Ford’s 21 carries Wagner past Merrimack 64-59 for NEC title

<p>NEW YORK &mdash; Elijah Ford had 21 points and 13 rebounds as Wagner narrowly beat Merrimack 64-59 on Wednesday to capture the Northeast Conference championship.</p>
<p>Will Martinez had 14 points and eight rebounds for Wagner (13-6, 13-5 Northeast Conference), which earned its sixth consecutive home victory. Nigel Jackson added 13 points. Alex Morales had eight rebounds.</p>
<p>The top-seeded Seahawks face Mount St. Mary’s the the four-team tournament. No. 2 seed Bryant meets second heart in the other semifinal. The semifinals are on Saturday and the championship game is Tuesday.</p>
<p>Wagner won 12 of its last 13 games to earn its third title in six seasons and four</p>
<p>Ziggy Reid had 16 points for the Warriors (9-9, 9-9). Devin Jensen added 16 points and eight rebounds. Jordan Minor had 11 points.</p>
<p>The Seahawks improve to 2-0 against the Warriors this season. Wagner defeated Merrimack 74-67 on Tuesday.</p>
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