Falcons Keep On Rolling, Upset Bobcats.

The Notre Dame Falcons continued their winning ways with a 87-71 upset of West Virginia Wesleyan in a Mountain East Conference road tilt Wednesday. The win was the fourth straight for NDC. The loss was the first for the Bobcats in over a month, as they had reeled off five straight wins.  With the win NDC improved to 9-3 overall and 3-3 in the MEC. The Bobcats fell to 9-3 overall and 4-2 in the MEC.
  NDC was paced by 24 points from Will Vorhees- he was one of five Falcons in double figures.  Vorhees added nine rebounds- Tyree Gaiter notched a double-double with 18 points and 11 assists- Kyauta Taylor and Najeeb Johnson each scored 11- while Ja'Sean Lewis just missed a double-double for the second straight game (10 points and nine rebounds.)  NDC shot 57 percent as a team in the contest. They were also very good from the 3-point line where they shot 48 percent (10-21.) NDC shot a blistering 65 percent (17-26) in the second half.
  The Bobcats were led by three players in double figures on the evening.  Tanner McGrew had a team high 18 points- Fred Brondsted added 15- and- Mo Berchie netted 10.  The Bobcats shot 42 percent as a team on the night. This included 11-29 (38 percent) from the 3-point line.  They shot at a 78 percent clip (14-18) from the free throw line.
  It was Wesleyan who got off to a quick start in this one. The Bocats would lead by eight (19-11) after the game's first 7:05.  NDC would get a pair of Vorhees 3-pointer's and a Taylor bucket to knot the game at 19.  Both teams would go on modest runs the rest of the half. It would be the Bobcats who would lead by five (36-31) at the 5:7 mark of the half. NDC would close the half on a 10-1 spurt to take a 41-37 lead into the break.
  NDC would come out firing in the second half. Vorhees and Gaiter would combine for nine points as the Falcons would take a nine point lead (50-41) in the first two minutes and change of the second half.  The Bobcats would pull to within five (52-47) after a pair of McGrew free throws at the 15:12 mark.  Gaiter would cap off a 11-0 NDC run over the next five minutes that would put the Falcons in control.  NDC would lead for double digits the rest of the way and cruise to the victory.
  NDC will return home Sunday when the face Concord. Tip time is set for 4 PM at Murphy Gym.