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ATHENS, W. Va. – Redshirt Sophomore
Martha Nagbe scored 23 points to lead the Notre Dame College women's basketball team to an 80-77 victory in their opening Mountain East Conference (MEC) game against Concord.
With the win the Falcons move to 2-0 and 1-0 in the MEC. Concord fall to 1-2 with the loss.
Nagbe went 6-18 from the field, 3-4 from three-point range and 8-12 from the free throw line to pace the Falcons with 23 points. In addition Nagbe completed a double-double pulling down 15 rebounds.
Senior
Erin Entinghe also produced a double-double performance with 14 point and 11 rebounds. Entinghe went 5-11 from the field and was a perfect 4-4 from the free throw line. The Falcons had two other players in double figures with senior guard
Danielle Ledrich chipping in 14 points and fellow senior
Courtney Clark with 11 points. Clark also contributed a team high 6 assists.
As a team NDC held advantages over Concord in rebounds (49-45), three-point percentage (33.3-30.4), steals (7-6) and significantly the NDC bench outscored the Concord bench 26-7.
The teams traded baskets throughout the first half with the Falcons holding their largest lead of the half, a 17-12 lead at the 13:42 mark. Concord would then fight back to take a 26-23 lead at the 9:31 mark before the Falcons came back to claim a 45-43 lead at half time.
The second half was equally close with Concord taking a 59-58 lead with 10:19 remaining. The Falcons would regain the lead shortly after and put together a 12 point run to claim a 10- point lead (69-59) with 6:28 remaining. The Falcons would not give up their lead and despite a frantic final few minutes they held on to secure an 80-77 win.
"Rebounding was the biggest factor for us," said Head Coach
Katie Hine. "Both Martha and Erin had huge games on the boards. Erin was also great at the end of the game ensuring that we closed out our possessions in a positive way. I'm also very proud of our bench, their support continues to fuel the enthusiasm which we play with on the court."
The Falcons will look to continue their strong start to the season when they continue their road trip at UVA-Wise on Monday at 5:30 p.m
