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Sunday's Championship Notebook

Sunday's Championship Notebook
Posted: Nov 06, 2011

Haverford vs. Dickinson (Men's Soccer, 12:00)
We will have a first-time champion in men's soccer as the fifth-seeded Fords (11-6-1) take on the second-seeded Red Devils (10-4-4) for the Conference title. Haverford defeated Dickinson, 3-2, back on Oct. 9 on the Main Line as Nikko Giannesca scored the game-winner in the 74th minute. This is the second time that Dickinson has reached the final (2009) while Haverford continues its amazing run in its first-ever Centennial tournament. The Devils fell to Johns Hopkins, 2-1, in Allentown in the '09 title match. Haverford is just the second No. 5 seed to reach the final, joining Gettysburg (2005) in the elite group. The Bullets dropped a 2-0 decision to Muhlenberg in Westminster in that match.

What to Watch For

  • Haverford leads the all-time series, 17-16-4, and broke the Devils' seven-game series win streak with a 3-2 win on Oct. 9.
  • Dickinson is 1-0-2 against Haverford in overtime since 1993. The two teams have not met in the Centennial playoffs.
  • Haverford's Alejandro Rettig y Martinez has scored a goal in five consecutive matches. The Fords have won eight consecutive games since a scoreless draw against Widener on Oct. 5. The last time Haverford trailed was against Dickinson on Oct. 9.
  • Since 2005, the team scoring first has a 22-5 record, while the team leading at halftime is 9-2.
  • There have been 17 matches decided by one goal in the 39-game history of the tournament, including ten 1-0 results.
  • No team has come back from a two-goal deficit to win a match in the tournament.
  • There have been 18 overtime matches – eight decided by a “golden goal” and 10 decided by penalties. Three previous finals have gone to extra time (2002, 2006, 2010) and one title match was decided by PKs (2002).
  • Centennial Conference championship page
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Ursinus vs. Franklin & Marshall (Field Hockey, 1:00)
The top two teams in the Conference meet for the Centennial title on Sunday in Lancaster. The top-seeded and seventh-ranked Diplomats (16-2) are shooting for their first-ever CC championship, whle hoping to deny the 12th-ranked Bears (15-3) their eighth consecutive crown. Ursinus is 7-0 in CC title games, while F&M is 0-1, falling to the Bears in the 2004 title game (4-3, OT). The Bears have not played a one-goal game in the CC playoffs since the 2006 final vs. Hopkins (1-0). Franklin & Marshall is 2-9 all-time against Ursinus with wins in 2007 and 2011.

What to Watch For

  • This is the first Centennial final four to be held in Lancaster and the first not held in Collegeville since Ursinus joined the CC in hockey in 2003.
  • Since 2005, teams scoring the first goal of the game are 19-4, while teams leading at halftime are 20-3.
  • Only five tournament games have gone to overtime and none have been decided by strokes.
  • The F&M-Haverford semifinal was the longest tournament match in Centennial history at 85 minutes.
  • Ursinus has won 15 straight tournament games since a 1-0 loss to Johns Hopkins in the 2003 semifinals.
  • Only twice in the history of the tournament has a team come back from a two-goal deficit to win - Ursinus in the 2004 final and Haverford in the 2011 first round.
  • Centennial Conference championship page
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Gettysburg vs. Johns Hopkins (Women's Soccer, 3:00)
The top-seeded Blue Jays (18-0) take on the second-seeded Bullets (12-6) in a rematch of last Sunday's regular-season finale won by Hopkins, 6-1. This is the third time that JHU and Gettysburg have played for the Centennial title. Hop won the 2002 final by a 3-0 count, while the Bullets took the 2004 title with a 4-3 triumph. That was one of the Jays' two losses in nine Conference finals, the other coming in the inaugural tourney in 2001 to Muhlenberg (1-0). Gettysburg is 1-2 in Centennial championship matches, losing in 2002 and 2003. Hopkins leads the all-time series, 13-11-1, and has a seven-match win streak. Gettysburg is 1-3 vs. JHU in the tournament.

What to Watch For

  • Since 2005, the team that scores the first goal in a match is 21-4 and the team that is leading at halftime is 20-1.
  • Nine matches have gone to overtime with two decided by a "golden" goal and seven decided by penalties.
  • No team has ever come back from a two-goal deficit to win a tournament match. Only Haverford in the 2010 semifinals has battled back to tie a match when trailing by two goals.
  • Centennial Conference championship page
  • Watch LIVE!