Cardinals Complete Sweep of NDC.

Both meetings were highly contested, but unfortunately for the Notre Dame College Falcons the result was the same against Wheeling Jesuit. Saturday, the Cardinals got the better of the Falcons 89-83 at the McDonough Center.
  Wheeling improved to 7-8 overall and 5-7 in the Mountain East Conference.  Five players scored in double figures for the Cardinals.  Andre Harris led the way with 23 points for the home team.  Eric Siefert netted 21- Kyle Ritz had a monster game with 17 points and 19 rebounds.  Justin Fritts (12) and Tim Goff (10) rounded out the double figure scorers.  The Cardinals shot 46 percent (29-63) from the field.  They could not find the range from the 3-point line, shooting 21 percent (5-23.) The Cardinals shot at a 68 percent clip (26-38) from the free throw line.  The Cards dominated the boards 49-35.  They had 17 assists and 15 turnovers.
  NDC fell to 6-11 overall and 4-7 in the MEC. They placed three players in double figures.  Tyree Gaiter poured in a game high 30 points- Lawrence DeArmond added 23- and- Jarvis Huntley tallied a double-double (12 points and 11 rebounds.)
  The Falcons shot 42 percent (27-65 from the field.) They shot 41 percent (12-29) from the 3-point line. It was a solid day at the foul line for NDC, as they shot at a 81 percent clip (17-21.) They had 16 assists and 16 turnovers.
  It was the Cardinals that would jump out to the 15-5 lead after the first 6:14 seconds of the game.  The Falcons would battle back and take a 36-33 with 3:34 to go in the opening half.  The Cardinals would end the half on a 12-4 run to take a 45-40 halftime lead.
  The Cardinals looked to take a commanding lead at 16 (72-56) with 7:06 to go.  The Falcons would not go quietly as they would get to within five (86-81) with 29 seconds left. That is as close as they would get as the Cards would hold on for the victory.
  NDC will be back in action on Thursday when they take on undefeated and top ranked West Liberty. West Liberty won the first meeting 126-103 at Murphy Gym. You can catch all the action on Notre Dame Falcons.com