The Notre Dame College Falcons (9-8 4-7 MEC) conclude a three game road trip as they take on the West Virginia Wesleyan College Bobcats (2-16 1-10 MEC) at Rockefeller Center. Tip time is slated for 7:30 PM and you can catch all the action on MountainEast.TV
"We need good team composure throughout the whole game, continue to play better and better defense as well as get more stops. We have to start finishing games the right way and burying the other team when we get our chance," NDC freshman guard Aidan Fillippini explained.
"We need to just continue to play hard, share the ball, rebound hard, defend for 40 minutes, and come out with a purpose to dominate," NDC junior guard Josh Dames stated.
NDC is coming off a 86-77 win over Salem last time out. Robbie Cass paced the Falcons with a career high 16 points, Jamarr Talbert knocked down five triples on his way to a season high 15 points, Dames added 11 points to go with 11 rebounds, and Andre Harris had 10 points to go with seven rebounds. As a team the Falcons shot 37 percent in the contest, 45.7 percent (16-35) from the 3-point line, and 69.6 percent (16-23) at the free throw line. The Falcons score an MEC sixth best 82.6 points per game, shoot 45 percent from the floor (sixth in the MEC) shoot 34.7 percent from the 3-point line (eighth in the MEC,) and are shooting an MEC ninth best 70.8 percent from the free throw line. On the defensive side they give up an MEC seventh best 81.8 points per game, 44 percent from the field (sixth in the MEC,) 35.5 percent from the 3-point line (eighth in the MEC) and are even on the glass as they get 38.8 rebounds per game as well as give up 38.8 boards per night. The Falcons are sixth in turnover margin and fifth in assist to turnover ratio. They block 4.71 shots per game which is third in the MEC and dish out an MEC fourth best 15.18 assists per night. NDC is also 28th in the country in fast break points getting 15.12 per contest. Devin Haid leads the team in scoring putting up 13,.4 points per night, he shoots an MEC fourth best 86.9 percent from the free throw line, dishes out 2.7 assists per game, blocks an MEC seventh best 1.1 shots per game and gets an MEC seventh best 1.5 steals per contest. Harris gets 12.4 points per game, and is seventh in the MEC grabbing 6.4 rebounds per contest. He also blocks 0.8 shots and gets 1.1 steals per game. RJ Ogom puts up 10.8 points per game, shoots an MEC leading 91.1 percent from the free throw line which is good for 12th in the country, and Gbolahan Adio also scores in double figures at 10.5 points per game while he picks up 1.1 steals per night. Jevontae Jones swats 0.9 shots per game as well.
The Bobcats are 0-7 at home on the season and are coming off a 79-58 loss to Davis & Elkins last time out. Joshua Johnson had 14 points and Dieker Padrino netted 10. WVWC shot 36.2 percent from the floor and 17.6 percent (3-17) from the 3-point line in the loss. They also shot 61.9 percent (13-21) from the free throw line. The Bobcats are 10th in the MEC scoring 75.4 points per game, shoot 43 percent from the floor (ninth in the MEC,) an MEC fifth best 35.4 percent from the 3-point line, and also shoot 73.6 percent from the free throw line which is fifth in the conference. On the defensive side they give up an MEC worst 92 points per game, 34.9 percent shooting from the floor (seventh in the MEC) and are last in the conference being out-rebounded by 8.6 (31.5-40.1 rebounds per night.) They are 10th in both turnover margin and assist to turnover ratio. They also block an MEC 11th best 0.94 shots per night. Padrino leads the team in scoring at 15.9 points per game, shoots 43.6 percent from the field, and leads the MEC in 3-point percentage (44.8 percent.) His 2.5 triples per game are third in the MEC. Alex Mirhosseini gets 13.9 per night and dishes out 3.4 assists per contest which is eighth in the MEC. He is also seventh in assist to turnover ratio. Maxwell Harris grabs 5.5 rebounds per game, and gets 1.4 steals per contest.
"Third straight road game. We are going to have to play a complete game on both ends of the floor. The first time against WV Wesleyan was a unique game giving up 48 points in the first half and 21 in the second. They have some firepower offensively so we will have to make them shoot hard contested shots. They'll play multiple defenses so offensively we will have to recognize that and share the ball," NDC head coach Mark Richmond said.
Other MEC Games Wednesday:
West Liberty @ West Virginia State
Salem @ Davis & Elkins
Fairmont State @ Concord
Wheeling @ Charleston
Frostburg State @ Glenville State
MEC Standings:
West Liberty 9-1 (15-3)
Charleston 9-2 (14-3)
West Virginia State 8-3 (12-5)
Fairmont State 7-4 (14-4)
Concord 7-4 (11-4)
Davis & Elkins 6-5 (10-8)
Glenville State 5-6 (9-9)
NDC 4-7 (9-8)
Wheeling 2-9 (5-12)
Frostburg State 2-9 (2-16)
West Virginia Wesleyan 1-10 (2-16)
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