Signature Wins:  Haverford, led by Nina Voith's game-high 18 points, registered a convincing 61-49 victory over defending champion Gettysburg College in the Centennial Conference semifinals. The Fords made the most of their first appearance in the conference championship game as they dominated first-half play on their way to a 66-56 victory over Johns Hopkins University in the title contest.

Participating in the NCAA Division III Tournament as the conference's automatic bid, Haverford continued to make history as it used a late second-half surge to upend Little East Conference Champion Rhode Island College, 53-48, in the opening round. Voith and Jacuelyne Pizzuto keyed the program's first NCAA tournament victory with 16 and 12 points, respectively. Shannon Smith was a factor in the paint with a team-high 11 rebounds to go along with seven points and a game-high three blocks. The Fords were an impressive 18-for-24 from the free throw line with Pizzuto, one of the top foul shooters in program history, going a perfect 8-for-8.  Haverford's memorable journey came to an end in the second round with a hard-fought 53-48 loss to host Ithaca College.

Season Notes: The Fords captured the first Centennial Conference title and NCAA tournament victory in program history … Haverford surpassed the 20-win mark for the first time in program history and established new program records for conference (15) and overall wins (24) … The Fords registered the longest winning streak in program history with a perfect 8-0 start to the season … The squad finished the season ranked among the top 15 nationally in scoring defense (seventh), field-goal percentage defense (10th) and turnovers per game (12th) … Senior Nina Voith, the Centennial tournament MVP, became the program's first All-American and graduated as the program's all-time leading scorer with 1,411 points … Junior Jacquelyne Pizzuto finished the season ranked 13th nationally in assist-turnover ratio (2.43) and set a program record for free throw percentage in a single season (.872, 34-for-39) … Haverford earned the right to host the Centennial tournament for the first time in program history …  Elizabeth Lynch nailed a program-record six three-pointers in a victory against host McDaniel College on January 11 … Pizzuto hit the game-winner with seven seconds left on the clock to lift the Fords over The College of New Jersey in the championship of the Marymount University Pablo Coto Tip-Off Tournament during the season's opening weekend. Haverford knocked off 21st-ranked Marymount in the tournament opener … The Women's Basketball Coaches Association (WBCA) announced head coach Bobbi Morgan as one of eight 2014 Russell Athletic/WBCA NCAA Division III Regional Coaches of the Year … Shannon Smith ranked first in the conference and 57th nationally in total blocks (57) … Voith and Cara Wyant were  named the conference player of the week on December 2 and February 24, respectively …  Haverford registered a sweep of the season series against Gettysburg College for the first time in program history … Six Fords averaged at least five points a game on the season.

Awards:

• All-Centennial Conference: Nina Voith (first team), Jacquelyne Pizzuto (second team), Elizabeth Lynch (second team)
• Centennial Conference Tournament MVP: Nina Voith
• Centennial Conference Coach of the Year: Bobbi Morgan
• Women's Basketball Coaches Association (WBCA) Division III Coaches' All-America Team: Nina Voith (honorable mention)
• 2014 women's D3hoops.com All-Mid-Atlantic Region: Nina Voith  (second team)
• Centennial Conference Academic Honor Roll: Rachel Baskin, Pallavi Juneja, Jacquelyne Pizzuto, Shannon Smith
• Centennial Conference All-Sportsmanship Team: Hope Rainey
• Marymount University Tip-Off  All-Tournament Team: Jacquelyne Pizzuto (MVP), Elizabeth Lynch

Looking Ahead:

Haverford's title defense will be buoyed by returning starters Elizabeth Lynch (12. 8 points per game, 5.2 rebounds per game), Shannon Smith (6.2 ppg, 5.5 rpg, 2.0 blocks per game) and Jacquelyne Pizzuto (9.0 ppg, 3.6 assists per game).  Add in a deep, talented supporting cast and the Fords' trademark defensive pressure and Haverford should continue to have the look of a Centennial contender.