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Season Review: Women's Soccer Posts 11 Victories in 2015

Season Review: Women's Soccer Posts 11 Victories in 2015

Signature wins: Haverford got off to a lightning quick start with the help of a perfect 7-0 record in non-conference play for the first time in program history. The quick start put the Fords into the National Soccer Coaches Association of America (NSCAA) rankings for three consecutive weeks. The Fords stayed at their season best mark of No. 22 in the country for the final two weeks that they held a national ranking.

The team started off the year outscoring its opponents 16-1 over the first four games and took home the Haverford College Kick Off Classic Title for the second straight season with 3-1 and 6-0 wins over Arcadia and Eastern. Haverford's non-conference schedule was also highlighted by a 2-1 come-from-behind overtime victory at Lebanon Valley and a 1-0 win against traditionally strong Stevenson. Haverford notched home victories in Centennial Conference play against Muhlenberg and Washington College, while also experiencing success on the road with conference wins at Franklin & Marshall and Bryn Mawr.

Awards:

  • The Fords were named an NSCAA Academic Team for maintaining a cumulative team GPA of at least 3.0
  • NSCAA All-Region: Jo Haller (third team)
  • NSCAA Scholar All-East Region: Jo Haller (third team)
  • All-Centennial Conference: Jo Haller (second team), Abby Letts (second team), Katie Safter (honorable mention)
  • Centennial Conference Academic Honor Roll: Anna Dekle, Kristen Fiore, Abby Letts, Ali Lopez, Kathy Prescott
  • Centennial Conference Offensive Player of the Week: Ali Lopez (9/28)

Season Notes:

Haverford won 11 games during the 2015 season … The Fords have won at least 10 games in six of the last seven seasons under head coach Jamie Schneck … The year's senior class of Jo Haller and Lexi Williams graduated with an overall record of 42-19-13, a 66 percent winning percentage ... That four-year stretch included back-to-back trips to the NCAA Tournament during the 2012 and 2013 seasons and a Centennial Conference Championship in 2012 … Jo Haller tied for the Centennial Conference lead and single-season program record with five game winning goals during her senior season … Skyler Ellenburg and Haller's six assists both rank among the top 10 for a single season in Haverford history … Kathy Prescott's 0.63 goals against average for the season ranks second for a single year in program history behind only Lindsay Festa '09 and her 0.61 GAA … Raina Fitzpatrick's three assists against Eastern tied the program record which has been reached on four other occasions … Haverford earned the NSCAA Academic Team Award for the 10th straight season and 17 times in the award's 18 year history.

Looking forward:

Haverford will return 24 players to the 2016 team from this year's roster. Included in that total are several key pieces that missed all or parts of the season due to injury. Twelve of those returnees have started at least 10 matches in their career. Fifteen different players who have scored in their careers return to the team, while all players from Haverford's defense that tallied eight shutouts will be back in 2016.