GAME INFORMATION
Hilbert College Hawks (0-9, 0-7, Liberty League) at Hartwick College Hawks (3-6, 1-6, E8)
Saturday, November 15th | 12 PM | Wright Stadium | Oneonta, NY
 
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LAST GAME
The Hawks wrapped up the first Liberty League campaign in program history a week ago, falling 63-6 to Hobart.

Christian Hamilton Jr got Hilbert on the board early in the second quarter with a 25-yard score on the ground to cut the lead of the Statesmen to 14-6. However, the rest of the afternoon would belong to the Statesmen as Hobart found the endzone seven more times to earn the conference victory.

Hamilton Jr. led the Hawks on the ground with 73 rushing yards on just five carries, averaging 14.6 yards per attempt. Mike Hanlon and Joseph Edick added key contributions in the backfield, combining for 66 yards rushing on the day.

Defensively, Scotty Winchell paced the Hilbert defense with six total tackles, while Zach Brown, Clifford Zeigler, and Da'von Cockrell each added four stops. Zeigler also recorded the team's lone tackle for loss.
 

STATS
Mike Hanlon leads a run-heavy Hilbert offense with 514 of the team's 1,602 rushing yards. Christian Hamilton Jr paces the unit with 7.5 yards per carry and three scores, while fellow freshman Joeseph Edick has contributed 253 yards and a pair of touchdowns.

Brody Hopkins, Xzavier Patrick, Franklin McFadden and Darrion Montgomery have each found the end zone once on the ground, while Noah Workman, Hopkins, and Montgomery have combined to tack on 196 yards through the air.

Defensively, Da'Von Cockrell has been a playmaker all year for Hilbert. The junior safety has a pair of long pick sixes on the year, taking interceptions 94 and 86 yards to the house, while also totaling 54 tackles, including 4.5 for a loss.

Scotty Winchell leads the defense with 61 total tackles, while Clifford Zeigler's 7.5 tackles for a loss pace the Hawks. Zeigler (two), Cockrell, Damon Hollister, Neven Dermady, Sherrad Patterson II, Brody Hopkins, and Xavier Johnson have all tallied a sack this season for a Hawks' unit that averages one a game.

Bryce Robinson, and Amari Wilbon handle the return duties for a Hawks special teams' unit that averages 13.44 yards per attempt.

Noah Workman and Angelo Schwarzott have split the kicking responsibilities with Workman connecting on a field goal, while Schwarzott has tacked on a four extra points.
 

COACHING STAFF
Head Coach: Ted Egger (3rd season)
Assistant Coaches: John Noel, Aron Aydelott, Henry Baxter, Justin Mott, and William Goldsworthy
 

THE OPPONENT
The Hawks enter the final week of the season with a 3-6 record after going 1-6 in Empire 8 action. Hartwick started the year with victories over Maine Maritime Academy (56-7) and Buffalo State (29-27), before dropping five straight contests. The Hawks have split their last two weeks, beating SUNY Morrisville (24-13) before falling 64-7 to Utica to end conference play.

Quarterback Dennis Riordan has completed 52% of his passes for 1,673 yards and 12 scores, while also tossing eleven interceptions. Kyle Trinkle (415 yards) leads a balanced receiving corps that has seen four players total at least 200 yards through the air. On the ground, Akil Williams and Nicholas Massaregli pace the Hawks with 612 and 344 yards, respectively.

Defensively, Hartwick is led by Benjamin Kirkland who has recorded 87 tackles on the year. Robert Kennedy (three) and Michael Vurchio (two) combine for five of the team's seven interceptions. Brennan McNeilly leads the unit with 9.5 tackles for a loss and four sacks.

The Hawks are coached by Matt Rogers who is in his first season with at HartwickHartwick. He comes to Hartwick after most recently serving as the offensive coordinator and quarterbacks coach at Wilkes University in 2024. In his stint with the Colonels, he led a record-breaking offense that ranked in the top 50 nationally in rushing, scoring, red-zone efficiency and first downs
 

MATCHUP HISTORY
Saturday will mark the second-ever meeting between the two sides, with Hartwick taking last year's Hawk vs Hawk contest, 36-21. Hilbert led 21-16 after three quarters of play after scores from Clifford Zeigler (two) and Bryce Robinson, but Hartwick used three unanswered touchdowns in the final 15 minutes to earn the come-from-behind victory.

Robinson rushed for 101 yards on just twelve carries in the contest, while also adding a pair of receptions for 51 yards. Zeigler's two touchdowns on the ground were the first two of his career, and the defensive lineman also added a two-point conversion, 29 rushing yards, and a solo tackle in the contest. Cockrell led Hilbert with eight tackles.