The Notre Dame College Falcons will be back at home on Wednesday- when they take on Wheeling Jesuit at Murphy Gym. Tip time is set for 7:30 PM and you can catch all the action on NotreDameFalcons.com
NDC (11-5 7-3 MEC) is coming off a 97-86 loss to Fairmont State last time out. Larenz Thurman paced NDC with 31 points- while Will Vorhees scored 16 points and grabbed nine rebounds in the defeat. Bruce Hodges scored 16 points- grabbed eight rebounds- and- had three steals in the contest. Drew Scarberry knocked down four 3-pointer's on his way to 14 points.
In the first meeting between the two schools on November 28th the Falcons were a 83-72 winner. Larenz Thurman led the way with 26 points- Vorhees added 15 points and 10 rebounds- while Halil Parks added 12 in the victory.
Vorhees leads the season box score with 23.9 points and 11.1 rebounds per contest- Thurman scores 18.5 points a night- and- is leading the team in assists at 4.9 per night. Isaiah Sanders is scoring 12.1 per game and Halil Parks puts up 10.2 per night. As a team the Falcons score 84.3 points per game- while they allow 78.4 per contest. The Falcons are getting to the free throw line nearly five more times than the oppposition (17.8-13.1-) and- lead the league in free throw percentage (77.6.) On the boards the Falcons are +1.9 (39-37.1 per game.)
Coach Tim Koenig talked about the change in personnel for Wheeling since the first meeting:
" They have two guys (De'Andre Robinson and Emmanuel Ansong) who were not on the team the first time we played them. They are big- strong- athletic guys. As a team they are playing much better than they were at the beginning of the season. The two new guys are a big reason why. They add length and athleticism to the squad. They are still led by Kamgain and Woody. Cannady really shoots it well also"
Koenig continued about the NDC side of things:
"We are going to shift our starting lineup a little bit. When you have guys out it changes the rotation and other guys have to step up. We will look to press more against Wheeling- and- we may play more zone than we have this season."
Wheeling (2-14 1-9 MEC) fell to NDC 83-72 in the first meeting. Brennan Hoban and Cannady led the way with 15- Rodriguez had 14- and- Franck Kamgain added 11.
WJU is coming off their first conference win of the season on Saturday when they knocked off Virginia Wise 78-66. Ansong had a double-double to lead WJU with 22 points and 14 rebounds. Cannady and Kamgain each scored 17 in the contest- while Woody netted 13. The Cardinals are scoring 78.5 points per night- while they give up 86.6 per contest.
Individually Kamgain leads the Cardinals averaging 14.1 points per contest- Hoban scores 12.8 per night- and- Woody averages 11.6 per night. Ansong is also scoring 11.6 points per contest- and- leads the team in rebounds at 6.8 per game. Robinson (11.4-) and- Cannady (10.8 per night) also are averaging in double figures.
Other MEC Games Wednesday:
Virginia Wise @West Virginia State
Shepherd @ West Virginia Wesleyan
Concord @ Charleston
Fairmont State @Glenville State
West Liberty @ Urbana
MEC Standings:
West Liberty 9-1 (13-2)
Fairmont State 9-1 (12-4)
NDC 7-3 (11-5)
Charleston 6-4 (11-5)
Concord 6-4 (10-5)
Shepherd 6-4 (10-6)
West Virginia State 5-5 (8-8)
West Virginia Wesleyan 3-7 (6-10)
Urbana 3-7 (5-9)
Virginia Wise 3-7 (5-10)
Glenville State 2-8 (7-9)
Wheeling Jesuit 1-9 (2-14)
SIDA Region Rankings (Top Eight Teams Qualify:)
1. Indiana (Pa) 15-1
2. West Liberty 13-2
3. Virginia State 15-3
4. Fairmont State 12-4
5. Shippenburg 14-4
6. Slippery Rock 12-5
7. West Chester 12-5
8. East Stroudsburg 10-5
9. NDC 11-5
10. Concord 10-5
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