The Merrimack Warriors (17-16, 12-4 NEC) take a 10-game win streak into a home matchup with the Fairleigh Dickinson Knights (19-14, 10-6 NEC), who have
The Commonwealth Motors Christmas Classic Basketball Tournament which first started in the mid-1970’s returns to the court with equal billing for the girls.
Merrimack started the NEC schedule 1-1 last weekend against Wagner and Fairleigh Dickinson. This week, the Warriors will play in the comfort of Hammel Court when they welcome Sacred Heart (tonight) and St. Francis Brooklyn (Saturday) to North Andover.
Merrimack seeks revenge on St. Francis
February 26, 2021 GMT
Hammel Court, North Andover, Massachusetts; Friday, 4 p.m. EST
BOTTOM LINE: St. Francis (NY) goes for the season sweep over Merrimack after winning the previous matchup in North Andover. The teams last met on Feb. 25, when the Terriers shot 50 percent from the field while holding Merrimack’s shooters to just 42.9 percent en route to a 13-point victory.
SUPER SENIORS: St. Francis (NY) has relied heavily on its seniors. Chauncey Hawkins, Travis Atson, Unique McLean and Rob Higgins have combined to account for 67 percent of the team’s scoring this year and 79 percent of all Terriers points over the team’s last five games.