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Season Review: Men's Soccer Sets New Standard for Winning in 2015

Season Review: Men's Soccer Sets New Standard for Winning in 2015

Signature Wins: The Haverford College men's soccer team went unbeaten and untied for over two months, spanning September 19 through November 21, with a program-record 16 game winning streak. During that stretch, the Fords captured a Centennial Conference Championship on Walton Field and made their deepest run in the NCAA Tournament in program history.

Over the course of season, both Sam Yarosh and Will Corkery tied the College's single season record with seven game-winning goals. Corkery became the first to break the school record when his direct kick from just outside of the 18 was the lone tally in the Fords' Centennial Conference Championship win over Dickinson. After earning a first round bye in the NCAA Tournament with a number one overall seed, Yarosh put his team up a goal in the eventual 2-1 victory against Washington and Lee with Max Krieg providing the eventual game-winning tally.

Yarosh tied Corkery's record with his seventh game-winning goal just 4:55 into game action during the third round matchup against St. Lawrence. His fellow senior, Brady Seitz, added the insurance tally later in the first half as Haverford advanced to the elite eight for the first time in program history.

Awards

  • Finished the season ranked No. 6 in the NSCAA Poll & D3Soccer.com Poll
  • NSCAA All-America: Sam Yarosh (second team)
  • NSCAA Scholar All-America: Sam Yarosh (first team)
  • NSCAA All-Region: Will Corkery (first team), Sam Yarosh (first team), Colin Seitz (second team)
  • NSCAA Scholar All-Region: Sam Yarosh
  • NSCAA Mid-Atlantic Coach of the Year: Shane Rineer
  • NSCAA Team Academic Award
  • Centennial Conference Player of the Year: Sam Yarosh
  • Centennial Conference Scholar-Athlete of the Year: Sam Yarosh
  • Centennial Conference Coach of the Year: Shane Rineer
  • Centennial Conference Tournament MVP: Will Corkery
  • All-Centennial Conference: Will Corkery (first team), Brady Seitz (first team), Colin Seitz (first team), Sam Yarosh (first team), Maclyn Willigan (second team), Sam Miller (honorable mention), Tejan Walcott (honorable mention)
  • Centennial Conference All-Sportsmanship Team: John Kerber
  • Centennial Conference Academic Honor Roll: Ian Alers, Will Corkery, William Edwards, John Halifax, John Kerber, Russell Nicholson, Jaimon Olmsted, Gabe Oppler, Chris Richards, Colin Seitz, Maclyn Willigan, Sam Yarosh
  • Centennial Conference Offensive Player of the Week: Brady Seitz (9/28), Sam Yarosh (9/8, 10/5, 10/19 & 10/26)
  • Centennial Conference Defensive Player of the Week: Sam Miller (9/28, 11/2)
  • CoSIDA Academic All-America: Sam Yarosh (first team)
  • CoSIDA Academic All-District III: Sam Yarosh (first team)
  • Philadelphia Inquirer Academic All-Area Performer of the Year: Sam Yarosh
  • Philadelphia Inquirer Academic All-Area Team: Will Corkery, Sam Yarosh

Season Notes: Haverford's 18 victories broke the program's record for the most in a single season … The Fords advanced to the NCAA Tournament for the fifth time in program history, making their deepest run since the NCAA's inception … Haverford won its second Centennial Conference Championship … The senior class graduates with a pair of conference championships to its credit with the other championship season coming in 2012 … Haverford has now finished with the best regular season record in the Centennial Conference in two of the past three seasons (2013, 2015) … The Fords have played in the Centennial Conference Championship match in four of their five seasons under head coach Shane Rineer … Sam Yarosh became the first player in program history to be named Centennial Conference Player of the Year, while also earning CC Scholar-Athlete of the Year recognition … Sam Yarosh led the Centennial Conference with 17 goals … Will Corkery led the conference in assists for the second straight season with 13 … Both Corkery and Yarosh tied for the conference lead with seven game-winning goals  en route to breaking the program record … Haverford became the first men's soccer team to go unbeaten and untied in Centennial Conference play since the 2006 season … The Fords' 16 game winning streak eclipsed the previous mark of 10 games which was reached on four separate occasions … The team won a program-record 11 straight games on Walton Field during its historic winning streak … This year's NCAA Tournament marked the first time that program has served as a host site, doing so during both the regional and sectional rounds … The Fords have not been beaten in Centennial Conference regular season play since October of 2014, a span of 11 straight conference dates … Haverford is unbeaten in its last 12 conference games on Walton Field dating back to the 2013 season … The team has earned the NSCAA Team Academic Honor in 16 of the last 18 seasons, including each of the last 10 years.

Looking ahead: The Fords return eight starters from the winningest team in program history. The Fords graduate three first-team All-Centennial Conference performers from this past season (Brady Seitz, Colin Seitz, and Sam Yarosh). Along with fellow senior Ian Alers, this group combined for 52 victories during their four-year careers, just one short of the program record set by the Class of 1993 that won 53 games during the 1989 through 1992 seasons. Headlining the returners to the 2016 season are four all-conference performers from this championship season: Will Corkery (first team), Maclyn Willigan (second team), Sam Miller (honorable mention), and Tejan Walcott (honorable mention).