HAVERFORD, Pa. – Sam Yarosh and Will Corkery have been recognized as first-team D3Soccer.com All-Americans following their standout 2015 seasons for the Haverford College men's soccer team. The two honorees mark just the third time in the storied program's history that Haverford has placed two individuals on a first-team All-America squad by a selection committee.
Gyula Kovacsics '62 and Hal Taylor '61 were both recognized as first-team All-American recipients following the 1960 season, while Robert Clayton '46 and Charles Matlack '45 both earned this designation following the program's only undefeated season in 1945. Each of these previous accolades was recognized by the National Soccer Coaches Association (NSCAA). Yarosh was named a second-team NSCAA All-American earlier this fall.
Yarosh adds to his list of accolades that already includes the Centennial Conference Player of the Year, Centennial Scholar-Athlete of the Year, first-team CoSIDA Academic All-American, and Philadelphia Inquirer Academic All-Area Performer of the Year for men's soccer. He earned these previous honors after leading the Centennial Conference in both goals (17) and points (39) during his senior season. The first-team All-CC selection scored in 13 different games this season, all of which ended in Haverford victories.
Corkery led the Centennial Conference in assists for the second straight season as he set up 13 goals on the year. He also earned NSCAA first-team All-Mid-Atlantic Region and first-team All-Centennial Conference mention. Additionally, he scored nine goals for the year and finished second in the conference with 31 points. His seven game-winning goals tied with Yarosh for the program's single-season record. He was named the Centennial Conference Tournament MVP after scoring the game-winning goal in both the Centennial Conference semifinals and the 1-0 Centennial Conference Championship victory with his direct kick that came with 19 seconds left in regulation.
Men's soccer won a program-record 18 games during the 2015 season and rose to No. 1 in the regional rankings under the Mid-Atlantic Coach of the Year Shane Rineer. The Fords went 9-0 in Centennial Conference play before taking home their second conference title in four years on Walton Field. Haverford earned a first round bye with a No. 1 seed in the NCAA Tournament and advanced all the way to the Elite Eight as the team hosted the NCAA Regional and Sectional rounds on Walton Field for the first time in program history.