NDC Has Critical Rematch Saturday.

If the Notre Dame College Falcons have any chance of making it to the MEC Tournament in Charleston, West Virginia Saturday is a must win game when they face Virginia Wise in the rematch of a 102-101 loss in double overtime on 11/20.  You can catch the action on NotreDameFalcons.com
  Oliver Megins did not forget that night:
" We gotta rebound and play hard. They snuck away with a win last game so we know we can do this. They rubbed it in our face after last game so gotta come out with a chip on our shoulder and get them one back." Megins said.
Angelo Cugini talked about what the Falcons mindset has to be:
" We gotta play hard and play smart. We need this win! " Cugini said."
  The Falcons (5-20 3-16 MEC) have lost seven straight and need a win to avoid matching the eight game losing slide they had before defeating Urbana in January.  Levi Frankland tied a career high with 22 points in the 95-86 loss to Concord Thursday.  Drew Scarberry added 17- KT Taylor had 14- while Cugini and Megins recorded 12 points and seven rebounds each.  NDC averages 81.4 points a game as a team- while they give up 92.7 per night.  Taylor leads the Falcons averaging 17.4 points per night as he winds down his collegiate career.  Halil Parks returned on Wednesday after missing six games with an injury and averages 13.9 points per night.  Scarberry puts up 13.6 per game and shoots 38 percent from the 3-point line on the season.  Cugini puts up 10.8 points and grabs a team leading 8.1 rebounds per contest. Megins has been solid of late and scores 9.6 points per game. The senior is leading the team shooting 45 percent from the 3-point line on the season.  The Falcons make 11.8 3-pointer's per game as a team.
  The Cavaliers are 12-13 on the season and 10-9 in the MEC. They have won four straight.  Last time out they defeated Urbana 85-77 on Thursday.  Taiwo Badmus paced the Cavaliers with 24 points and 19 rebounds in the victory.  Michal Seals had 22 and dished out 10 assists - Chance Sheffey netted 16- and- Yesid Mosquera-Perea added 14.  The Cavaliers average 77.4 points per game- while they give up 82.1 per night.  Badmus averages 21.5 points and 10 rebounds per night to pace the season box score.  Seals puts up 16.6 per game to go along with seven assists- while Sheffey scores 12 per night.  Mosquera-Perea also averages more than 10 per night.
  Seals  had 24 points- eight rebounds- and- seven assists to pace the Cavaliers in the double overtime win in the first meeting.
 NDC was led in that game by Will Vorhees with 25 points and 16 rebounds.  Taylor had 20 in that contest but shot just 6-17 from the floor.  Scarberry went 3-12 from the 3-point line- and- scored 15, while Parks added 10 in the first meeting.
  Other MEC Games Saturday:
Glenville State @West Liberty
West Virginia State @Fairmont State
West Virginia Wesleyan @Wheeling Jesuit
Charleston @Shepherd
Urbana @Concord
MEC Standings:
West Liberty 18-1 (23-1)
Wheeling Jesuit 15-4 (20-5)
Fairmont State 14-5 (18-7)
Shepherd 11-8 (15-10)
Charleston 10-9 (14-11)
West Virginia State 10-9 (12-12)
Virginia Wise 10-9 (12-13)
Concord 9-10 (13-12)
West Virginia Wesleyan 7-12 (7-18)
Glenville State 4-15 (6-19)
Notre Dame College 3-16 (5-20)
Urbana 3-16 (4-21)
Atlantic Region Rankings (Top Eight Qualify for NCAA Tournament;)
1. West Liberty
2. Virginia State
3. Shippensburg
4. West Chester
5. Indiana (PA)
6. Kutztown
7. Fairmont State
8. Wheeling Jesuit
9. East Stroudsburg
10. Slippery Rock