Signature Win: Haverford proved once again during the 2014 season that it can compete with the best teams in the Centennial Conference. Never was that statement more evident than following the Fords' 2-0 win against top-seeded and then-NCAA No. 4 Franklin & Marshall during the semifinals of the Centennial Conference Tournament on the Diplomats' home field.
The Fords' victory marked the first of just two defeats Franklin & Marshall suffered on the year. The other loss was a 2-1 defeat in the NCAA Tournament Sweet 16. Haverford opened the scoring against F&M in the 13th minute when honorable mention All-Centennial Conference honoree Tejan Walcott finished from close range. Captain Sam Yarosh added the insurance goal in the 84th minute of play to seal the victory. Sam Miller made three saves in the shutout victory.
Haverford put itself in position for that matchup by going unbeaten in its final three Centennial Conference games of the regular season. Those results secured a home playoff game for Haverford. With home field advantage, the Fords dispatched of Johns Hopkins by a 1-0 score in the Centennial Conference Tournament first round game.
Awards
- NSCAA All-Mid-Atlantic Region: Brady Seitz (third team)
- All-Centennial Conference: Brady Seitz (first team), Will Corkery (honorable mention), Colin Seitz (honorable mention), Tejan Walcott (honorable mention)
- Centennial Conference Academic Honor Roll: Matthew Clausen, Will Corkery, Jaimon Olmstead, Gabe Oppler, Colin Seitz, Maclyn Willigan, Dorian Wirz, Sam Yarosh
- Centennial Conference All-Sportsmanship Team: Charlie Crawford
- NSCAA Academic Team Award for maintaining cumulative team GPA of at least 3.0
- Centennial Conference Defensive Player of the Week: Sam Miller (9/15)
- Centennial Conference Offensive Player of the Week: Brady Seitz (11/3)
- Archibald MacIntosh Award: Dorian Wirz
Season Notes: Haverford has won at least 11 games in each of its first four seasons under head coach Shane Rineer, the first time in the program's storied history that this feat has been accomplished … The Fords played for the Centennial Conference Championship for the third time in the last four seasons … First-team All-Centennial Conference selection Brady Seitz led the Centennial Conference in goals and points during the regular season, finishing the year with 12 goals and 27 points … Seitz was named the Centennial Conference Offensive Player of the Week as he scored two goals and assisted on another against Ursinus before scoring the game-tying goal against Swarthmore with two seconds left in the regular season finale … Will Corkery's eight assists were tied for the most in the conference, marking just the third Haverford player to lead Centennial Conference in assists for a year … Tejan Walcott's seven goals were tied for eighth in the conference … Sam Miller finished third in the Centennial Conference in saves (63) and fourth in save percentage (.768) … Miller was named the Centennial Conference Defensive Player of the Week after making nine saves in a 1-0 win against Lebanon Valley … Haverford has earned the NSCAA Team Academic Honor in 15 of the last 17 seasons, including each of the last nine years … The Fords' eight student-athletes on the Centennial Conference Academic Honor Roll tied for the most among all men's soccer teams in the conference.
Looking ahead: After making their third run to the Centennial Conference Championship match in the past four years, the Fords will boast an experienced lineup in 2015 as they lose just one player to graduation. All four of this year's All-Centennial Conference selections are set to return in 2015. Sam Yarsoh (first-team All-CC in 2013) and Dorian Wirz (2013 Centennial Conference Rookie of the Year) will also give depth to a team that returns 12 players that have started at least 10 contests in their Haverford careers.