It's hard to turn regular season success into postseason wins, a fact Hamilton can now relate to. They took a hard 67-49 fall against the Cooperstown Hawkeyes on Monday. While losing is never fun, the Emerald Knights can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' New York basketball rankings (they are ranked 220th, while the Hawkeyes are ranked 81st).
Miles Nelen was his usual excellent self, going 7-for-10 from beyond the arc to rack up 31 points along with seven assists and five rebounds for Cooperstown. Thanks to that strong game, Nelen now owns an excellent 45.7% field goal percentage. Another player making a difference was Brody Murdock, who shot 50% from the field en route to 13 points.
Emerald Knights
| 03/03/25 vs Cooperstown | 49-67 |
| 02/27/25 @ Frankfort-Schuyler | 70-57 |
| 02/24/25 vs Poland | 73-44 |
| 02/14/25 vs Tully | 56-41 |
| 02/13/25 vs Cooperstown | 54-75 |
Hamilton moved to 16-7 with that defeat, which also ended their three-game winning streak. As for Cooperstown, the win keeps them at an undefeated 23-0.
Hamilton does not have any more games scheduled as of now. As for Cooperstown, they will square off against Waterville at 6:15 p.m. on Saturday. One thing working in Waterville's favor is that they have posted at least 55 points in their last 20 games.
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