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Upset-minded Fords fall to No. 7 Lebanon Valley, 3-1

ANNVILLE, Pa. – The Haverford College field hockey team was looking for consecutive wins over top-10 teams Wednesday, but two late goals by No. 7 Lebanon Valley College ended any thoughts of that. The game was tied until the 61st minute when the Dutchmen took the lead and less than a minute later added another goal to make the final 3-1.

Lebanon Valley (11-1) avoided the upset by a dangerous Fords team, who were shooting for their second-straight upset of a top-10 team after taking down No. 9 Johns Hopkins over the weekend.

Haverford (4-5) used some solid defense and midfield play to hold the Dutchmen at bay early on, but Avery Carter broke through in the 23rd minute when she took a pass from Nikki Bomberger off a corner and blasted home from the arc for the first half's only goal.

The Fords pushed out of the break, and leveled the game 2:20 into the half when Margaret Selsor cut in rightside off Roxanne Jaffe's pass.

The tense second half saw chances for both teams, including a quick three-save sequence by Caitlin Baro to prevent a go-ahead Haverford goal, but it was Jocelyn Novak who broke the deadlock at 60:38 by pouncing on a loose ball and turning for a hard shot on goal.

Caitlin Vasey added insurance 49 seconds later when she broke loose and beat goalkeeper Maggie Cronin in a one-on-one situation.

LVC held a 17-9 shots advantage, and led 12-6 on penalty corners. Baro made five saves for LVC, and Cronin stopped 10 to keep Haverford in the game.

Haverford returns home Saturday to host Kean (N.J.) University in a non-conference clash at 1 p.m.