Merrimack beats Clark in home opener
Merrimack beats Clark in home opener
NORTH ANDOVER — At times it wasn’t pretty, but Merrimack defeated Clark University on Thursday night, 64-48, to secure its first win of the season.
The Warriors shot 44 percent from the field (20 for 45) and 31.8 percent from 3-point territory (7 for 22). Cark is a D-III program out of Worcester.
Mykell Derring hit back-to-back threes to open the second half, which put the Warriors up by 18. From there, Clark went on a 27-11 run that put the Cougars within two points of the Warriors with seven minutes left in the game but the Warriors closed out the contest on an 18-7 run.
Jordan Minor led the Warriors with 15 points and 10 rebounds in 34 minutes; Minor also had four blocks. Devon Savage had 14 points for the Warriors. Ziggy Reid recorded nine points and was 1 of 5 shooting and 7 of 8 from the free throw line.
Isaiah Taylor led the Cougars in scoring, finishing with 13 points, six rebounds, and two steals. Reid Neumann added 12 points for Clark. In addition, Bruce Saintilus finished with 11 points and seven rebounds.
Merrimack heads to Montana next week for three games as part of Montana’s tournament. Up first will be a meeting against Troy University. The Warriors will also face Montana and St. Thomas.
CLARK (0-1)
O'Brien 2-7 0-0 4, Saintilus 4-16 2-4 11, Taylor 4-13 3-3 13, McArdle 1-1 0-0 2, Neumann 4-10 1-2 12, Calabrese 1-4 0-0 3, Price 0-3 0-0 0, Arteaga 0-2 0-0 0, Richard 1-2 0-0 3, Edwards-Roseney 0-0 0-0 0. Totals 17-58 6-9 48.
MERRIMACK (1-1)
Minor 5-8 5-6 15, Derring 3-7 0-0 9, Savage 5-9 1-2 14, Stinson 1-4 0-0 2, Reid 1-5 7-8 9, Bennett 3-7 0-2 6, Derkack 1-3 4-4 6, Filchner 1-2 0-0 3. Totals 20-45 17-22 64.