reiger netted 10 points. Nick McCartney added six points and six assists while Phil Biggs had 7 points and 6 rebounds before fouling out. The Falcons killed themselves by shooting just 15-26 (58%) at the charity stripe. Dummermuth was only 11-18 from the line. The Falcons won the battle on the boards 47-46. NDC also had 15 miscues to just 13 for the Wildcats.

Daemean had three players score in double numbers. Khorri Silcott led the way with 22 points and 12 rebounds for the Wildcats. Dominic Mozzacchi drained four triples on his way to 18 points and M.J.Oridami netted 10.

NDC will be back in action Saturday December 4th when they will travel to Michigan to face the Bulldogs of Adrian College. Tip time on Saturday is set for 7 PM.

Falcons Coast To Easy Home Opening Win!

2010-11-23T19:19:00.000-08:00

The Notre Dame Falcons stepped on the floor for the first time in the 2010 season at Murphy Gym on Tuesday night and took advantage of the home court advantage in a 85-68 win over the Titans of Westminster (Pa) (1-2).

The Falcons shot a torrid 58% on the evening including 60% in the first half. The Falcons(2-3) tallied four players in double figures. Eric Dummermuth led the way with 23 points for the blue and white. Dummermuth hit 9 of 14 shots from the floor. Steve Savel added 15 points, Taylor Rieger netted 13 and Curtis McClure added 12 off the bench.

Westminster also tallied four players in double figures. Steve Cress led the way for the Titans with 18 points. Doug Smith netted 13, while Anthony Thomas and Ron Martino added 12 each.

The game was played evenly for most of the first twenty minutes. The game was tied at 36 before the Falcons end of the half run. The Falcons scored the last nine points of the half to take a 45-36 lead into halftime. The Titans stayed in the game by making 8 first half triples. The second half would be a different story as the Falcons would ramp up their defense and the Titans would go cold from long range. The closest the Titans would be in the second half would be 51-44 before the Falcons would go on another 10-0 run to take a 61-44 lead. The Falcons would lead by as many as 20 points in the game.

The Falcons shot 58% from the floor to just 39% for the Titans. NDC was 3 of 11 from long range (27%) while the Titans were 12-31 (39%). The Falcons went 14-21 (67%) from the charity stripe while the Titans were 4-5 (80%) from the free throw line. The Falcons dominated on the glass out rebounding the Titans 40-25. The Falcons did a much better job of taking care of the basketball Tuesday as they committed 12 turnovers while the Titans had 10 miscues.

NDC will be back in action Tuesday November 30th when they will open the AMC season vs Daemen. Tip time at Murphy Gym is set for 8 PM.

Cardinals Bury Falcons!

2010-11-20T17:36:00.000-08:00

The Notre Dame Falcons (1-3) made a 7-0 run early but did not play strong enough defense as they fell 98-74 to Concordia (Mich) at the Cardinal Field House in the 2nd and final game of the AMC/WHAC Challenge. The loss was the second in a row for the blue and white. NDC tallied three players in double figures on the afternoon. Eric Dummermuth led the way with 14 points and 12 rebounds. The Dover,OH native had his third double-double in four games so far on the season. Phil Biggs and Rodney Mickens added 10 points each for the Falcons. The Falcons shot 40% from the floor on the day. They were 6 of 19 from three point land. The Falcons were 14-19 (74%) at the charity stripe.

The Cardinals coming off a last second win on Friday night carried that momentum into Saturday's contest. Concordia built a 12 point lead at the intermission and would double that in the second stanza. Chad McMullen led the way with 21 points for the Cardinals. Austin Cook chipped in 12, John Schaefffer and Andrew Patrick netted 12 and 10 points to round out the Cardinals double digit scorers.

The Falcons will be back in action Tuesday night. The home opener for the blue and white will pit them against Westminster (Pa.). Tip time is set for 7 PM at Murphy Gym.

Big First Half Not Enough For Falcons!

2010-11-19T21:04:00.000-08:00

The Notre Dame Falcons(1-2) had a 13 point lead early in the second half but could not hang on as Siena Heights (2-4) toppled the Falcons 82-75. Eric Dummermuth had a monster first half scoring 21 points but would only have 8 in the second half for his 29 point evening. Phil Biggs had 16 for the blue and white. Dummermuth had 12 rebounds to go with his 29 points. Biggs had 10 boards to go with his 16 points. Taylor Reiger led NDC with 13 rebounds. The Falcons shot 27-61 (44%) in the game. The Falcons were 4 of 16 from long range. The Falcons went 0 of 6 from distance in the second half. NDC continued to succumb to their "Achilles heel" so far this season with 23 turnovers.

Siena Heights came back from a 41-32 halftime deficit to grab the opening game in Concordia,Michigan. Siena Heights shot only shot 29% from the floor in the first half and 25% from three point land. The Saints did an excellent job of taking care of the ball as they only had 7 turnovers. Four players scored in double digits for the Saints. Brent Reynolds led the way with 18 points. Mark Snipes chipped in 15, while Josh Collins and Darren Boswell netted 10 each. NDC will be back in action Saturday at 3 PM when they will battle Concordia (Mich).

Big Second Half Lifts Falcons To First Hoops Win!

2010-11-15T11:57:00.000-08:00

The Notre Dame Falcons rode a huge second half to a 90-65 win over Kuyper College on Saturday afternoon. The Falcons evened their record at 1-1 while the Cougars dropped to 0-4. The Falcons had five players tally in double figures Saturday. Eric Dummermuth led the way for NDC with 26 points and 10 rebounds. Taylor Reiger and Nick McCartney had 18 points each. Phil Biggs netted 11 while Curtis McClure chipped in 10.

The Cougars had a pair of players in double figures. Terrence Billups led the way with 27. Justin Christensen netted 11 for the upstarts from Grand Rapids,Michigan.

NDC would jump out in the early going to a 10-4 lead about 4 minutes in after a pair of Dummermuth free throws. The Cougars would battle back and tie the game at 14 after a Billups lay up. The game would go back and forth for the rest of the first half. The Falcons would lead by as many as 8 but it would be 45-40 NDC at the break. The falcons would come out hot in the second half and a three ball by McCartney with 15:01 to go would give the Falcons their biggest lead of the day at 55-42. Billups would hit a pair of free throws to cut it to a 11 but then the Falcons would go on a 7-0 run capped by another McCartney triple that would make it 62-44 Falcons. The Falcons would lead by as many as 29 in the second half as Phil Biggs and Rieger as well as McCartney would lead the three point barrage. It was 90-61 Falcons with 33 seconds to go. The Cougars would score the game's final four points.

The biggest difference in this game would be turnovers. The Falcons had 36 points off turnovers to just 11 for the Cougars. 20 of the 36 came in the second half when the Falcons pulled away. NDC had a slight edge with 34 points in the paint to 26 for the Cougars. The Cougars shot 36% from the field but just 24% in the second half while the Falcons shot 47% for the game and 51% in the second stanza. The Falcons connected on 10 of 21 three's for 48% while the Cougars were just 4 of 19 (21%) from distance. Both teams were solid at the foul line. The Falcons were 18-24 (75%) while the Cougars were 19 of 22 (86%). The Falcons won the battle of the boards 28-27. The Cougars had 24 turnovers to just 13 for NDC. The Falcons had 15 steals while the Cougars had 6. The Falcons will be back in action when they play Siena Heights in Ann Arbor,Michigan. The Saints and Falcons will tip at 8 PM Friday.

A Tough Finnish To Inaugaural Season.

2010-11-15T11:23:00.000-08:00

The Notre Dame Falcons finished up the first season of varsity football with a 32-0 loss to Urbana at Korb Field. The Falcons had plenty of positives during their 2-9 first season of football. Heading that last was Pedro Powell. The Freshman from Liberty,OH had 84 yards on 19 carries. With those 84 yards Powell became the first player in Falcons history to eclipse the 1,000 yard plateau. Powell finished with 1,006 yards on the campaign.

Derrick Paster led the receivers on Saturday and for the season. The Sophomore from Berea had 5 catches for 39 yards in the finale. James Flowers who took over the reigns as the Falcons starting quarterback after the first month did not have one of his better outings Saturday. Flowers, the Freshman from Strongsville was just 8 of 20 for 48 yards and one interception. Bo Grunder led the defense with 10 tackles.

The game was scoreless for the first quarter. The Blue Knights would get on the board with 8:57 remaining in the opening half. Josh Turnbo's 2 yard TD would give a 6-0 lead to the Blue Knight as the PAT would be blocked. The Blue Knights would add one more touchdown right before halftime. This time it would be Evan Morrisey who would catch a 6 yard strike from Evan Gehlert to make it 12-0 Blue Knights at the half. Once again the PAT would fail after a botched snapped.

Another TD by the Blue Knights would come with a little over 8 minutes to go in the third quarter when Traylon Tailor would intercept a James Flowers pass and run it back 35 yards for a score. This time the Blue Knights would go for two and once again fail to make it 18-0. D.J Mendenhal would catch a 30 yard TD pass that would cap a 75 yard drive that would make it 24-0 UU. The Blue Knights would fail on this two point conversion as well. The scoring would be capped in the beginning of the 4th quarter with 13:47 to go as Jerell Leak would catch a 3 yard pass from D.J. Mendenhahl. Finally the Blue Knights would convert on a point after TD as the two point conversion would account for the 32-0 final.

Josh Turnbo and D.J. Mendenhahl would lead the ground attack for the Blue Knights. Turnbo would have 73 yards rushing on 12 carries and a score. Mendenhahl would account for 46 yards on 13 carries.

The Blue Knights would get solid quarterback play on Saturday. Evan Gehlert was 12 of 16 for 146 yards and a score. In the second half they would turn to Mendenhahl and the backup QB for the Blue Knights was a solid 16 of 19 for 96 yards and a pair of TD's. Jerrell Leak hauled in 8 passes for 100 yards and a TD. Matt Hightower had 9 grabs for 80 yards. drew Underwood and Travis Brisco led the Urbana defense in the shutout. Underwood had 8 tackles. Brisco stuffed the staff sheet with 6 tackles, 4 fumble recoveries and a pair of sacks.

Urbana had 242 yards passing to the Falcons 56. Total offense was dominated by the Blue Knights. They had 407 yards of total offense while holding the Falcons to just 126. Each team committed 7 penalties. The 7 penalties cost the Falcons 73 yards while the 7 miscues cost UU 59 yards. The Blue Knights were 8 of 18 on third down while the Falcons were just 1 of 12. This was the 11th and final game of the season for both teams. Urbana finished the year at 5-6.

Falcons Hoops Sluggish In Opening Night Loss!

2010-11-12T18:52:00.000-08:00

It was the first game of the 2010-2011 basketball season for the Notre Dame Falcons and it looked that way, as the Falcons had 24 turnovers in a 72-59 loss to Missouri Valley College.

The Falcons lost the season opener for the first time since 2007.

Missouri Valley won to improve their early season record to 3-0. Turnovers were the story of the night for both teams. The Vikings had 23 miscues.

The Falcons struggled shooting the ball both from three point land and the free throw line. The Falcons were a dismal 4 for 12 (33%) at the foul line. They were just 7 of 24 (29%) from beyond the arc.

Eric Dummermuth led the way for NDC with 20 points on the evening. Freshman Taylor Rieger netted 12. Notre Dame shot 41% from the field in the ball game. The Falcons will be back in action tomorrow afternoon. Tip time is set for 1 PM from Indiana. The opponent is to be determined.

Special Teams Propel Panthers Past NDC.

2010-11-06T23:13:00.000-07:00

Ignited by a fake punt early in the third quarter the Kentucky Wesleyan Panthers (5-5) toppled the Falcons from Notre Dame College 28-14 on Saturday afternoon. The Falcons dropped to 2-8 on the season with the loss.

The Panthers almost tripled the Falcons in total offense gaining 366 yards to just 167 for NDC. Kentucky Wesleyan would outrush the Falcons 112-61. Each team had 10 penalties on the afternoon. The ten miscues cost the Falcons 63 yards while the 10 flags cost the Panthers 73. NDC was led by Pedro Powell with 23 carries for 69 yards. It was the first time in six games that Powell did not hit the century mark. James Flowers was 14 of 42 for 106 yards 2 Td's and 3 interceptions. Derrick Paster had 5 catches for 56 yards and a team leading fourth touchdown on the season.

Darius Henderson gashed the Falcons run defense with 123 yards on 23 carries. Chris Owen went 20 of 40 for 223 yards with 3 TD's and a pick. David Smith had 6 catches for 77 yards and a pair of TD's.

The Falcons would get on the board first in the early stages of quarter number one. James Flowers would hit Jack Foy on a swing pass for a 5 yard TD that would give the Falcons a early 7-0 lead. Chris Owens would hook up with Vincent Lalonde on a 63 yard strike as the Falcons lead would last all of 16 seconds. Owens would hook up with Smith to give the Panthers the lead five seconds into the second quarter. That would be the score at the intermission. On the first possession of the second half for KWC after NDC would stop them on 3 consecutive plays the Panthers would run a perfectly executed fake punt. Then Owens and Smith would hook up again to make it 21-7. NDC would get within 21-14 as Flowers would connect with Paster on a 9 yard TD strike with 1:47 left. The Falcons would not recover the onside kick and it would take KWC just two plays before Darius Henderson would add a 21 yard TD run for the exclamation point on a 28-14 Senior day win for the Panthers. Bob Hansen (8 tackles) and Bo Grunder (7) continued to anchor the defense for NDC. KWC was led by David james with 8.5 tackles and Quadarius Wallace with 7. Each team will wrap up the regular season on Saturday November 13th. KWC will play at Concordia. The Falcons will have Senior day at Korb Field when they battle Urbana. Kickoff is slated for 1 PM.

Sloppy Crusaders Extend Win Steak to 6, Topple Falcons!

2010-10-30T21:21:00.000-07:00

Despite 4 turnovers and 126 yards in penalties the North Greenville (SC) Crusaders (7-3) got a late interception of a James Flowers pass and converted it into a Marcus Wilson touchdown and a 21-14 win. NDC fell to 2-7 on the season in front of 663 fans at Korb Field. Most of the games scoring would occur in the opening 15 minutes. Greenville would score first on a Teryan Rucker touchdown that would cap a 11 play 75 yard drive to make it 7-0 Crusaders. The Falcons would answer on the ensuing kickoff. Jack Foy (Sidney,OH) would take it back 92 yards for a score and tie the game at 7. The Crusaders would then regain the lead at 14-7 as a 10 play 48 yard drive would be capped on a 1 yard run by Willy Korn. That is what the score would be heading into the halftime break. The Falcons would tie it up as James Flowers would score on a 1 yard keeper to cap a 6 play 47 yard drive and with 3:07 remaining in the third quarter it was a tie game. The game would come down to the 4th quarter. The Falcons would get down to the Crusaders 17 yard line early in the fourth where they would have 4th and 8. NDC would get a delay of game penalty to move it back to the 22 yard line. Coach Adam Howard elected to go for it on 4th down and 13. Flowers would hit Derrick Paster in stride but the Falcons usually sure handed receiver from Berea would drop the ball at the 1 yard line. The Falcons would come up with a stop on 4th and 1 from the 35 yard line to get the ball back. The next play would then be picked off by Carl Dukes. The Crusaders would then score on what would be the game winning 51 yard scamper by Marcus Wilson with 5:43 remaining.

The total yards battle was dominated by the Crusaders. They would have 431 yards as opposed to just 235 for Notre Dame. NGU would have 21 first down as opposed to 13 for NDC. NGU came in as the 4th best rushing offense in D2 and had 319 yards rushing. The Falcons were held to 112. NDC had 116 yards passing while the Crusaders gained 112. NDC forced 4 NGU turnovers while the Crusaders forced 2 NDC turnovers. NGU had 115 yards in penalties while the Falcons had just 36 penalty yards.

Marcus Wilson was the leading Crusader rusher as he had 134 yards on 18 carries including the game winning score. Isiah Anderson added 79 yards on 11 carries. Willy Korn was 8 of 13 for 108 yards with 1 interception. Sean Wright had 4 grabs for 57 yards for North Greenville. The defense was led by Nick Rosamanda and Jarius Mack who tallied 7 tackles each.

The Falcons got yet another 100+ yard game from Pedro Powell. The freshman from Liberty,OH (Lakota East HS) had 122 yards on 29 carries Saturday. James Flowers had a rough afternoon for NDC. The Sophome Qb from Strongsville,OH (Padua Fransiscan) had just 43 yards passing on 5 of 21 with the game changing pick. Derrick Paster completed a 37 yard pass early in the game to go with his 4 catches for 73 yards. Matt Preston also completed a 37 yard pass on a trick play. The defense was anchored by 11 tackles from Bo Grunder while Derrick Smith added 10. Brandon Bucknell (Twinsburg HS) had a pair of fumble recoveries. The Falcons will be back in action next Saturday when they head to the bluegrass state for a battle with the Kentucky Wesleyan Panthers (4-5). Kickoff is slated for 2 PM. The Crusaders will close the season at UNC Pembroke.

Knights Outlast NDC!

2010-10-23T15:18:00.000-07:00

The Notre Dame Falcons (2-6) fell to the 14th ranked Marian College Knights (6-2) 35-22 in front of 1436 fans at Korb Field on Saturday. The Falcons would get on the board first with exactly six minutes remaining in the first half as John Hamilton (Nordonia HS) would run back an interception 28 yards for a score. The Knights would answer right back. A 7 play 55 yard drive would be capped on a 5 yard pass from Clay Coomer to Julian Williams to tie the score at 7. NDC would then have a 63 yard 8 play drive that would lead to a 22 yard field goal by Jeremy Geier that would make it 10-7 Falcons with 12:49 in the half. The Knights would regain the lead 14-10 with 9:31 in the half. It would be Coomer and Williams hooking up again. This time it was a 29 yard scoring strike. Marian would score again right before the half on a 1 yard run by Kyle Jones that would make it 21-10 with 24 seconds left in the half. This was a 80 yard 8 play drive for the Knights in just 1:49. This is where we would stand going into the locker room. The Falcons would come out in the second half with a very solid drive. 13 plays and 69 yards would be this drive that took nearly seven minutes off the clock. James Flowers would score on a quarterback keeper on fourth down to make it 21-16. The extra point would be blocked. Jaquan Patilla would score on a 2 yard after a muffed punt by Bo Grunder would give Marian the ball at the NDC 11 yard line. This score by Patilla would make it 28-16 Knights. Patilla would add another score of 2 yards that would cap a 77 yard drive to put the game away 35-16 with 11:06 to go. The Falcons would score a late TD with 24 seconds left on a Flowers strike to Derrick Paster (Berea HS) to make the final score 35-22. The ensuing two point conversion would fail.

Marian would have 342 yards of offense while the Falcons had 300. Pedro Powell would lead the Falcons individually once again. The Sophomore from Lakota East High School would have yet another 100 yard game, his 4th straight. This time Powell would have 141 yards on 34 carries. James Flowers went 12 of 29 for 153 yards with 1 TD and 1 interception. Derrick Paster led the Falcon receivers with 5 catches for 88 yards and a TD. The defense was led by Michael Lannigan (Brecksville HS) with 11 tackles. Shane Friend and Bo Grunder added 9 tackles each. Friend also had a fumble recovery.

The Knights Clay Coomer was 17 of 23 for 244 yards with 2 touchdowns and a pair of interceptions. The receiving core was led by Clay Coomer who would have 113 yards on 6 catches. Julain Williams added 48 yards receiving and a pair of TD's. Joey Nebreiza had 64 yards rushing on 3 carries. The Knights defense was led by Brock Caroboa who had 10 tackles.

The Falcons will be back in action Next Saturday at 1 PM at Korb Field when they face the North Greenville (SC) Crusaders (5-3).Marian will be at Taylor University next Saturday.

St.Joseph Thrashes NDC!

2010-10-11T21:39:00.000-07:00

The Notre Dame Falcons finished up a 3 game road swing with a wimper against the Pumas of St.Joseph. The result was a 37-7 loss in front of 4,382 at Alumni Stadium in Rensselear,Indiana. NDC managed only 178 yards of total offense in the loss. Only 64 of those yards were in the passing game. The Falcons only managed 12 first downs on Saturday afternoon. One improvement for the Falcons was only committing 4 penalties which has been a problem for the blue and white all season. Pedro Powell tallied his third consecutive game eclipsing the century mark. Powell had 114 yards on 23 carries. The quarterback play for NDC was sub par this week. James Flowers was just 4 of 12 for 39 yards and a pair of interceptions. Yan Cyr went 3 of 4 for 25 yards and a touchdown. Derrick Paster led the receiving core with 41 yards on 3 catches. Sophomore running back Shawn Riley caught the 7 yard TD pass from Cyr. Derrick Smith (10 tackles) and Bo Grunder (8) led the way for the Notre Dame Defense. Shane Friend also had 8 tackles. The Falcons fell to 2-5 on the year.

SJC tallied 365 yards of total offense and 18 first downs in this one. Jashon Banks had 26 carries for 112 yards and a pair of touchdowns for the Pumas. Billy VanderMerkt added a rushing TD as well. VanDerMerkt had a solid game thru the air going 17 of 26 for 210 yards and a touchdown. Mack Ogeltree led the Puma recievers with 8 catches for 123 yards. Anthony Rouba had only 1 catch but it was for a 5 yard TD.

The game would not be much of a contest for much of the way. St.Joseph's took a 6-0 lead after one quarter and would never look back. It would be 20-0 Pumas by halftime. The game would already be decided when Cyr and Riley would hook up for the lone Falcon touchdown. NDC will have the week off. They will be back in action when they take on Marian College (In) on October 23rd. The Pumas (3-3) will host Urbana on Saturday afternoon.

Powell, Defense Lift NDC past Central State!

2010-10-03T20:33:00.000-07:00

It was a rainy, soggy afternoon in Wilberforce,Ohio but the Notre Dame Falcons (2-4) broke its three game losing streak with a 16-13 win over the Marauders of Central State (1-4). Pedro Powell had a monster day for the Falcons. The leading rusher for Notre Dame had 257 yards on 39 carries. It was the third consecutive game that Powell eclipsed the century mark. James Flowers picked up a win in his second consecutive start. Flowers was 7 of 13 for 73 yards and a pick. He also rushed for 20 yards on 7 carries. Matt Preston led the receiving core with 4 catches for 33 yards. On a soggy Saturday afternoon the Marauders held Derrick Paster in check. The top receiver for NDC from Berea High School only had 2 catches for 28 yards.

Josh Anderson had 133 yards on 23 carries for the Marauders. It was not enough to keep CSU from dropping a fourth straight game. James Brooks was 13 of 24 for 106 yards on the day. Roosevelt Williams led the Marauder receivers with 6 catches for 65 yards.

NDC would jump out to the lead early as on the Falcons first possession of the game after forcing a CSU punt it would be Flowers hooking up with Paster on a 21 yard pass with 9:37 left in the first quarter to give NDC a 6-0 lead. The extra point would fail. It would stay that way until a Josh Anderson 2 yard Td run would give the Marauders a 7-6 lead with 2:22 in the half. That would be the score going into the intermission. The Falcons would for the second straight half score a TD on the opening possession. This time it would be Pedro Powell with a 59 yard scamper that would give NDC a 13-7 lead with 11:50 in the third quarter. Jeremy Geier would tack on his first collegiate field goal. The 36 yarder would stretch the Falcon lead to nine midway thru the third quarter. CSU would answer as a 51 yard Anderson TD run would make it 16-13 as the PAT would be no good. The rest of the way would belong to the Falcon defense to preserve the victory. Derrick Smith would lead the way with 6 tackles while Spencer Krebbs added 5. CSU was led by 9 tackles from Te-Petite Fere.

The Falcons will be back in action Saturday as they will take on St.Joseph's (Ind) for a 1 PM kickoff in Renssaleer,Ind. The Pumas come into Saturday with a record of 2-3. The Marauders will host Kentucky State Saturday. Kickoff for CSU's homecoming game is set for 1:30.

Pair Of Special Teams Scores Doom NDC in Loss to Taylor!

2010-09-25T16:11:00.000-07:00

The Notre Dame Falcons played a solid first half, then were thoroughly dominated in the second in a 40-13 loss to Taylor (Ind) at Jim Wheeler Memorial Stadium Saturday Afternoon. The game was dominated by the two teams defenses thru the first 26+ minutes of action. The Trojans would get on the board with a 3 yard TD run by Taylor Johnson that capped a 95 yard Trojan drive. This came on the heels of a 79 yard punt by Kayle Chapman-Brown that pinned the Trojans back to the 5 yard line. The Falcons would answer as James Flowers(Padua HS) making his first career start would hit on a pair of big throws. First Flowers would hook up with Derrick Pastor (Bera HS Berea,OH) on a 49 yarder on 3 down and 18. Then Flowers would hook up with Matt Preston for a 14 yard Falcon TD that would make it 7-6. The ensuing extra point would be botched by NDC and returned by Marcellus Burton to make it 9-6 Trojans. The Trojans would then get a 84 yard kick off return by Trenton Schmale to race into the locker room with a 16-6 lead. The Trojans would just coast from there for the 40-13 win.

NDC would get solid performances from both Pedro Powell and Derrick Paster for the second consecutive week. Paster would catch 8 balls for 124 yards on the afternoon. Pedro Powell added 125 yards on the ground for the blue and white(1-4). The Falcons had 282 yards in total offense including 216 thru the air. Bo Grunder(Massilon HS) led the defense with ten tackles on the afternoon.

Taylor was led by Lebanon, OH native Shaun Addison who was 20 of 32 on the day for 310 yards. The Trojans had 465 yards on the day. Addison threw for 204 yards in the first half. The Lebanon native eclipsed the 4,000 yards passing mark for his career on Saturday. Corey Anderson added a 4 yard TD run for TU. Cameron Parker added a 22 yard field goal and Taylor got a 80 yard INT return from Brandon Onesologu. Addison tossed a 35 yard TD pass to Ryan Magnuson as well. The Falcons will head to Wilberforce,OH next Saturday when they will face the Marauders (1-2) of Central State. The Trojans (2-2) will take on the 4th ranked Cougars of St.Xavier University next week.

Nationally Ranked Walsh Drops NDC In Sloppy Contest!

2010-09-20T09:28:00.000-07:00

The Walsh Cavaliers came into Korb Field on Saturday and picked up a sloppy 34-14 win over the Notre Dame College Falcons, in the Falcons second home contest of the inauguaral season of Falcon football. Walsh came into the game ranked tenth in the couuntry but hardly looked like it in this one. Walsh committed 4 turnovers including a pair of fumbles by running back Dominick Williams. The Cavaliers had 4 turnovers in the ballgame. Walsh had no trouble running the ball against the Falcons defense. Williams tallied 174 yards on 31 carries for the visitors. Toba Olarewaju added 30 yards on 8 carries. Williams had a 25 yard touchdown run in the first quarter. Olarewaju also added a touchdown. Rashid Sharif had 1 carry for 7 yards and a TD. Joe Morgan led the Cavalier receiving core with 8 catches for 75 yards. Morgan also had 17 yards on 2 rushes in the game. A.J Bunton had a TD catch. Jim Shiplett was 13 of 22 for 144 yards with a TD as well as an interception. The Cavaliers had 363 yards of total offense in the contest. Walsh was only flagged twice for 30 yards.

The Falcons had the first 100 yard rusher in the first season of varsity football. Pedro Powell carried the ball 18 times for 110 yards including a 32 yarder. Derrick Paster led the Falcon receivers with 5 catches for 104 yards and a score. The Falcons had 323 yards of total offense. The miscues were the story of this one though. Yan Cyr threw three first half interceptions and the Falcons were flagged 12 times for 165 yards.

Walsh jumped out early and took a 7-0 lead in the first quarter on a 8 play 76 yard drive capped by a Domick Williams 25 yard TD scamper and that's where we would stand after one quarter. Matt Preston (Warren,OH Howland HS) would throw the game tying score on a trick play. Preston would line up in the slot and take a pitch from Qb Yan Cyr and then would connect on a 35 yard TD with Derrick Paster (Berea,OH Berea HS) to tie it at 7 with 12 minutes left in the first half. The rest of the half would be dominated by Walsh. Toba Olarewaju would turn a Cyr interception into a 14-7 Walsh lead on a 4 yard run. Cyr Would then throw another pick in the shadow of his own goal line that Aaron Fore would take down to the 7 yard line. Rashid Sharif would make it 21-7 on a 7 yard run to give the Cavaliers a 21-7 lead. Eric Buchannan would add a 40 yard field goal right before the intermission and it would be Walsh 24 NDC 7 at the break. Walsh would open the second half scoring with a 35 yard pass from Shiplett to A.J. Gunton to make it 31-7 late in the third quarter. Buchannan would add another field goal to make it 34-7 in the fourth.

NDC would switch quarterbacks after the intermission. James Flowers would take over after the break. Flowers would throw a 67 yards pass to Travis Hernandez to cap the scoring in the 4th quarter. Flowers was 6 of 13 for 142 yards and a touchdown in relief of Cyr who was just 6 of 16 for 44 yards and three interceptions. The Falcons (1-3) will be back in action Saturday as they will travel to Taylor,Indiana and do battle with the Taylor University Trojans (1-2). Kickoff is set for 1 PM at Jim Wheeler Memorial Stadium. Walsh (3-0) will return home for a noon tilt with Urbana University on Saturday.

Fighting Falcons Fly Past NDC!

2010-09-11T22:25:00.000-07:00

Saturday afternoon was a battle of two schools with similar nicknames. The similarities pretty much stop there though. The Notre Dame Falcons fell 38-0 at the hands of the Fairmont State Fighting Falcons in front of 3159 fans at Duvall Rosier Field in Fairmont, West Va.

FSU came out of the gates quickly. The 17 time conference champions wasted no time getting on the scoreboard. On the second play from scrimmage Perry Baker caught a 62 yard dart from Perry Moore and the Fighting Falcons led 7-0 just 56 seconds in. After NDC got a couple of first downs they would have to punt it away to the dangerous FSU offense. This time the Fighting Falcons would go 52 yards on 8 plays capped off by a Pat Pinchinat 1 yard TD run that would make it 14-0 FSU. That is where we would stand after a quarter of play. FSU would then get another Pinchinat score that was set up when Yan Cyr would be picked off for the blue and white. Logan Moore would have a 38 yard run, Frank Keenan would add a 19 yard field goal and then Perry Baker would cap off the scoring catching a 54 yard touchdown this time from backup Qb Brandon Hyler. The Fighting Falcons improved to 2-0 on the young campaign. FSU would rack up 534 yards total offense in the game including 278 yards rushing. The Fighting Falcons did have 6 penalties for 75 yards in the game. Pinchinat led FSU with 16 carries for 84 yards and a pair of TD's. Logan Moore was 16 of 23 throwing the ball for 202 yards and a TD. He also had 5 carries for 56 yards. Brandon Hyler completed his only pass attempt for a 54 yard TD. Perry Baker paced the receiving core for FSU with 6 catches for 158 yards and a pair of touchdowns.

The Falcons from NDC (1-2) playing in just the third game in program history improved on offense despite not getting into the end zone. Yan Cyr returned after suffering a concussion in week one vs Mercyhurst and played only 1 series in the first two games. The Falcons had 15 first downs and 233 yards in total offense. NDC had 119 yards rushing and were flagged 8 times for 64 yards. The leading rusher for Notre Dame was Pedro Powell (Liberty,OH Lakota East HS) who had 11 carries for 53 yards. QB Yan Cyr had 42 yards rushing along with 114 passing and was picked once. Derrick Paster (Berea,OH Berea HS) was the top reciever for NDC catching 4 balls for 51 yards including a 35 yarder. Cayle Chapman continued his sold punting as he had 8 punts for an average of 42.5 yards including a 64 yarder in the first half. Garry Briggs (8 tackles, John Hyde (7 tackles) and a few Falcons including Derrick Smith and Bo Grunder added 6 tackles to pace the Falcons D. Notre Dame College will return home for the second home game of the season with Walsh University on Saturday September 18th. Kickoff is set for 1 PM at Korb Field. Fairmont State will travel to Shepherdstown, West Va. and do battle with Shepherd.

Falcons Hold Off LWC For First W!

2010-09-05T17:06:00.001-07:00

The Notre Dame College Falcons led by a solid running game and a couple of big stands by a upstart defense held off the Lindsey Wilson College Blue Raiders 14-10 on Saturday afternoon in the Blue Raiders inaugural game in Columbia, Kentucky.

The Falcons got off to a quick start in front of a capacity crowd at Blue Raider Stadium. LWC began the game with the ball and went 3 and out. The Falcons then got a pair of big plays. On the first offensive play for NDC Sophomore RB Tim Donald scampered for 32 yards. Then it was Freshman quarterback James Flowers who hit Wide Receiver Derrick Pastor for a 23 yard gain down to the LWC 16. The drive would stall at the Blue Raiders 12 as a 29 yard Jeremy Geier field goal would be blocked. The Blue Raiders would then get a huge 53 yard pass on a double pass that would lead to a 43 yard Mark Corbett field goal.

The Falcons would then get the ball back and with Dak Britt at QB would go on a 65 yard scoring drive capped by a 10 yard touchdown run by fullback Khalid Harrison. The Falcons would lead 7-3 early in the second quarter as they had the first touchdown in the school's history. Harrison had 5 carries for 41 yards on the drive and Britt would also have a 16 yard scamper for the "blue and white".

The turning point in this game would occur in the waning seconds of the first half. The Blue Raiders looked to be content heading into the locker room down 7-3. Looking like the first year program that they were LWC would not score before the half due to terrible clock management. Ricky Bowling of Lindsey Wilson would hit tight end Devon Jones with a 32 yard strike down to the NDC 1 yard line. The Falcons defense would clamp down and stop the Blue Raiders on three consecutive running plays to take a 7-3 half time lead. LWC coach Chris Oliver chose to try and take the lead before the half instead of attempting a 18 yard field goal.

The Falcons would score another touchdown in the third quarter to go up 14-3 as this time it was Pedro Powell with a 1 yard touchdown run. As soon as it looked as though the Falcons were in command back came the upstarts from Columbia (Ky). Richard Kennedy would break free for a 94 yard kickoff return on the ensuing kickoff. All of the sudden it was 14-10 Falcons. The NDC defense would come up big late and preserve the win for the Falcons.

Tim Donald and Khalid Harrison led a solid ground game for the Falcons. Donald had 47 yards on 8 carries while Khalid Harrison had 10 carries for 40 yards. Derrick Paster led the receiving corps with 4 catches for 39 yards. Kayle Chapman also played a big role in this one for NDC. The Falcon punter playing in only his second football game ever had 8 punts for a 36.8 yard average. Of those 8 points though, 3 were inside the LWC 20 yard line. The Falcons had 191 yards of total offense. They eliminated some miscues from a week ago but NDC still did have 10 penalties for 78 yards. Flowers and Britt were both adequate as the Falcons had 85 yards passing on the day. Defensively the Falcons were led by Bo Grunder (7 tackles), Sylvester Flowers (7 tackles) and Bob Hanson (5 tackles, 3 sacks).

Lindsey Wilson had only 32 yards rushing on 33 carries. The Blue Raiders had 162 yards passing for a total of 194 yards of offense. LWC had 60 yards in penalties. They were led by Cameron Zeuisdorf who led the receiving corps with 57 yards on 3 catches. De Michael Wallace had 15 carries for 54 yards. Ricky Bowling was 11 for 24 for 88 yards and Grey Young was 5 for 6 for 74 yards. Each threw a pick. It was a dogfight by two of the newest programs in college football. Notre Dame(1-1) will be back in action Saturday September 11th vs Fairmont State. Kickoff from Fairmont, West Virginia is set for 1 PM. The Fighting Falcons come into Saturday with a 1-0 record in the battle of the Falcons.

Falcons Ready For First Road Test!

2010-09-03T12:55:00.000-07:00

With one game under their belts the Notre Dame College Falcons will head to Columbia Kentucky to take on Lindsey Wilson College on Saturday. The Falcons who fell 23-0 to Mercyhurst will be facing Lindsey Wilson who will be having the first football game in it's history on Saturday. Notre Dame will look to eliminate the mistakes on Saturday. The blue and white had 117 yards in miscues in the loss to the Lakers. One bright spot for NDC a week ago will be back in action. Freshman Punter Kayle Chapman averaged 42.5 yards per kick in his first collegiate game ever. Not only had the Freshman from Australia never played in a college game but he had never seen a college football game until Saturday's contest with Mercyhurst. The Falcons will also look to have quarterback Yan Cyr back this Saturday. Cyr only played one series against Mercyhurst before suffering a concussion that would keep him out the remainder of the game. It will be a 2:30 PM Kickoff Saturday from Columbia.

Historic Night Ends In Loss For Falcons.

2010-08-28T21:19:00.000-07:00

The Notre Dame Falcons were 23-0 losers in the first ever football game in the 88 year history of Notre Dame College. The Lakers from Mercyhurst outplayed NDC in front of 3126 people at Korb Field at Brush High School. The Falcons will call Korb Field their home field for the remainder of the 2010 season.

The first quarter was a defensive struggle for both squads. It did not help NDC when quarterback Yan Cyr suffered a concussion on the second series and did not return. The Lakers would take a 3-0 lead on the first of three field goals by kicker Steven Wakefield (a 30 yarder). This field goal capped a 10 play 66 yard drive with 1:36 in the first quarter. A 5 play 75 yard drive by Mercyhurst would give the Lakers a 10-0 lead as Andrew Bailey would score on a 1 yard run. It would be the first of a pair of touchdowns for Bailey. Dak Britt would throw a interception that would set up another second quarter Lakers score. The Falcons defense who were led most of the night by Bob Hansen and Gary Briggs would hold Mercyhurst to another Wakefield field goal and it would be 13-0 Mercyhurst at the intermission. The Lakers would add a Wakefield field goal in the third quarter as well as another TD run. This one was a three yarder by Bailey. The Falcons would get in the red zone in the latter stages of the fourth quarter but would be stopped on 4th and 2 inside the 20 as the Lakers would preserve the shutout.

Mercyhurst out gained the Falcons 293-127 for the game. NDC was hurt by 117 yards in penalties. The Lakers committed 85 yards in mistakes. Tim Donald and Dak Britt led the Falcons rushing attack. Donald had 17 carries for 48 yards as the featured back. Britt had 29 yards on the ground and was sacked 3 times. Britt was 11-21 for 93 yards as he relieved starter Yan Cyr who was o of 2 and sacked twice. The recieving core was led by Derrick Paster who had 6 catches for 63 yards.

Garrett Kensy was 16-27 for 204 yards as the Lakers Qb. Bailey had 9 carries for 32 yards and his two scores. Gerald Anderson added 21 rushes for 58 yards. The leading reciever for Mercyhurst was Paris Bruner who had a pair of catches for 46 yards.

The Falcons(0-1) will hit the road Saturday. NDC will travel to Columbia, Kentucky to do battle with Lindsey Wilson. Kickoff is slated for 230 PM.

Tars Magical Run Comes To A Close Against Valdosta State.

2010-03-16T22:24:00.000-07:00

The Rollins College Tars magical season came to a halt Tuesday in Russelville, Arkansas with a 71-58 loss to the upstart Valdosta State Blazers. With the win Valdosta advanced to the elite 8 in Springfield, Mass. next Wednesday. The Blazers improved to 28-4 on the year and advanced to the elite 8 for the first time in school history. Valdosta goes into the elite 8 as one of the hottest teams in the country after defeating the host and top seed Wonder Boys of Arkansas Tech and Rollins in the span of 72 hours. The Tars fell to 27--6. The 27 wins tied the most ever in Rollins hoops history. It was only the second time in school history that the Tars reached the round of 16.

The game followed a similar pattern of the past five games to start. The Tars battled uphill the entire night. The Blazers would jump out to a 13-5 lead early after making six of their first seven shots on the evening. The Tars would get within 4 on two separate occasions but a 17-7 run by Valdosta would give the Blazers a 39-25 lead late in the first half. The Tars would close the half on a 6-0 run and it would be 39-31 Blazers after Senior Brock Blanchard banked home a three right before the intermission. Both teams shot the ball exceptionally well in the first half. The Blazers were 15 of 29 (51.7%) in the first half while the Tars were 13 of 25 (52%) in the opening stanza. Nikola Baran hit a pair of treys and tournament most outstanding player Nick Wolf scored 5 points including a free throw that gave the Tars a 47-46 lead. The Tars would then go ice cold from the field and would miss their next 18 shots. It would not be until 58 seconds remaining that the Tars would find the bottom of the basket. VSU made 12 free throws over the final two minutes to ice the game after a three by Kevin Harris. Marquise Robinson and Charles Belton led a 11-0 spurt that gave the Blazers a 57-47 lead. The Blazers had three players tally double figures on the evening. Marvin Dibble who came into the game averaging 8 points a game led the way with 18. Kevin Harris netted 12 off the bench while Marquis Robinson scored 11 off the Blazer bench.

The Tars were led by a pair of players in double numbers. Nick Wolf had yet another double-double scoring 16 points and pulling down 11 rebounds. Myk Brown added 14 for RC. The Tars shot 36% in the game including a frigid 26% in the second half. It was still a fantastic season for the Tars. Along with a trip to the regional final the Tars also won a share of the Sunshine State Conference title with Florida Southern and won the SSC tournament title. The Tars will lose some key components on this team. Three Seniors careers came to an end. Greg Sweeney, Ryan Ferranti and Brock Blanchard. "It was quite a ride". 2009-10 will go down as one of the best ever in Rollins hoops history!!

Baran's Three Lifts Tars Into Sweet 16!

2010-03-14T20:55:00.000-07:00

Nikola Baran nailed a three pointer as time expired to lift the Rollins College Tars (27-5) to the sweet sixteen for the second time in school history. The 74-71 win over Barry was the third time the Tars had beaten the Buccaneers in four tries this season and the second consecutive Sunday. The win was the 550th in the storied coaching career of Tom Klusman.

The Tars were led by another stellar effort from Nick Wolf. The Junior from Cincinnati had 20 points, 9 rebounds and 8 assists on the evening. Baran netted 15 points, Myk Brown scored 13 despite battling flu like symptoms all day long, Matt Robertson chipped in 10 for the Tars. Rollins shot the ball very well as they shot 54% from the field and were 9 of 20 (45%) from beyond the arc. RC was 13 of 17 (77%) which was much better than the 10 of 21 they posted yesterday from the charity stripe.

The loss ended the Buccaneers season at 20-12. BU was led by Tony Dennison with 22 points. Dennison was 9-11 from the field and 3-5 from long range. Dennison also added a pair of steals and 6 rebounds. Erick Nsangou and Marvin Davis each added 12 points for Barry. The Bucs shot 60% from the field and 9 of 21 from long range in the game. BU was a miserable 6-13 (46%) at the foul line.

As has been the pattern in the past few games the Tars got off to another slow start. Barry hit the first seven shots they took and raced out to a 19-8 lead behind four buckets from Dennison. The Tars would fight back though and after a trey by Nick Wolf it would be 23-21 BU after a 13-4 Tars run (all the points in the run were scored by Baran, Wolf and Brown.) The Tars would then go on another run over the next 8 minutes and after a Myk Brown hoop would lead 35-34 with 4:02 in the half. Barry would finish the half strong and take a 41-37 lead into the locker room. Zach Trapp would bury a desperation heave at the end of the half to give the Bucs some momentum going into the locker room. The Bucs would stretch that lead out to seven at the beginning of the second half. Rollins would then go on a 12-1 run to grab a 52-49 lead with 9:49 to play. The Tars and Buccaneers would trade the lead six times over the rest of the game before the Baran three off a dish from Matt Robertson won it. The #11 Tars who are the second seed in the region will take on #8 ranked and 4th seeded Valdosta St. in the regional final Tuesday night. The Blazers eliminated the top seeded and host Wonder Boys of Arkansas Tech 72-60 on Sunday night. The tip for Tuesday's regional final is set for 9:30 PM eastern time. The Tars have been to the elite 8 once in the school's history back in 2004. With the win on Sunday night the Tars matched the most wins in a single season in school history.

Tars Survive Huntsville.

2010-03-13T20:31:00.000-08:00

The second seeded Rollins Tars trailed by two in the waning seconds of their first round NCAA tournament game against Alabama Huntsville before Ian Scott made a layup off of a pass from Myk Brown to send the game into overtime. Ryan Ferranti led the Tars with 13 points on the day on 6-7 shooting, and scored 4 of his 13 points in the extra session. Nick Wolf posted another double- double with 12 points and 11 boards for the Tars. Myk Brown had 10 points and Matt Robertson chipped in 8 points and 8 rebounds. Rollins shot 23-47 (49%) from the field. The second seed in the South regional won despite only hitting 3-13 from long range. Rollins also struggled at the charity stripe making just 10-21. Rollins won the battle of the boards 36-28. RC had 6 steals including two each from Ian Scott and Ferranti.

Huntsville was led by Jaime Smith. Smith had 16 points including knocking down 4 of 9 from distance. Zane Campbell was 5 of 10 from the field for his 13 points to go along with 6 rebounds. Josh Magette stuffed the stat sheet for the Chargers. Despite going just 3-12 from the field. Magette posted 8 points, 10 assists and 6 steals in the game. The Chargers shot 21-54 (39%) from the field including 9-26 from three point land. UAH was 6-8 at the foul line (75%). The Chargers came out hot and the Tars started slowly as has been the pattern for Rollins the past four games. Smith and Campbell gave the Chargers a 25-8 lead halfway thru the first half. The Tars clawed their way back in it though largely on the defensive prowess of Scott and Ferranti and a switch from a 2-1-2 to a 1-3-1 zone. A three point play by Wolf followed by another old fashioned three point play by Scott would make it 25-17 after a 9-0 Tars run. Josh yost would hit a baseline jumper to make it 27-17 but the Tars would close the first half on another 9-0 run to make it 27-26 at the intermission.

Rollins came out strong in the second half as Julian Wilkison would hit a pair of three's sandwiched around a UAH hoop to make it 32-29 for the Tars. The game would go back and forth for the next several minutes and after another Scott layup it would be knotted at 45. The Tars would then get their largest lead of the game at 6 (51-45) with a little over two minutes left. The chargers would go on a 5-0 run to then make it 51-50 with 1:44 left. UAH would take a two point lead (53-51) on a three from the corner with 39 seconds left. The Tars would answer though as Scott would get the game tying lay in on a dish from Myk Brown. The extra session would be "nip and tuck" just like the rest of the game. A Nick Wolf jumper would give Rollins the 55-53 lead with 3:39 in overtime. A Smith three would give the Chargers the lead back. Ryan Ferranti would score the last four points for the Tars in OT and the Tars would get the 59-57 OT win. The Tars improved to 26-5 on the year and will face Barry. The Buccaneers upset Florida Southern Saturday. Tip time is set for 7 PM at Tucker Coliseum. Huntsville's season came to a close at 20-7.

Tars Take Title!!

2010-03-07T19:52:00.000-08:00

The Rollins College Tars behind a 16 point effort from tournament most outstanding player Myk Brown won the Sunshine State Conference Championship Game with a 66-59 win over Barry. The Tars (25-5) won the third title in program history and first since 2006. Rollins had three other players in double figures Sunday. Nikola Baran had 14, Nick Wolf scored 13 and was named to the all tournament team. Ian Scott gave the Tars a huge spark off the bench and added 12. RC shot 53 percent from the field. The Tars were a very solid 20 of 23 at the foul line.

Barry (19-11) was led by Tony Dennison who scored 16 points before fouling out late. Eric Nsangou posted 12 and Zach Trapp netted 11 for the Buccaneers. Barry shot 41 percent for the game and went 6 of 9 at the line. The Bucs were the team that got out of the gates quickly as they would score the games first ten points but the Tars would counter. A 6-0 RC run would make it 10-6. Barry would control most of the first half but a late first half 11-2 run punctuated by a Brock Blanchard trey would give the Tars a 29-27 halftime lead. Rollins would stretch that lead out to 8 with 15 minutes left but Barry would counter with a 8-0 run to tie it at 42 with a little over 11 minutes left. Nick Wolf would give the Tars the lead for good on a layup with 10:57 to go. Rollins would stretch the lead out to seven before Barry would make it a three point game with 1:08 left. Willie Whitfield would make a free throw to cut the lead to 2 late. The Tars would then close it out on a series of big plays. Ian Scott and Brock Blanchard would come up with free throws late and Ryan Ferranti would also have a huge offensive rebound. The Tars will head to the regional tournament where they will face the University of Alabama Huntsville. The date and time will be announced Monday. Florida Southern and Barry also join Rollins in the region from the SSC. Arkansas Tech is the host and top seed. Clark Atlanta, Valdosta State and Tuskegee will be in the region.

Tars Rally Late, Top Eckerd In A Thriller.

2010-03-07T19:24:00.000-08:00

The Rollins College Tars despite trailing 42-27 with 17:34 to go advanced to the Blue Cross and Blue Shield Sunshine State Conference Championship Game with a 72-65 win over the Eckerd Tritons. The Tars had three players in double figures on the day. Nick Wolf led the way with 27 points, including 23 in the second half. Myk Brown made 12 of 16 free throws and scored 16 points. Nikola Baran added three triples on his way to a 13 point game. The Tars shot 46 percent (18 of 39) from the floor. Rollins shot 46 free throws making good on 34 of them. With the win the Tars improved to 24-5 on the year.

Eckerd was led by three players in double numbers also. Zaronn Cann led the way with 16 points. Lance Kearse posted 15 and Woody Taylor added 10 for the Tritons. Eckerd shot 25-52 (48%) from the floor. The Tritons were 10 of 14 at the stripe. EC won the battle of the boards 29-26.

The Tars would open the game with a drive by Myk Brown and he would split a pair of free throws. That would be the Tars only lead of the first half. They would fall behind 10-4 early. Eckerd would control much of the first half and it would be 36-27 Tritons at the intermission. EC would come out in the second half and go on a 6-0 run to make it 42-27. The Tars would then begin their comeback with a 18-7 run and it would be a four point Eckerd lead (49-45) with 12 minutes left. Brock Blanchard would hit the layup that cut the lead to four. Eckerd would then go on another run and stretch the lead back out to 13 with 9:26 to go. Kearse would nail a trey to make the margin 13. The Tars would then get two monster three pointers from Nikola Baran and a pair of Ian Scott free throws to lessen the lead. Baran would hit two more jumpers and all of the sudden the Tars were within one at 60-59 with five minutes to go. Wolf and Baran would do the rest down the stretch to get the Tars the 72-65 win, Wolf scoring the game's final eight points. The Tars will face Barry in Sunday's Blue Cross and Blue Shield Sunshine State Conference Final. The Bucs upset Florida Southern later on Saturday. Tip time at the "Shark Tank" is set for 1 PM.

Tars Dispose of Tampa, Eckerd Next.

2010-03-04T09:24:00.000-08:00

The Rollins College Tars rode a solid second half especially on the defensive end to a a 73-54 win over Tampa in the first round of the Blue Cross and Blue Shield Sunshine State Conference First round at Warden Arena on Wednesday night. All eight Tars who played scored on Wednesday with 3 scoring in double figures. Myk Brown led the way with 18 points, Nick Wolf added 15 points, 7 rebounds and 6 assists for Rollins. Nikola Baran was a perfect 4 of 4 from long distance for his 12 points. The Tars shot 27-47 (57%) in the game including 14 of 22 (64%) in the second half. Rollins was 6 of 10 from three point range and 13 of 19 (68%) at the charity stripe. The Tars hammered the Spartans on the boards 36-21.

Tampa had a pair of players tally in double numbers on Wednesday. Rashaad Callway had 13 points on just 6 of 20 shooting. Anthony Lebruno added 11 on 4 of 8 from the floor. Callum Townsend chipped in 9 for Tampa. The Spartans shot 22-56 (39%) on the evening. UT was a frigid 9 of 34 (27%) from beyond the arc. Tampa only attempted 4 free throws on the night, only making one of them.

The two teams traded three pointers and it looked as thought it was going to be a shootout in the early going. Wolf and Nikola Baran hit the triples for the Tars while Lebruno added a pair of treys for the Spartans. Julian Wilkison would make a layup to ingnite a 16-3 run that would make it 22-9 Tars with 12:37 in the first stanza. The Tars would stretch that lead out to 15 but UT would finnish the half strong. After a 18-6 UT run to close the half it would be 35-31 at the break.

Whatever Tom Klusman, Brad Ash and Zach Pancratz had to say in the locker room worked quite well in the second half. Tampa would get to within 2 with 15:00 to play but that is as close as the game would get. The Tars would play outstanding defense and get several layups on back door cuts to dominate the second half. The Tars would lead by as many as 20 (65-45) and go on to the 73-54 win. Rollins will travel to Nova Southeastern on Saturday to face the Eckerd College Tritons at noon at the Don Taft University Center. The Tritons were 86-62 winners over Nova. Barry and Florida Southern will battle in the other semifinal. You can listen to all the Tars action with Jim "The Shooter" Ferro and Nate Weyant on Saturday afternoon on 91.5 WPRK in Winter Park and worldwide at RollinsSports.TV

Cedarville Rallies Late Ends Falcons Season!

2010-03-03T11:37:00.000-08:00

The Notre Dame Falcons had a 4 point lead late and could not hang on as they fell 74-73 to the Yellow Jackets of Cedarville Tuesday night at Murphy Gym. Cedarville with the win improved to 25-8 and became the second team along with Walsh from the AMC South to advance to the NAIA national tournament. The Falcons season came to a close at 19-12.

The Yellow Jackets had four players score in double figures Tuesday. Austin Foote and Chris Beals led the way with 17 and 15 points respectively. Matt Harner chipped in 10 and Derrick Hannon had 10 including a floater with 2.6 seconds remaining that proved to be the game winner.

Cedarville shot 46% from the field including a sizzling 11 of 19 from long range. The Jackets were 9 of 13 from the charity stripe.

NDC was led by four players in double digits. Eric Dummermuth led the way with 17 points and 10 rebounds. Nick McCartney added 15 for the blue and white. Karim McFarlane had 15 and Al Miller added 10 in each of their final games on College road. Danny Wright and Cory Emmerine both completed their careers at NDC. Wright did not play and Emmerine played less than a minute. NDC shot 53% from the field but struggled from beyond the arc going 4 of 12. The Falcons shot 15-20 (75%) at the charity stripe. Cedarville won the battle of the boards 30-29.

It was Cedarville that got off to a hot start and led 12-4 early. The Falcons would get the Cedarville lead down to 1 at 20-19 with a little under 13 minutes in the half after a McCartney trey. A triple by Haddon Anderson would make it 28-21 Jackets halfway thru the first half. Once again the Falcons would get within 2 (33-31) on another McCartney three pointer. A run by the Jackets would make it 41-35 at the half.

The next ten minutes would be played fairly evenly before a 5-0 run by the Jackets would make it 61-53. The Falcons would go on a 8-0 run and Al Miller would tie the game with a triple at the 5:45 mark. The Jackets would go on a 6-0 run (all 6 points by Ricardo Alliman) to make it 67-61 with a little over 4 to play. NDC would go on a 10-0 run and lead 71-67 with 1:34 left. Nick McCartney would counter a pair of free throws by Chris Beals with two of his own to make it 73-69 with just 22 seconds to play. Beals would hit a 3 to make it 73-72 with 14 seconds. McCartney would then miss the front end of a 1 and 1. That would set up Hannon's heroics. Al Miller would have a 3 to win it but it would be off the mark. The Falcons will have several players returning in 2010-11 including Sophomore captains Dummermuth and McCartney. It should be a good squad next year but somehow they will have to replace Karim McFarlane.

Tars Comeback Bid Falls Short.

2010-02-27T19:15:00.000-08:00

The Rollins College Tars (22-5) (13-3 SSC) dug a 20 point hole early Saturday and could not overcome it. Eckerd got off to a sizzling start with a 20-0 lead over the first four minutes and hung on for a 63-58 win at Warden Arena Saturday. With the loss the Tars will have to settle for a share of the Sunshine State Conference title and will be the number two seed in this coming week's SSC tournament. Florida Southern clinched the top seed with a win over Nova Southeastern. Nick Wolf had a big night for the Tars with a game high 27 points. Myk Brown added 15 for the Tars.

Eckerd had three players in double figures. John Harper had 17 points to lead the Tritons 18-8 (11-5 SSC). Zaronn Cann posted 13 points and Chris Gray chipped in 10 for Eckerd. The Tritons outshot the Tars 56-42% for the game. Rollins was just 7 of 18 from long range on the afternoon. The Tritons jumped out to the 20-0 early behind six points each from Cann and Gray. The Tars would go on a 15-6 run to cut it to a 26-15 Eckerd lead with 8:45 in the half. The Tars briefly got it to single digits at 28-19 on a Baran put back but the Tritons would stretch the lead to 35-23 at the intermission. The Tars would get the lead to 6 at 42-36 but the Tritons would score the next five to push it back to a 11 point game with 9:02 left. The Tars behind five points from Nick Wolf would go on a 7-0 run to cut the lead to 4 (50-46). Harper would bury a big three and the Tritons would hang on for the 63-58 win. The Tars will be back in action Wednesday at 7:30 at Warden Arena, second seeded Rollins will host seventh seeded Tampa.

Walsh Too Much For NDC in AMC Title Game.

2010-02-27T18:53:00.000-08:00

The Walsh Cavaliers came into Saturday's AMC title game as the number one team in the nation in the NAIA and the next forty minutes proved why. The Cavaliers came into Murphy Gym and claimed the AMC title and the automatic bid to the NAIA tournament that goes with it with a 85-57 thrashing of Notre Dame. It was only NDC's second home loss of the season and first since a loss to Siena Heights back in December. The Falcons (19-11) fell for the fifth time in the past seven games. Walsh has now defeated NDC all seven times they have played them. The loss was the first by the Falcons to a conference opponent in Murphy Gym all season.

Walsh improved to 28-2 with their 9th consecutive victory. This season will be Walsh's sixth consecutive trip to the NAIA National tournament.

The Cavaliers jumped on NDC early and took the crowd out of the game with a 18-7 run in the first five minutes and 45 seconds. The game was played pretty much evenly for the rest of the first half. Walsh would get a buzzer beating runner by Lamar Skeeter at the half to take a 47-32 lead into the locker room. Walsh only committed one turnover in the first twenty minutes and shot 50% from the floor. The Cavs were true on 11 of 12 at the charity stripe in the opening stanza. Walsh pretty much dominated the second half and would lead by as many as 30 (75-45) in the second half.

Notre Dame was led by 15 points and 8 rebounds from Eric Dummermuth. Curtis Mclure was the only other Falcon in double digits with 11. Notre Dame shot just 34.5 % from the floor (20 of 58 for the game) and 33 percent from the three point line. The Falcons did not help themselves by going just 11-23 (48%) from the charity stripe.

Walsh was led by a monster game from Ricky Jackson. Jackson scored 22 of his 33 points in the first half and added 10 rebounds to complete the double-double. Lamar Skeeter added 20 points for Walsh. Walsh shot 28 of 55 (50.9%) for the game.

NDC will get a second crack to qualify for the NAIA national tournament when they host Cedarville. Tip time on Tuesday night is set for 7:30 at Murphy Gymnasium.

Tars Secure Half of Title.

2010-02-25T10:33:00.000-08:00

The Rollins College Tars improved to 22-4 and 13-2 in the SSC with a 72-63 win over the Florida Tech Panthers at the Alfond Sports Center in Winter Park. In the process the Tars clinched at least a share of the conference title. The blue clad Tars can clinch the title outright and the number one seed in next week's Sunshine State Conference with a win against Eckerd on Saturday.

Rollins was led by three players in double figures Wednesday. Myk Brown poured in a game high 23 points to lead the Tars. Ryan Ferranti added 13, as he turned in a perfect evening. The Senior from Miami was 3 of 3 from the field including a three ball and 6 of 6 at the charity stripe. Nick Wolf posted his 60th consecutive game in double digits as he had 10 points to go along with 7 rebounds. The Tars shot the ball at a 49 percent clip from the field. Normally a strong suit for RC the Tars struggled from beyond the arc Wednesday. They were just 3 of 13 from three point territory. Rollins was a very solid 21 of 24 (88%) at the charity stripe. The Tars also had a very uncharacteristic 16 miscues on the evening.

The Panthers fell to 14-12 and 4-11 in the SSC. Florida Tech also had three players in double figures. Simon Cummings led the way with 19 points on 6 of 16 shooting. Justin Sedlak chipped in 15 and Mark Caviness added 12. The Panthers shot 41 percent from the field on the night. FIT was just 4 of 17 from long range. They also struggled at the foul line going just 11 of 17 (65%). The Tars won the board battle 32-29.

The 13th ranked Tars got off to a slow start as it would be FIT that took a 6-3 lead early. This would be the Panthers only lead though as they would trail 18-10 midway thru. the last ten minutes would be fairly even and the Tars would take a 36-26 lead into the locker room. Rollins would get that lead out to 15 but the Panthers would fight back and it would be 51-49 Rollins with ten minutes in the contest. The Tars would then put away the "pesky" Panthers with a 11-2 run that would make it 62-51. It would get no closer than seven the rest of the way. The conference title is the Tars seventh in team history all under the direction of current coach Tom Klusman. Rollins will look to bring the outright title to Winter Park on Saturday. Tip time against Eckerd is set for 4 PM.

Bench Bunch Lifts Tars Past Saint Leo.

2010-02-21T08:57:00.000-08:00

The Rollins College Tars got one step closer to a Sunshine State Conference regular season title with a 70-64 win at Saint Leo Saturday. The Tars with the win improved to 21-4 (12-2 SSC). St.Leo fell to 11-17 (4-10 SSC). The win was the fourth straight for the Tars. They now have a one game lead on second place Florida Southern with two remaining.

Rollins tallied five players in double figures Saturday. Ryan Ferranti set a new career high with 14 points for Rollins. Myk Brown and Nikola Baran posted 12 points each. Nick Wolf continued his streak of consecutive games scoring in double digits to 59. He had his fifth double-double in the past 6 games. Wolf had 11 points and 12 rebounds. Brock Blanchard was a big contributor off the bench going 2 of 3 from long range and scoring 10 points.

St.Leo had three players in double figures. Josie Vazquez and Jeremy Jackson each had 14 points. Jordan Prais posted a double-double with 10 points and 12 boards. While the Tars are battling to win the regular season title, the Lions are fighting just to make the Sunshine State Conference Tournament (only 8 of 9 teams make it). St.Leo and Florida Tech are each 4-10 at the moment with Tampa at 4-11.

St.Leo out shot the Tars 52 percent to 42 percent from the field. The Tars were just 33 percent shooters in the second half. St.Leo won the battle on the glass 34-27. The biggest difference in this one was miscues. St.Leo had 18 miscues on the day while the Tars committed just six.

Rollins got off to a quick start led by a pair of Nikola Baran triples they would lead 13-10 after five minutes. St. Leo then went on a 14-3 run and would lead 24-16 midway thru the half. The Tars would take control in the last ten minutes of the half and would lead 41-29 at the half. The Tars had a very scary moment in this game. Ian Scott was undercut on a fast break and landed awkwardly on his foot. Scott had to sit the rest of the game. The Tars at the moment only have an 8 man rotation. Leo would get to within three but Nick Wolf would have a old fashioned three point play to get the Tars back on track. Saint Leo would make another run late and after a trey by Dominick Robinson it would be 63-61 Tars with 2:13 to go. Matt Robertson and Julian Wilkison would sink a pair of free throws each to seal it for the Tars. Rollins will finnish the regular season with a pair of home games at Warden arena. Rollins will entertain Florida Tech at home on Wednesday night at 7:30 and then Saturday the Tars will host Eckerd at 4 PM. Florida Southern will be at Tampa Wednesday before closing out the regular season at home vs Nova Southeastern.

Hot Start not Enough As Falcons Fall in Tournament Preview.

2010-02-21T08:32:00.000-08:00

The Notre Dame Falcons got off to a hot start in Canton Saturday but it was not enough as the Falcons fell to the Walsh Cavaliers 86-64. Walsh improved to 27-2 (15-1 AMC) with the win. NDC with the loss fell to 19-10 (11-5).

The Falcons had four players in double figures on the afternoon. Eric Dummermuth and Al Miller dropped in 14 points each. Nick McCartney added 11 and Phil Biggs netted 10. On the day the Falcons shot the ball at a 45.6 percent clip from the field. They were only 4 of 13 from long range. The Falcons struggled at the charity stripe going just 8 of 13 (61.5%).

The Cavaliers were led by Jeremy Shardo who poured in a game high 29 points. Ricky Jackson netted 20 for the Cavaliers. Kyelce Cestaco pulled down 11 rebounds for the Cavaliers. The only blemish thus far on the season in conference for the Cavaliers was a 2 point loss at Cedarville. The Falcons shot 52.4 percent on the game Saturday.

NDC came out of the gates quickly and led 11-2 just a little over four minutes into the game after a jumper by Al Miller. NDC maintained that lead over the next seven and a half minutes. Phil Biggs nailed a jumper with just a little under 8 minutes in the half and the Falcons led 25-16. The Falons went ice cold the rest of the first half and after a 21-2 run to close the half the Cavaliers led at the intermission 37-27.

Walsh was outstanding in all facets of the second half. They shot a sizzling 59.4% from the field. Also Walsh was 50% from three point territory. The Cavaliers led by as many as 24 points. The closest the Falcons would get would be 8 (40-32). NDC and Walsh will do battle again Saturday, February 27th for the AMC championship. The Falcons will carry an eight game home winning streak into that 4 PM tip at Murphy Gym.

Meet the Rollins Tars Three Seniors.

2010-02-18T10:58:00.000-08:00

Greg Sweeney Jr.- A native of Cincinnati,OH and Cincinnati St.Xavier High School graduate Sweeney has been with the Tars hoops program since 2005-2006. In his Freshman year (2005-06) Sweeney played in all 32 games for the Tars averaging 3.8 points and 2.4 rebounds a game. Sweeney scored 122 points in 373 minutes. In the 2006-07 season Sweeney also played in all 32 games. He averaged 3.0 points and 2.1 rebounds a game. In 2007-08 Sweeney started 28 games and had a solid season for the Tars. He upped his average to 4.0 points per game. Sweeney played more than 20 minutes a game and shot 53% from three point land. The Cincinnati native scored in double digits three times that season. The last two years have been a rough go for Sweeney. He red shirted in the 2008-2009 season. This year Sweeney saw his season come to an end in the first meeting vs Florida Southern on January 8th when he broke his foot.

Ryan Ferranti- A Miami, Fla. native has become a solid contributor off the Tars bench since transferring from St. Anslem after the 2006-07 season. Ferranti has appeared in 75 games including all 24 this season for the Tars. In the 2007-08 season he averaged 10.4 minutes a game and shot 5 of 17 from long range. Ryan had 53 total points and shot 42 percent from the field that season. Ryan had a solid season last year playing in 23 games. He did not score a bunch only scoring 25 points in 23 games. Ferranti's biggest asset is he is one of the Tars best on the ball defenders. The Miami native has had a solid 2009-10 season and continues to get increased minutes.

Brock Blanchard- A native of Orlando, Fla. and Bishop Moore High School Blanchard has been part of the Tars basketball program since the 2006-07 season. In limited duty in 06-07 Brock shot 40 percent from the field and 100% at the foul line. In the 07-08 season Brock played 9.8 minutes a game and appeared in 25 games. He scored 68 points on that season, 9 treys. He shot 52% from the field that season. In the 08-09 campaign Blanchard appeared in 30 games including 10 starts. He finished that season with 84 points and 54 rebounds. Blanchard has really stepped up his game in the 2009-10 season. He is a key part of the Tars bench and has become one of the Tars most effective three point shooters. Blanchard led the Tars in scoring with 13 points including 3 triples in a two point win over Tampa on Saturday.

Tars Get Big Win At Shark Tank.

2010-02-18T10:35:00.000-08:00

The Rollins College Tars went to one of the toughest places to play in the Sunshine State conference and came out with a 76-68 win over the Nova Southeastern Sharks Wednesday at the Don Taft University Center. With the win the Tars remain in first place in the SSC with a 20-4 overall record and 11-2 in the SSC. Myk Brown led the Tars in scoring with 14 points despite going 2 of 15 from the field. Brown was 10 of 13 from the charity stripe. Nikola Baran added 12 points including 3 treys. Nick Wolf netted 12 points and hauled in 9 rebounds after being poked in the eye in the first half.

The Sharks had 3 players tally double numbers. Brain Cahill led the Sharks (13-11 6-8 SSC) with 14 points. Ross Allsop posted a double-double with 13 points and 11 rebounds. Alex Gynes added 10.

Sometimes in the Sunshine State Conference you have to win at a place with a lot of quirks. Wednesday night even "Razor The Shark" the Nova Southeastern mascot was impressed with the 8 players that played for Rollins. The Tars shot 45 percent from the field while the Sharks shot at a 43 percent clip. The rebounding battle was dead even at 33 each.

It was Nova that come out hot in the early part of the game. The Sharks took a 7-3 lead three minutes in. Nova would then outscore the Tars 12-7 over the next five minutes in and lead 19-10. The Tars would go on a 9-0 run of their own after a Wolf bucket that tied it at 19. Nova would then open the lead back up to seven again before the Tars would fight back and take a 36-34 halftime lead.

The Tars would have to make a few adjustments at the break. The biggest one was Nick Wolf had to wear goggles after being poked in the eye in the first half. The Tars would start the second stanza by pushing the lead back to 8 at 42-34. The Sharks would not go quietly and would tie the game at 48 with 13 minutes to play.

The two squads would trade buckets then for the next eight minutes until a 9-0 Rollins run woud give the Tars a 64-55 edge. Nova would cut it to two with 2 minutes left but Ryan Ferranti and Brock Blanchard would drain six consecutive free throws to seal the win. With the win the Tars remain 1/2 game ahead of Florida Southern who routed Saint Leo Wednesday. Nick Wolf saw one streak continue for the Tars as he scored double figures for the 58th consecutive game. His string of double-doubles ended at 4. The Tars will be back in action as they will travel to Saint Leo to face the Lions on Saturday. Tip time is 4 PM. St.Leo was the place where Wolf last scored in single digits.

Meet the Notre Dame Falcons Four Seniors!

2010-02-17T10:53:00.000-08:00

Cory Emmerine- From Olmsted Falls,OH Emmerine has played two years on the Falcons hoops team. Emmerine has played in 22 games over those two years. Emmerine averages 2.7 points per game off the bench. Cory shot 65% from the floor (23 of 35) and 56.5% from three point land in his NDC career. Emmerine stands at 6 feet tall and weighs 200 pounds. Emmerine played his high school ball and graduated from Olmsted Falls High school. He transferred from Cuyahoga Community College.

Al Miller- Miller has become an integral part of this Falcons squad after transferring from North County CC (Fla.). Miller is a 2004 graduate of West Centennial High School. Miller has played in 37 games including 25 starts over the past two seasons at NDC. Miller has had a very solid Senior season averaging 11.4 points per ball game. He has hit 36% of his three point attempts on the season.

Danny Wright- Wright is a veteran of Notre Dame College. From Collins,OH and a graduate of Western Reserve Academy Wright played all four years on college road. Wright played in 96 games for NDC in his four year career including all 33 his Freshman Year. Wright was the sixth man his Sophomore year and appeared in 28 games. He ranks third in NDC history with 39 blocked shots.

Karim McFarlane- One of three co-captains on the 2009-2010 squad is the Senior from Portmore,Jamiaca. Known as the "Jamaican Sensation" McFarlane is one of the best players in the nine year history of NDC hoops. McFarlane is the all time leader in rebounds (779) and blocked shots (236). He is 3rd on the all time scoring list (1,284 points). McFarlane shot a program record 60.9% from the floor his freshman year. In his career Karim averaged 10.8 points and 6.5 rebounds a game.

McCartney Powers Falcons To North Title!!

2010-02-17T10:16:00.000-08:00

Nick McCartney scored 27 points to lead four Notre Dame Falcons in double figures as NDC won their ninth straight at home and clinched the AMC North Division title. The Falcons 19-9 (11-4 AMC) have yet to play the Walsh Cavaliers 26-2 (14-1) but that will all change over the next ten days. The Falcons will finnish their regular season Saturday at Walsh. Next Saturday the Cavaliers and Notre Dame will do battle at Murphy Gym with the American Mideast Conference title on the line. The winner of this game will advance to the NAIA Division two tournament as an automatic qualifier.

NDC had four players tally double numbers on Tuesday night. McCartney was 8 of 12 from the floor, 4 of 7 from long distance and 7-9 at the charity stripe for his 27 points. All four Seniors (Al Miller, Karim McFarlane, Danny Wright and Cory Emmerine saw action on Senior night. Miller scored 12 points on 3 of 10 shooting, but was good on all 6 of his free throw attempts. McFarlane had a solid game just missing a double- double. Karim scored 9 points and snatched ten rebounds. He was 3 of 6 from the floor but struggled at the stripe going 3 of 9. Curtis McLure and Eric Dummermuth also had solid games. Dummermuth posted a double- double with 13 points and 10 rebounds. He was 4-12 from the floor and 4 of 4 at the line. Curtis McLure had 11 points on 5 of 9 shooting. Curtis was just 1 of 6 at the foul line. The Falcons shot 46 percent from the floor (26-56) and 46 percent from beyond the arc (5-11). They were 21-34 (62%) at the line. The Falcons lost the battle on the boards 42-35.

Daemean with the loss fell to 15-12 (7--7 AMC). They tallied three players in double figures. DJ Johnson led the Wildcats with 23 points (16 in the first half). Devon Dawson netted a double- double with 14 points and 12 rebounds. Mike Maistro added 13 to round out the Wildcats double digit scorers. Daemen shot 41 percent from the floor (26-64) but struggled from long range going just 5-21 (24%). The Widcats hurt themselves at the charity stripe going just 12-22 (55%).

The Falcons jumped out of the gate quickly in this one. After a Dummermuth hoop five minutes in it was 14-3 NDC. behind a barrage of three's by D.J. Johnson and a couple of hoops from Mike Maistro the Wildcats would storm back to take a 20-18 lead halfway thru the first half. The Falcons would open up a nine point lead after a run of their own. Karim McFarlane would nail a 15 footer to give NDC a 32-23 lead. Daemen would chip away and cut the lead to 3 right before the break. Eric Dummermuth would hit a 8 footer to give the Falcons some momentum and a 38-33 lead going into the locker room.

The Falcons would come out hot in the second half and after a three ball by Dummermuth would get the lead back to ten at 49-39. The Falcons would build upon that lead and Nick McCartney would cap an 11-0 run with a free throw that would make it 62-44 with 9:20 remaining. The Wildcats would then go on a 9-0 run of their own to cut it to 62-53. The Wildcats would battle hard but would get no closer than six the rest of the way as NDC would wrap up the AMC North.

Falcons Hold Off Racers Late.

2010-02-13T19:48:00.000-08:00

Led by 27 points from Eric Dummermuth, the Notre Dame Falcons got one step closer to a AMC North division title with a 60-56 win over Northwestern (OH). With the win the Falcons improved to 18-9 and 10-4 in the AMC. The Racers fell to 13-14 and 5-8 in the AMC.

Other than Dummermuth the Falcons had two other players in double figures. Al Miller scored 15 points and Phil Biggs netted 10. Dummermuth led the Falcons on the glass with 15 rebounds. The Falcons shot 52% from the field on the afternoon. NDC struggled from beyond the arc going just 2 of 13. The Falcons also stuggled at the foul line going just 6-11.

The Racers had four players tally double numbers. Kyle Gillette posted a double double with 17 points and 12 rebounds. Josh Vorst netted 15 on just 6-19 shooting. Dustin Guthrie and Geoff Reeder posted ten points each. The Racers shot 35 percent from the field. They were 9 of 28 from distance. The Racers made 7 of 11 free throws. Nothwestern won the battle on the glass 39-34. Each team had ten turnovers.

NDC came out and scored the first four points of the game. The Falcons would stretch the lead to 7 at 15-8 with 12 minutes to go. The Racers would fight back and go on a 9-0 run of their own to go up 17-15 . NDC would score the next 8 and a Biggs hoop would make it 23-17

NDC with 7:18 in the half. The last seven minutes both teams would go cold and after a Al Miller hoop it would be 27-21 Falcons at the break.

The game would be evenly played in the early part of the second half until the Falcons would open up a 11 point lead at 44-33 on a Dummermuth bucket. The Racers would then outscore NDC 22-11 and with 4:52 left after a Gilette jumper the game would be knotted at 55. The Falcons would regain the lead on a pair of Dummermuth short jumpers before Gilette would cut it to two with 1:37 to play. Dummermuth would make a basket and Nick McCartney would seal it with a pair of late free throws to put the Falcons in the drivers seat. Dummermuth would split a pair of free throws and the Falcons would come away with a 64-60 win. The Falcons will be back in action Tuesday night at Murphy gym. It will be Senior night as the Falcons will look to wrap up the AMC North with a win over Daemean. Tip time is set for 8 PM.

Tars rally, survive scare from Tampa!

2010-02-13T17:58:00.000-08:00

The Rollins College Tars always seem to get the Tampa Spartans "best shot" and once again Saturday the Tars got all they could handle before defeating Tampa 61-59. The Tars improved to 19-4 on the season and 10-2 in the SSC. Tampa fell to 10-12 overall and 4-9 in the Sunshine State Conference with the loss.

The Tars tallied four players in double figures Saturday. Brock Blanchard matched his season high with 13 points. Matt Robertson and Nikola Baran each netted 12 points while Nick Wolf continued both his streaks Saturday. Wolf posted his fourth consecutive double-double with 10 points and 12 rebounds. Wolf ran his streak of consecutive games in double figures to 57.

Anthony Lebruno led all scorers with 20 points including 5 of 9 from distance. Marcus Morrison just missed a double-double with 12 points and 9 rebounds. Rashaad Calloway rounded out the double digit scorers with 11 for UT.

The Tars and Spartans each shot an identical 41.5 percent for the game. The Tars hit 10 of 22 from long range and the Spartans went 12 of 33 from beyond the arc. The Tars won a close battle on the glass 34-33. Tampa only got to the foul line 3 times but made good on all three. The Tars were only 7 of 14 at the stripe.

The Spartans jumped out to a early 10-3 lead in the first 5 minutes. The Tars would answer though with a 16-2 run to go up 19-12. Tampa would go on a run of their own to cut the Tars lead to one late in the first half. The Tars would go up 30-28 going into the intermission.

The Spartans would come out sizzling and open up a 12 point lead at 46-34. Rollins would then catch fire from beyond the arc. Nikola Baran would bury three consecutive treys and after a triple by Blanchard the Tars would have a 54-52 lead with four minutes to go. Tampa would tie it on a Lebron hoop before Wolf would give the Tars a two point lead. A Lebruno triple would make it 57-56 Tampa late. Brock Blanchard would hit a pair of free throws to give RC a 58-57 lead with 57 seconds to go. Calloway would give the Spartans the lead back with a floater. The Tars would go to last year's conference player of the year Wolf and a layup would give the Tars a 1 point lead with 17 seconds left. A Calloway turnover and a free throw by Wolf would seal it for the Tars. Rollins remains atop the Sunshine State conference. Florida Southern is at Lynn on Saturday night. The Tars will be back in action Wednesday as they travel to the "Shark Tank" to battle Nova Southeastern. Tip time set for 730 PM.

Balance Is Key in Tars Win At Barry.

2010-02-11T08:21:00.000-08:00

The Rollins College Tars stayed a top the Sunshine State Conference standings Wednesday night with a hard fought 70-59 win over Barry in Miami Shores,Fla. With the win the Tars improved to 18-4 overall and 9-2 in the SSC while the Buccaneers dropped to 14-8 (5-6 SSC).

The Tars playing without Greg Sweeney (broken foot) as well as Brett Chance (Shoulder) only have nine healthy bodies but all nine scored in the win Wednesday. Nick Wolf led all scorers pouring in 23 points and completed his third straight double-double with 13 rebounds. Wolf has now scored in double figures in 56 consecutive games. Matt Robertson scored 11 points for Rollins and Ryan Ferrnanti gave the Tars a huge lift off the bench recording four points, six rebounds, three assists and three steals.

Tony Dennison led Barry with 17 points and seven rebounds. Zach Trapp and Willie Whitfield netted ten points with Whitfield grabbing seven rebounds.

Rollins shot 49 percent from the field and hit 8 treys while holding Barry to just one three pointer and 38 percent shooting. The Tars were out rebounded 35-31.

Rollins jumped out to a 5-0 lead early before the Buccaneers would tally the next 6 points to claim the lead. The lead would change hands one more time and after a spark by Barry they would lead 21-14. The Tars would fight back though. After a Alex Castillo tip in, a Ian Scott jumper and a Ferranti second chance hoop the Tars would get to within one at 23-22 with 4:19 in the half. After a Nick Wolf reverse layup right before the intermission the Tars would trail 30-29 going into the break.

The Tars would claim the lead about a minute into the half on a Julian Wilkison jumper. A pair of Dennison free throws would give Barry a one point lead early in the second half. Matt Robertson would drain a triple and the Tars would not look back the rest of the way. The Tars would lead by as many as 15 and the Buccaneers would get no closer than 9. With the win Wednesday the Tars have now beaten every team in the Sunshine State Conference this season. Rollins has split the season series with both Barry and Florida Southern. The Tars retain a half game lead over Southern in the conference. The Mocs were OT winners at Eckerd on Wednesday. The Tars will be back in action on Saturday when they welcome the Tampa Spartans to Warden Arena. Tip time is slated for 4 PM.

Falcons End Tough Road trip With OT Defeat.

2010-02-10T12:52:00.000-08:00

The Notre Dame Falcons will be happy to get back to College Park on Thursday night. The Falcons finished their latest road swing at 0-3 after falling in overtime to Roberts Wesleyan 72-66 on Tuesday. With the win the Raiders improved to 14-10 (7-6 AMC). The Falcons dropped to 17-9 (9-4).

Roberts Wesleyan was led by three players in double figures. Justin Andreozzi led the way with 18 points. Rashaad Stokelin netted 16 while Dan Foley chipped in 11. The Raiders shot 42 percent from the field and 35 percent from beyond the arc. Wesleyan struggled at the charity stripe going 15-24 (63%).

NDC had a pair of players in double figures. Eric Dummermuth notched another double-double pouring in a game high 25 points and snagging 12 rebounds. Al Miller was the only other Falcons in double numbers with 18 points. Nick McCartney did return after missing one game with a finger injury but he was just 2 of 11 from the floor and scored 7 points. NDC shot 34% from the field. The Falcons really struggled from three point land going just 3 of 15. The blue and white were a solid 15 of 18 from the foul line and won the battle of the boards 49-41.

The game started out even for the first 6+ minutes. After a nearly three minute drought by both teams it was the Falcons who went on a 7-0 run and took a 21-14 lead with just over 7 minutes in the half on a Al Miller triple. NDC would stretch that lead to 10 on a free throw by Dummermuth that would make it 26-16 with 4:56 in the first stanza. Wesleyan would chip away and cut it to 3 but the Falcons would score the last four points of the half to take a 32-25 lead into the half.

NDC would get the first bucket of the second half but then Wesleyan would score the next 11 points and after a Andreozzi jumper the Raiders would take a 36-34 lead. The game would then have 4 ties, then Wesleyan would take a three point lead before the next four points would go to NDC and they would lead 49-48 with 5:15 to go. NDC would lead by 3 then the Raiders would run off the next 5 straight. Eric Dummermuth's jumper with a 1:04 to go would tie it at 54. Both teams would have a chance to win at the end of regulation but both Miller and Andreozzi would miss jumpers in the last minute. The Raiders would take control in the OT. RWC would score the first 7 points of the extra session and after a pair of free throws by Jordan Heath would lead 61-54 with 2:30 to go. NDC would get as close as 1 on a Miller free throw but the Raiders would outscore them 7-2 in the waning minutes to hold on for the 72-66 win. NDC will be back in action Thursday as they look to snap the losing streak against Ohio State Newark in a non conference game at Murphy Gym. Note that tip time is set for 7:30 and not the usual 8 PM tip.

Mocs Stop Tars Win Streak at 8.

2010-02-07T11:36:00.000-08:00

Some times in the world of college basketball you just catch a team on the wrong night. That is exactly what happened to the Rollins Tars on Saturday. The result was a 90-69 loss in front of 1,885 people at the Jenkins Field House on the campus of Florida Southern. The Mocs were coming off their worst loss of the season, a OT loss at the hands of Florida Tech on Wednesday. The Tars had won 8 straight and rolled into the game a top the Sunshine State Conference standings. The Mocs obviously a little extra rev ed up on All- American night at Southern came out firing and never looked back. Rion Rayfield hit back to back threes to start the game and before you could blink after a Terry Jenkins trey the Mocs led 15-2. Myk Brown and Ian Scott hit trey's of their own to cut the Southern lead to 18-10. Rayfield and Brandon Jenkins would hit a pair of trifectas and the Mocs would be rolling again. The Tars would score the next four points on a pair of Ryan Ferranti free throws and a bucket by Brown to make it 25-16. The Mocs put together a big run at the end of the first half but the big moment shifter would come with 5:33 in the half. Tom Klussman would be hit with a pair of technicals and be tossed from the game. Rion Rayfied would make six consecutive free throws and the Mocs would take a 22 point lead into the intermission. The Tars could get no closer than 11 in the second half and the Mocs would roll to the 90-69 win.

Southern would be led by five players in double figures on the night. John Thomson led the way with 20 points to go along with 8 rebounds. Damon Ellison chipped in 17 off the bench. Rion Rayfield and Brandon Jenkins each netted 15. Terry Jenkins had 14 to go along with 10 assists. The Mocs were 32-58 (52.5%) from the field. They were a steaming 13 of 28 (46.4%) from beyond the arc. The Mocs hit 13 of 15 free throws on the night. With the win the eleventh ranked Mocs improve to 19-3 overall and 8-3 in the Sunshine State Conference.

With the loss the Tars fell to 17-4 (8-2 SSC). The Tars had three players in double figures. Nick Wolf had 17 to lead the way along with 10 rebounds. It was Wolf's second consecutive double-double and 55th consecutive game scoring in double figures. Last time Wolf did not score in double figures was in February of 2007 at Saint Leo. Matt Robertson netted 13 points and Myk Brown had 11 despite battling foul trouble all evening. The Tars shot 24-54 (44.4%) from the floor on the night. Rollins normally a very good three point shooting team struggled Saturday night going just 5 of 19 (26.3%). The Tars hit 16 of 23 from the charity stripe (69.6%). RC was crushed on the boards 35-25. The Tars will look to bounce back Wednesday night when they travel to Miami Shores to battle the Barry Buccaneers. Tip time is set for 7:30. Barry handed the Tars their only other loss in SSC play.

Jackets Sting Falcons For Second Straight Loss.

2010-02-07T11:06:00.000-08:00

The Cedarville Yellow Jackets 17-8 (9-2 AMC) bested the Notre Dame Falcons 17-8 (9-3 AMC) 92-81 at the Callahan Athletic Center on Saturday night. With the win the Yellow Jackets stayed one game in back of Walsh for the lead in the AMC South. The Falcons still sit a top the AMC North. Cedarville was led by four players in double figures on the evening. Ricardo Alliman had a sensational game going 10 of 11 from the floor scoring 25 points as well as hauling down 15 rebounds. Chris Beal netted 21 points including 5 of 7 from the three point line. Austin Foote posted a 19 point effort and Matt Harner scored 13. The Yellow Jackets shot 55% from the field (33 of 60) and a sizzling 12-22 (54.5%) from three point land. Cedarville only committed 7 turnovers in the game.

The Falcons who were playing without second leading scorer Nick McCartney (reason not available at post time) were led by Eric Dummermuth. Dummermuth led three Falcons in double digits on the night. The Sophomore from Dover,OH had 28 points to go along with 8 rebounds. Al Miller continued his solid play of late scoring 16 points on 6 of 9 shooting. Phil Biggs rounded out the double-digit scorers for NDC with 10 points. The Falcons shot 25-52 (48.1%) from the floor. The blue and white were also a solid 7 of 10 from three point land. NDC committed 9 miscues. The Falcons won the battle of the boards 32-31.

The Falcons would come out of the gate early and take a 12-6 lead 5 and a half minutes in after Phil Biggs split a pair of free throws. Cedarville would fight back and take a 21-19 lead on a conventional three point play by Ricardo Alliman with 10:19 in the half. NDC would briefly reclaim the lead on a Cameron Carlin trey but Cedarville would get the lead right back. After a triple by Austin Foote the Yellow Jackets would have a 7 point lead (32-25) with 6:23 in the half. Another Foote trey three minutes later would stretch the Cedarville lead to 45-31 with 2:43 in the half. Notre Dame would get the lead back to single digits on another three by Carlin with 44 seconds left in the half but Chris Beal would answer with a trey of his own and after a Zach Jacobson free throw it would be 53-42 Jackets at the halftime break.

Cedarville would score the first four points of the second stanza and after a Alliman dunk the Jackets lead would be back to 15. NDC would go on a 6-0 run to cut the deficit to 9 on a Al Miller jumper but Chris Beal would hit another three for Cedarville to get the lead back to double digits. After a Alliman layup 5 minutes into the second half Cedarville would have it's biggest lead of the game at 17. NDC would have a few chances the rest of the way but could not get the lead inside double digits as the Yellow Jackets would go on to the 92-81 win. NDC will be back in action Tuesday night when they travel to Roberts Wesleyan (NY). Tip time is slated for 8 PM.

Tars Reel In SailFish.

2010-02-04T11:22:00.000-08:00

Wednesday night at the Alfond Sports Center on the campus of Rollins College is what many people would refer to as a "trap" game. The Tars were coming off a hard fought 67-62 win over Lynn on Saturday and have a HUGE battle with the Florida Southern Mocs on the road this coming Saturday. The Tars took care of business though disposing of the Sailfish 65-45 at Warden Arena. The Mocs playing at Florida Tech fell into "the trap" losing to the Panthers in overtime. The Panthers were without leading scorer Justin Sedlak who was sick Wednesday. The Tars improved to 17-3 on the year with a non-conference win Wednesday. Four Rollins players scored double figures on the day. Myk Brown led the way with 15 points, Nick Wolf posted another double- double with 11 points and 10 rebounds. Matt Robertson and Julian Wilkison netted 10 points each for the conference leading Tars.

The Sailfish dropped to 2-20 on the season. PBA only had one player Johnathan Lawrence in double figures with 10. Matt Roy chipped in 7 and Ross Hunter added 6 points and 8 rebounds for the Sailfish.

The Tars shot 53% on the night while the Sailfish were 19 of 59 (20%). The Tars edged the Sailfish on the boards 33-32 while each team had 15 miscues.

The Tars never trailed in the game. It would be 17-8 Tars to start the game in the first seven minutes. PBA would cut the lead to 5 (19-14) with 8 minutes in the half but the Tars would finish the half strong. Rollins would take a 32-17 lead into the intermission. PBA would get the lead down to single digits (39-30) with 14:26 to go but that is as close as they would get. The Tars would open up their largest lead of the game at 24 (60-36) with 4 minutes to go and roll to the 65-45 win. The Tars will be back in action Saturday night at the Jenkins Field house to take on the second place Mocs of Florida Southern. Tip time is set for 7:30.

Higgins, Pioneers Turn Back Falcons.

2010-02-03T12:27:00.000-08:00

Kyle Higgins hit back to back treys in the final minutes of the ball game and the Malone Pioneers turned back the Notre Dame Falcons 56-55 on Tuesday night in Canton. With the win Malone improved to 11-12 overall (7-4 AMC). The Falcons dropped to 17-7 (9-2). Two Malone players tallied double figures on the evening. Eric Coblentz led the way with 16 for the Pioneers, while Higgins chipped in 12 on 4 trey's including the one that turned out to be the game winner. Coblentz added 5 assists. The Pioneers only shot 35% (20 of 58) from the floor. They were 9 of 29 (31%) from three point land. The Pioneers were 7 of 10 at the charity stripe.

The Falcons really struggled shooting the ball. NDC was only 6 of 23 from the field in the first half and shot 33% (16 of 48) from the floor. The Falcons would only go 2 of 10 from long range. The Falcons had three players in double digits. Eric Dummermuth led the way with 17 points and 14 rebounds for the blue and white. Nick McCartney added 14 and Al Miller chipped in 13 for the Falcons. NDC would only get 2 points off their bench in the game (a bucket by Will Townsend).

Malone would get off to a quick start. Higgins would drain a trey to account for the first points of the game 49 seconds in. The Pioneers would open a 10 point lead at 14-4 five minutes later after a layup by Jock Rottman with 13:49 in the half. The Falcons would cut the lead to 6 (17-11) with 10:29 to go on a transition jumper by Townsend. Malone would keep the lead at double digits briefly. NDC would fight back and cut it to 5 (27-22) at the halftime break. Malone would score the first 5 points of the second stanza to stretch the lead back out to ten. After Phil Biggs split a pair of free throws the Falcons were back within 5 (32-27) with 16:50 remaining. Four minutes later after a Jock Rottman foul shot the Pioneers lead was back to ten. The Falcons would then go on a 10-0 run and after a pair of Nick McCartney free throws the game would be knotted at 43 with just under 7 minutes remaining. Eric Cloblentz would hit a bucket for Malone but NDC would answer. Al Miller's three ball would give NDC a 46-45 lead with 5:10 to go. After Nick McCartney split a pair of free throws and Eric Dummermuth hit a basket the Falcons looked to be in control up 49-45 with just over 4 minutes left. Higgins would hit a three for the Pioneers but then Miller would answer with a hoop for the Falcons to stretch the lead back to 3. After a Malone hoop once again made it a 1 point game McCartney would drain a pair of free throws to make it 53-50 NDC with 2:33 to go. With 2:02 remaining Higgins would drain a three for the Pioneers to deadlock the game at 53. Another trifecta by Higgins with 1:21 to go would prove to be the game winner. Al Miller would make a jumper with just over a minute left to cut the Pioneers lead to 1. Notre Dame would have one last chance but a McCartney jumper would be off the mark as time expired. The Falcons will be back in action Saturday as they will travel to Cedarville. Tip time is set for 7:30.

Tars Drop Knights for Seventh Straight W.

2010-01-31T19:49:00.000-08:00

The Rollins College Tars trailed midway Thu the second half at Warden Arena on Saturday but would rally for a 67-62 win over the visiting Knights of Lynn University. With the win Rollins completed a season sweep of the Fighting Knights. The Tars improved to 16-3 (8-1 SSC) while the Fighting Knights dropped to 10-10 (4-5 SSC). Myk Brown led the way for the Tars as he had a 21 point ball game. Nick Wolf continued his streak of consecutive games in double figures with 16 points and 5 rebounds. Brock Blanchard netted 9 points to lead the Tars off the bench.

Chris Hall led the way with 16 points for the Fighting Knights. Brandon and Robert Kennedy each posted 11 point outputs on Saturday.

Lynn shot 45 percent as opposed to a 42 percent shooting day for the Tars. The men from Winter Park were 10 of 34 from three point land. The Fighting Knights had a 34-25 edge on the glass. The Tars forced Lynn into 20 turnovers while they just committed 10 themselves.

The Tars jumped out to a 10-5 lead four minutes in as Nick Wolf would account for half of those points for Rollins. The game would go back and forth for a couple of minutes before Myk Brown would drain a pair of triples to give Rollins a 28-17 lead with 8 minutes in the half. Lynn would make it a little closer before halftime as the Tars would carry a 35-30 lead into the locker room.

The game would stay that way for the first couple of minutes of the second half. Lynn would then vault into the lead 42-40 with 15:14 remaining as the Kennedy's would account for all six points during the spurt. Lynn had a four point lead with 12 minutes left but the Tars would go on a 13-2 spurt of their own to open up a 59-52 (7 point lead) with 5 minutes to go. Lynn cut the lead to four with a minute to play but would not get any closer as the Tars would seal it with some solid foul shooting. The Tars maintained a 1 game lead over Florida Southern in the SSC. The Tars will have a rare non conference game Wednesday as they will welcome Palm Beach Atlantic to Warden Arena. Tip time is set for 7:30.

Falcons Avenge Lone Loss!

2010-01-28T19:45:00.000-08:00

The Notre Dame Falcons continue to take care of business at Murphy Gym. Thursday night the Falcons 17-6 (9-1 AMC) got a little payback against the Pioneers of Point Park. After losing 91-82 in Pennsylvania, NDC took care of the Pioneers 91-82 at Murphy Gym. The blue and white tallied five players in double figures on Thursday. Al Miller led the Falcons in scoring for the second consecutive game with 24 points. Eric Dummermuth tallied another double-double with 22 points and 14 rebounds. Nick McCartney netted 16 points to go along with 6 assists. Karim McFarlane would have a double-double with 11 points and 11 rebounds. Phil Biggs rounded out the double digit scorers with 10. All five NDC starters were in double digits on the evening. Curtis McLure had the only 8 points off the bench. The Falcons starters would score 83 of the 91 points Thursday. The Falcons shot 48% from the floor. They were 35% (8 of 23) from long range. NDC was 21 of 31 (68%) at the charity stripe.

Point Park 7-11 (3-6 AMC) also tallied five players in double figures. T.J. Heatherington led the way with 24 points, 8 rebounds and 7 assists. Gerald Warrick tallied a double-double with 18 points and 12 rebounds. Three other players would tally 10 points. Marcus Robinson, Eric Johnson and Joel Cashatt would each score 10. The Pioneers shot 40% (32 of 81) from the floor. Point Park was a dismal 22% (7 of 31) from beyond the arc. The Pioneers were a suspect 11 of 19 (58%) from the charity stripe. NDC won the battle of the boards 50-42.

The game started with Point Park scoring the game's first 5 points. NDC would answer with the next 7. The Falcons would get a little separation midway Thu the first half and lead 25-15 after a Curtis McLure hoop. Point Park would cut that lead to 5 at the intermission 41-36.

NDC would come out in half number two firing. Al Miller would hit a pair of trey's to get the lead back to 11. The Pioneers would fight back and cut it to a 5 point game at 53-48 five minutes later. The Falcons would then open up the biggest lead they would enjoy all evening after a 15-5 run 68-53 with 7 minutes left. Point Park would get no closer than 7 the rest of the way and the Falcons would go on to the 9 point win. The Falcons will hit the road as they will head to Canton to battle Malone. Tip time is set for 7:30 on Tuesday evening.

Tars Trip Up Tritons.

2010-01-28T12:00:00.000-08:00

Somewhere Phil Jackson is grinning from "ear to ear". The ageless debate will go on forever but Wednesday night would have made Jackson proud. The Rollins College Tars had a 3 point lead and the Eckerd Tritons had plenty of capable three point shooters on the court. So as soon as Chris Gray crossed the timeline Ian Scott fouled the Eckerd guard before he could get a shot up. Gray made both free throws. Nick Wolf then hit Brock Blanchard with a baseball pass and Blanchard was fouled. Brock nailed the free throw and missed the second intentionally, the Tritons would have a desperation heave that was off the mark as time expired.

It was a nip and tuck affair all night long at the McCarthur Center. Myk Brown led Rollins with 26 points including 8-8 from the charity stripe. Nick Wolf would net 12 points, and Ian Scott had 8 off the bench. The Tars would improve to 15-3 overall and 7-1 in the Sunshine State Conference with Wednesday's victory.

The Tritons would only have one player in double figures. John Harper scored 15 points. Harper was 6 of 17 from the floor and only 3 of 13 from three point land. Zaron Cann and Lewis Lampley each posted 7 points for the Tritons. With the loss Eckerd dropped to 10-7 overall and 4-4 in the SSC. The Tritons are in a three way tie for fourth place in the conference with Lynn and Nova Southeastern.

The two teams would go back and forth in the early going. The Tritons would hold a 9-8 lead as defense dominated the first 10 minutes of the game. The Tars would then go on a 9-0 run to take a 17-9 lead just a 1:31 seconds later. Eckerd would fight back and regain the lead 21-20 right before halftime. The Tars would go on a 9-1 run to close out the half and lead 29-22 at the break.

The Tars would extend the lead to ten early in the second half but once again the Tritons would battle back. Eckerd would cut the Tars lead to one on two separate occasions but the Tars would not give up the lead and would hang on for the 59-57 win. The Tars shot 43% (16 of 37) in the game. Rollins was a season low 25% (3 of 12) from three point land. The Tritons shot 38% (20 of 52) and dominated the glass out rebounding the Tars 38-27. The win was the Tars first at the McCarthur Center in nearly 4 years. February 4,2006 was the last time the Tars left Eckerd with a W. The Tars will be back in action Saturday when they complete the season series with the Fighting Knights of Lynn. The Tars defeated Lynn to open the conference slate 61-50 on December 5th. Tip time is slated for 4 PM at Warden Arena.

Former Rollins Golfer Oppenheim's Career Continues to Shine!!

2010-01-27T13:38:00.000-08:00

If you met Rob Oppenheim in the street or just talked to him for a few minutes you would never know that he has had as successful a golf career as he has had. The Oppenheim family have all stuck to the Sunshine State Conference throughout the years. Rob was born in Salem, Massachussets on January 12,1980. He was raised and educated in Andover, Massachusetts and graduated from Andover High School in 1998. Rob was a all scholastic golf and baseball player. The middle of three children, Rob has a younger sister Jill who is 28 years old and a older brother Kenny who is 32. Jill played tennis at Rollins while Kenny played one year of golf at Lynn University in Boca Raton. In 1999 the year after Rob graduated high school he finished in the round of 16 at the U.S. amateur. Rob had a very illustrious career at Rollins College. He was a 4 time all american golfer in Winter Park from 1999-2002. 2002 was a banner year for both Rob Oppenheim and the Tars. Rob was the Division 2 player of the year in his Senior year (2002) and the Tars would go on to win the division 2 golf national championship the same year. Rob would win the Massachusetts amateur father-s0n championship with his dad in 2002. In September of 2002 Rob would begin his pro career. He would play on several tours including the PGA, Nationwide, Canadian, Hooters, Cleveland, New England and Moonlight tours. Rob would be the player of the year as well as the leading money winner on the Cleveland Tour in 2005. Oppenheim would be second on the the order of merit on the Canadian Tour in 2006. In 2009 Rob would qualify for unconditional status on the nationwide tour at PGA Q school at Bear Lakes in West Palm Beach, Florida. Here is a list of all the titles that Rob has picked up during his pro career.

2004:

Captains Open- Cape Cod,MA

Cleveland Tour

2005:

Atinkson,WH open

Cleveland Tour

New Hampshire Open, North Conway

2006:

Barton Creek Open- Austin, Texas

Canadian Tour

Mazatlan Mexico Open

Canadian Tour

Pine Hills Open

Plymouth,Mass.- New England Tour

Atlantic City Open

Atlantic City, NJ

New England Tour

2007:

Hooters Winter Tour- Apopka, Florida

Greater Banyon Maine Open

Bangor, Maine

2008:

DeBary Open, Debary, Florida

Florida Proffesional Golf Tour

2009:

Massachussets Open- Belmont, Mass.

New Hampshire Open- Atkinson, New Hampshire

2010:

Hooters Tour- Shingle Creek, Florida

Rob is currently playing in the New Zealand Open. The final two rounds will be shown on the golf channel. If you have not yet had a chance to see Rob play try and tune into a nationwide tour event. You can always follow where Rob is playing and how he is doing at ROB OPPENHEIM GOLF.COM

NDC runs past WilberForce.

2010-01-26T21:38:00.000-08:00

The Notre Dame Falcons are starting to feel real comfortable in Murphy Gym. It was a 35-28 game and anybody's game at the half on Tuesday. The Falcons 16-6 (7-1 AMC) removed all doubt with a 17-0 run to start the second stanza and rolled to a 75-56 win over the Wildcats from Wilber Force 8-13 (2-7 AMC). Al Miller led the Falcons who tallied three players in double numbers. Miller was 9 of 16 from the field and 4 of 7 from three point territory for his game high 22 points. Eric Dummermuth had another double-double with 19 points and 12 rebounds on 7 of 13 from the floor. Nick McCartney drained all 8 of his free throw attempts en route to a 15 point evening. McCartney was 3 of 7 from the floor. The Falcons shot 47% from the field on 28 of 60 attempts. The blue and white were 6 of 15 from three point land for 40%. The Falcons shot at a 81% clip from the charity stripe (13 of 16).

The Wildcats had two players tally double figures. Tim Giles had 17 points including 5 of 11 from three point land. Adam Reese just missed a double-double as he tallied 12 points and 9 boards on the evening. WilberForce shot a frigid 20 of 62 (32%) from the floor. The Wildcats were 8 for 21 (38%) from distance. The Wildcats made good on all 8 of their free throw attempts. The Falcons won the battle of the boards 42-33. NDC had 14 assists as opposed to 9 for the Wildcats. NDC had 13 turnovers while the Wildcats had 14.

The Falcons as has been the case during this 6 game home win streak jumped out quickly. It was 10-2 Notre Dame after a Phil Biggs old fashioned three point play. The Wildcats Tim Giles would answer with 2 of his 5 treys to cut it to 10-8 with 14:44 in the half. NDC would then go on a 5-0 run as a McCartney three and a Dummermuth bucket would stretch the lead to 7. The lead would stay in that 5-8 range for the rest of the half. A Dummermuth free throw and a bucket by McCartney would make it 35-28 Falcons at the half. NDC would come out playing suffocating defense in the second half. The first 17 points of the half would go to NDC and going back to the first half it would be a 20-0 run that would make it 52-28 and all but put the game out of reach. The Falcons would lead by as many as 25 and cruise to the 75-56 victory. The Falcons will be back in action Thursday night at 8 PM, as they will look to avenge the only blemish on their conference slate so far against the Pioneers of Point Park.

A little about Notre Dame College:

2010-01-25T11:51:00.000-08:00

As was the case with Rollins college, the same thing has been brought to my attention about Notre Dame College. The thing that makes NDC unique as opposed to Rollins is many people don't know the school exsists let alone competes in sports. Notre Dame College of Ohio was founded in 1922. Currently NDC has 1240 undergraduate students. The Falcons compete in the NAIA division 2. The NAIA is the equivalent of division 4 sports. The NAIA is separated into division 1 and division 2. Notre Dame College competes in 21 different sports including lacrosse and basketball. The Falcons compete in the American Mideast Conference. The other schools that compete in the AMC are:

Carlow University Celtics

Cedarville Yellow Jackets

Daemen Wildcats

Houghton Highlanders

Malone Pioneers

Mount Vernon Nazarene Cougars

Northwestern (OH) Racers

Point Park Pioneers

Roberts Wesleyan Raiders

Shawnee State Bears

Walsh Cavaliers

WilberForce Bulldogs

You can always check out the Falcons athletic site at:

www.NotreDameFalcons.com

The NDC school page at:

www.notredamecollege.edu

The American Mideast conference website at:

www.amcsports.org

Hope this makes following the Falcons a little more fun.

A Little About Rollins College:

2010-01-25T11:39:00.000-08:00

It has been brought to my attention in recent days that a lot of people who read my blog are not familiar with Rollins College. I would like to take this opportunity to give you a little background. Rollins College is located in Winter Park, Florida and currently has 2,715 undergraduate students enrolled. The college was founded in 1885. The Tars compete on the division two level and currently have 22 different sports teams including men's and woman's basketball, lacrosse, baseball and softball just to name a few. Rollins competes in the nine team Sunshine State Conference. The other eight schools in the conference along with the Tars are as follows:

Florida Southern Moccasins

Lynn Fighting Knights

Barry Buccaneers

Tampa Spartans

Nova Southeastern Sharks

Florida Tech Panthers

Saint Leo Lions

Eckerd Tritons

Hope this helps in enriching your experience of following the Tars. You can always check out:

www.Rollinssports.com and www.rollins.edu to learn more about the school. You can also check out the Sunshine State conference website at:

sunshinestateconference.com

Falcons Get Fifth straight Home Win

2010-01-23T21:15:00.000-08:00

The Notre Dame College Falcons welcomed several alumni back to campus on Saturday afternoon. A near full house of 246 fans watched the Falcons (15-6 7-1 AMC) dispose of the Houghton Highlanders 8-10 (3-5 AMC) 83-71 at Murphy Gym. The Falcons had four players in double figures on the day. They were led by Curtis McClure who scored 20 of his 23 points in the second half Saturday. McClure was 10 of 13 from the field and added 5 rebounds. Eric Dummermuth who was presented with the game ball from Thursday's night game prior to the tip added 21 points and 12 rebounds. The game ball was presented for Dummermuth hitting the 1,000 point plateau. Nick McCartney would have a very solid game for the Falcons. McCartney would tally 12 points, 9 assists and 6 steals. Phil Biggs would round out the double digit scorers as he would rack up another double double with 10 points and 11 rebounds.

Houghton had three players in double digits. Devin Paige led the Highlanders with 26 points including 5 triples. Ryan Shay netted 20 points on 7 of 15 shooting. The Highlanders last double digit scorer would be Mark O' Brien who had 13 points. O'Brien is from Seven Hills, OH and CVCA.

The Falcons would jump out to an early lead on the Highlanders in the first 6 minutes. A Eric Dummermuth 10 footer with 14:30 minutes to go would give the Falcons an early 13-4 lead. The Highlanders would fight back in the next six minutes and a three ball by Devin Paige would cut the NDC lead to 21-18 with 8 minutes in the half. The blue and white would then go on a 10-1 run over the next three minutes and they would have a 10 point lead with 5:00 to go in the half. It would be pretty even basketball for the last 5 minutes and the Falcons would go into the intermission with a 7 point lead (40-33). The Highlanders would come out firing in the second half. They would score 9 of the first 10 points in the second half. Paige would hit a pair of free throws to give Houghton a 42-41 lead with 16:40 to go. The lead would change hands a couple times on the next couple possessions. Paige would hit a pair of free throws and all of the sudden with 14 minutes left the Highlanders would have a 6 point lead. Notre Dame would come out of the timeout with a full court press and force three consecutive Houghton turnovers. Curtis McClure would have a couple steals and then Nick McCartney would have a pair of steals that turned into transition hoops. The Falcons went on a 13-0 run and led 58-51 with just over 11 minutes to go. The two squads would trade blows and a trey by Jacob Bowman would cut the Falcons lead to 62-59. Curtis McLure would score a basket but the Highlanders would not go quietly. Dan Tomlinson hit a three with 7:15 to go and it was a 64-62 game. It would stay that close until a tranisition hoop by McClure and a pair of jumpers by Biggs would give NDC a 6-0 run and a 74-66 lead with 3:12 to go. That would be as close as the Highlanders would get as the Falcons would go on for the hard fought 83-71 win. The Falcons will be back in action Tuesday when they will welcome Wilberforce to Murphy Gym. Tip time is set for 8 PM.

Tars Secure Workmanlike Win Over Lions.

2010-01-23T20:46:00.000-08:00

The Rollins College Tars led by a 19 point performance by Myk Brown took care of the St.Leo Lions 73-60 at Warden Arena on Saturday afternoon. Brown drained 5 treys and was one of 4 Tars in double figures on the day. Julian Wilkison made 7 of 9 from the floor and had his personal career high with 16 points. Nick Wolf recorded another double-double with 14 points and 10 boards. Wolf did not have his best shooting day, as he was only 6 of 16 from the floor. Nikola Baran rounded out the Tars double digit scorers with 10. With the win the Tars improved to 14-3 (6-1 SSC).

Saint Leo had three players of their own in double figures. Josue Vazquez led the way for the Lions with 18 points on 6 of 12 shooting. Jordan Prais had 14 points to go along with 5 rebounds. This was proof that the Tars did a very good job on the glass. Prais usually the top rebounder for Leo only having 5 was huge. Jordan was just 4 of 12 from the floor. Dominick Robinson rounded out the Leo double digit scorers with 11. With the loss the Lions dropped to 8-11 (2-6 SSC).

The Tars would come out of the gate quickly and score the game's first four points. The Lions would then outscore Rollins 13-5 in the next 7 minutes to take a 13-9 lead with 10:58 in the half. The Tars would then score the next seven points and after a pair of Myk Brown free throws would take a 16-13 lead with 7:21 in the half. The Tars would then stretch that lead out, after a jumper by Nick Wolf right before the half the Tars would take a 34-24 lead into the locker room. The first five minutes of the second half would be evenly played and after a trey by Myk Brown the Tars would have a 51-37 lead with 14:34 to go. Nick Wolf would make a layup on the ensuing possession to stretch the Rollins lead to 16. The Tars would take their largest lead of the game with 4:13 to go as a Brock Blanchard triple would make it 67-50. The Tars would sail in the last four minutes to a 73-60 win. The Tars dominated the stat sheet on the day. They would outshoot the Lions 53% to 37%. From three point land the Tars were 9 of 27 (33%) while the Lions were 4-21 (19%). Each team was 80% at the line. Saint Leo was 16 of 20 from the charity stripe, while the Tars were 8 of 10. Rollins won the rebounding battle 32-27. The Tars had 5 turnovers that cost them 7 points. The Lions had 6 turnovers that cost them 8 points. The Tars will be back in action Wednesday night when they head to St.Pete to face the Eckerd Tritons. Tip time is set for 7:30 PM.

Falcons Dump Raiders as Dummermuth hits milestone!

2010-01-21T21:26:00.001-08:00

The Notre Dame College Falcons(14-6 6-1 AMC) led by Eric Dummermuth dumped the Roberts Wesleyan Raiders(10-8 3-4 AMC) 71-67 for their fourth consecutive victory at Murphy Gymnasium. This night belonged to Dummermuth though. The Sophomore from Dover, OH reached the 1,000 point plateau for his career on a put back with 4:10 remaining in the ball game that gave the Falcons a 62-59 lead. The Falcons had four players tally double digits on the evening. Dummermuth led the way with 19, Curtis McCLure continued his solid recent play with 14, Al Miller chipped in 13, and Karim McFarlane posted 12 for NDC.

The Raiders also had four players in double numbers. Justin Andreozzi led the way for Roberts Wesleyan with 18, Alif Bland had a double double with 14 points and 11 rebounds. Dan Foley and Mitchell Fraser scored 11 to round out the double figure scorers for the Raiders.

The two squads would play even basketball for a good portion of the first half. NDC would go on a pair of runs, one 7--0 run and another mini run would stake the Falcons to a 32-21 lead at the intermission. The Falcons would do a majority of there scoring in the paint and on the break. The blue and white had 24 of 32 points in the paint and would get 11 points off 10 Wesleyan turnovers in the first half.

Wesleyan would fight back in the second half and with 12:56 remaining the Falcons lead would be trimmed to two on a Justin Andreozzi trey that would cap an 11-0 run. After a timeout by coach Kevin Bille the Falcons would get a pair of big hoops. Karim McFarlane would nail a 20 foot jumper and then Curtis McLure would throw down an alley oop to up the Falcons lead to six. Once again the Raiders would battle back and the game would be tied at 58 with 5:41 to go on another Andreozzi jumper. The Falcons would answer with an 8-1 run of their own capped by a Al Miller triple that would give them a 66-59 lead with 2:36 to go. Nick McCartney and Al Miller would each hit four free throws to seal it for Notre Dame. The Falcons shot extremely well both from the floor and at the charity stripe in the second half. NDC was 11 of 14 (78%) at the line in the half while they made 52 percent of their field goals in the second stanza. The Falcons got the win despite being crushed on the boards 43-27. The Falcons will be back in action Saturday with a 4 PM home tip against the Houghton Highlanders. NDC was a 83-53 winner in the first meeting between the two schools.

Wolf, Tars Roll Past Florida Tech!!

2010-01-21T11:24:00.000-08:00

The reigning sunshine state conference player of the week had 28 points and 9 rebounds to lead the Rollins College Tars to a 79-61 win over the Florida Tech Panthers in Melbourne, Florida Wednesday night. The Tars (13-3 5-1 SSC) stayed in first place in the conference with the win. Three other Tars besides Wolf tallied double digits Wednesday. Julian Wilkison nailed three treys to give him 13 points, Mat Robertson chipped in 12 and Nikola Baran netted 10 for Rollins. Florida Tech 10-7 (0-6 SSC) had two players tally double-doubles on the night. Justin Sedlak scored 19 points and pulled down 10 boards while Alvin Tucker also posted a double-double with 10 points and 11 rebounds. The Tars out shot FIT 62 percent to 36 percent. The Tars went 16 of 24 (67 percent) from the floor in the second half. The Panthers won the battle of the boards 40-25 including halling down 20 on the offensive glass.

The game started with a back and forth affair. A trifecta by Simon Cummings would give the Panthers an 11-8 lead four minutes in. The Tars would then go on a big run and after back to back layups by Brock Blanchard would lead 27-16 with six minutes in the half. Justin Sedlak would hit a jumper to get the Panthers within single digits but the Tars would answer and lead 40-22 after a transition dunk by Ian Scott to end the half. The Tars would open the second half on a 13-2 run and open up a 29 point lead at 53-24 on three old fashioned three point plays. The Panthers would get as close as 15 on two separate occasions but Wilkison would run off seven straight points to seal it for the Tars. The Tars will be back home Saturday, with a 4 PM tip at the Alfond Sports Center. The Tars will welcome the Lions of Saint Leo to Warden Arena.