CARLISLE, Pa. - The second-seeded Dickinson men's soccer team carried the play early on Friday night in their Centennial Conference Semifinal against fifth seed Haverford College. Unfortunately, the Red and White were unable to get a shot past Fords keeper Grayson Benson which allowed the visitors to find their footing and ultimately post a 5-0 win at Miller Memorial Field.
First Half
- Dickinson came out with the early pressure getting shots from Josh Dozier, Mika Rafidimahavonjy and Charlie Roy, but Grayson Benson was up to the task making two saves as the game went scoreless through the first 15 minutes.
- Following a stop by Gavin Marr against Connor Gustafson, Benson shutdown Henry Schultz while both Connor Harrington and Rafidimahavonjy missed the target.
- After attempts for Rafidimahavonjy and Schultz were blocked down by the Fords backline, Thomas Bonos slipped a pass to Charles Sharp who wrong-footed Marr for the 1-0 lead with 31:55 gone.
- Unfortunately, for the Devils, the visitors had the advantage to 2-0 at halftime courtesy of Thomas Vanni.
Second Half
- Each side posted a shot within the first ten minutes, but neither attempt called the keeper into action.
- Haverford opening the lead to 4-0 between the 58th and 63rd minutes as Josh Brown and Vanni each found the back of the net.
- The rest of the way the Fords just kept the Red and White at-bay recording seven of the final eight shots with Jonathan D'Amour making it 5-0, while Darian Crim sent an offering wide of target.
Dickinson Leaders
- Shots – Rafidimahavonjy (4), Schultz (2)
- Saves – Marr (1), Aidan George (0)
Opponent Leaders
- Goals – Vanni (2), Brown, D'Amour and Sharp (1)
- Assists – Bonos, Branch, Brown and Vanni (1)
- Shots – Vanni (5), Brown, D'Amour and Gustafson (2)
- Saves – Benson (3)
Up Next
- Dickinson ends the season with a record of 9-8-2 and with only three seniors head coach Jorge Chapoy has a lot of returning talent to build the team around in 2027.
