SOUTH EUCLID, Ohio -- Notre Dame bounced back from a disappointing loss to Point Park (Pa.) on Thursday with an 89-71 win over Carlow (Pa.) on Saturday afternoon. (Box)

Eleven Falcons found the scoring column in the win, and four finished in double figures as Notre Dame dominated in the American Mideast Conference matinee. Sophomore #Alex Dackin# scored 18 to lead the Blue & White.

For the Falcons (13-8, 9-4 AMC), the victory comes on the heels of NDC falling to Point Park, 68-62, on Thursday, and it keeps the Falcons in contention for a top spot in the AMC postseason, which begins in late February.

For Carlow (6-16, 2-11), the loss marked their fifth straight and 13th in their last 14 games.

The win marked NDC's second over the Celtics this season - the Falcons beat CU, 79-43, in Pittsburgh on Jan. 5. Notre Dame has now defeated Carlow 13 consecutive times, dating back to the 2003-04 season. Since 1999, the Falcons are 8-3 against the Celtics in South Euclid.

Saturday's contest was not in doubt for more than a few minutes. Over the first five minutes of play, Notre Dame went on a 15-0 tear, while the hapless Celtics went 0-for-6 from the floor with five turnovers. Carlow would go on to commit 17 turnovers in the opening 20 minutes, and Notre Dame capitalized, shooting 48.9 percent (22-for-45) en route to taking a 58-30 halftime lead.

Chelsea Andorka scored 11 first-half points for NDC, which went 6-of-12 from 3-point range in the opening frame.

Carlow started off the second half by going on a 12-4 run to get the NDC lead down to 20 (62-42). Notre Dame substituted liberally and their shooting cooled off in the second, but the Celtics would only get as close as 16 points the rest of the way.

Dackin scored her 18 on 6-of-13 shooting. Andorka scored 13 for the game. #Kealy McNally# added 12, and #Yvette Hunter# chipped in 10.

Notre Dame shot 45.3 percent (34-for-75) from the floor and 76.5 percent (13-for-17) from the foul line. The Falcons out-rebounded Carlow, 43-37. Hunter had a team-high eight boards in the game. Notre Dame had 20 assists in three game, led by McNally's five. Defensively, Andorka picked up a game-high five steals.

Sarah McAteer led Carlow with a 20-point performance on 8-of-13 shooting. Lauren Roscoe added 17 points and seven rebounds. She also had three steals.

The game at Murphy Gymnasium Saturday ended what was a five-game home stand for Notre Dame. The Falcons went 4-1 over those five contests, all of which were AMC games. Up next, NDC travels to Canton, Ohio, on Tuesday to face Malone. Tip-off against the Pioneers is slated for 5:30 p.m.


NOTES FROM THE NEST …

BIG WINS: The Falcons have defeated Carlow by 10 or more points in each of their 13 straight wins over the Celtics. During that streak NDC has topped the 80-point mark seven times. … The 58 points Notre Dame scored in the first half Saturday mark the most the team has scored in one half this season and most the Falcons scored since scoring 58 against Michigan-Dearborn in the 2006-07 season opener (Nov. 10, 2006).

HOME IMPROVEMENTS: Notre Dame went 4-1 in its five-game home stretch, which began on Jan. 21. Over those games, NDC averaged 78.2 points per contest and shot 44.9 percent (134-for-321) from the floor. … The Falcons are 7-1 at home this season. Notre Dame went 7-3 in 10 games during the month of January.

CELTIC SALUTE: Senior Carlow guard Lauren Roscoe scored her 1,000th career point in the second half of Saturday's game. Roscoe came into Saturday's tilt averaging 10.1 point per game. … The Falcons' Yvette Hunter moved closer to that same scoring milestone - she now needs just 14 more points to reach 1,000 for her career.

WITH THE BEAT: Sophomore center #Michelle Drum# logged 12 minutes in Saturday's game. Drum went 3-of-3 from the field and scored eight points, tying her season-high.