Jack Lawhorne – Student Reporter Boston, MA — For the first time in history, the Merrimack Warriors are Hockey East Champions. Merrimack defeated UConn by a score of 2–1 Saturday night at TD Garden to take home the school and program’s first-ever conference championship. “Everybody in the room has been around long enough to know that this means a lot to everyone associated with the college and our program,” said Merrimack head coach Scott Borek following the win. “When I inte

Jack Lawhorne — Student Reporter “I don’t think we’re ever the underdog, but we are the disrespected.” That was the message Merrimack head coach Scott Borek sent heading into his No. 8-seeded team’s Hockey East Semifinal matchup against No. 2 UMass. And Borek’s comments were justified after Merrimack defeated No. 1 Providence in the Hockey East Quarterfinals last Saturday. “At times it’s frustrated me, with some of the award voting, the all-star teams, and things like that —

Jack Lawhorne — Student Reporter NORTH ANDOVER, MA —The Merrimack men’s basketball team (20–9, 16–2 MAAC) clinched the top spot in the Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference Sunday afternoon with a double-overtime win over the Iona Gaels (16–13, 8–10 MAAC). With the win, the Warriors also avenged a one-point buzzer beater loss in New Rochelle from exactly one month ago for one of Merrimack’s only two conference losses this season. Most importantly, the win gives the Warriors the

Jack Lawhorne — Student Reporter — Photo: Jim Stankiewicz NORTH ANDOVER, MA — MAAC Player of the Year frontrunner Kevair Kennedy scored a career-high 32 points Friday night to lead the Merrimack men’s basketball team to a 79–72 overtime win over Siena. The game was nationally broadcasted on ESPNU and played in front of a sold-out crowd of 3,000 at Lawler Arena, and Kennedy stole the spotlight. With the win, the Warriors improved to 15–2 in the MAAC and 17–3 over their last 2

J ack Lawhorne — Student Reporter North Andover, MA — As it stands, the Merrimack men’s basketball team sits atop the MAAC standings at 14–2, and according to ESPN Bracketology, the Warriors are currently projected as a No. 15 seed in the NCAA Tournament, where they would face No. 2 seed Iowa State in the Round of 64. While this ESPN ranking is exciting, let me be clear: this projection is based entirely on regular-season results — Merrimack cannot earn a spot in the NCAA Tou