Falcons Fall Again On Road.

The Notre Dame Falcons have struggled on the road all season long and Wednesday was no  exception. The Falcons dropped a tough 74-73 contest to the Golden Eagles of Charleston.  NDC lost for the second straight game.
  Chris Evans paced Charleston (18-9 13-8 MEC) with 19 points- Vincent Dillard netted 12- while Aleksander Kesic posted 10.   The Golden Eagles shot 48 percent (29-60) as a team on the evening. They struggled from the 3-point line where they shot 33 percent (6-18.) They also struggled at the free throw line, shooting at a 59 percent clip (10-17.)  The Golden Eagles handled the Falcons on the boards 45-35.  They had 13 assists and 11 turnovers as a team.
  NDC was paced by a double-double from Lawrence DeArmond (23 points and 13 rebounds) Will Vorhees added 18- while Tyree Gaiter scored 17.  The Falcons shot 39 percent (26-66) from the field. The Falcons only shot 22 percent (5-23) from the 3-point line.  NDC shot at a 73 percent clip (16-22) at the free throw line.  The Falcons had eight assists and only committed five turnovers.
   NDC (14-13 10-11 MEC) got off to a good start and led 9-5 at the 16:17 mark after a Gaiter basket.  NDC stretched the lead to eight (20-12) at the 12:32 mark after a layup from Gaiter.  The Golden Eagles answered with the next nine points to regain the lead 21-20.  The rest of the half was played evenly and the game was knotted at 35 at the intermission.
  Charleston got off to a good start in the second half and opened up a 8 point lead (56-48) at the 11:50 mark.  NDC would erase that lead and tie the game at 64.  The Falcons would score the next five points capped by a Vorhees 3-pointer and NDC looked to be in control at the 3:29 mark.  Charleston would respond with a eight point run of their own to take a 72-69 lead at the 1:19 mark.  Gaiter would hit a pair of free throws to get NDC within one with under a minute to go.  Cameron Dozier would stretch the lead to three at the 25 second mark.  With five seconds left  after a DeArmond steal,NDC was within one on a pair of DeArmond free throws.  Chris Evans missed the from end of a one and one for the Golden Eagles to leave the door open for NDC. Gaiter got a good look but his 3-pointer would not fall.
  NDC will be back in action with the finale at Murphy Gym versus Urbana.  Tip time is set for 4 PM.  NDC seniors Connor Deckard, DeArmond, Rahpi Tekie and Ryan Lederman will be honored prior to the game on senior day.
  MEC standings:
West Liberty 19-2 (24-2)
Fairmount State 15-6 (18-9)
Concord 14-7 (19-8)
Wheeling Jesuit 13-7 (18-8)
Charleston 13-8 (18-9)
Glenville State 13-8 (17-10)
Notre Dame 10-11 (14-13)
Shepherd 9-12 (14-13)
West Virginia Wesleyan 9-12 (11-16)
West Virginia State 6-14 (6-22)
Urbana 3-18 (6-21)
UVA Wise 1-20 (2-24)