WILLIAMSTOWN, Mass. — For the second time in the last three years, the No. 2-ranked Williams College men's soccer team will be hosting first and second-round action during the NCAA Division III Tournament on Cole Field Saturday and Sunday.
The Ephs (11-2-3, 6-2-2 NESCAC) compete against John Jay (9-7-2, 3-3-1 CUNYAC) in first-round action Saturday at 11 a.m., and then Johns Hopkins (13-4-2, 7-1-1 Centennial) and Roger Williams (14-1-5, 6-0-4 CNE) meet at 1:30 p.m. The two winners will compete in the second round Sunday at 1 p.m. in Williamstown.
Williams has compiled a remarkable amount of success on the national stage, reaching the Sweet 16 during three of the past four years. The 2022 team made a run all the way to the national championship game, reaching the final for the third time in program history.
During the 2026 regular season, the Ephs defeated then-14th-ranked Connecticut College, 2-1, on Oct. 3 at Cole Field, as they outlasted the Camels for the first time since a 1-0 decision in Williamstown on Sept. 28, 2013. Williams also went on the road and took down then-No. 1 Middlebury, 2-1, on Oct. 27. During a 1-0 win over visiting Amherst on Sept. 26, first-year
Nick Appleton buried the game-winning goal during the 90th minute.
Williams has been led by
Alex Bethencourt (4 goals, 7 assists, 15 points),
JJ Ruehlemann (5-4-14) and
Lorcan Mitchell (6-1-13). Junior goalkeeper
Kai Darrell has gone 11-2-3 and recorded three individual shutouts. Bethencourt ranks second in the NESCAC in total assists, while Mitchell is tied for second in game-winning goals (4) and sixth in total goals.
Josh Clemas has led the way for John Jay this season with 17 goals and two assists. Connor Wilkes (6-6-18), Rohan Aggarwal (2-9-13) and Brendan Listzwan (4-3-11) have been pivotal student-athletes for Johns Hopkins. Roger Williams has been powered by a balanced attack, featuring Dylan Robbins (7-5-19), Tyler Jastrab (5-6-16), Louis Hawkins (7-1-15), Ollie Hamilton (6-2-14) and Dylan Thomas (4-3-11).
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