WHEELING, W.Va. – In day two of women's basketball tournament play at WesBanco Arena, Notre Dame College went up against No. 15 Glenville State College. Junior Jada Marone led the Falcons with 25 points, but Glenville State won by a score of 88-69.

"It was a different year," head coach Lauren Macer said, after the game. "I am proud of the team, being able to fight through this. They really came together. We didn't have any COVID issues on our end because we were able to really be disciplined this year. To have that dedication, it takes a level of commitment that they showed."

Junior Theresa Parr and senior Julie Kemp hit back-to-back threes for the Falcons to put NDC up 6-2. With 6:46 on the clock, sophomore Amil Ali-Shakir stole the ball and junior Tamia Ridley finished a layup on the other end, putting Notre Dame up 8-4.

Glenville State started causing turnovers with the press and they took advantage with an 11-0 on the offensive end. With 3:53 on the first quarter clock, the Pioneers led 15-8, scoring nine points off turnovers.

"When we play Glenville, it's a game of runs," Macer explained. "We came out early and tried to battle all game and respond to it. They just had more long runs than we wanted."

NDC's sophomore Marina Adachi connected on a three pointer with two-and-a-half minutes to go, which cut the Falcons' deficit to four points, 17-13. Another run to end the quarter for Glenville State put the Pioneers up 27-15 at the end of one.

Marone had 10 points throughout the second quarter and had 12 points at halftime. Notre Dame outscored GSC 17-16 in the second stanza and trailed by 11 points, 43-32, at halftime.

To start the third quarter, Marone drove to the hoop and cut the Glenville State lead to singe digits, 43-34, with 9:48 on the clock. The Falcons found success in the post by getting the ball into Ridley, who scored eight points in the paint throughout the third quarter. The Pioneers led 65-48 at the end of the third.

Two post players, Ridley and Kemp, both scored in double-digits. Ridley had 12 points, while shooting 6-of-8 from the field, with seven rebounds. Kemp added 10 points, on 4-of-5 shooting, with five rebounds.

"We had a solid post presence tonight," Macer said. "I thought our posts did a good job finishing around the hoop and I thought our guards did a good job getting the ball to them. But, it was a game of missed opportunities that we weren't able to capitalize on for all four quarters."

Marone now has 1,001 career points after scoring 25 points on 7-of-14 shooting, including a 10-for-12 mark at the free throw line. As of right now, she is first in program history with a season average of 20.8 points per game and is tied for second in program history with 3.8 steals per game. She is currently first among NCAA Division II players in steals per game and third in total steals.

"It's a great milestone to hit," Marone said, speaking about reaching 1,000 points. "I've been here for two-and-a-half years, under a great staff, great ball players, who push me everyday. If I got it today, great. If not, I have next year, I just wanted to win. Unfortunately, we didn't get the win, but this is a great group of girls and hopefully we qualify for NCAA [Tournament]."

Senior Jen Oduho scored 12 points in the game, going 3-for-3 from the three-point line. Parr finished the game with five points, five rebounds and five assists.

The NCAA Division II women's basketball bracket will be revealed on March 7, at 10 p.m.