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Virtual Senior Days: Haverford Women's Soccer Class of 2021

Virtual Senior Days: Haverford Women's Soccer Class of 2021
Posted: Oct 30, 2020

Senior Tributes to each other

With the 2020 fall sports unable to hold traditional Senior Days on campus, the Haverford College Athletic Department is recognizing these seniors in a virtual ceremony, with some special help from their teammates. Today, we celebrate the 2020 Haverford College men's soccer seniors.

Women's Soccer Class of 2021

  • 2019 NCAA Tournament Qualifiers (fourth in program history)
  • Three Centennial Conference Tournament appearances
  • 29-17-8 combined record from 2017 to 2019
  • 12-5-2 record on Walton Field during that time
  • Program-record eight consecutive victories in September 2019
  • Four-time United Soccer Coaches Association Team Academic Award recipient
  • Highest team GPA among all Division III NCAA Tournament qualifiers during 2019-20 academic year
  • Five-member class combined for 175 career appearances

#19 Ellie Burns • Defense • History major, Religion minor • Evans, Georgia • Augusta Preparatory Day School

  • Part of a defense that posted 26 shutouts since 2017
  • Played in 12 career games last years as the Fords came within one shutout of tying the school's single-season record
  • 2019 Centennial Conference All-Sportsmanship Team
  • Three-time Centennial Conference Academic Honor Roll

#29 Saede Eifrig • Forward • Anthropology major (Middle Eastern and Islamic Studies concentration) • State College, Pennsylvania • State College Area High School

  • Team captain who played in 46 career matches, making 24 starts
  • Scored nine goals and recorded 11 assists
  • Led the team with five goals as a first-year
  • Tallied eight assists, the fourth-most in a single season in school history, in 2019
  • Three-time Centennial Conference Academic Honor Roll

#2 Lauren Nguyen • Midfield • Biology major, Neuroscience minor • Burke, Virginia • Lake Braddock Secondary School

  • Appeared in 30 matches, making 17 of those appearances in 2019
  • Scored three goals on just five shots on goal in 2019
  • Tallied twice against Ursinus, including a penalty kick goal, while also scoring against Immaculata
  • Three-time Centennial Conference Academic Honor Roll

#13 Marina Piccolo • Midfield • Economics major • Morristown, New Jersey • Morristown High School

  • Team captain
  • Appeared in 43 career games, starting the final 18 matches of the 2019 season
  • Tallied the first goal of her career during the win 2019 win against Lebanon Valley
  • Finished career with four assists, all in Haverford victories, including a helper in the triumph over then-No. 25 Scranton last fall
  • Two-time Centennial Conference Academic Honor Roll

#26 Emily Thissen • Defense • Economics major, Health Studies minor • Minneapolis, Minnesota • Saint Paul Academy and Summit School

  • Two-year team captain
  • Honorable mention All-Centennial Conference (2019)
  • Appeared in 44 matches, making 40 starts (including every game during past two seasons)
  • Member of the starting XI during 17 of the team's shutouts since 2017, appearing in 23 shutouts total
  • Centennial Conference Defensive Player of the Week in 2019 after back-to-back shutouts against Eastern and Widener
Scoreboard
  • Sat, 10/28 | Women's Soccer vs. #21 Swarthmore L, 2-0 (Final) RC | BX
  • Tue, 10/24 | Women's Soccer at Bryn Mawr T, 1-1 (Final) RC | BX | BX
  • Sat, 10/21 | Women's Soccer at #8 Johns Hopkins L, 4-0 (Final) RC | BX
  • Sat, 10/14 | Women's Soccer vs. McDaniel L, 1-0 (Final) RC | BX
  • Wed, 10/11 | Women's Soccer vs. Ursinus W, 3-0 (Final) RC | BX