Game 9 Preview: Merrimack opens its Lawler Arena schedule against UMass Lowell tonight

Dec 02, 2023

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Merrimack will play its first D-I home game of the season tonight when they welcome UMass Lowell to Lawler Arena.

The all-time series between the programs is tied at 21-21, dating back to their days as D-II programs in the Northeast 10. Lowell beat Merrimack 77-51 last season and have won two straight.

UMass Lowell is 5-1 on the season. They have a win over Georgia Tech, and their only loss was a two-point defeat on the road at Arizona State, a game in which they led by four points in the final few seconds.

TMR POD: In case you missed it, we posted a bonus episode of the TMR podcast yesterday featuring Merrimack men’s basketball coach Joe Gallo.

TMR Pod #99.5: Joe Gallo

Mike McMahon

December 1, 2023

Joe Gallo joins this special bonus episode this week, talking about Merrimack’s game at Georgetown, some of how the men’s basketball team has progressed in the early season, and looking ahead to Saturday’s game against Lowell at Lawler Arena. Our podcast is available on all platforms. You can subscribe by searching “The Mack Report Podcast” in your favor…

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