COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. — Haverford College junior goalkeeper Steph Ionescu earned honorable mention for National Field Hockey Coaches Association Division III Defensive Player of the Week on Wednesday after shutting out No. 14 Swarthmore to help the Fords clinch a Centennial Conference playoff berth.

Ionescu stopped all five shots on goal she faced in Haverford's 2-0 road win over the Garnet in the regular-season finale. The victory sent the Fords to the conference tournament for the third consecutive season and marked their first win over a ranked opponent since a 3-2 victory over then-No. 16 Franklin & Marshall on Sept. 27, 2025.

The Wilton, Connecticut, native also earned Centennial Conference Defensive Player of the Week honors Monday. She has now received NFHCA honorable mention three times in her career, having twice earned the distinction as a sophomore, on Oct. 1 and Oct. 15, 2025.

Ionescu followed the shutout with eight saves Tuesday night in a 2-1 loss at fourth-seeded Franklin & Marshall in the first round of the Centennial tournament. Seven of her saves came after halftime at Tylus Field in Lancaster, where she kept the fifth-seeded Fords even at 1-1 through three quarters before the Diplomats broke through in the fourth.