Field Hockey Predicted for Third Consecutive Postseason Berth in CC Preseason Poll

Posted: Aug 25, 2023

HAVERFORD, Pa. - The Haverford College field hockey team has been projected to finish sixth in the release of the 2023 Centennial Conference (CC) Preseason Poll, announced by the conference office on Friday afternoon.

Haverford, fresh off the heels of back-to-back Centennial Conference playoff berths, earned 48 total voting points, prognosticated as the sixth and final playoff team. The Fords are no stranger to postseason play with 10 overall postseason trips in the Centennial Conference era.

Johns Hopkins was picked as the favorite, with nine of 11 first-place votes and a total of 98 points. Hopkins earns the top spot in the preseason poll for the fourth straight year. The Blue Jays are 48-2 in regular season conference games and won four conference tournament titles dating back to the 2017 campaign.

Bryn Mawr, which advanced to the CC title game for the first time ever in 2022, earned one first-place vote and 88 points to take second in the poll. Franklin & Marshall collected the other first-place vote and totaled 82 points to finish third. Ursinus (77), Swarthmore (63) and Haverford (48) were projected as playoff teams. Dickinson (40), Washington College (35), Muhlenberg (34), Gettysburg (27) and McDaniel (13) rounded out the voting.

Haverford begins the 2023 schedule with a challenging slate that includes 17 total contests and 10 chances to catch the Fords at Swan Field. The regular season begins on Friday, September 1 for a home opener against local rival Eastern.

In the same weekend, Haverford hosts Centre, as the Colonels make the trek from Danville, Kentucky. The September 3 matchup will be the first in program history for the Fords against a team from the Bluegrass State. Conference play is set to begin on Saturday, Sept. 23. The six-team CC tournament will take place Oct. 31, Nov. 2-4 with the highest seeds hosting each round.

2023 Centennial Conference Preseason Poll

1. Johns Hopkins (9) – 98 points

2. Bryn Mawr (1) – 88 points

3. Franklin & Marshall (1) – 82 points

4. Ursinus – 77 points

5. Swarthmore – 63 points

6. Haverford - 48 points

7. Dickinson – 40 points

8 Washington College – 35 points

9. Muhlenberg – 34 points

10. Gettysburg – 27 points

11. McDaniel – 13 points