KYLE HIGHTOWER
In this Thursday, Feb. 27, 2020 photo, Merrimack College guard Juvaris Hayes, left, reaches in to force a steal from Central Connecticut guard Myles Baker (2) during the second half of an NCAA college basketball game in North Andover, Mass. The Warriors have been one of the biggest surprises in college basketball, winning more games than any other first-year Division I program in history. (AP Photo/Mary Schwalm)
Merrimack marks D-I hoops arrival with record-setting season

By Kyle Hightower Feb. 28, 2020 05:13 PM EST
NORTH ANDOVER, Mass. (AP) — About 25 miles north of Boston, in a 1,500-seat