April
7 , 2007
Dickinson Upsets #15 Haverford, 7-5
HAVERFORD, PA - Visiting Dickinson took advantage of key Haverford
offensive injuries en route to a 7-5 Centennial Conference upset
victory over the host Fords on Saturday afternoon. Five different
Fords scored a goal in the losing effort. Dickinson improves to
6-4 overall and 2-2 in Centennial play while the loss dips Haverford
to 5-4 and 2-2.
Haverford took a 1-0 lead after the first period when freshman
Andrew Kim found junior Shane Hafer 2:48 into the contest. The
score remained at 1-0 until the Red Devils answered with two early
second quarter goals to make the game 2-1 with 10:46 remaining
in the quarter. The Fords were able to knot the game at two on
a goal by senior attack Max Tcheyan off a pass from sophomore
midfielder Matt Turnier midway through the quarter. Dickinson
was able to score with 15 seconds left in the half to take a 3-2
lead into the intermission.
Haverford came back to tie the game at three after the half when
Kim scored on a shot from the top of the circle with 7:03 left
in the quarter. Dickinson responded when Bryan Gavin found Chris
Dodson in front of the net to make the game 4-3 after three quarters
of play.
Haverford junior midfielder Dean Granoff knotted the game at four,
rifiling a shot past the Dickinson keeper 4:30 into the quarter.
The Red Devils again took the lead, but freshman attack Alex Guy
scored on a shot on the near right wing off a pass from Tcheyan
to knot the contest at five with 2:58 remaining in the game. Dickinson's
Ed Lawless scored the game-winning goal off a quick pass from
Dodson with 1:48 to go. Brian Mohler added an insurance goal 59
seconds en route to the Red Devils 7-5 win.
Dickinson won 12-of-16 face offs in the game and were successful
of 12-of-19 clears while the Fords successfully cleared the ball
on 17-of-19 tries. Both teams went 0-for-3 on extra man opportunities.
The Fords return to action on Wednesday with a 4:00 p.m. Centennial
home game against Ursinus.
