VIENNA, W.Va. -- The Notre Dame Falcons completed their 2012 season on Thursday night, with a 3-1 victory over Ohio Valley (W.Va.). (Box)  

In the victory, NDC senior Brianne Schmansky scored her 1,000th career kill, making her the third player in the history of the program to accomplish that feat. 

The victory for the Falcons (7-22) was their third in their last four matches, and completed a season sweep of OVU, while the loss for the Fighting Scots (6-25) was their second in a row.

Notre Dame opened the contest with a 25-21 victory, while hitting .419 in the set to take an early advantage.  The Falcons were even more impressive in the second set, as they hit .737 and won convincingly, 25-11. 

Ohio Valley did not go down quietly.  The final two sets were decided by two points.  The Fighting Scots had 13 kills in the third set and hit .367 on their way to a 26-24 victory, before the Falcons returned the favor, to take the match with a 26-24 win in the final set.  

Notre Dame hit .346 on the night, and they were led by their lone senior, Schmansky.  In the final game of her collegiate career, the Westland, Mich., native, delivered a team high, 22 kills, and hit .513 in the contest. 

Suzanne Morris also found double digits in the kill column with 15.  Chandler Mass paced the Falcons with 47 assists to go along with a solo block and three block assists.  Tawnia Almaraz led NDC defensively with 19 digs, while Magenta Tygret added 15. 

The win brought an end to the 2012 season.  Notre Dame finished the year with a record of 2-9 at home, 3-7 on the road, and 2-6 at neutral sites.