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SOUTH EUCLID, Ohio – The Notre Dame Falcons put a strong second half together after falling into an early 21-0 hole against Glenville State at Mueller Field on Saturday afternoon, but eventually fell to the Pioneers, 38-30. 

For the Falcons (1-4, 1-3 MEC) the loss was their first at home in nearly a year, snapping a four game winning streak at Mueller Field, while the win for the Pioneers (4-1, 4-1 MEC) was their third in as many tries against the Falcons. 

Early on, Notre Dame forced a pair of Glenville State turnovers, but could not produce any points after forcing them, while Glenville State forced a pair of NDC turnovers and turned those into 14 points, en route to taking a 21-0 lead. 

Glenville State entered as one of just 14 teams in the entire NCAA-II circuit that had not thrown an interception, but Marlon Oden picked off a Sean Steele pass off a deflection on GSC's opening drive. 

However, the ensuing NDC drive stalled, and Glenville State took over, and put a nine play, 73-yard drive together, which concluded with a 19-yard touchdown pass from Steele to Ralph Gordon to give the Pioneers a 7-0 lead with 7:25 left in the first quarter. 

Notre Dame was driving inside Glenville State territory when the Pioneers forced a fumble, and returned it all the way back to the NDC four yard line, and on the next play, Rahman Lee ran it in four a touchdown to give the Pioneers a 14-0 lead with 1:13 to play. 

Lee found the end zone again later in the first half, as he ran it in from 11-yards out for his second touchdown of the day to give Glenville their largest lead of the game, 21-0, with 9:42 left in the first half. 

The Notre Dame offense was able to put their first three points on the board towards the end of the first half. They put a drive together that lasted 15 plays and took them 64 yards, which resulted in a 29-yard field goal from Kyle Kaplan, making it 21-3 with 1:15 to play in the first half, and both teams went into the locker room with that count. 

Glenville State's first drive of the second half produced three points, as Chandler Carrera hit a 34-yard field goal to give the Pioneers a 24-3 edge with 9:57 to go in the third quarter, before the Falcons hit their stride offensively. 

Prior to the third quarter, the Falcon offense had been held in check, before they hit on their first big play of the game, a 52-yard touchdown pass from Malik Grove to CJ Germany, bringing the Falcons back within 14 (24-10) with 8:22 to play in the third. 

Notre Dame's next drive produced their second touchdown of the day, as Grove converted on a third and goal at the one yard line, on a quarterback keeper to bring NDC back within a touchdown (24-17) with 3:50 left in the third. 

It didn't take Glenville State long to respond, as they scored on their very next drive, just two minutes and 20 seconds later, on a 26-yard touchdown pass from Steele to Gordon. The Pioneers then took a 38-17 lead about seven minutes into the fourth quarter on a one yard touchdown rush from Tevin Drake. 

Notre Dame then responded with another big scoring play. They were put in a third and three situation at their own 49 yard line, when DJ Greene took to the house, with a 51-yard touchdown rush, his second of over 50 yards this season, making it 38-24 with 6:10 to play. 

On their final drive of the contest, Notre Dame was put in a third and 21 situation, when Grove found Mitchell Shegos, who made a terrific sliding catch between two defenders on the left side of the end zone for a 32-yard touchdown pass, bringing the Falcons within eight (38-30) with 41 seconds left. 

However, a botched snap caused the Falcons to miss the extra point, and with no timeouts remaining, NDC was forced to go with an onside kick, which was recovered by Glenville State. 

Greene paced the Falcons on the ground, with his second 100-yard rushing game of the year, as he ran for 107 yards and a touchdown. Grove threw for 283 yards on an 18-for-37 performance through the air with a pair of touchdown passes. 

Shegos caught nine passes on the afternoon to lead the NDC offense with 113 yards and a touchdown. CJ Germany caught five passes for 108 yards and a touchdown as well, while Kyle Perkins caught a trio of passes for 56 yards. 

Defensively, the Falcons were led by Zach Chatlain, who had a team high, 13 tackles, including two for a loss, while Claudy Mathieu and Onlsow Williams each had 10 tackles. 

The Falcons are in action again next Saturday, Oct. 10, when they hit the road again, for another MEC battle against West Virginia State at Lakin Field, in Institute, W.Va. Kickoff is scheduled for 1:30 PM.