D-I newcomer Merrimack routs Lesley 110-16
They stunned Northwestern 71-61 for their first Division I win and have also beaten UMass-Lowell and Jacksonville.
NORTH ANDOVER, Mass. (AP) — Jaleel Lord and Devin Jensen scored 17 points apiece as Division I newcomer Merrimack routed Division III Lesley University 110-16 in their home opener on Friday night.
Work the ball around, find Lord in the corner
We lead comfortably with six minutes left now. Rolling with the four-freshmen & Ryan Miller lineup#GoMack // #NECMBB pic.twitter.com/pcJfx2ENDi
— Merrimack Men’s Basketball (@MerrimackMBB) November 23, 2019
Idris Joyner scored 14 points and Ryan Miller added 11 for the Northeast Conference Warriors (4-3), who are in their inaugural year of a four-year classification as a Division I team. They stunned Northwestern 71-61 for their first Division I win and have also beaten UMass-Lowell and Jacksonville.
Lord opened with a layup and the Warriors led 47-9 at halftime. Juvaris Hayes dished 13 assists and had six steals and Mikey Watkins added 9 points, seven steals and six assists.
In the second half, Lief (his first game back ❗️) finds McKoy in the corner for three more
Plenty more 🆂🅴🅲🅾🅽🅳 🅷🅰🅻🅵 action coming up#GoMack // #NECMBB pic.twitter.com/70vtGn6P3V
— Merrimack Men’s Basketball (@MerrimackMBB) November 23, 2019
Kyle Murphy and Chase Howard scored 4 points each for the Lynx (0-7).
Merrimack next plays at Hartford on Sunday.
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