Derring joined two-time winner Jordan Minor as Rookie of the Week honorees for the Warriors in their inaugural NEC campaign. The Boston native contributed 11.5 points per game off the bench and hit 41.2 percent of his shots from outside the arc in a 2-0 week for Merrimack. Derring, who had posted just one double-digit scoring game entering play last week, scored 11 in Thursday’s 64-61 over the Mount. With the score tied at 51 and just over eight minutes to play, he hit a three-pointer, then recorded a steal and layup to ignite a 7-0 run that gave the Warriors a lead they would not relinquish. Derring went on to hit four three-pointers in a career-high 12-point outing on Saturday as Merrimack pulled away to post a 58-46 win at CCSU. He drained three straight treys midway through the second half to give the Warriors a nine-point lead.