Upstart NDC Looks To Slow Down West Virginia State Wednesday.

The upstart Falcons of Notre Dame College look to slow down one of the hottest teams in the MEC when they host the Yellow Jackets of West Virginia State Wednesday at Murphy Gym. NDC comes in with a record of 5-13 and 3-9 in the MEC. With Saturday's overtime win over Urbana the Falcons sit ninth in the MEC. While the Yellow Jackets have moved up to fourth place in the MEC with a recent hot streak and a record of 10-7 overall and 8-4 in the MEC.  You can catch all the action on NotreDameFalcons.com with Andrew Luftglass on the call.
  NDC split a pair of games last week . First they were a 105-86 loser to Wheeling Jesuit on Wednesday. Drew Scarberry nailed eight 3-pointer's to score a game high 28 points- while Kyauta Taylor added 22 of his own. Last time out NDC scored a big 97-85 overtime win over Urbana at the Grimes Center. Taylor nailed seven 3-pointer's on his way to 25 points- Halil Parks scored 22 including three free throws with 2.6 seconds left that sent the game to overtime. Angelo Cugini scored 19 points and grabbed nine rebounds. Oliver Megins- Cole Hayes and Scarberry also scored in double figures. The Falcons scored the first 10 points of the extra frame and had a 15-3 advantage in the extra session.
 Taylor is third in the MEC scoring 19.7 points per game-  Parks scores 14.1 points a night- Scarberry  scores 13.2 a game- and- Cugini scores 10.4 points and grabs 7.5 rebounds per night. The Falcons average 85.1 points per game on the season- while they allow 92.6 per night. NDC is 2-5 at home on the season. They shoot the ball well from the 3-point line where they shoot 39 percent as a team. As they make more than 12 3-pointer's per contest.
 NDC Guard Jack Kelsheimer speaks of what Saturday's win could mean to this team:
" Hopefully we can keep our momentum rolling after a big win over the weekend. We are a much better team than when we first played them earlier this year. It's going to be another great opportunity to take another step forward." Kelsheimer said."
 The Yellow Jackets won a pair of tight ones last week. First they were a 90-88 overtime winner over Virginia Wise on Wednesday. In that game Glen Abrom scored 26 points to lead the way. Robert Fomby had 18 points and 13 rebounds- while Jahlen Greene scored 15. On Saturday they were a 83-82 winner over Charleston.  Five Yellow Jackets scored in double figures in that one.
   Pat-Johnson Agwu leads the Yellow Jackets box score at 16.8 points and 7.3 rebounds per night. Ernest Jenkins puts up 14.2 per contest- while Fomby who is the reigning MEC Player Of The Week averages 12.8 per night. As a team the Jackets score 87.2 per night- while they give up 87 a contest.
 The Falcons will next be in action Saturday when they travel to Charleston. Tip time is set for 4 PM.
Other MEC Games Wednesday:
Fairmont State @ Wheeling Jesuit
Concord @Glenville State
Virginia Wise @ West Virginia Wesleyan
Shepherd @West Liberty
Charleston @Urbana
MEC Standings:
West Liberty 12-0 (17-0)
Wheeling Jesuit 10-2 (14-3)
Fairmont State 10-2 (14-4)
West Virginia State 8-4 (10-7)
Shepherd 7-5 (11-7)
Charleston 6-6 (10-8)
Concord 6-6 (9-8)
Virginia Wise 4-8 (6-12)
NDC 3-9 (5-13)
Glenville State 2-10 (3-14)
Urbana 2-10 (3-14)
West Virginia Wesleyan 2-10 (2-16)