URBANA, Ohio – It was a record day for the Notre Dame College women's basketball team in the Grimes Center at Urbana University as the Falcons won their last regular season game of the year 110-70.
 
The team hit multiple milestones in the contest, including the program record for most points in a game, which used to be 102 set in 2010. NDC broke past the century mark for the first time in its NCAA history with the help of hot, hot shooting.
 
The Falcons made 17 three-point field goals, shooting 68.0 percent from beyond the arc, both program records. Overall, the team made 40 field goals and shot 61.5 percent from the field, which are both records for the team in NCAA play. Notre Dame also made 13 of its 14 attempts from the charity stripe, a 92.9 percent rate that ranks fourth in the program's history.
 
Starting in the first quarter, the high shooting percentage carried through the end of the game for NDC. The Falcons shot 52.9 percent in the first quarter, which was followed by marks of 56.3, 64.7 and 73.3 percent in the second, third and fourth, respectively.
 
All 13 players that attempted at least one shot in the game made at least one shot, and 12 players shot above 50 percent.
 
Head coach Lauren Macer knew the team was shooting well throughout the game, but didn't realize the magnitude until after the buzzer sounded.
 
"It was great to see how well these players shared the ball, moved throughout the court, and found the open shot," Macer said. "But I don't know if I had a since of exactly how well we were shooting until the game was over and I saw the stats sheet. I knew we were making a lot of shots and playing well, but I when I looked at the numbers it was definitely a 'wow' moment."
 
One of the main contributors of the team's sharp shooting was Kyleigh Ramlow, whose back-to-back threes to start the game triggered success throughout the remaining 39 minutes. Ramlow made her first eight shots, which included seven three-pointers before a miss, and ended the game making 9-of-10.
 
Ramlow's 90 percent shooting from the field is second-most in NDC's history and the most in the program's NCAA play. She made seven of her eight three-point attempts, which also ranks second and it tied with Seina Adachi's mark from last season. It is the second time this season she has made seven shots from distance, just one shy of tying Sarah Dia's eight makes against Walsh in 2006.
 
"When she's shooting like that it brings so much energy to the rest of our team," Macer said. "Our bench is always up cheering for her and the players on the court work hard to get her open and give her good passes."
 
Momentum was big in all four quarters for Notre Dame. In the second and fourth quarters, the Falcons made all of their first five field goal attempts, and in the third, the team made seven of its fist eight shots.
 
"The key to success was that we stayed in the moment," Macer said. "We were never content with where we were in the game. Everyone was doing their job on the court. It was a great thing to come together and see a lot of our team score. It was crazy."
 
Macer, in just her second year as a head coach, was getting just as much enjoyment out of both her team's success and the individual accomplishments as the players were.
 
"It was definitely one of the most fun games I've had as a coach. Everyone contributed and came together. This was the definition of a team win and it was great to see how well they meshed throughout the game."
 
Ramlow led both teams with 26 points while Ajia McIntyre, Seina Adachi and Jada Marone joined her in double-digit scoring with 16, 14 and 11 points, respectively. Also leading the game was Jessie Stout with 10 rebounds and Adachi and Katie Karalic with five assists apiece.
 
With the win, the Falcons secured the No. 5 seed in the Mountain East Conference tournament. Notre Dame will play West Liberty on Thursday, March 7, at 8:15 p.m. NDC is 1-1 against West Liberty this season after a home win and an overtime loss on the road.
 
"This game is going to give us a good feeling and some momentum going into the tournament," Macer said. "Our games will be tough, but if we keep sharing the ball and feeding off each other, we will have good results."