This Week: Notre Dame College will travel down to Wesbanco Arena in Wheeling, WV for the annual Mountain East Conference Tournament. NDC will play in the quarterfinal round against Concord University on Thursday March 3 with tip-off set for 8:30 p.m.

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MEC Tournament: West Virginia State and Davis & Elkins open up the MEC Tournament with their first-round matchup at noon on Wednesday Mar. 3. Alderson Broaddus and Wheeling will square off at 2:30 p.m. to wrap up the opening round. The quarterfinal round will begin on Thursday Mar. 3 at noon with Charleston and the winner of WVSU/D&E. West Liberty and Fairmont State will play next at 2:30 p.m., followed by No. 1 Glenville State and the winner of AB/WU, and capped off by Concord vs. NDC at 8:30 p.m. The semifinal round will commence on Saturday at 12:00 and 2:30 p.m. If Notre Dame is victorious over CU, the Falcons will face the winner of GSU vs. AB/WU in the semifinal round on Saturday at noon. The MEC Tournament will concluded with the Championship game slated for Sunday Mar. 6 at 2:00 p.m. The Mountain East Conference Tournament Champion will be rewarded with an automatic bid into the NCAA Tournament.
 
Records: Notre Dame rounded out the regular season at 14-13 (13-9 MEC) and seated fifth in the Mountain East Conference. Concord finished at 20-10 (13-9 MEC) and placed fourth in the MEC. Tiebreakers were used to separate CU, NDC, Fairmont State and West Virginia State since each team concluded MEC play at 13-9.
 
Coaches Corner: Imani Gordon is in her first season as the head coach of Notre Dame College with a career record of 14-13. Gordon has been a member of the NDC coaching staff since the start of the 2017-18 season when she served as an assistant. Kenny Osborne is in his 23^rd season with the CU Mountain Lions, holding a career record of 306-312.
 
Rankings: Neither team is ranked in the Women's Basketball Coaches Association (WBCA) Poll.
 
Series History: Notre Dame is 14-3 all-time when facing Concord, dating back to their first meeting in 2013-14, and including their two previous meetings this season. Both teams won their respective home games, with NDC prevailing 82-78 in double overtime on Dec. 4, and CU winning 56-50 back on Jan. 26.
 
Noting the Falcons: Notre Dame rounded out their regular season by going 1-1 during the final week. On Wednesday, NDC fell 112-78 at West Liberty. The contest featured an up-tempo and high scoring battle with five Falcons in double figures. Theresa Parr scored a team-high and career-high 16 points during the contest to lead the NDC offense who shot 31-65 (47.7%) from the floor. On Saturday, Notre Dame beat Alderson Broaddus 80-66 on senior day. Tamia Ridley became NDC's single season rebounding leader after breaking the 25-year-old record with her game-high 15 rebounds. Moreover, Ridley scored 13 points in the contest to tally her 11^th double-double and it is her ninth instance with 15+ boards. Alana Ellis scored a game-high 23 points for the Falcons, followed by Jada Marone's 21.
 
Notre Dame's offense runs through Ellis' team-leading 15.4 points per game, with Jada Marone (11.9) and Lilee Carlson (10.9) as the other two Falcons to average double figures. Ridley checks in at 9.5 ppg, as the majority of her damage is done on the glass with a team-leading 12.0 rebounds per game. Carlson has acted as the primary facilitator this season for NDC with 68 total assists.
 
Ellis ranks tied for ninth in the Mountain East in scoring and 11^th in field goal percentage (41.1%). Ridley is tied for the league lead in rebounding, while also being the best offensive rebounder in the MEC at 4.0 per game. In addition, the forward has consistently been a top ten rebounding threat in the country this season as she currently checks in, tied for seventh in NCAA Division II. Carlson is ninth in the Mountain East in free throw percentage (73.4%) and tied for 17^th in assists per game (2.5).
 
As a team, Notre Dame finished eighth in the conference in scoring offense (65.7) and fifth in scoring defense (71.8). NDC posts the seventh best field goal percentage (38.3%) and eighth best opponent field goal percentage (42.2%) in the MEC. The Falcons rank ninth in three-point percentage (29.3%) and eighth in opponent three-point percentage (31.8%). Lastly, NDC is ninth in rebounds per game (37.1), but one of only four MEC teams with a positive turnover margin at +0.3 (4^th MEC).
 
Noting the Mountain Lions: Concord University split their pair of contests during the final week of the regular season. On Wednesday, the Mountain Lions used overtime to get past West Virginia State, 101-95. Riley Fitzwater paced CU with 24 points (11-13 FG), 13 rebounds and five blocks. Five other Mountain Lions scored in double figures during the game en route to a team season-high in points scored. In the regular season finale on Saturday, CU fell sharply, 96-53 to No. 1 Glenville State. Fitzwater again led Concord with a game-high 20 points (9-12 FG) and 11 rebounds. Jazz Blankenship was the only other Mountain Lion in double figures with ten.
 
Fitzwater, the 6'4" graduate student, is the heart and soul to this Concord team. Fitzwater leads the team in points (17.6), rebounds (12.0), blocks (3.4), and field goal percentage (72.2%). She has also attempted and converted the most field goals and free throws for CU this season. It is worth noting that Fitzwater ranks at the top of the conference in field goal percentage, rebounding and blocks, while clocking in at fourth in scoring. Furthermore, the forward also ranks number one in the country in field goal percentage and blocks per game, while being tied for seventh in rebounds and top 50 in scoring.
 
Maggie Guynn is the only other player to average double digits with 11.0 ppg, as Maddie Ratcliff (9.8), Jaisah Smith (9.6) and Jazz Blankenship (9.1) score just south of ten points per game.
 
As a team, Concord is seventh in the MEC in scoring offense (73.1), and fourth in scoring defense (70.5).  The Mountain Lions convert the fourth best field goal percentage (43.8%), while allowing the third-best opponent field goal percentage (38.1%). However, CU struggles from behind the arc, ranking eighth in three-point percentage (29.8%) and tied for tenth in opponent three-point percentage (33.0%). In addition, Concord is eighth in rebounding (38.8) and seventh in turnover margin (-2.7). Lastly, CU leads the league in blocks per game at 4.7.