Second Half Surge Gets NDC Past Bobcats.

The Notre Dame College Falcons used a 17-0 run in the second half to turn a game that was once knotted at 56 into a 17 point lead and a 79-65 win at Murphy Gym on Thursday night. The win was the seventh straight for the Falcons in DII play (they did have a loss to DI Bowling Green during the streak.)  With the win NDC improved to 10-2 overall and 4-2 in the Mountain East Conference. With the loss Wesleyan drops to 5-7 overall and 2-4 in the MEC.
  The Falcons were led by 34 points by Kyauta Taylor- while Will Vorhees added 30 points and grabbed 10 rebounds. Ja'Sean Lewis had eight points- grabbed eight rebounds- and also blocked five shots.  Kobie Johnson dished out a team leading seven assists.  NDC shot 57 percent as a team in the victory. They were 6-17 (35 percent) from the 3-point line.  At the free throw line the Falcons shot a respectable 69 percent (9-13.)  NDC dominated the rebounding battle, out rebounding the Bobcats 39-27.  NDC had 19 assists and 13 turnovers.
  The Bobcats had three players notch double figures on the night.  Mo Berchie led the way with 16 points- Kevin Kangni netted 14- and- Fred Brondstedt chipped in 13.
  Wesleyan shot 38 percent as a team- they were 10-30 (33 percent) from the 3-point line.  At the free throw line they shot 85 percent (11-13.)  They had 17 assists and 11 turnovers.
  The game would be a back and forth affair in the early going as neither team could go on a run.  The largest lead for either team would be six in the game's first seven minutes.  After the Falcons trailed by four, they would get a conventional three-point play from Vorhees to cut the deficit to 14-11 at the 14:26 mark of the opening stanza.  Fred Brondstedt would knock down a 3-pointer and the lead would be back to six just like that.  The game would be evenly played for the next several minutes and Wesleyan would lead by six (28-22) with just under nine minutes to go in the half.  NDC would fight back and knot the game at 29 on a Taylor 3-pointer at the 5:09 mark.  The next four minutes would be much like the rest of the half and it would be a two point (35-33) lead for the Bobcats with 1:29 to go after a Petrovich layup. That would be the halftime score as neither team would score the rest of the opening half.
   The second half would begin with three ties in the first five minutes.  Vorhees would give NDC the lead with 14:10 to go after a pair of free throws. Mo Berchie would tie the game at 56 after a 3-pointer and then the Falcons would take control. NDC would go on a 17-0 run to put this one out of reach for the Bobcats with 4:04 remaining.  The NDC lead would grow to as many as 20 and they would cruise to victory from there.
  NDC will be back in action Sunday when they head to West Virginia to face the Concord Mountain Lions. Tip time is set for 4 PM.