#2 Haverford at #1 Franklin & Marshall (Field
Hockey, 1:00)
The top two hockey teams in the Conference meet in a top-20
showdown for the Centennial title this afternoon in Lancaster. Both
the Diplomats (17-1) and the Fords (14-4) are looking for their
first Conference championship. F&M won the regular-season
meeting on Oct. 6 by a 2-0 count, tallying goals in each half, to
increase its all-time series advantage to 22-7-1. Haverford's last
win was a 4-1 triumph in 2010. There have been two championship
games that have gone to overtime (2003, 2004) and none have gone to
strokes.
#2 Johns Hopkins at #1 Franklin & Marshall
(Volleyball, 1:00)
It has been 12 years since the Diplomats (18-13) and the Blue Jays
(28-3) have met in the Centennial final. That match was also held
in Lancaster and won by F&M in four sets. Today, the Diplomats
look for their third Centennial tourney title and try to prevent
Hopkins from defending their 2011 championship. F&M is 2-5
all-time in CC finals, while the Jays are 1-3. The Diplomats are
3-5 in five-set tourney matches, while Hop is 2-3. The last final
to go five sets was in 2002 as Gettysburg outlasted F&M, 30-25,
27-30, 30-26, 27-30, 19-17.
#3 Haverford at #1 Johns Hopkins (Women's Soccer,
1:00)
The Blue Jays (15-3-1) look for their eighth consecutive
Conference crown when they entertain the Fords (13-3-2) in the
title match. Hopkins defeated Haverford, 5-1, back on Oct. 13 as
Hannah Kronick scored four times. JHU is 7-0-1 against the Fords
since 2008 and have not lost to Haverford at Homewood Field since
1995 (4-0). Hop is also 4-0 vs. the Fords in the CC playoffs,
including a PK shootout advancement in the 2010 semifinals. This is
Haverford's first appearance in the Centennial final.
#3 Haverford at #1 Swarthmore (Men's Soccer,
3:00)
For the first time in the 20-year history of the Centennial,
Haverford and Swarthmore will square off for a team championship.
The Garnet (14-1-2) look for its third Conference title and keep
its even-numbered year streak alive, winning crowns at home in 2008
and 2010. The Fords (11-7) are back in the Centennial final for the
second straight season, looking for their first CC championship. It
is the 91st meeting on the pitch between the schools with Haverford
holding a 44-38-8 advantage. Swarthmore captured a 2-0 decision on
Oct. 27 at Clothier Field and has won eight of the last nine
matchups. The Fords' last win at Swat was in 2002 (1-0).