Ford's best performance of the season came when her side absolutely had to have it. Entering Decision Day, Central Connecticut needed all three points against the Knights to clinch a share of the NEC regular season title and the No. 1 seed in the NEC Tournament. Thanks in large part to Ford's heroics, they collected all three points. The reigning NEC Goalkeeper of the Year made eight saves in the match and kept a clean sheet, helping the Blue Devils escape with a narrow 1-0 win. Ford made four saves in each half and helped CCSU survive an 18-shot barrage from the Knights. Three of Ford's four second half saves came in the 79th minute or later, thwarting the NEC's top two goal scorers in Marina Burzaco and Ana Salas. The 28th meeting between the long-time rivals played out in remarkably similar fashion to their semifinal bout a season ago. In that match, Ford made 10 saves and kept a clean sheet to score a major 1-0 upset for the Blue Devils, who were the No. 4 seed last year. This time around, Central Connecticut will play the reverse role as the No. 1 seed, hosting No. 4 seed Wagner on Thursday at 1:00pm. Ford wrapped up her fourth regular season in New Britain with a 0.83 goals against average, .844 save percentage and four clean sheets against league opponents.