Signature Wins: The Haverford College men's soccer team became the first team in Centennial Conference history to both host and win the conference title in back-to-back seasons. To claim its second consecutive conference crown, Haverford had to avenge its only Centennial Conference defeat in the past two seasons. The Fords did just that with a 2-1 victory against Franklin & Marshall on Walton Field.

Centennial Conference Rookie of the Year Nick Jannelli got the Fords on the board with his goal in the 28th minute of play. Just over five minutes later, Max Krieg scored his first goal of the season with what turned out to be the game-winning tally. The Diplomats got one of those goals back in the second half but two saves from Jeremy Astesano thwarted any further comeback from Franklin & Marshall. Solidifying the defense all year long, first-team All-Centennial Conference selection Maclyn Willigan was honored as the Centennial Conference Tournament MVP.

With its third Centennial Conference Championship in program history – all of which have come in the past five seasons – the Fords advanced to the NCAA Tournament for the sixth time in school history. The Fords hosted the NCAA Regional round on Walton Field before falling in penalty kicks during the second round. Haverford was making back-to-back appearances in the NCAA Tournament for just the second time in school history.

Awards

• Ranked No. 18 in final NSCAA Poll
• Centennial Conference Champions
• NCAA Tournament – Second Round
• NSCAA Team Academic Award
• NSCAA All-Mid-Atlantic Region: Maclyn Willigan (first team), Dorian Wirz (second team), Ben Field (third team)
• Centennial Conference Rookie of the Year: Nick Jannelli
• Centennial Conference Coach of the Year: Shane Rineer
• Centennial Conference Tournament MVP: Maclyn Willigan
• All-Centennial Conference: Maclyn Willigan (first team), Dorian Wirz (first team), Will Corkery (second team), Ben Field (second team), Nick Jannelli (second team), Russell Nicholson (second team), Sam Miller (honorable mention), Tejan Walcott (honorable mention)
• Centennial Conference Academic Honor Roll: Reiss Berger, Matthew Clausen, Will Corkery, William Edwards, Ben Field, John Halifax, Ryan Hill, John Kerber, Sam Miller, Russell Nicholson, Jaimon Olmsted, Gabe Oppler, Chris Richards, Maclyn Willigan, Dorian Wirz
• Centennial Conference All-Sportsmanship Team: Gabe Oppler
• Centennial Conference Defensive Player of the Week: Maclyn Willigan (9/26)
• Centennial Conference Offensive Player of the Week: Nick Jannelli (10/3)
• Philadelphia Inquirer Academic All-Area Team: Will Corkery, Maclyn Willigan, Dorian Wirz

Season Notes: Haverford went 14-3-4 on the season with an 8-1 record in the Centennial Conference … The Fords' senior class finished its career with a record of 54-19-7, marking the second straight season the senior class graduated as the all-time winningest in program history … The Fords were the first team in Centennial Conference history to win both the Centennial Conference regular season and tournament titles in back-to-back seasons … Haverford has hosted the Centennial Conference Tournament in three of the past four seasons … Haverford advanced to its sixth NCAA Tournament in school and made the tournament in back-to-back seasons for just the second time in program history (1976-77) … Haverford has hosted the NCAA Regional Round on Walton Field in each of the past two seasons – also hosting sectionals in 2015 … Haverford's Centennial Conference title was its third in the past five years … The Fords have played in the Centennial Conference Championship match in five of their six seasons under head coach Shane Rineer … Shane Rineer repeated his honor as Centennial Conference Coach of the Year … Nick Jannelli became Haverford's second Centennial Conference Rookie of the Year, joining teammate Dorian Wirz … Senior Sam Miller tied to program's record with 39 career victories over his four years in goal … Haverford had won 15 straight Centennial Conference games, a program record, before its overtime defeat against Franklin & Marshall during the regular season … The Fords have won 15 straight Centennial Conference regular season games on Walton Field entering next season and have not been beaten at home in conference play since the 2013 season … Haverford has an overall record of 26-4-2 on Walton Field during the past three seasons … The Fords' 15 student-athletes on the Centennial Conference Academic Honor Roll marked the most of any soccer team in the Centennial Conference … Haverford's eight All-Centennial Conference selections were the most in program history, six of those players earned both all-conference all-academic recognition … The team has earned the NSCAA Team Academic Honor in 17 of the last 19 seasons, including each of the last 11 years.

Looking ahead: For the second straight season, Haverford has graduated the winningest class in program history. The Fords have hosted the Centennial Conference Tournament in three of the past four seasons and became the first team in conference history to both host and win the conference tournament in back-to-back seasons. Despite the graduation of 10 seniors, the Fords return 15 different players who have started games during their college careers. This group includes 2016 All-Centennial Conference honorees: Dorian Wirz (first team), Nick Jannelli (rookie of the year, second team), Ben Field (second team), and Russell Nicholson (second team).