After visiting, I realized that Haverford was an excellent fit for me in many ways. I was looking for a college with exceptional academics and accessibility to professors, as well as a strong athletic program that understands the importance of academics.
Sol Tollin ’51, Stuart Levitt ’63, Stephanie B. James ’87, Amy Furr Stilwell ’90, and Matt Leighninger ’92 entered the department’s hall of fame during a ceremony at Founders Great Hall in conjunction with the College's Alumni Weekend.
The Haverford College athletic department celebrated the Class of 2018 at its annual Senior Athlete Award Ceremony on Tuesday afternoon in Gooding '84 Arena.
Haverford reached the NCAA tournament for the second time in program history, earning an at-large berth to the and facing off with Christopher Newport in Ashland, Va.
The Fords continued to achieve in the classroom and on the playing field as they were once again well represented on the Centennial Conference Academic Honor Roll for the winter season.
The honor is presented to a junior or senior member of the All-Centennial Conference team in each sport with the highest cumulative grade point average.
Sierra Berkel (first team), Samantha Wetzel (second team) and Macy Goldbach (honorable mention) repeat honors from a season ago, Julianna Clark named Rookie of the Year.
Haverford will head to the Ashland, Va. campus of Randolph-Macon College to face off with Christopher Newport (23-4) in the first round of the 2018 NCAA Division III tournament.
With her four-block effort on Saturday night, Samantha Wetzel passed Heidi Snyder of McDaniel for the Centennial Conference all-time career blocks record with 272 career rejections.
Haverford was led by Sierra Berkel, who had a double-double with 17 points and 15 rebounds while Samantha Wetzel narrowly missed a double-double effort while adding five blocks.
The victory is Haverford's first ever home triumph over a ranked opponent and first overall since a 70-56 victory over then-No. 21 Marymount (Va.) in November of 2013.
Head women's basketball coach Bobbi Morgan talks about the season, saying "It's a good start. We still have a long to go. But we feel good about where we are going into the final couple weeks of the season."