The Merrimack Warriors are the intercollegiate athletic teams that represent Merrimack College, located in North Andover, Massachusetts, in NCAA sporting competitions. All of the Warrior athletic teams compete at the Division I level. Men's and women's ice hockey compete in the Hockey East conference, and men's lacrosse competes in the America East Conference, while the remaining teams are members of the Northeast Conference. The college's combination of academic and athletic success has garnered Merrimack the #4 ranking in the country among NCAA Division II schools in the Top 100 Collegiate Power Rankings that are published by the National College Scouting Association. In addition, Merrimack finished 96th in the overall NCSA Power Rankings across all three NCAA divisions. During the 2019–20 season Merrimack began their four-year transition to Division I and will be full Division I members by 2023–24.

History

Highlights of Merrimack athletic history includes three national championships: the 1978 men's hockey team Division II Men's Ice Hockey Championship; the 1994 women's softball team won Division II Women's College World Series and Men's Lacrosse won the 2018 National Title. In 2006, Merrimack football became Northeast 10 co-champions and received their first NCAA Division II playoff bid to go on to win their first NCAA playoff game. In 2012, Merrimack Men's Tennis became Northeast 10 Champions, led by Senior captains Max Eppley and Sean Pahler, and first year head coach Sean Tully. This was Merrimack's first ever Men's Tennis Championship.

Varsity teams

Football

Merrimack has made one appearance in the NCAA Division II football playoffs; their record is 1–1.

Conferences

*1985–1995: Independent *1996:

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*1997–2000: Eastern Football Conference *2001–2018: Northeast-10 Conference *2019–present: Northeast Conference

Soccer

Merrimack College men's soccer team made school history in 2012 with the programs first ever NCAA Division II National Tournament berth. After finishing in first place in the Northeast 10 regular season, the men's soccer team went on to win the first round of the tournament against rivals Franklin Pierce University, but were knocked out the following round by Northeast 10 rivals Southern New Hampshire University. The 2012 men's soccer team was led by Head Coach Anthony Martone and assistant coaches Derek Valego, Michael Allen, Eric Ernst, and Sam Nunes. The team was led on the field by captains Alejandro Fuchs of Caracas, Venezuela and Nelson da Graca of

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NCAA championships

National championships

*Men's ice hockey: 1978 *Softball: 1994 *Men's lacrosse: 2018, 2019

Regional championships

*Women's basketball: 2004, 2005 *Women's soccer: 1996

Appearances

*Baseball: 1995, 1996, 2018 *Men's basketball: 1977, 1978, 1991, 1992, 2000, 2008, 2009, 2010 *Women's basketball: 2003, 2004, 2005 *Football: 2006 *Men's ice hockey: **Division II: 1978, 1980, 1982, 1984 **Division I: 1988, 2011 *Men's lacrosse: 2009, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019 * * *Women's soccer: 1996, 1999, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2011 *Softball: 1991, 1992, 1993, 1994, 1995, 1996, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2004, 2011 *Men's tennis: 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016 *Women's tennis: 2009 *Women's volleyball: 2007, 2008 Merrimack vs BC

Conference championships

Northeast

*Men's Basketball: 2020 *Men's Soccer: 2019

Northeast-10

*Baseball: 1990, 1995, 1996, 2018 *Men's Basketball: 2000 *Women's Basketball: 2004 *Women's Cross Country: 1997, 1998, 1999
Northeast-10 Women's Cross Country All-Time Champions. *Men's Lacrosse: 2000, 2010, 2018 *Men's Soccer: 1995, 1996, 1997, 2017 *Women's Soccer: 1986, 1987, 1988, 1989, 1990, 1993, 1995, 1996, 1999 *Softball: 1991, 1992, 1993, 1994, 1995, 1999, 2001, 2002 *Men's Tennis: 2012, 2013, 2015

ECAC

*Hockey: 1967, 1968, 1977, 1980, 1987, 1988, 1989 *Men's Soccer: 1997 *Women's Soccer: 1988, 2000

References

External links

* {{Massachusetts Sports Merrimack Warriors,