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NORTH ANDOVER — Mount St. Mary’s survived a Merrimack push in the second half and hung on for a 66-58 win over Merrimack.

The Warriors dropped to 8-2 in the MAAC and Mount St. Mary’s improved to 5-5.

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There are two guests on this week’s pod. Scott Borek (38:40) and Joe Gallo (58:10) are on the program this week. Men’s basketball is fresh off a road sweep last weekend, and men’s hockey has a two-game road trip this weekend.

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BOSTON — Four different goal scorers and 41 saves from Max Lundgren helped Merrimack beat Northeastern 4-3 on Saturday night at Matthews Arena.

Ethan Bono scored his fifth goal of the season to put the Warriors on the board at the 11:28 mark. The Warriors carried that lead into the late stages of the first period before Northeastern forward Cam Lund scored on the power play to tie the game, 1-1, at the first intermission.

The Warriors exploded for three unanswered second-period goals. Josef Mysak scored his first goal as a Warrior at the 0:52 mark of the second period off a feed from Ryan O’Connell. Seamus Powell scored a power-play goal just over five minutes later to double Merrimack’s lead, and Caden Cranston scored a goal at the 10:42 mark.

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Men’s basketball is on the road for two games this weekend, and men’s hockey plays (potentially) their final game at Matthews Arena. Mike and Ian discuss those topics and more!

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NORTH ANDOVER — Merrimack scored first on a power-play goal by Ty Daneault, but the Brown University Bears scored four unanswered goals and then tacked on an empty-netter for a 5-1 win on Tuesday night at Lawler Arena.

The Warriors fell to 9-13-1 on the season. Brown won its third game in a row after sweeping St. Lawrence and Clarkson over the weekend.

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Ian Beauchesne postgame with Merrimack coach Joe Gallo following a 64-58 win on Saturday afternoon.

The Warriors improved to 9-9 (6-1 in the MAAC) with the win.

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Merrimack beat UMass 3-2 on Friday night in the opening game of a home-and-home series at Lawler Arena. Nick Pierre, Tyler Young, and Ty Daneault scored for the Warriors. Nils Wallstrom made 32 saves.

Thanks to Ian Beauchesne and Mike Machnik for filling in Friday night while I’m in Buffalo for the weekend.

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Merrimack coach Scott Borek

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Postgame with Warrior of the Game SO G Nils Wallstrom

https://www.warriorhockey.org/podcast/20250117-wallstrom.mp3

Postgame with Merrimack head coach Scott Borek

https://www.warriorhockey.org/podcast/20250117-borek.mp3

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Mike and Ian begin the show talking about Merrimack’s split with Boston College last weekend. The Warriors are suddenly in the Pairwise mix after the split. They preview the series with UMass this weekend, which has huge Pairwise and Hockey East implications.

22:10 — Mike and Ian look at men’s basketball’s weekend and a big weekend ahead.

44:50 — Scott Borek joins the show to talk about the upcoming UMass weekend, what he saw from the BC series, lineup continuity, and a look ahead to Brown next Tuesday.

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Merrimack head coach Joe Gallo talks with Ian Beauchesne following Sunday’s 69-62 win over Manhattan. Bryan Etumnu led the Warriors with 21 points.

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NORTH ANDOVER — Boston College salvaged a split with Merrimack on Saturday night with a 4-1 win at Lawler Arena.

Nick Pierre scored his first collegiate goal for the Warriors. Max Lundgren made a career-high 37 saves for the Warriors.

Boston College received goals from Ryan Leonard, Jake Sondreal, and Brady Berard in the second period. Teddy Stiga tacked on an empty-netter.

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Postgame with Merrimack head coach Scott Borek

https://www.warriorhockey.org/podcast/20250111-borek.mp3

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