Putting the Fight To The Falcons.

The Notre Dame Falcons (16-14 11-11 MEC) saw their 2014-15 basketball season come to an end Friday afternoon at the Charleston Civic Center when they fell to the Fighting Falcons of Fairmount State 71-57. It was the third time the Fighting Falcons defeated NDC on the year.
  Jamel Morris had a monster game for the Fighting Falcons (20-9), as he drilled nine 3-pointers en route to his 32 points- Thomas Wimbush netted 17- while Nick Harney tallied a double-double (12 points and 10 rebounds.)  FSU shot 42 percent (22-53) from the floor on the day- they shot 46 percent (10-22) from the 3-point line. The Fighting Falcons were a solid 90 percent (17-19) from the free throw line.  They out rebounded NDC 31-30.  FSU had 16 assists and only eight turnovers.
   NDC struggled to score for one of the few times this season. They were led by a trio of players in double figures.  Lawrence DeArmond and Tyree Gaiter led the way with 15 points. The contest was the last for DeArmond in a NDC uniform. The senior was all conference first team, along with Gaiter.  Will Vorhees added 10 points.
  NDC shot 42 percent (19-45) from the floor on the day. The Falcons undoing was from the 3-point line, where they shot 25 percent (4-16) in the contest.  They shot 71 percent (15-21) from the free throw line.  NDC had 11 assists and 12 turnovers.
  The game got off to a quick start in the first six minutes with both teams shooting the ball very well. NDC had a slight edge (15-12) at that point.  The Fighting Falcons then took advantage of a NDC drought to go on a 9-1 run that gave them a 11 point lead (24-13.)  NDC would get to within six on a pair of occasions but ultimately FSU would take a nine point lead (31-22) into halftime.
  The second half saw FSU stretch the lead to 12, before NDC would get to within four (39-35) after a pair of DeArmond free throws at the 15:29 mark.   The Fighting Falcons would go on a 6-0 spurt of their own to stretch the lead to 10 shortly there after.  NDC would not go quietly as they would get to within three (49-46) at the 9:42 mark.  Morris would stall the NDC run and get the Fighting Falcons going again with one of his MEC tournament record nine 3-pointer's.  The Fighting Falcons would close the game out at the free throw line and advance to the conference Semifinals.