Sacred Heart Pioneers vs. Merrimack Warriors

Mar 6, 2026

FINAL

Box Score

	1	2	T
SHU	25	23	48
MRMK	39	31	70

Game Recap

Merrimack defeats Sacred Heart 70-48 in Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference Tournament quarterfinals. Kevair Kennedy had 24 points in Merrimack's 70-48 victory over Sacred Heart on Friday in the Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference Tournament quarterfinals.

Player Stats

SACRED HEART	MIN	FG	3PT	FT	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PF	PTS
6Yann Farell	36	4-9	2-3	1-2	2	4	0	2	3	3	11
7Anquan Hill	34	7-11	1-2	3-3	7	2	0	2	0	0	18
3Mekhi Conner	40	3-9	3-9	1-1	4	5	0	1	4	1	10
2Nyle Ralph-Beyer	36	3-13	1-7	0-0	2	0	0	0	1	2	7
5Dashon Gittens	36	0-4	0-3	0-0	5	5	1	0	2	3	0
33Alex Woodring	1	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
23Lucius Gibson-Savadel	1	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
11Abdou Yadd	5	0-1	0-1	0-0	2	0	0	0	1	1	0
55Malik Sheppard	1	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
4Jaden Slaughter	10	0-1	0-1	2-2	0	0	0	1	3	0	2

TOTAL	-	17-4835.4%	7-2626.9%	7-887.5%	22	16	1	6	14	10	48

MERRIMACK	MIN	FG	3PT	FT	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PF	PTS
20Todd Brogna	31	3-4	2-3	0-0	5	2	1	2	0	4	8
5Kevair Kennedy	38	10-22	2-4	2-4	8	6	0	0	1	0	24
3Ernest Shelton	38	6-18	4-12	2-2	9	2	2	0	3	0	18
4Tye Dorset	38	4-9	2-6	0-0	1	5	3	1	1	3	10
10Andrés Marrero	25	2-5	1-4	1-1	4	3	1	0	0	2	6
2Aliou Cisse	2	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0
0Dylan Veillette	4	0-1	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
23KC Ugwuakazi	18	1-2	0-0	0-0	6	1	0	0	0	2	2
14Brandon Legris	2	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
21Brendan Johnson	1	1-1	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2
1Jaylen Stinson	3	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0
TOTAL	-	27-6243.5%	11-2937.9%	5-771.4%	33	20	8	3	5	12	70

Play-by-Play

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1st halfSHUMRMK

(20:00) Start game.
(19:59) Jump Ball won by Sacred Heart.
(19:59) Jump Ball lost by Merrimack.
+3 (19:46) Yann Farell makes 24-foot three point jumper.
30
(19:20) Ernest Shelton misses 24-foot three point step back jumpshot.
(19:17) Dashon Gittens Defensive Rebound.
(18:59) Foul on Tye Dorset.
(18:42) Anquan Hill misses layup.
(18:42) Todd Brogna Block.
(18:41) Merrimack Defensive Rebound.
+3 (18:28) Kevair Kennedy makes 27-foot three point jumper (Ernest Shelton assists).
33
(18:08) Nyle Ralph-Beyer misses 25-foot three point jumper.
(18:05) Kevair Kennedy Defensive Rebound.
+3 (17:59) Andrés Marrero makes 24-foot three point jumper (Kevair Kennedy assists).
36
(17:26) Anquan Hill misses 25-foot three point jumper.
(17:23) Sacred Heart Offensive Rebound.
(17:07) Foul on Andrés Marrero.
+2 (16:56) Nyle Ralph-Beyer makes 4-foot dunk (Dashon Gittens assists).
56
(16:28) Tye Dorset misses 26-foot three point jumper.
(16:25) Dashon Gittens Defensive Rebound.
+2 (16:17) Anquan Hill makes layup (Dashon Gittens assists).
76
+3 (16:02) Todd Brogna makes 26-foot three point jumper.
79
(15:43) Foul on Todd Brogna.
(15:43) Yann Farell misses free throw 1 of 2.
(15:43) Sacred Heart Deadball Team Rebound.
+1 (15:43) Yann Farell makes free throw 2 of 2.
89
+2 (15:24) Todd Brogna makes driving layup (Ernest Shelton assists).
811
+3 (15:00) Mekhi Conner makes 25-foot three point jumper.
1111
(14:41) Andrés Marrero misses 25-foot three point pullup jump shot.
(14:38) Mekhi Conner Defensive Rebound.
(14:32) Yann Farell misses 14-foot jumper.
(14:29) Andrés Marrero Defensive Rebound.
+3 (14:21) Ernest Shelton makes 25-foot three point jumper (Kevair Kennedy assists).
1114
+3 (14:00) Mekhi Conner makes 25-foot three point jumper.
1414
(13:36) Ernest Shelton misses 33-foot three point jumper.
(13:33) Yann Farell Defensive Rebound.
(13:20) Mekhi Conner bad pass turnover.
+2 (12:58) Kevair Kennedy makes driving layup.
1416
+2 (12:36) Anquan Hill makes layup.
1616
(12:13) Ernest Shelton misses 27-foot three point jumper.
(12:10) Mekhi Conner Defensive Rebound.
(11:58) Dashon Gittens misses 23-foot three point jumper.
(11:55) Ernest Shelton Defensive Rebound.
(11:45) Kevair Kennedy misses 16-foot step back jumpshot.
(11:41) Anquan Hill Defensive Rebound.
(11:24) Jaden Slaughter bad pass turnover.
(11:24) Tye Dorset Steal.
+2 (11:20) Tye Dorset makes driving layup (Kevair Kennedy assists).
1618
(11:03) Jaden Slaughter misses 24-foot three point pullup jump shot.
(10:58) Merrimack Defensive Rebound.
(10:35) Foul on Yann Farell.
(10:35) Kevair Kennedy misses free throw 1 of 2.
(10:35) Merrimack Deadball Team Rebound.
+1 (10:35) Kevair Kennedy makes free throw 2 of 2.
1619
(10:21) Mekhi Conner bad pass turnover.
(9:54) Ernest Shelton misses driving layup.
(9:51) Ernest Shelton Offensive Rebound.
+2 (9:51) Ernest Shelton makes 0-foot tip in layup.
1621
(9:41) Dashon Gittens bad pass turnover.
(9:41) Tye Dorset Steal.
+2 (9:33) Kevair Kennedy makes layup (Tye Dorset assists).
1623
(9:33) Foul on Dashon Gittens.
(9:33) Kevair Kennedy misses free throw 1 of 1.
(9:32) Abdou Yadd Defensive Rebound.
(9:13) Abdou Yadd misses 22-foot three point jumper.
(9:10) Nyle Ralph-Beyer Offensive Rebound.
(9:08) Mekhi Conner misses 25-foot three point jumper.
(9:06) Foul on Abdou Yadd.
(9:06) Abdou Yadd turnover.
(9:06) Sacred Heart Deadball Team Rebound.
(8:36) Kevair Kennedy misses driving layup.
(8:34) Merrimack Deadball Team Rebound.
(8:34) team shot clock turnover .
(8:17) Jaden Slaughter bad pass turnover.
(8:01) Andrés Marrero misses 25-foot three point jumper.
(7:58) KC Ugwuakazi Offensive Rebound.
+2 (7:58) KC Ugwuakazi makes 0-foot tip in layup.
1625
(7:39) Yann Farell misses 19-foot jumper.
(7:35) Sacred Heart Offensive Rebound.
+2 (7:26) Yann Farell makes 14-foot turnaround jump shot (Dashon Gittens assists).
1825
+3 (7:06) Ernest Shelton makes 25-foot three point step back jumpshot (Tye Dorset assists).
1828
+3 (6:48) Mekhi Conner makes 26-foot three point jumper (Dashon Gittens assists).
2128
(6:45) Foul on Andrés Marrero.
+1 (6:45) Mekhi Conner makes free throw 1 of 1.
2228
(6:29) Kevair Kennedy misses driving layup.
(6:29) Anquan Hill Block.
(6:28) Merrimack Offensive Rebound.
(6:26) Ernest Shelton misses 23-foot three point jumper.
(6:23) KC Ugwuakazi Offensive Rebound.
(6:22) KC Ugwuakazi misses layup.
(6:22) Yann Farell Block.
(6:20) Kevair Kennedy Offensive Rebound.
(6:16) Ernest Shelton misses 25-foot three point jumper.
(6:13) Kevair Kennedy Offensive Rebound.
(6:04) Tye Dorset misses layup.
(6:04) Mekhi Conner Block.
(6:01) Anquan Hill Defensive Rebound.
(5:52) Dashon Gittens misses 23-foot three point jumper.
(5:50) Sacred Heart Offensive Rebound.
(5:46) Nyle Ralph-Beyer misses 25-foot three point pullup jump shot.
(5:43) Ernest Shelton Defensive Rebound.
(5:20) Ernest Shelton misses 24-foot three point jumper.
(5:17) Yann Farell Defensive Rebound.
(5:06) Yann Farell misses layup.
(5:06) Todd Brogna Block.
(5:03) KC Ugwuakazi Defensive Rebound.
+2 (4:58) Kevair Kennedy makes driving layup.
2230
(4:58) Foul on Dashon Gittens.
+1 (4:58) Kevair Kennedy makes free throw 1 of 1.
2231
(4:45) Yann Farell bad pass turnover.
(4:45) Ernest Shelton Steal.
+3 (4:19) Kevair Kennedy makes 25-foot three point jumper.
2234
+3 (4:01) Yann Farell makes 26-foot three point step back jumpshot (Anquan Hill assists).
2534
(3:27) Ernest Shelton misses layup.
(3:25) Ernest Shelton Offensive Rebound.
(3:25) team shot clock turnover .
(3:11) Mekhi Conner bad pass turnover.
(3:11) Todd Brogna Steal.
(2:45) Kevair Kennedy misses 25-foot three point jumper.
(2:43) KC Ugwuakazi Offensive Rebound.
+3 (2:38) Todd Brogna makes 25-foot three point jumper (Kevair Kennedy assists).
2537
(2:14) Mekhi Conner misses 28-foot three point jumper.
(2:12) Sacred Heart Offensive Rebound.
(1:56) Nyle Ralph-Beyer misses 24-foot three point jumper.
(1:50) KC Ugwuakazi Defensive Rebound.
+2 (1:27) Tye Dorset makes 16-foot pullup jump shot.
2539
(1:09) Mekhi Conner misses 33-foot three point jumper.
(1:06) Todd Brogna Defensive Rebound.
(0:37) Kevair Kennedy misses layup.
(0:37) Anquan Hill Block.
(0:35) KC Ugwuakazi Offensive Rebound.
(0:35) team shot clock turnover .
(0:11) Nyle Ralph-Beyer misses 24-foot turnaround jump shot.
(0:08) Ernest Shelton Defensive Rebound.
(0:06) Ernest Shelton out of bounds bad pass turnover.
(0:02) Nyle Ralph-Beyer misses 13-foot pullup jump shot.
(0:00) Todd Brogna Defensive Rebound.

2nd half

Team Stats

SHU

MRMK

48Points70

17-48(35.4%)Field Goal(%)27-62(43.5%)

7-26(26.9%)3-Point(%)11-29(37.9%)

7-8(87.5%)Free Throw(%)5-7(71.4%)

28(6)Rebounds(Offensive)36(13)

16Assists20

1Steals8

6Blocks3

15Turnovers9

10(0)Fouls(Technical)12(0)

3Largest Lead25

Game Details

Friday, March 6, 2026 · 6:00 PM

placeholder · sf, ca

attendance: 1,565

tv: ESPN+

spread: MRMK -6.5

over/under: 143.5