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Merrimack (1-2, 1-2 D1) at UMass-Lowell (2-3, 1-3 D1) – 4:00 PM (ESPN3)
Today’s UTR Game of the Day takes us to Lowell, Massachusetts – now the home of two Division I programs with the addition of the Merrimack Warriors this season. While Merrimack has lost games at Maine and yesterday against a surprisingly hot Dartmouth team, they did score a notable win in between with a 71-61 victory at Northwestern last week. Juvaris Hayes has led Merrimack with 14.5 points a game and 8 rebounds a game.
Like Merrimack last night, the River Hawks also lost their opening game in the round-robin River Hawk Invitational last night with an 80-78 loss against Jacksonville. The River Hawks tied the game 78-78 with 18 seconds remaining, but the Dolphins hit a pair of free throws afterwards to seal the victory. Lowell’s only D-1 victory thus far was against Long Island (the other being a win against UMass-Boston). Christian Lutete has shot a hot 44% from 3-point land (15-for-34) and averages over 24 points a game for the River Hawks.