This week: Notre Dame College hosts UVa-Wise on Monday, November 20, before traveling to Daemen College on Wednesday, November 22. Monday's game in Murphy Gymnasium tips off at 5:30 p.m. while Wednesday's road game will begin at 1 p.m.
 
Records: The Falcons are 2-2, 1-0 MEC after falling at No. 1 Ashland and winning their MEC opener against Concord. The Cavaliers are 1-3, 0-1 MEC after a loss at Urbana in their conference opener. The Wildcats are 2-2 after most recently losing to No. 2 Virginia Union.
 
Coaches Corner: Lauren Macer is in her first season as the head coach of the Notre Dame women's basketball program. She currently has a record of 2-2. Elise Clyburn is currently serving as the Interim Head Coach at UVa-Wise. Clyburn is 1-3 in her position this season. Jenepher Banker is in her second season as the head coach of the women's program at Daemen. She is currently 13-17 at Daemen and 80-78 overall as a head coach (Penn State Behrend 1988-93).
 
Rankings: None of the teams playing this week were ranked in the October 31 Women's Basketball Coaches Association poll.

Series History: NDC is 4-5 against UVa-Wise since joining the MEC in the 2013-14 season. Last year, each team won on their home court, with the Cavaliers losing 69-60 in South Euclid. The Falcons are 1-0 against Daemen after an 80-74 victory last season at home. Ciara Reed scored a team-high 19 points in Notre Dame's first game against Daemen.
 
Noting the Falcons: Notre Dame has made it a priority to disrupt opponents' offenses this season as they are averaging 13.75 steals per game. Teams that have played NDC so far this season are averaging 21.75 turnovers per game. Head coach Lauren Macer said, after the win against Concord, that he team wants to 'cause chaos' for opponents. So far this season, the Falcons have recorded double-digit steals in three of their four games, including an NDC Division II record 24 against Mercyhurst in the season opener. In the 2016-17 season, Notre Dame was 13-3 in the 16 games in which they recorded 10 or more steals. This season the team is 2-1.
 
Noting the Cavaliers: UVa-Wise has had success getting to the charity stripe this season, especially in the last two games. The Cavaliers have attempted 90, and converted on 61, free throws over their last 80 minutes played. During that span, their opponents have only attempted 41. Wise has also done well on second-chance scoring with 62 points on second chance shots this year, compared to NDC's 38. The Cavs rank third in the MEC with 17.75 offensive rebounds per game.
 
Noting the Wildcats: Daemen may face an uphill battle against the Falcons as NDC is 19-2 against schools with feline mascots since joining the NCAA Division II ranks. The Wildcats run through senior guard Sarah Saba who is the lone Daemen player averaging over 10 points. Saba leads her team in every major category with 15.5 points, 6.3 rebounds and 3.3 assists per game along with six steals and five blocks on the year. She also leads the team in shooting percentage (.451), but struggled from distance as she has only made two of her 12 three-point attempts.