HAVERFORD, Pa – On Saturday afternoon, September 27, the Haverford College men's lacrosse program welcomed 23 alumni back to Swan Field for the annual alumni game and tailgate. The returning Fords squared off against the current roster in a lively scrimmage that offered the team valuable live-game preparation ahead of the upcoming season.
The current roster struck first with two early goals, but the alumni quickly responded as Matt Richards '25 buried a trademark ripper early in the first quarter. At the conclusion of the contest, Drew Buck '25 was honored with the Mike Murphy Alumni Game Co-MVP Award, while Charlie Vaccaro '28 received the Dana Swan Alumni Game Co-MVP Award.
The night before the game, the team joined the Haverford women's lacrosse program in hosting a social gathering in Philadelphia that brought together alumni and current players. The event gave alumnae the chance to reconnect with former teammates, while providing current student-athletes valuable opportunities to network and learn about the diverse career paths Haverford graduates have pursued.
The alumni that returned for the spirited weekend were: Jonathan Moon '25, Colby Freeman '25, Jacob Abraham '25, D'Andre Chaney '25, Drew Buck '25, Andrew Tieso '24, Ryan Nygren '25, Jason Borsari '25, Ryan Ressemann '25, Will Graves '24, Danny Hoehler '24, Mathias Zawoiski '25, Jared Heller '23, Matt Richards '25, Zack Cohen '19, Simon Dickinson '24, Peter Christians '23, Ben Forde '19, Toby Berner '25, Jonathan Frost '21, Tyler Vendetti '25, Matt Handel '08, and Nate Rose '23.
