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Williams had a rough end to the regular season / NESCAC playoffs but great to see them make their third Sweet 16 in the past four years.  Not really sure what happened down the stretch to the Ephs' defense, the Ephs had some untimely late-season injuries to key players Zach Greer, Lorcan Mitchell, and Henry Kirkman, which I imagine didn't help. Kirkman is back now, but Mitchell appears to be out for the year.  One interesting very late addition to the roster is Cole Moriello, who starred for the Ephs as a FY, and didn't play the last 2.5 years, only to join the roster for the last three games, all of which he has seen significant minutes in. 

Alex Bethencourt, who has been dangerous all year, has been on fire of late, scoring five of the Ephs' seven goals over their last three games and helping to replace the finishing lost from Mitchell's absence; he will surely get a lot of defensive attention next weekend.  JJ Ruehlmann has been quiet of late, with no goals and only two shots on goal over the past five games, and I think the Ephs will need something from him to upset St. Olaf on the road.  Henry Kirkman has had a flare for the dramatic in the past and hopefully has rounded back into shape after a month away from the pitch, he's another guy to watch on offense.