Scores/Summaries 2006

4/24/06 Eastern 15, Haverford 9

ST. DAVIDS -- Haverford senior attack Meg Twomey scored five goals in her final collegiate game, but the visiting Fords (7-10) couldn't overcome an 11-4 halftime deficit in their non-conference season finale Monday.

Frosh Lauren Finkel (2-1) and Liz Koelmel (1-2) and junior Sarah Steenbergen (1-1) all registered points in both the goals and assists categories. Junior Katie Meyers assisted Twomey's third goal, which cut the hosts' early lead to 6-3. Eastern's Kate Hoy then scored two of her team-high four goals among five in five minutes that boosted the Eagles (10-5) to their largest lead in the game.

Frosh goalkeeper Chelsea Meerbach made 15 saves for the Fords, who also got team-highs from seniors Alex Shookhoff (six ground balls) and Katrina Morgan (four caused turnovers).

4/22/06 #1 Gettysburg 18, Haverford 5

HAVERFORD -- Jennie Howell scored five goals and Jenn Kelly added a goal and five assists, as Gettysburg -- which moved into the top spot in the IWLCA Division III national coaches' poll for the first time ever this week -- defeated Centennial Conference host Haverford on Senior Day at rainy Class of 1888 Field.

Fords senior Meg Twomey scored her second goal of the game between two by frosh Sarah Graves (nine ground balls), all within 3:16 of the second half. Frosh Liz Koelmel had the opening goal to go before Twomey's first-half score, which came on the first career assist by senior midfielder Elizabeth Caris.

Chelsea Meerbach made 10 saves in net for the Fords (7-9, 1-7), while Bullets (15-0, 9-0) keeper Heather Kelley made nine stops.

4/20/06 Haverford 13, Bryn Mawr 12 (OT)

BRYN MAWR -- Senior Merri Wen scored four goals and her classmates Tripti Tewari and Meg Twomey added two each as Haverford downed Main Line neighbor Bryn Mawr in Centennial Conference action Wednesday.

Casey Sanborn scored 11 seconds into the game on the opening draw control, and she joined Liz Koelmel, Zoe Lloyd and Katie Meyers with one goal and one assist apiece for the Fords (7-8, 1-7). Sharon O'Neill had her lone goal in the first half to end a four-goal run by the hosts.

Haverford trailed, 10-9, before Twomey and Wen, assisted by Meyers, scored at 3:36 and 1:09 left in regulation, respectively. Greta Flaherty's seventh goal for Bryn Mawr in the final minute of regulation knotted the score at 11 entering overtime, but Lloyd's free position goal, and Twomey's score assisted by Koelmel, put the lead out of reach three minutes into the extra period.

Alex Byers made 13 total saves in goal for the Owls (5-12, 0-8), while Fords frosh Chelsea Meerbach made two of her nine saves in the six-minute overtime.

4/18/06 Swarthmore 9, Haverford 6

HAVERFORD -- Visiting Swarthmore jumped out to a 6-1 first-half lead, then held on with strong goalkeeping from Susannah Blair (14 of 20 saves in second half), as the Garnet (13-3, 5-3) captured the first Hood Trophy point of the spring season Tuesday.

Zoe Lloyd had the only goal for Haverford (6-8, 0-7) in the opening 25 minutes, and Sharon O'Neill added another score before halftime. Merri Wen opened the second half with a goal to cut the Swarthmore lead to 7-3, and Meg Twomey (assist Katie Meyers), Tripti Tewari and Liz Koelmel each score a goal over the final 13:16 to account for the final margin.

4/15/06 McDaniel 20, Haverford 8

WESTMINSTER, Md. -- Haverford held a one-goal advantage with 11:27 left in the first half, but host McDaniel poured on seven goals before the halftime break, and an additional pair on the other side of it to blow the game open.

The Fords' Casey Sanborn tallied a hat trick, with Liz Koelmel, Meredith Wen, Meg Twomey, Sharon O'Neill and Sarah Steenbergen scoring one goal each. Twomey's goal, which gave Haverford (6-7, 0-5) its last lead at 5-4, was assisted by Tripti Tewari.

Haverford goalie Chelsea Meerbach faced 49 McDaniel shots and turned away nine.

Green Terror (6-7, 4-3) keeper Sarah White was nowhere near as busy at the other end, needing only five stops to move her to 4-4 on the year.

4/12/06 Washington (Md.) 17, Haverford 8

CHESTERTOWN, Md. -- Frosh Liz Koelmel had three first-half goals and an assist, and Sharon O'Neill, Tripti Tewari, Katie Meyers, Casey Sanborn and Emily Horn had one goal apiece for the Fords (6-6, 0-5).

The host Shorewomen (7-8, 2-5), who jumped out to a 9-4 halftime lead, got three goals each from Suzie Jakub and Lauren Sampson.

Sarah Graves assisted Koelmel's final tally, and Chelsea Meerbach made 13 saves in net for the visitors.

4/8/06 Muhlenberg 15, Haverford 8

HAVERFORD -- Courtney Tapkas scored seven goals and Ruth Morrongiello added four goals and an assist to lead visiting Muhlenberg to a Centennial Conference win at Haverford Saturday.

Liz Koelmel scored four goals, and Sarah Graves, Alex Shookhoff, Tripti Tewari (assist) and Merri Wen had one apiece for the Fords (6-5, 0-4), who got 15 saves from Chelsea Meerbach.

Caroline Shadood made nine saves in goal for the Mules (8-3, 3-3), who never trailed after pulling away from a 2-2 game with three straight goals.

4/6/06 #17 Ursinus 11, Haverford 7

COLLEGEVILLE, Pa. ­ Debbie Jensen netted a hat trick and Erikah Weir scored the go-ahead goal with 9:09 remaining to lift 17th-ranked Ursinus past Haverford in Centennial Conference action Thursday.

Frosh Casey Sanborn (three goals) and Liz Koelmel (goal, assist) buoyed the chances for Haverford (6-4, 0-3), and their classmate Chelsea Meerbach made 18 saves while facing 35 Ursinus (7-3, 3-1) shots.

Following goals by Meredith Wen (two goals) and Katie Meyers to get the Fords within 7-6, Ursinus answered with four goals in the game’s final nine minutes to seal the victory.

Seven seconds after the Bears went up, 10-6, Sanborn completed her hat trick by winning the draw control and putting away her shot to make it a 10-7 game. Ursinus added an insurance goal in the closing seconds for the final margin.

4/1/06 #14 Dickinson 17, Haverford 7

CARLISLE -- Tripti Tewari, Elizabeth Koelmel and Casey Sanborn (assist) scored two goals apiece, and Lauren Finkel added the remaining tally, but Haverford could not keep pace with 14th-ranked Dickinson Saturday.

The Red Devils (9-0, 3-0) used a 10-1 run around halftime to break the game open.
Chelsea Meerbach made 23 saves in net for the young Fords (6-3, 0-2), who trailed by only 5-4 after Tewari's back-to-back goals late in the first half.

3/29/06 Haverford 17, Rosemont 7

HAVERFORD -- Senior Katie Meyers recorded four goals and two assists, and frosh Casey Sanborn (assist) and seniors Meg Twomey (assist) and Meredith Wen each added three goals for host Haverford, which recovered from an early 2-1 deficit for a 12-4 halftime lead.

Elizabeth Koelmel had a team-high three assists and Emily Horn scored two goals for the Fords (6-2), who also got one goal apiece from Penn Wood product Tripti Tewari (assist) and Lauren Finkel.

Haverford goalkeeper Chelsea Meerbach made all five of her saves in the second half, while Rosemont's Madeline Kropp made 10 of her 15 saves after halftime.

The Ramblers (1-6) were led by Cecilia Saunders six goals, plus a goal from Kaitlin Hans and an assist from Megan Torbik.

3/25/06 Franklin & Marshall 16, Haverford 6

HAVERFORD -- Frosh Casey Sanborn scored three goals and frosh Elizabeth Koelmel and seniors Meredith Wen and Tripti Tewari scored one each, but host Haverford was foiled in its Centennial Conference home opener Saturday.

The Diplomats (4-0, 1-0) got three goals by Kiki Foster to race out to an 11-4 lead at halftime, after which Sloan Giompa scored three of her four goals in the game to blow it open.

Goalies Kamissa Mort of F&M and Chelsea Meerbach of Haverford (5-2, 0-1) made four and eight saves in net, respectively.

3/23/06 Haverford 16, Immaculata 6

HAVERFORD -- Senior Katie Meyers scored 28 seconds into the game, then twice in the final 25 seconds of the first half, to lead host Haverford to a non-conference, Division III win over visiting Immaculata Thursday.

Frosh Liz Koelmel (assist) scored two of her three goals in the game in the first half as the Fords (5-1) jumped out to an 11-4 lead at intermission. Haverford's Meredith Wen (two goals, three assists), Casey Sanborn (two goals, two assists), Tripti Tewari (two goals, assist) and Lauren Finkel (goal, assist) all got points in both offensive categories.

Sarah Graves, Sharon O'Neill and Sarah Steenbergen each scored one goal, and Zoe Lloyd had the Fords' other assist. Frosh Chelsea Meerbach made 11 saves in goal.

The Mighty Macs (0-4) got four goals from Jess Hanna, plus a goal and an assist from Claire Lichty. Tori Robson scored the first goal for Immaculata, which also got 14 saves from keeper Alexis Erazo.

3/19/06 Seven Sisters Tournament at Swarthmore

Final Round
1st-Place: Swarthmore 11, Wellesley 8
3rd-Place: HAVERFORD 13, Mount Holyoke 12 (OT)
5th-Place: Vassar 14, Smith 4
7th-Place: Bryn Mawr 12, Elms 1

SWARTHMORE -- Mount Holyoke sophomore attack Danielle Babcock tied Sunday's third-place game at 12-all with eight seconds to play, but Haverford freshman Liz Koelmel put home her second goal of the game for the win with 1:42 remaining in overtime.

The Blue (1-2) jumped out to a 6-3 lead before the Fords (4-1) scored the final three goals of the first half to tie the match at the break. In a battle of senior standouts, Haverford attack Meg Twomey (four goals) kept her team in the match, scoring her team's first three goals, while Mount Holyoke's Caitlin Taylor (five goals, 11 in tournament) netted three of her own.

Haverford took two-goal leads twice with under 20 minutes to play, but both times the Blue responded and tied the game. Both goalies made a number of key saves during the second half. Freshman Chelsea Meerbach saved 13 for the Fords, while senior Lauren Mulcahy stopped 12 for the Blue.

Junior Tripti Tewari and Casey Sanborn (two assists) scored three and two goals, respectively, and Meredith Wen, Sarah Graves and Zoe Lloyd added one apiece for the Fords. Sanborn tied Sarah Steenbergen for the team-high with two assists, with another one from Alex Shookhoff. Defensive blocks were recorded by Katrina Morgan (two) and Lloyd, and interceptions taken by Koelmel and Shookhoff.

3/18/06 Seven Sisters Tournament at Swarthmore

First Round (Sat. a.m.)
Wellesley 15, Vassar 12
Mount Holyoke 10, Bryn Mawr 8
Swarthmore 14, Elms 0
HAVERFORD 18, Smith 13

Second Round (Sat. p.m.)
Vassar 14, Bryn Mawr 10
Wellesley 11, Mount Holyoke 8
Smith 17, Elms 5
Swarthmore 13, HAVERFORD 5

Final Round (Sun.)
7th-place: Bryn Mawr vs. Elms, 9:00 a.m.
5th-place: Smith vs. Vassar, 9:00 a.m.
3rd-place: Haverford vs. Mount Holyoke, 11:00 a.m.
Championship: Swarthmore vs. Wellesley, 1:00 p.m.

SWARTHMORE -- In the opening win over Smith, senior Meg Twomey led a balanced Haverford attack with four goals, while eight other Fords found the back of the net at least once.

Haverford scored the first four goals and led, 10-2, late in the first half, then 18-6 with just over 10 minutes to play. The Pioneers (0-1), who scored the game's last seven goals, got eight scores from sophomore attack Sara Smyth.

Chelsea Meerback made seven saves for the Fords, keeper Sara Smith made six for the Pioneers.

In the semifinal loss to Swarthmore, Garnet junior Lindsay Roth led the hosts' offense, picking up a first-half hat trick, as the Garnet built an 8-0 halftime lead, which grew to 12-0 lead before Tripti Tewari got the Fords (3-1) on the board with 19:10 to play, ending Swat goalkeeper Susannah Blair's 100:50 scoreless streak in the 2006 tournament.

Haverford would go to score five consecutive goals, including two from freshman Liz Koelmel, before Swarthmore senior Niamh Shortt closed out the scoring.

3/14/06 Haverford 17, Nihon University (Japan) 2 (exhibition)

HAVERFORD -- Elizabeth Koelmel had five goals and an assist, and Sarah Steenbergen added four goals, as unbeaten Haverford won big in its exhibition home opener Tuesday.

Meredith Wen and Casey Sanborn scored two goals each, and Katie Meyers (three assists), Zoe Lloyd (assist), Meg Twomey and Sharon O'Neill added one apiece for the Fords.

Chelsea Meerbach made seven of her eight saves in the second half and allowed one goal each by Yumi Narimatsu and Chisa Yoshimura. The latter score was assisted by Hiroko Matsuda from behind the net.

3/7/06 Haverford 11, Gwynedd Mercy 9

WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. -- Meg Twomey scored four goals and Liz Koelmel added three goals and three assists as Haverford improved to 2-0 with its Spring Break win over the Griffins.

Meredith Wen and Casey Sanborn (assist) each scored two goals and Tripti Tewari had two assists for the Fords.

Chelsea Meerbach made six saves in net for her second career victory in goal.

3/6/06 Haverford 13, Salve Regina 6

WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. -- Frosh Liz Koelmel (five goals, one assist), Casey Sanborn (three assists) and Chelsea Meerbach (six saves) were stars in their collegiate debuts for Haverford (1-0) Monday afternoon.

Katie Meyers, Meg Twomey and Tripti Tewari notched two goals each, Meredith Wen and Emily Horn added one score apiece, and Sarah Steenbergen and Lauren Monhait each had an assist for the Fords.