Struggling NDC Looks to Turn Things Around At Fairmont State.

The struggling Falcons of Notre Dame College will face the fifth ranked Fighting Falcons of Fairmont State in a 4 PM tip inside Joe Retton Arena on Saturday afternoon. You can catch all the stats on NotreDameFalcons.com. The video will be on FightingFalcons.com.
  NDC (15-8 9-8 MEC) is coming off a pair of road losses. First a 71-61 loss to Charleston- followed by a 67-60 loss to Shepherd. A Falcons team that is averaging 82.7 points a game, has managed 61 and 60 respectively on this road trip.
  In the last contest Will Vorhees scored 27 points- while Kyauta Taylor added 13.  On the season Vorhees averages 26.4 a night to go along with 10.3 rebounds- while Taylor nets 21.2 a night.  Drew Scarberry averages 9.8 a contest and shoots 48.8 percent from the 3-point line. Ja'Sean Lewis is second on the team in rebounding at 10 a night- while he averages 8.7 points and 5.5 assists a game.  Kobie Johnson is slowly working his way back into game shape after missing several games with a concussion and leg injury. Johnson scores 8.3 points and 3.3 assists a night.  The Falcons put up 82.7 a night as a team- while they give up 81.2 per night.
  The Fighting Falcons (22-1 16-1 MEC) come into Saturday as the leader in the MEC. The lone loss for FSU was a 88-81 defeat at West Liberty on February 4th.  The last time out the Fighting Falcons rolled past Urbana 127-85 on Thursday night.  Every FSU player who saw the floor scored in the Urbana contest.  Dequan Abrom (18 points-) and- Jahmere Howze (13) were the only FSU players who scored in double figures in the game.
  Matt Bingaya leads five Fighting Falcons who average double figures for the season. Bingaya puts up 9.6 points a night to go along with 7.5 rebounds a contest- Thomas Wimbush scores 15.7 a game to go with 6.7 rebounds a night- Jason Jolly scores 13.4 a game- D'ondre Stockman puts up  11.2 a night- while Vonte Montgomery nets 10.6 a night. Shamgod Wells leads the Fighting Falcons with 140 assists (six  per game.)  The Fighting Falcons have a +17.4 point differential on the season. They score 100 points per game- while they give up 82.6 per contest.
  In the first meeting between the two teams at Murphy Gym FSU rolled 97-77. Bingaya led the way with a game high 32 points to go along with 12 rebounds- while Stockman added 22- Vonte Montgomery scored 14- and- Wimbush added 13.
For NDC Lewis scored 17- Johnson and Taylor added 16- while Vorhees scored 12 in the January 14th loss.
Other MEC Games Saturday:
Wheeling Jesuit @Concord
Urbana@Shepherd
West Liberty @Virginia Wise
West Virginia State @West Virginia Wesleyan
Glenville State @Charleston
MEC Standings:
Fairmont State 16-1 (22-1)
West Liberty 15-2 (21-2)
Wheeling Jesuit 12-5 (18-5)
Shepherd 11-6 (4-9)
Notre Dame College 9-8 (15-8)
Charleston 8-9 (14-9)
West Virginia Wesleyan 8-9 (11-12)
Glenville State 6-11 (9-12)
Urbana 5-12 (10-13)
Virginia Wise 5-12 (7-16)
Concord 4-13 (8-15)
West Virginia State 3-14 (6-17)