Merrimack Warriors vs. Appalachian State Mountaineers

Nov 2, 2026

FINAL

Box Score

	1	2	T
MRMK	21	28	49
APP	43	20	63

Game Recap

Appalachian State beats Merrimack 63-49 behind Jaylen Colon’s 14 points. Jaylen Colon had 14 points in Appalachian State’s 63-49 win over Merrimack on Monday in a season opener for both teams.

Player Stats

MERRIMACK	MIN	FG	3PT	FT	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PF	PTS
20Todd Brogna	19	1-4	0-2	0-0	3	1	0	1	0	4	2
5Elijah Wilborn	21	2-4	0-0	3-4	5	3	1	1	2	2	7
3Ayden Johnson	26	1-4	1-3	0-2	1	2	0	0	1	1	3
33AJ Lesburt Jr.	35	3-10	2-4	2-2	3	0	0	0	2	2	10
2Denver Anglin	31	4-14	1-7	1-2	2	0	1	0	1	1	10
10JP Skoric	11	2-3	0-1	0-2	3	1	2	0	1	0	4
14Jacob Moore	16	1-3	0-0	0-0	3	0	1	0	1	1	2
0Dylan Veillette	12	2-3	0-0	0-0	5	0	0	0	0	1	4
13Rocco Westfield	9	1-1	1-1	0-0	0	0	1	0	0	0	3
1Jeremiah Anderson	20	2-8	0-0	0-0	4	0	3	1	1	1	4
TOTAL	-	19-5435.2%	5-1827.8%	6-1250.0%	29	7	9	3	9	13	49

APPALACHIAN STATE	MIN	FG	3PT	FT	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PF	PTS
7Ted Neal	25	5-7	0-0	2-2	5	4	1	1	2	2	12
23Chad Moodie	19	2-2	0-0	4-6	4	0	0	1	2	3	8
9Jaylen Colon	38	5-14	4-13	0-0	4	2	2	0	1	1	14
5Ben Kopetzki	38	4-13	3-8	1-1	5	2	1	0	0	0	12
4Eren Banks	33	1-6	1-6	2-2	5	5	1	0	3	0	5
6Da'Mori Lytch	10	2-3	0-0	0-0	5	2	1	0	2	2	4
21Andrin Njock	7	1-1	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	1	1	2
12Rrezon Elezaj	19	1-1	0-0	4-6	7	0	0	0	0	3	6
3Mason Costello	5	0-2	0-2	0-0	1	0	0	0	1	0	0
25Hermann Koffi	6	0-1	0-1	0-3	2	0	0	0	0	0	0
TOTAL	-	21-5042.0%	8-3026.7%	13-2065.0%	38	15	6	2	12	12	63

Play-by-Play

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1st halfMRMKAPP

(20:00) Start game.
(19:57) Jump Ball won by App State.
(19:57) Jump Ball lost by Merrimack.
(19:42) Eren Banks bad pass turnover.
(19:10) Denver Anglin misses 24-foot three point jumper.
(19:06) Eren Banks Defensive Rebound.
+2 (18:52) Chad Moodie makes 0-foot alley oop dunk (Ted Neal assists).
02
(18:24) Todd Brogna misses 23-foot three point jumper.
(18:19) Jaylen Colon Defensive Rebound.
(18:09) Eren Banks misses 25-foot three point jumper.
(18:05) Chad Moodie Offensive Rebound.
(18:05) Foul on Todd Brogna.
+1 (18:05) Chad Moodie makes free throw 1 of 2.
03
(18:05) Chad Moodie misses free throw 2 of 2.
(18:04) Ted Neal Offensive Rebound.
(18:04) Foul on Todd Brogna.
+1 (18:04) Ted Neal makes free throw 1 of 2.
04
+1 (18:04) Ted Neal makes free throw 2 of 2.
05
(17:43) Denver Anglin misses driving layup.
(17:40) Eren Banks Defensive Rebound.
(17:24) Jaylen Colon misses 26-foot three point jumper.
(17:21) Ted Neal Offensive Rebound.
+3 (17:19) Eren Banks makes 24-foot three point jumper (Ted Neal assists).
08
(16:53) Foul on Chad Moodie.
+1 (16:52) Denver Anglin makes free throw 1 of 2.
18
(16:52) Denver Anglin misses free throw 2 of 2.
(16:50) App State Defensive Rebound.
+2 (16:30) Ted Neal makes layup.
110
(16:11) AJ Lesburt Jr. misses driving layup.
(16:05) Dylan Veillette Offensive Rebound.
+2 (16:05) Dylan Veillette makes 0-foot tip in dunk.
310
+3 (15:56) Jaylen Colon makes 23-foot three point jumper (Ben Kopetzki assists).
313
(15:35) Elijah Wilborn bad pass turnover.
(15:35) Jaylen Colon Steal.
+3 (15:28) Ben Kopetzki makes 24-foot three point jumper.
316
(15:15) Ayden Johnson misses 25-foot three point jumper.
(15:12) App State Defensive Rebound.
(14:56) Eren Banks misses 24-foot three point jumper.
(14:52) Denver Anglin Defensive Rebound.
(14:45) Denver Anglin misses 25-foot three point jumper.
(14:42) Jacob Moore Offensive Rebound.
(14:37) Denver Anglin misses 6-foot floating jump shot.
(14:32) Jaylen Colon Defensive Rebound.
(14:25) Jaylen Colon misses 27-foot three point jumper.
(14:20) Rrezon Elezaj Offensive Rebound.
+2 (14:11) Jaylen Colon makes 16-foot pullup jump shot.
318
(13:47) Jacob Moore misses 7-foot floating jump shot.
(13:42) Ben Kopetzki Defensive Rebound.
+2 (13:30) Ted Neal makes 15-foot pullup jump shot (Eren Banks assists).
320
(13:06) AJ Lesburt Jr. bad pass turnover.
(13:06) Ted Neal Steal.
+3 (12:56) Jaylen Colon makes 24-foot three point jumper (Eren Banks assists).
323
(12:35) AJ Lesburt Jr. misses 30-foot three point jumper.
(12:32) Eren Banks Defensive Rebound.
(12:20) Andrin Njock bad pass turnover.
(12:20) JP Skoric Steal.
+2 (12:00) JP Skoric makes 4-foot pullup jump shot.
523
(11:27) Mason Costello misses 26-foot three point jumper.
(11:27) Jeremiah Anderson Block.
(11:23) Jeremiah Anderson Defensive Rebound.
(11:21) Jeremiah Anderson misses layup.
(11:17) Mason Costello Defensive Rebound.
(11:07) Ben Kopetzki misses 27-foot three point jumper.
(11:03) Hermann Koffi Offensive Rebound.
(10:50) Mason Costello misses 25-foot three point jumper.
(10:46) Jacob Moore Defensive Rebound.
+2 (10:17) Jeremiah Anderson makes 12-foot floating jump shot.
723
(10:05) Hermann Koffi misses 26-foot three point jumper.
(10:00) Jacob Moore Defensive Rebound.
(9:38) Foul on Andrin Njock.
(9:38) JP Skoric misses free throw 1 of 2.
(9:38) Merrimack Deadball Team Rebound.
(9:38) JP Skoric misses free throw 2 of 2.
(9:36) Merrimack Offensive Rebound.
(9:35) Jeremiah Anderson bad pass turnover.
(9:35) Ben Kopetzki Steal.
+3 (9:15) Jaylen Colon makes 24-foot three point jumper (Da'Mori Lytch assists).
726
(8:54) Elijah Wilborn misses 10-foot turnaround jump shot.
(8:50) Chad Moodie Defensive Rebound.
+2 (8:40) Da'Mori Lytch makes 12-foot pullup jump shot.
728
(8:16) Todd Brogna misses 4-foot jumper.
(8:16) Chad Moodie Block.
(8:15) Chad Moodie Defensive Rebound.
(8:15) Foul on Todd Brogna.
(8:04) Jaylen Colon misses 25-foot three point jumper.
(8:01) Elijah Wilborn Defensive Rebound.
(7:51) Jeremiah Anderson misses driving layup.
(7:44) Elijah Wilborn Offensive Rebound.
+2 (7:44) Elijah Wilborn makes 0-foot tip in layup.
928
(7:25) Da'Mori Lytch bad pass turnover.
(7:25) Jeremiah Anderson Steal.
+3 (7:18) Denver Anglin makes 25-foot three point jumper (Ayden Johnson assists).
1228
(7:03) Foul on AJ Lesburt Jr..
+1 (7:00) Chad Moodie makes free throw 1 of 2.
1229
+1 (7:00) Chad Moodie makes free throw 2 of 2.
1230
+2 (6:36) Denver Anglin makes driving layup (Elijah Wilborn assists).
1430
+2 (6:17) Ted Neal makes driving layup (Da'Mori Lytch assists).
1432
(5:56) Foul on Da'Mori Lytch.
(5:48) Denver Anglin misses 25-foot three point jumper.
(5:47) Dylan Veillette Offensive Rebound.
(5:47) Foul on Da'Mori Lytch.
(5:40) Jacob Moore bad pass turnover.
(5:33) Eren Banks bad pass turnover.
(5:33) Jeremiah Anderson Steal.
(5:27) Foul on Chad Moodie.
+1 (5:27) AJ Lesburt Jr. makes free throw 1 of 2.
1532
+1 (5:27) AJ Lesburt Jr. makes free throw 2 of 2.
1632
(5:27) Ted Neal turnover.
+3 (5:09) AJ Lesburt Jr. makes 24-foot three point jumper.
1932
(4:36) Ben Kopetzki misses 24-foot three point jumper.
(4:35) Rrezon Elezaj Offensive Rebound.
(4:35) Foul on Jacob Moore.
+1 (4:35) Rrezon Elezaj makes free throw 1 of 2.
1933
(4:35) Rrezon Elezaj misses free throw 2 of 2.
(4:33) Dylan Veillette Defensive Rebound.
(4:16) AJ Lesburt Jr. misses 20-foot jumper.
(4:13) Ben Kopetzki Defensive Rebound.
(4:02) Ted Neal bad pass turnover.
(4:02) Jacob Moore Steal.
(3:50) AJ Lesburt Jr. misses 9-foot pullup jump shot.
(3:50) Ted Neal Block.
(3:46) Dylan Veillette Offensive Rebound.
(3:38) Jeremiah Anderson misses 15-foot pullup jump shot.
(3:33) Jeremiah Anderson Offensive Rebound.
(3:33) Jeremiah Anderson misses tip in layup.
(3:29) AJ Lesburt Jr. Offensive Rebound.
(3:29) AJ Lesburt Jr. bad pass turnover.
(3:29) Eren Banks Steal.
(3:29) Foul on Denver Anglin.
+2 (3:04) Andrin Njock makes layup (Eren Banks assists).
1935
(2:43) Jacob Moore misses 11-foot jumper.
(2:40) Eren Banks Defensive Rebound.
+2 (2:16) Ben Kopetzki makes 19-foot jumper.
1937
(2:16) Foul on Ayden Johnson.
+1 (2:16) Ben Kopetzki makes free throw 1 of 1.
1938
(1:55) Foul on Rrezon Elezaj.
+1 (1:55) Elijah Wilborn makes free throw 1 of 2.
2038
+1 (1:55) Elijah Wilborn makes free throw 2 of 2.
2138
+3 (1:36) Ben Kopetzki makes 24-foot three point jumper (Jaylen Colon assists).
2141
(1:09) Elijah Wilborn traveling turnover.
(0:54) Jaylen Colon misses 26-foot three point jumper.
(0:51) Rrezon Elezaj Offensive Rebound.
(0:51) Foul on AJ Lesburt Jr..
+1 (0:51) Rrezon Elezaj makes free throw 1 of 2.
2142
+1 (0:51) Rrezon Elezaj makes free throw 2 of 2.
2143
(0:39) JP Skoric misses 23-foot three point jumper.
(0:36) JP Skoric Offensive Rebound.
(0:25) Denver Anglin misses driving layup.
(0:22) Ben Kopetzki Defensive Rebound.
(0:00) Jaylen Colon misses 31-foot three point jumper.
(0:00) Elijah Wilborn Defensive Rebound.

2nd half

Team Stats

MRMK

APP

49Points63

19-54(35.2%)Field Goal(%)21-50(42.0%)

5-18(27.8%)3-Point(%)8-30(26.7%)

6-12(50.0%)Free Throw(%)13-20(65.0%)

30(13)Rebounds(Offensive)42(16)

7Assists15

9Steals6

3Blocks2

10Turnovers14

13(0)Fouls(Technical)12(0)

0Largest Lead23

Game Details

Monday, November 2, 2026 · 6:00 AM

Holmes Convocation Center · Boone, NC

capacity: 8,325

spread: MRMK -3.5

over/under: 133.5