This Week: The Notre Dame College women's basketball team will travel to Fairmont State University on Wednesday Feb. 8 at 5:30 p.m. Next, the Falcons will host Frostburg State University on Saturday Feb. 11 at 2 p.m. for Senior Day.
 
Records: NDC sits at 6-16 (5-11 MEC), and tied for eighth place in the Mountain East Conference. Fairmont State is 16-8 (10-6 MEC) and tied for fifth in the MEC, while Frostburg State is 5-17 (3-13 MEC) and in a tie for 11^th place.
 
Coaches Corner: Imani Gordon is in her second season as the head coach of Notre Dame College, holding a career record of 21-30. Stephanie Anderson is in her fourth season as head coach of the Fairmont State women's basketball team. Lastly, Jenna Eckleberry is the head coach of Frostburg State in her first season.
 
Rankings: None of these teams are ranked according to the Women's Basketball Coaches Association (WBCA) Poll.
 
Series History: Notre Dame is 12-7 all-time when facing Fairmont State, dating back to their first meeting in 2013-14 and including FSU's 70-56 victory back on Jan. 7. NDC is 7-0 all-time when playing against Frostburg State, dating back to their first meeting in 2019-20 and including NDC's 69-59 win back on Jan. 4.
 
Noting the NDC Falcons: Last week, Notre Dame split their pair of contests with a 75-68 defeat at West Virginia Wesleyan, before bouncing back to best Davis & Elkins 76-73 on Saturday. The Falcons erased a double-digit second half deficit to take out D&E, fueled by senior Marina Adachi's career-high 30 points.
 
On the year, redshirt sophomore Alana Ellis paces the Notre Dame offense, by scoring 15.6 points per game and ranking 11^th in the Mountain East Conference. Ellis leads NDC in field goals made (118), attempted (325) and three-pointers attempted (99).
 
Enjoying a quality freshman campaign has been Noel Weathers, ranking second on the team with 10.3 ppg, while leading the squad in field goal percentage (48.5%), blocks (18) and rebounds per game (6.5). Amongst the MEC, the Cincinnati, Ohio native ranks tied for fourth in blocks per game and tied for 14^th in rebounding.
 
Adachi provides the shooting threat for the Falcons, by pacing the team in three-pointers made (37), three-point percentage (39.8%) and free throw percentage (91.7%) as she scores 9.8 ppg.
 
Junior Lizzie Imrie adds production for NDC with 7.0 ppg, 5.6 rpg (2^nd team) and 2.0 apg (leads team). She ranks tied for 19^th in rebounding and tied for 21^st in the assists in the MEC.
 
As a whole, Notre Dame averages 62.5 points per game on 37.8 percent shooting from the floor, 30.1 percent shooting from three and 68.2 percent shooting from the free throw line. The Falcons add 32.3 rebounds per game (-9.1 margin), 10.5 assists per game, 8.5 steals per game and 2.5 blocks per game.
 
Noting the FSU Falcons: Last week, Fairmont State began their slate with a 95-80 defeat to No. 5 Glenville State. FSU responded with 13 made three-pointers to drop Concord 87-71. On both occasions, the Falcons featured four players in double figures.
 
For the season, Fairmont State continues to boast a potent offensive attack with four players averaging double figures. Alyssa DeAngelo leads the pack at 18.0 ppg, ranking fifth in the MEC, as she paces the team in field goals made (134), attempted (375), three-pointers made (56), attempted (175), free throws made (107) and free throw percentage (84.3%). DeAngelo is tops in the Mountain East in free throw percentage.
 
Katy Darnell checks in next at 15.2 ppg on 49.2 percent shooting from the floor, ranking 12^th and seventh in the MEC respectively. Darnell also corrals 7.7 rebounds per game (t-7^th MEC), while dishing out 2.6 assists per game (t-12^th MEC).
 
Jertaya Hall and Jalen Gibbs add 11.1 and 11.0 ppg, respectively to be 23^rd and 24^th in the conference in scoring. Gibbs offers Fairmont State size in the paint, leading the team in rebounding and blocks. Gibbs is seated 6^th in the MEC in rebounding and second in blocks per game.
 
As a squad, Fairmont State averages 78.9 ppg on 41.1 percent shooting from the floor, 30.1 percent shooting from three and 71.5 percent shooting from the charity stripe. The Falcons grab 37.3 rpg (-5.0 margin), 13.4 apg, 10.2 spg and 2.7 bpg. Amongst NCAA Division II, FSU is 10^th in the country in points scored per game.
 
Noting the Bobcats: Frostburg State enters the week on a five-game skid, after falling during both of their contests last week. On Wednesday, FSU dropped 77-57 at Concord, before a 90-74 defeat to No. 5 Glenville State on Saturday. Emilee Weakley poured in 64 points over the two-game stretch despite the losses.
 
Weakley is the heart and soul to this Frostburg State team, averaging 24.1 ppg, which is first in the MEC and second amongst all of NCAA Division II. In addition, she leads the team in field goals made (186), attempted (433), as well as free throws made (127) and attempted (169). Moreover, Weakley is tops on the team with 10.3 rpg, ranking second in the MEC and t-14^th in the country on the glass.
 
Maggie Sharp adds a perimeter shooting threat for the Bobcats, averaging 10.5 ppg (2^nd team), while leading the squad in three-pointers made (48) and attempted (187).
 
As a unit, Frostburg State averages 66.1 ppg on 36.9 percent shooting from the field, 27.1 percent shooting from three and 67.8 percent shooting from the free throw line. FSU tallies 36.0 rpg (-4.3 margin), 9.5 apg, 6.9 spg and 2.0 bpg.