Falcon Flattening.

What a difference five games can make in college basketball. Five games ago the Notre Dame Falcons were riding a nine game win streak and cruising thru the MEC. The last five have not been so kind to NDC. That trend continued on Thursday night when they suffered their worst defeat of the season. It was a 99-72 loss to a West Virginia Wesleyan team that the Falcons beat by 14 just three weeks ago.
  With the loss NDC falls to 13-6 and 7-6 in the MEC. The Falcons have now lost four of the last five.  Three NDC players scored in double figures in the defeat. Will Vorhees led the way with 22 points- eight rebounds and six assists- Drew Scarberry knocked down five 3-pointer's for the second consecutive game on the way to his 19 point night- while Kyauta Taylor added 14.  The Falcons did not shot the ball well tonight. They shot just 39 percent from the floor- and- 35 percent from the 3-point line in the defeat.
  Wesleyan (9-10 6-7 MEC) was paced by 25 points and eight rebounds from Mo Berchie- while Luke Layhew posted a double-double (17 points) and 10 rebounds.  Kevin Kangni (24) and Clay Todd (11) also made contributions off the Bobcats bench.  The Bobcats shot a blistering 60 percent from the floor- and- were a red hot 57 percent 15-28) from the 3-point line.
  The game went back and forth in the first four minutes with three lead changes and a pair of ties.  Wesleyan would take a slight lead before Oliver Meggins would cut it to four (20-16) with a layup at the 11:20 mark of the opening half.  The Bobcats would then go on a 11-2 run to take a 14 point lead (31-17) several minutes later. That lead would stay in double figures, as the Bobcats would lead by 12 (42-30) at the intermission.
  The Falcons would cut the lead to 11(47-36) early in the second half on a Kobie Johnson 3-pointer t the 18:13 mark. Johnson returned and played 14 minutes after missing a few games with a concussion.
 The Bobcats would stretch the lead to 15 (55-40) and cruise the rest of the way.  One time the Falcons would get to within 11 after a Taylor layup at the 11:09 mark, but that is the closest the Falcons would get.
 NDC will be back in action Saturday when they travel to Glenville State. Tip time is set for 4 PM.
Other MEC Scores:
West Liberty 87 Charleston 63
Shepherd 81 Virginia Wise 66
Urbana 96 Glenville State 85
Fairmont State 103 Concord 76
Wheeling Jesuit 104 West Virginia State 70
MEC Standings:
Fairmont State 13-0 (19-0)
West Liberty 12-1 (18-1)
Wheeling Jesuit 11-2 (17-2)
Shepherd 9-4 (12-7)
Notre Dame College 7-6 (13-6)
West Virginia Wesleyan 6-7 (9-10)
Grenville State 5-8 (8-9)
Charleston 4-9 (10-9)
Urbana 4-9 (9-10)
West Virginia State 3-10 (6-13)
Virginia Wise 3-10 (5-14)
Concord 1-12 (5-14)