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[QUOTE="Powellfan, post: 4726735, member: 4819"]
I think I feel the way about Princeton that you do about Penn, and probably vice versa. The Tigers also bring back Gianforcaro who finished at 58% last season.  They should be good to very good at face-off with McMeekan and Sandoval.  They have two NB All American's coming in at attack in Kabiri and Burns (high school teammates which should help with chemistry).  Two others join the team in Speiss and Krammer.

Offense, yes they do have to replace a ton, but they do get Braedon Saris back from injury, he had 17 points in just 5 games last year. Not saying they are Final Four bound but I think they might surprise some people. Defense might do them in, as they lost a ton to the transfer portal.

Penn could definitely improve from last year, their strategy to wait for Handly to get on the field before doing anything, in this day and age with a shot clock was terribly misguided. That said the offense they bring back isn't super impressive. Their top three scorers who should return this season, Smith, Rubin and Walsh had 34, 31, 24 points.  That's ... not great.  Shipley, Schain and Furey all join Handly out the door. They bring back a great goalie in Emmet Carrol (55%) but also lose Piper Bond and BJ Farre from the defensive midfield.  Perhaps they get a big boost in production from last year's top 10 recruit, Griffin Scane (3 points). They get Leo Hoffman as another top 10 recruit.  I think the issues they have are deeper than Handly.

Harvard should have made a leap last year given their unexpected trip the NCAA tourny in '22. Good reminder that having youth doesn't always equal progress the next year.
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