The Warriors, led by eighth-year head coach Joe Gallo, played their home games at Hammel Court, with some games at Lawler Arena, located in North Andover, Massachusetts, as members of the Northeast Conference (NEC).

2 seed in the NEC tournament, they defeated LIU[1] and Le Moyne[2] before losing to Wagner in the championship game.

However, a rule change made by the Northeast Conference allowed the Warriors to compete in the NEC tournament.

In the NEC tournament, Merrimack defeated LIU,[6] Sacred Heart[7] and Fairleigh Dickinson to win the championship.

[8] Due to their ineligibility to compete in the NCAA tournament, runners-up Fairleigh Dickinson were awarded the NEC conference auto-bid, ending the Warriors' season with a final record of 18–16.