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North Andover, MA -- The second time around for Merrimack may have been even sweeter.

Back in their inaugural DI season in 2019-20, the Warriors stunned the world by capturing the NEC regular season championship.

Three years later, Merrimack repeated the feat, but this time, it may just be the beginning.

Joe Gallo and his Warriors took down CCSU, 70-54, on Thursday night at Hammel Court, and in the process, also clinched the top seed in the NEC Tournament, which will mark the program's first foray into the postseason at the DI level.

Merrimack wiil entertain #8 LIU in the quarterfinals on March 1, and is set to enjoy home court advantage throughout the playoffs.

Four players reached double digits for the Warriors, who ran out to a 38-19 lead at intermission and coasted the remainder of the way.

Senior forward Jordan Minor led all players with 19 points and 12 boards in his league-leading 13th double-double of the season. He added three asists, two blocks and two steals.

Devon Savage hit 5-8 from distance in a 15-point effort, Javon Bennett added 14 points on 4-6 shooting from downtown, and Ziggy Reid tallied 13 points, five boards and five dimes.

Merrimack made 11-25 shots from three-point territory, held the Blue Devils to 33.9 percent shooting and generated 13 steals.