When I visited Haverford many students talked about the close relationships they had developed with their professors, and since being here I have felt that my professors care for me as both a student and as a person.
With her thesis, “Synthesis of Small Molecule Inhibitors of the LIN28B Protein/let-7 microRNA Interaction in Pancreatic Ductal Adenocarcinoma,” chemistry major Jessica Koshinski ’18 sought to advance the work of a lab at Massachusetts General Hospital and Harvard Medical School.
The Fords improved their win total by 14 from the previous season and played for the Centennial Conference Championship after being picked last in the preseason coaches' poll.
The Haverford College athletic department celebrated the Class of 2018 at its annual Senior Athlete Award Ceremony on Tuesday afternoon in Gooding '84 Arena.
Julia Blake earned second-team recognition, while Temma Levis was an honorable mention selection among the conference coaches. Jessica Koshinski was additionally named to the conference's all-sportsmanship team.
Haverford and Gettysburg were never able to meet on Sunday to settle the decisive seventh game of the Centennial Conference Tournament as unplayable field conditions canceled the weekend's final game.
A dramatic seventh inning rally put the Fords in the championship game for the fourth time in six years. They will play Gettysburg in a winner-take-all game that gets underway at 12 p.m.
The Fords got a shutout from Temma Levis (pictured) and will now play Washington College at 12 p.m. on Saturday for a spot in the Centennial Conference Championship.
The Fords fell to McDaniel twice on Saturday, but will not have to wait long to avenge those defeats as those same two teams will meet in their first postseason game.
The Fords sit in fourth place in the Centennial Conference standings heading into the final week of the season with a crucial doubleheader against Swarthmore on tap Tuesday in the home finale.
The Fords' doubleheader with Dickinson will be made up at a later date. Haverford is next scheduled to travel to Muhlenberg next Tuesday for a 3 p.m. doubleheader.
The Fords (5-1) had a 10-run first inning during an 11-1 run-rule victory over Salve Regina and scored 11 more times during an 11-7 win over St. Norbert.
The Fords were just three outs away from continuing their perfect start to the season against Marietta, but bounced right back with a victory over Beloit.