Season Outlook
Even though Haverford graduated two seniors, they leave behind a talented cast.
Gone are co-captains Abby Scattergood, who led the Centennial Conference in assists and steals for the 2006–07 season, and Kate Wettstein, one of Haverford’s most accomplished career shot blockers. Senior co-captains Erica Juliano and Mai-Khoi Nguyen will lead the much improved Fords. Other returning seniors are guards Liz Theibert and Hayley O’Malley and forwards Kendra Smythe, and Leah Fiasca. The junior class returns forward Brittany Lattisaw, center Nat Richman, and guards Kathleen Abels, Caroline Feldman and Lindsay Festa. Two sophomores, forwards Sara Cram and Vidya Gopinath, round out the returning roster.
The 2007–08 team will continue the up tempo, press oriented style of transition basketball Haverford so successfully ran last season. Juliano and Richman give the Fords a true post presence. Great perimeter shooting was added by Abels, Cram and Feldman. The defensive skills of Festa, O’Malley, Theibert, Nguyen, and Fiasca, helped Haverford establish a true transition game together with the rebounding of Smythe. Lattisaw’s explosive offense both in the open court, and inside were highlighted by a triple double, the first in Haverford history, and only the second one in Centennial Conference history to include blocked shots. The returning players give Haverford the depth required to play in the competitive Centennial Conference.