Men's Basketball Rolls Past Southern Connecticut, 81-51
NORTH ANDOVER, MA - Rebounding from their first loss in two
months this past Saturday, the Merrimack men's basketball team ran
away from Southern Connecticut State University Tuesday evening at
the Volpe Gym, 81-51.
With the win, Merrimack improved to 13-4 (11-3 NE-10) on the
season while Southern Connecticut dropped to 2-17 (1-13 NE-10) in
2009-10.
For senior Darren Duncan
(Briarwood, NY), it would prove to be a momentous evening
for the captain following a game-high 25 points and 7-of-8 from the
line.
Besides becoming the fifth player in Merrimack history to score
1,800 points, Duncan also tied the all-time mark in the
Northeast-10 Conference for free throws made in a career at
642. Assumption College's Drew Adderly '03 is the one Duncan
matched in Merrimack's most lopsided affair of the season.
Sophomore Aaron Strothers
(Wareham, MA) chipped in a solid performance with 16
points, 10 rebounds, and four blocks while improving upon his
already first-ranked field goal percentage in the Northeast-10
(70%) with 8-of-10 from the field.
Freshman Tyler Young (Brooklyn,
NY) played 23 minutes for the Warriors, helping them win
the battle on the boards with nine of his own to go with four
points and two steals.
After falling behind 6-2 in the early going, Merrimack ended the
first half on a 40-18 run punctuated by a put-back dunk from
Strothers late in the half.
The Warriors also enjoyed their largest rebounding margin in a
half this season (23-16) to score 10 second chance points and 24 in
the paint to match the Owls total in the first half. In the
game, Merrimack won the battle on the boards, 40-30, to improve to
2-0 when winning that war.
To start the second half, Southern Connecticut scored the first
four points but from there Merrimack went on a 23-6 run to push the
lead to 31 and eventually 34 before the visitors had a chance at
making a run.
The Warriors also improved to 10-0 when scoring at least 80
points, as freshman Adam
Marshall (Kent, England) drained two of his
season-high six points from the baseline on a dish from Roland Davis
(Deer Park, NY). Davis finished the game with 19
points after hitting 3-of-5 three-pointers and 7-of-12 from the
field.
The Warriors return to action on the road against the University
of New Haven (2-16, 2-12 NE-10) on Saturday in New Haven,
Connecticut for a 4:00pm start.
