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Written By: Noah Cusack-Margolis Warrior Interview #7 The Merrimack College Men’s Hockey team has been knocking down the door when it comes to recruiting players. Merrimack currently has 23 commits and are still out recruiting many possible future warriors. On Friday November 23 rd Merrimack received a “big” commitment from 6ft 5 defensemen Jacob Modry. Modry who is a ’99 born defenseman currently plays for the Wenatchee Wild (BCHL) and as of now has 3 goals and 10 assists in 28 games played so far this season. I was lucky enough to catch up with Modry yesterday to ask him a few questions on his commitment to Merrimack. Here are some clips of the interview: Q: During your recruitment process what stood out to you when looking at Merrimack versus what other schools had to offer? A: “What stood out most about Merrimack was how close the guys were and that everybody plays hard and has a high level of compete in their game, I went on a visit to Merrimack and I got ...

Merrimack Field Hockey are NE10 champions Written By: Noah Cusack-Margolis 11/19/18 On Sunday November 18th 2018 the No.5 ranked and Second seeded Merrimack College Field Hockey team defeated the No. 10 ranked Saint Anslem Hawks in the NE10 championship game. The Warriors (18-3) defeated the Hawks (15-6) 2-1 when Mary McNeil scored the game winning goal with basically no time left on the clock. Senior Mary McNeil was named the NE10 Championship MVP as well as joining fellow senior Delaney Yule on the all-tournament squad. Junior goaltender Katharina Ohmen made 4 saves, three of which came in the second half of the game. Ohmen also landed a spot on the NE10 all-tournament team. Goals Scored for the Warriors: 1st half Time: 10:30 Goal By: Miranda Judd Assisted By: Mary McNeil 2nd half Time: 70:00 Goal By: Mary McNeil Assisted By: N/A Goal Scored for the Hawks: 1st half Time: 15:35 Goal By: Hannah Friend Assisted By: N/A 2nd half N/A Looking ahead: The Warriors wil...

Written By: Noah Cusack-Margolis Hawks defeat the Warriors on senior night              On Monday November 5th the Merrimack college Warriors suffered a 4-2 loss against the Saint Anslem Hawks on senior night. Despite the horrible weather the warriors played hard until the very end. Family and friends also had to fight the horrible weather as the honored their three seniors (Samantha Bartush, Mary McNeil and Delaney Yule). The warriors had the 1-0 lead going into the 2nd half of the game but all of the sudden the tables turned and the Hawks came back from trailing 1-0 to scoring 4 very quick goals to get the 4-2 win over the Warriors. Scoring for the Warriors : First half: Goal By Colleen Ellis from Miranda Judd and Juliane Ohmen at 27:19  (1-0) Second half: Goal By Mary McNeil unassisted at 68:05 (4-2) Scoring for the Hawks : First half: No goals reported Second half: Goal By  Maddie Bressler assisted by  Kaeleigh ...

Written By: Noah Cusack-Margolis Warrior Interview #6 Merrimack College has been on a role with committing players. Merrimack has 21 commits as of now and the numbers are expected to keep growing at a very fast rate. Merrimack recently received a commitment from ‘00 Nicholas Cherkowski who currently plays for the Vernon Vipers. I recently caught up with Nicholas to interview him on his commitment to Merrimack. Q: During your recruitment process what stood out to you when looking at Merrimack versus what other schools had to offer?  A: Things that stood out to while I was being recruited were the small school feel for example the small class sizes and closely knit community were draws for me. I was also drawn in by the drive and direction of the program. While I was there I felt that the whole program was really striving for more and wanted to become the best they could possibly be and I think that would be a culture I will fit in  well with.  ...

Written By: Noah Cusack-Margolis Warrior Interview #5 The Merrimack College women's Lacrosse team lands a very solid commit from 02 goaltender Sam Preston. Preston currently plays for the  lax plus club team and Longmeadow (Mass) High school. I was lucky enough to interview Sam and talk to her about her recent commitment to Merrimack. Q: During your recruitment process what stood out to you when looking at Merrimack versus what other schools had to offer? A: During my recruitment process Merrimack really stood out to me versus what other schools had to offer. Some reasons include their lacrosse program, sports management major, small classes, and the campus size. Q:   When you received an offer from Merrimack did you know right away that’s the school I want to go to or did you wait a little bit before deciding on Merrimack? A: I already thought that Merrimack was the perfect fit for me so when I received an offer I was instantly excited and gratefu...