This week:Â Notre Dame College will open up the home portion of their schedule against Roberts Wesleyan College on November 13 at 5:30 p.m. They will then go back on the road to take on Concord University at 4 p.m. on November 17.
Records: The Falcons are currently 2-0 in two non-conference games. Roberts Wesleyan and Concord have both gotten off to 1-1 starts.
Coaches Corner:Â Tim Koenig is the head coach of the Falcons and enters his sixth season with an overall record of 72-79 and 45-65 in the MEC. Mark Saladzius is currently the interim head coach of RWC. Todd May is now in his third season as the head coach at Concord. He owns an overall record of 29-31 and is 19-25 in the MEC.
Rankings: None of these teams are ranked in the NABC Coaches poll.
Series History: NDC is 11-12 against Roberts Wesleyan since the series began in 2001-02. The Falcons hold a record of 5-6 against Concord since the 2013-14 season.
Noting the Falcons: The Falcons went 2-0 against Slippery Rock and California (Pa.) at the Conference Challenge held at Fairmont State.
Will Vorhees was named Mountain East Conference Player of the Week after he totaled 45 points on 14-of-26 (54-percent) shooting over the two games. He hauled in 24 rebounds and had two double-doubles. The redshirt-senior scored the game-winning jumper with three second left to defeat Slippery Rock, 77-75, on Friday. The four Falcons who started both games, all averaged double-digits in scoring this past weekend.
Angelo Cugini is averaging a double-double with 13 points, 67-percent shooting, and 11.5 rebounds-per-game.
Halil Parks had 32 points in the two games, including a 26 point outburst against Cal Pa.
Isaiah Sanders is averaging 14.5 points and six rebounds after two collegiate games.
Noting the Redhawks: Last weekend, Roberts Wesleyan defeated Nyack College, 76-69, but then fell to Caldwell University by a score of 84-70. In their win over Nyack, all five starters (Justin Vaughn, Jean Toussaint, Peyton McLaurin, Michael Bush and Isaiah Lewis) scored in double-digits. Toussaint had 17 points, on 67-percent shooting, and grabbed 11 boards. After two contests, Vaughn leads the team with 15 points-per-contest and made threes, with six. However, he also has taken 20 three pointers over the first two games, which is 12 more than anyone else on the team. The Redhawks have struggled early from the three point arc, shooting just 31-percent. RWC also has secured 72 rebounds in two games, and only 18 of them have been on the offensive glass.
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Noting the Mountain Lions: Concord lost to Indiana University of Pa., 83-72, but bounced back with a win over Pitt-Johnstown, 81-72, last weekend. 2018 All-American, Tommy Bolte scored 29 points in the Mountain Lions' loss and responded with 17 points against Pitt-Johnstown. In the second game of the weekend, Bolte was overshadowed by Jair Rodgers who dropped 34 points, making eight three pointers. Malik Johnson, who is averaging 22.5 minutes off the bench, had double-digit points in both games. Simun Kovac is shooting 46-percent and pulling down 10 rebounds-per-game, while coming off the bench. Bolte is averaging 23 points, but shooting just 27-percent from three point land. Rodgers is shooting 40-percent form three, and is averaging 22 points-per-game. CU is putting up 31 three pointers per game.
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