Tournament Update: Notre Dame College women's basketball has advanced to the MEC Championship game as the No. 2 seed. They will play the No. 1 seed Glenville State College on March 8, at 2 p.m.

Records: Notre Dame has a record of 26-4 and the Falcons put together a conference record of 18-4 in the regular season. Glenville State holds a record of 25-5, overall, and went 19-3 in the MEC.

Coaches Corner: Lauren Macer is in her third season as head coach of Notre Dame with a record of 64-27 (47-19 MEC). Kim Stephens is in her fourth season as the head coach. She has a record of 110-16 and a conference record of 80-8.

Rankings: Glenville State is receiving votes in the WBCA poll. In the Atlantic Region Rankings, Glenville State is ranked second and Notre Dame is currently fifth. The top-8 teams from the region make the NCAA Division II Tournament.

Looking Ahead: The NCAA Division II Women's Basketball Selection Show will be aired on March 8, at 10 p.m. on NCAA.com. The Falcons will find out if they have made the NCAA DII Tournament for the first time in program history.

Series History: NDC holds a record of 2-13 against Glenville State since the Mountain East Conference formed in 2013-14.

Noting the Falcons: Notre Dame has reached the MEC Championship game for the third time (2015, 2018, 2020), making them one of two women's programs (Glenville State) to advance to an MEC Final more than twice. In their MEC Semifinal win over No. 3 seed University of Charleston, NDC held the Golden Eagles to a 34-percent field goal percentage. Seina Adachi led the team with 20 points and nine rebounds. She totaled 88 points in three games against UC this season. The Falcons also received a season-high 10 points from Tamia Ridley. She and the rest of the players off the bench combined to score 24 points. Notre Dame is now 16-1 away from South Euclid, Ohio. They have won 12 road games along with four wins at neutral sites. In the regular season, NDC ranked top-3 in the MEC in scoring defense, allowing just 70.5 points per game, scoring margin, winning by 9.2 points per game, blocked shots with 3.43 per game, steals with 10.86 per game and assist to turnover ratio at 1.12. Adachi ranked ninth in the league with 17.9 points per game and third with a free throw percentage at 89.5-percent. Jada Marone averaged 3.54 assists per game, good for fifth. Adachi (2.5) and Marone (2.46) were second and third, respectively, in steals per game.
 
Noting the Pioneers: Glenville State qualified for the MEC Title game for the third consecutive year and for the fourth time, overall. The Pioneers have won three MEC Championships (2014, 2018, 2019). They defeated West Virginia State in the quarterfinals and Concord in the semifinals. In their win over the No. 4 seed Concord University, GSC snuck by with a 70-68 victory. Concord was down three points, with 15 seconds remaining, but the Mountain Lions turned the ball over. For the Pioneers, Blaize Burgess (18) and Zakiyah Winfield (16) combined for 34 of Glenville State's 41 bench points. None of their starters scored more than 14 points and the starting five combined to shoot 22-percent (12-for-55). Glenville State was 13-0 at home this season and have five losses away from Glenville, W.Va. They were able to take both games from NDC in the regular season. During the regular season, GSC led the conference with 108.5 points per game, 12.3 three-point field goals made per game, 45.3 rebounds per game, 13.3 steals per game, a 1.18 assist to turnover ratio and 18.9 offensive rebounds per game. They are one of two teams in the MEC with two players in the top ten in scoring (Zakiyah Winfield-17.9 and Emily Stoller-17.8). Winfield is also second in the league with a field goal percentage of 61.1-percent.
 
National Rankings: Along with ranking highly in the MEC in several categories, both teams find themselves in NCAA DII Rankings, as well. Notre Dame College is currently 14th in scoring offense (79.6 ppg), 20th in total steals (319) and 17th in turnover margin (6.17). Glenville State leads the nation in scoring offense (109 ppg), three-point field goals made (363) and three-point field goals per game (12.5). They are second in turnover margin (9.83) and third in offensive rebounds per game (18.7).