SOUTH EUCLID, Ohio - - Notre Dame College made 14-of-20 3-point field goal attempts over the game's first three quarters en route to a 90-68 Mountain East Conference victory over UVa-Wise at Murphy Gymnasium Monday. Kim Cook led the 3-point barrage for the Falcons as the senior finished a perfect 3-for-3 from distance to join teammate Kyleigh Ramlow for team-high scoring honors with 11 in the win.

Notre Dame (3-2, 2-0 MEC) led wire-to-wire in the win as the hosts shot a blistering 61.5 percent in the first 10 minutes as Lauren Macer's team jumped out to a 7-0 start.

UVa-Wise (1-4, 0-2 MEC) would get as close as 9-7 on a 3-pointer from freshman Hanna Oliver with 5:55 to play in the opening quarter but would be unable to get any closer. The Falcons closed the period on a 12-5 run to take command of the contest.

Hot shooting continued for Notre Dame as a 20-6 run to close out the half propelled the hosts to a 48-27 halftime advantage. Eleven Falcons scored in the opening 20 minutes, led by Ramlow who netted nine of her points in the half.

Things turned from bad to ugly for UVa-Wise in the second half as Notre Dame canned a trio of long range shots in the first 3:08 of the third quarter to push its lead to 60-33.

The Cavaliers would be unable to get within 22 points at any point over the rest of the game as the team dropped its second league game in three days.

Bianca Lockamy tied a season-high with 13 points to lead all scorers while Oliver posted 12 and Adalmaryz Rivera – Gomez registered 10 in the loss.

Notre Dame won the battle of the boards 45-32 and posted 52 bench points as the school improved to 2-0 in MEC play for the first time since the formation of the conference.

UVa-Wise will now have a nine day layoff before traveling to West Virginia State for its third consecutive road game to start the conference slate.