This is a pretty big week for the old stat freaks. Literally. So far this year, this is the largest group of players making the list yet. There are also some things that have me really excited. One is that THREE players from Hampton made the list. No, they weren’t playing a DI team, but I don’t care. They put up the numbers. That included Malcolm Flynn making the list for the second week in a row.
I’m also going to give a shout out to Mike Adler for St. Joseph’s. The young goalie in his first year has already appeared on the list multiple times and snagged a caused turnover. Not too shabby. Before I spill all the beans, take a look for yourself:
NCAA D1 Stat Freaks – Week 5
Offense: The Cutoff here is a combined 7 goals and/or assists
| Tehoka Nanticoke – Albany (NY): 5G, 3A, 10 Shots vs. Massachusetts |
| Michael Sowers – Princeton: 3G, 5A, 6 Shots vs. NJIT |
| Connor Fields – Albany (NY): 5G, 7A, 12 Shots vs. Massachusetts |
| Jake Carraway – Georgetown: 3G, 4A, 10 Shots vs. Marist |
| Buddy Carr – Massachusetts: 6G, 1A, 15 Shots vs. NJIT |
| John Daniel – VMI: 7G, A, 9 Shots vs. Richmond |
| Ryan Lanchbury – Richmond: 3G, 4A, 5 Shots vs. VMI |
| Michael Sowers – Princeton: 3G, 6A, 7 Shots vs. Rutgers |
| Michael Kraus – Virginia: 5G, 5A, 13 Shots vs. Stony Brook |
| Daniel Bucaro – Georgetown: 5G, 2A, 10 Shots vs. Hobart and William Smith |
Defense: For here, you need 8 GBs, CTs, and/or points
| Darren Almodiel – Hampton: 6GB, 3CT vs. Westminster (PA) |
| Teddy Leggett – Lehigh: 7GB, 1CT vs. Army West Point |
| Austin Cates – Richmond: 7GB, 2CT, 1A vs. VMI |
| Phillip Robertson – Princeton: 6GB, 2CT, 2G vs. Rutgers |
| Nick Albanese – Sacred Heart: 8GB, 1CT vs. Hartford |
| Billy O’Hara – UMBC: 7GB, 2CT vs. Marist |
| Charlie Hayes – Detroit Mercy: 5GB, 4CT, 1G vs. Air Force |
| Patrick Kaschalk – Stony Brook: 7GB, 2CT, 1A vs. Virginia |
| Brendan Gates – Hartford: 6GB, 3CT vs. Sacred Heart |
| Kyle Walsh – VMI: 6GB, 4CT vs. Richmond |
| Eric Lane – VMI: 4GB, 4CT vs. Richmond |
| Craig Chick – Lehigh: 7GB, 3CT vs. Army West Point |
| Malcolm Flynn – Hampton: 5GB, 4CT vs. Westminster (PA) |
| Kyle Walsh – VMI: 13GB, 4CT vs. Wagner |
| John Tachon – NJIT: 7GB, 4CT vs. Princeton |
| Michael Strack – Navy: 7GB, 3CT vs. Penn |
| Austin Haynes – Delaware: 3GB, 5CT vs. Mercer |
| Sam Mueller – Hobart and William Smith: 6GB, 2CT vs. Colgate |
| Chris Adamo – Lafayette: 8GB, 2CT vs. Navy |
| Johnny Surdick – Army West Point: 5GB, 5CT, 1A vs. Lehigh |
Faceoffs: Greater than 70%, at least 10 attempts
| Aaron Brown – Hampton: 13/18, 8 GB vs. Westminster (PA) |
| Colin Keating – Providence: 13/17, 5 GB vs. UMass Lowell |
| Ralph Chrappa – Princeton: 11/14, 4 GB vs. NJIT |
| TD Ierlan – Albany (NY): 17/23, 12 GB, 1G vs. Massachusetts |
| Gerard Arceri – Penn St.: 19/21, 18 GB, 1G vs. Furman |
| Kenny Massa – Bryant: 23/24, 12 GB vs. Drexel |
| Conor Mackie – Yale: 15/15, 11 GB vs. Fairfield |
| Will Fox – Fairfield: 14/19, 9 GB vs. Quinnipiac |
| Collin Orr – Colgate: 20/28, 12 GB vs. Boston U. |
| Gabe Smithline – Lafayette: 11/15, 3 GB vs. Navy |
| Noah Rak – Massachusetts: 13/15, 10 GB vs. NJIT |
| Justin Corpolongo – St. John’s (NY): 16/22, 1 GB vs. Siena |
| Alex Jarzembowski – Detroit Mercy: 13/18, 1 GB vs. Air Force |
| AJ Krstulovic – VMI: 11/14, 3 GB vs. Richmond |
| Sam Stephan – Mt. St. Mary’s: 19/25, 11 GB vs. Mercer |
| Brett Dattilo – UMass Lowell: 17/24, 6 GB, 1G vs. Manhattan |
| Will Vitelli – Quinnipiac: 15/16, 6 GB vs. Wagner |
| Justin Schwenk – Virginia: 20/25, 9 GB vs. Stony Brook |
| Dylan Protesto – Hartford: 18/24, 9 GB vs. Sacred Heart |
Goalies: Greater than 70%
| Matt Sefcik – Wagner: 20/28 Saves, 5GB vs. VMI |
| Colby Kneese – Penn St.: 10/13 Saves, 1GB vs. Furman |
| Tim Fisher – Holy Cross: 6/8 Saves, 2GB vs. Bucknell |
| Christian Knight – Cornell: 9/10 Saves, 3GB, 1CT vs. Binghamton |
| Griffin Thompson – Virginia: 12/17 Saves, 3GB vs. Manhattan |
| Sean Sconone – Massachusetts: 3/4 Saves, 1GB vs. NJIT |
| Jack Starr – Yale: 10/13 Saves, 1GB vs. Fairfield |
| Hampton Brannon – Massachusetts: 4/5 Saves vs. NJIT |
| Mike Adler – Saint Joseph’s: 13/18 Saves, 2GB, 1CT vs. Monmouth |
| Joe Zukauskas – Quinnipiac: 8/11 Saves, 2GB vs. Wagner |
| Shane Brennan – Towson: 16/22 Saves, 7GB vs. Ohio St. |
| Alex Heger – Robert Morris: 12/14 Saves, 2GB vs. Marquette |
Freak of the Week
What really jumped out at me this week was the resurgence of the goalies. 70% has been a tough number to crack this season, but several found a way. I also love guys like Shane Brennan almost making the list as a defender with 7 ground balls. The category that has been dominant all season long though is the faceoff group. Every week seems to have a handful of guys that are perfect or near perfect. They are also scoring goals, getting assists, and many are even getting almost all of their own ground balls.
The real stars this week though were the defenders. The Army vs. Lehigh game saw two of the best put up dueling 10 GB/CT lines against each other with Johnny Surdick and Craig Chick.
The one who gets our official weekly honor is Kyle Walsh out of VMI. He’s really the prime example of why I do this post each week. Very few people had a major reason to pay attention to VMI vs. Wagner. No power conferences, no Tewaraaton finalists, and no Championship weekend talk. But, Walsh went out there and almost grabbed enough stats to land on the list… twice.
13 ground ball is insane. Who does that? Adding it to four caused turnover, too? That may be a record since I’ve been doing this. Then he goes and follows that up with six more ground balls and four caused turnovers against Richmond.
Two games, 19 ground balls, 8 caused turnovers. Hats off to you, Mr. Walsh.
