POUGHKEEPSIE, N.Y. – Freshman Allie Chen's goal in the first half gave the Haverford College women's soccer team a 2-1 victory at Vassar College on Saturday afternoon. Vassar scored just over a minute into the contest but Haverford responded with two unanswered goals.

Vassar (2-2) wasted no time getting on the scoreboard, as Jordan Crook netted the first goal of the game less than two minutes into play. Anna Robinson sparked the goal, as she easily raced past her defender up the right sideline and crossed the ball right to the foot of Crook, who swiftly kicked the ball into the right corner of the net.

While Vassar clearly was in control of the ball early in the half, the Fords got on board in the 14th minute when Anna Rayne's corner kick caused a scramble in the box. Katie Van Aken gathered the ball and maneuvered past a Vassar defender to send a shot into the net past charging Vassar goalie Ali Higgins.

The Fords kept the momentum for the rest of the half and managed to score a second goal in the 31st minute of play as Chen fired a shot from 25 yards out just over the head of Higgins for her first collegiate goal. Haverford (3-0-1) outshot Vassar 11-7 in the first half and had five shots on goal, compared to just one for the Brewers.

The Brewers came out sharp to start the second half and it looked as though they would tie the game in the 49th minute as Robinson again used her speed to get past her defender and into the box but her shot was blocked by Haverford goalkeeper Kayleigh Herrick-Reynolds. Vassar's Rachel Shea gathered the rebound but was not able to get a shot off.

The Fords nearly struck again late in the second half when Van Aken went to cross the ball from the right side of the goal to a wide open Hannah Davis, but goalkeeper Lexi Hutton made a great rush and smothered the ball before the pass was completed.

In goal, Hutton had two saves in the second half of play. Higgins had three saves for the Brewers and took the loss, falling to 1-1. For the Fords, Herrick-Reynolds made two saves on the day and improves to 3-0-1. The Fords outshot the Brewers, 16-9, with seven shots on goal. Vassar managed just three shots on goal for the day.

The Fords return home on Wednesday to host Moravian College at 4 p.m.