This week: Notre Dame College men's basketball has a full slate of games, as they open up at home against Edinboro University on November 18, at 6:30 p.m. before hosting Wright State Lake University on November 20, also at 6:30 p.m. The Falcons will go on the road to play Wheeling University, for a 2 p.m. start, on November 23.

Schedule change: NDC was originally scheduled to host Wheeling on Saturday, but they will now wait until January 22 to play the Cardinals in Murphy Gymnasium.

Records: Notre Dame is currently 0-2 after playing in the Conference Challenge in Fairmont State. Edinboro is currently 2-0 while Wright State Lake is coming into the week with a 2-7 record. Wheeling has started the season 1-0.

Coaches Corner: Mark Richmond enters his first season as the head coach of NDC. Pat Cleary has been on Edinboro's sideline for the past seven season, as head coach. He has a record of 76-86, overall, and is 53-72 in the Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference. In two seasons at WSLU, Chris Jones has a 11-26 mark. Will Ryan became the head coach of Wheeling this past offseason.

Rankings: None of these teams are ranked in the NABC poll.

Series History: The Falcons beat Edinboro in their only matchup on December 7, 2016, but NDC has never played Wright State Lake. Notre Dame holds a record of 4-9 against Wheeling, since the MEC formed in 2013-14. The Falcons went 2-0 versus WU last season.

Noting the Falcons: NDC had an extended break after they opened the season at the conference challenge. In the first game of the season, the Falcons took on Slippery Rock, who had received a vote in the Preseason NABC Poll, to the final seconds. Larenz Thurman hit two free throws with four seconds remaining, giving NDC a 76-75 advantage. At the buzzer, Jared Armstrong hit a three to sink the Falcons by two points. Through two contests, Levi Frankland is leading the squad with 22 points per game, boosted by a career-high 26 against SRU. Drew Scarberry is tied for the team lead with seven rebounds per game after a career-high 11 rebounds against SRU. He also had a career-high seven assists in that game. Notre Dame will look to get their first victory on Monday, and over the last 11 years, the home opener has been a good omen. NDC has a 10-1 record in home lid lifters, dating back to the start of the 2008-09 season. Ironically, the only loss in that time came last year, before the Falcons went on to win their first MEC Tournament title.
 
Noting the Fighting Scots: Edinboro has gotten off to a hot start. They dominated Thiel College, 95-72, in the season-opener as Edinboro had six players come off the bench and total 33 bench points. The Fighting Scots shot 49-percent and scored 48 points in the first half. Anthony Coleman shot 10-for-16, scoring 27 points. Jaryn Simpson dropped 16 points, pulled in eight rebounds and dished out seven assists in the win. He's averaging 17 points per game. Thiel was held under 40-percent shooting. EU then defeated Roberts Wesleyan College, 67-65, last Thursday. Edinboro trailed by a point with 26-seconds remaining, but Kurt Turner knocked down a layup and Anthony Coleman hit a free throw to close the game. Trey Staunch totaled 16 points and nine rebounds while Alex Jay added 12 points and nine rebounds. Daylon Harris had 10 points in both games, in an average of 21 minutes off the bench. Edinboro shot 43-percent.

Noting the Lakers: Wright State Lake has had a busy schedule to start the 2019-20 season. They have played in 9 games so far, including three last week. Charles Aden is leading the team in scoring with 12.7 points per game. He shoots 54-percent from the field and 38-percent from three point range. Chaz Hardin is averaging 11.6 points, 4.8 rebounds, 3.8 assists and 2.3 steals per contest. Reggie Priah is scoring and 12.3 points per game and is also hauling in six rebounds per game, which leads the team. The Lakers are shooting 39-percent and just 25-percent from three and 59-percent from the free throw line.

Noting the Cardinals: Wheeling has played just one game, so far this season. They were able to defeat Seton Hill, at home, by a score of 73-61. The Cardinals limited Seton Hill to shoot just 37-percent from the field and 13-percent from three point range. The Cardinals' Emmanuel Ansong connected on nine shots and finished with 20 points and 10 rebounds, including seven offensive boards. Jordan Reid was second with 16 points as four of the five starters for WU scored in double-digits. Jarett Haines scored 13 with four assists while Jay Gentry added 12 points. Wheeling only made three three-point buckets, but shot 47-percent from the field, including 52-percent in the second half.