Falcons Bounced From MEC Quarterfinals Friday.

The Notre Dame Falcons (11-19) saw the 2013-14 basketball season come to a close with a 107-86 loss to the Hilltoppers of West Liberty at the Charleston Civic Center Friday evening. The win improved West Liberty to 25-2 on the season. The Falcons defeated the Hilltoppers back in January for one of those two losses.
  NDC was led by a trio of players in double figures. Lawrence DeArmond who was named a member of the MEC first team lead the Falcons with 32 points- Tyree Gaiter added 23 (21 in the opening half-) while Kaloma Figeuroa-Jackson netted 12. The Falcons shot 50 percent (30-60) from the field on the night. They shot 42 percent (10-24) from the 3-point line. NDC was a solid 89 percent (16-18) at the foul line. The Falcons had 13 assists and 15 turnovers in the game.
  The Hilltoppers had five players score in double figures in the win. Shawn Dyer (27 points) and Kelvin Goodwin (24) paced the West Liberty attack. C.J Hester scored 16- Devin Hoehn (14) and Cedric Harris netted 13.  West Liberty shot 60 percent (39-65) in the game. They shot at a 46 percent clip (13-28) from the foul line. The Hilltoppers shot 80 percent (16-20) at the foul line. West Liberty was +10 (34-24) in the rebounding battle. West Liberty had 24 assists and 11 turnovers.
  NDC briefly held the lead early (5-4) after a pair of DeArmond free throws at the 17:09 mark. The Hilltoppers would take control and lead 28-19 at the  9:14 mark of the opening half. The Falcons would trail by 14 (40-26) before going on a 6-0 run to cut the lead to eight (40-32.) The Hilltoppers would close the half on a run to take a 51-38 lead into the intermission.
  West Liberty would start out the second half on a 8-2 run and lead 59-40 with 18:07 left.  The Falcons got to within 11 (67-56) at the 14:29 mark after a DeArmond 3-pointer. The Hilltoppers would cruise to the victory from there. They will advance to the semifinals where they will battle Glenville State.
  Three NDC seniors (Geovante Rose, Pat Koening, and Jarvis Huntley played in what would be there final game for the Falcons. The senior group will be remember as the first to win a Mountain East Conference game and the first to beat a #1 ranked team (West Liberty back in January.)