SOUTH EUCLID, Ohio – On Wednesday night, Notre Dame College got their first win of the season, they scored over one hundred points for the first time in the 2019-20 campaign and head coach Mark Richmond got his first career win. The Falcons defeated Wright State Lake University by a score of 132-71, as eight players scored in double-digits.

NDC's scoring output was the most they have had in a game since December 29, 2010, when the Falcons defeated Ohio State-Mansfield, 134-59.

Senior Bruce Hodges III got the offense started, scoring the first six Notre Dame points. With 17:09 on the clock in the first half, Wright State Lake's Tahj Benton stole the ball and dished it to Charles Aden, who knocked down a three. That cut the NDC lead to one point, 6-5, but that would be as close as the Lakers would get the rest of the night.

A 14-3 run over the next four minutes, put Notre Dame up by double-digits, 19-8, with 13:10 remaining in the first half. During that run, the defense stepped up and created four turnovers.

Senior Marek Hulva checked in at the 16:37-mark, making his first appearance with the Falcons and bringing NDC a much needed post presence with his 6'8" frame.

"He was good, it was a bright spot, tonight," said head coach Mark Richmond. "It was a good matchup for him. They had a couple bigger guys in there at times, so he matched up better. I'm proud of the way he played and adjusted."

Notre Dame began to get whatever they wanted on the offensive end, with 10-and-a-half minutes to go in the first half. Freshman Bryce Douglas brought a spark off the bench, scoring 16 points over a four-minute span, which included four three pointers.

"As a freshman, to do that is big," Douglas said. "I was looking for something to get me going and I think this was it."

The Falcons' lead had reached 39 points at halftime, with a 68-29 advantage. NDC was shooting 60-percent at the half and 47-percent from three-point range along with 30 total rebounds. The NDC defense limited WSLU to 33-percent shooting, 35-percent from beyond the arc and caused 12 Lakers' turnovers, leading to 17 points off turnovers for the Falcons.

The second half was more of the same for the Notre Dame offense. The Falcons passed the century mark when freshman Jordan Burton hit a three, with 11:17 remaining in the game. NDC held a 102-52 lead.

They would push the lead to 66 points late in the second half.

"I was really proud of our effort," said head coach Mark Richmond. "I thought we played super hard, especially in that first half… We came out very motivated and we took a different approach in shoot around and warmups. That helped us because I thought we were ready to play. We took them out of everything they wanted to run and they just put their heads down and drove [to the basket.] We did a really good job of taking charges and I was really proud of our defensive effort. Our offensive effort was obviously very good, because we shared the ball and had multiple guys in double-figures. Those were the keys tonight, playing the right way, finding the open guy and playing together."

"We played good as a team. I thought we shared the ball well and played defense," Douglas said. "We just locked in and tried to get a win."

Notre Dame would end the game shooting 60-percent (56-for-94) from the field, after taking 25 more shots than the Lakers. The home team also shot 42-percent from three. They accumulated 64 bench points, 76 points in the paint, 25 second chance points and 18 fast break points. They out-rebounded Wright State Lake, 63-20, which includes a 23-4 mark on the offensive boards.

"A lot of times this year, we're going to be undersized," Richmond said. "We thought today, that [rebounding] was definitely something we could have taken advantage of. We had a constant effort of getting to the boards and I think once guys got a few and started having some success, I think it was contagious. Our [rebounding] effort was really good, on both ends."

With 94 shots attempted and 32 assists, tonight, the Falcons break program records. Their 56 made shots and 63 rebounds are both second-highest totals in program history. 

Douglas finished the game with 27 points, on 61-percent shooting, nine rebounds and six assists. Senior Daniel Lott finished the contest as the second leading scorer, with 18 points along with seven rebounds.

Junior Dae John Walker-Bey had 12 points and grabbed six rebounds in the second half. He finished with 16 points and 10 rebounds. Notre Dame totaled 32 assists, as senior Larenz Thurman and Burton led the way with eight and seven, respectively.

"I was proud that we had some guys step up and were able to get them into the game," Richmond mentioned. "We were able to get some guys experience and get their feet wet and I thought they responded well, especially guys like Randy [Slink], Bryce [Douglas] and Dan [Lott]."

Notre Dame will travel to Wheeling University, on November 23, to battle the Cardinals. Tip-off is scheduled for 2 p.m.