It's hard to turn regular season success into postseason wins, a fact Olean can now relate to. They fell 76-66 to the Fredonia Hillbillies on Thursday. Unfortunately, that's the third time they've come up short against the Hillbillies this season, with their most recent loss being a 50-47 defeat back in January.
Fredonia's success was the result of a balanced attack that saw several players step up, but RJ Koopman led the charge by shooting 78% from the field en route to 22 points and four steals. Those 78% shooting accuracy gave Koopman a new career-high. Another player making a difference was Donovan Dowdy, who dropped a double-double with 19 points and ten rebounds.
Huskies
| 03/05/26 vs Fredonia | 66-76 |
| 02/28/26 vs East Aurora | 52-39 |
| 02/25/26 @ Maryvale | 45-44 |
| 02/21/26 vs Albion | 56-48 |
| 02/19/26 vs Jamestown | 49-97 |
The loss snapped Olean's winning streak at three games and leaves them with a 17-7 record. As for Fredonia, the victory (which was their sixth in a row) raised their record to 21-2.
Olean does not have any more games scheduled as of now. Fredonia has already played their next game (against Grand Island), but no score has been uploaded at the time of writing.
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