This was a huge week for the old stat freaks. Offense and faceoffs really dominated in a way that we haven’t been seeing recently. Well, faceoffs are always strong, but there were some angry players on offense this week. And when you have angry offenses, your goalies will suffer. Even though we’re into the sixth week, there were still plenty of newcomers jumping in on the fun. A few returners also bolstered their standing. So, let’s take a look:
NCAA D1 Stat Freaks – Week 6
Offense: The cutoff here is a combined 7 goals and/or assists
Shack Stanwick – Johns Hopkins: 2G, 5A, 3 Shots vs. Delaware |
Matthew Varian – Drexel: 6G, 1A, 10 Shots vs. Georgetown |
Griffin Feiner – Hartford: 6G, 1A, 13 Shots vs. Massachusetts |
Mac O’Keefe – Penn St.: 6G, 2A, 11 Shots vs. Fairfield |
Dylan Foulds – Penn St.: 4G, 3A, 8 Shots vs. Fairfield |
Marc O’Rourke – Bryant: 6G, 2A, 8 Shots vs. Mt. St. Mary’s |
Pat Spencer – Loyola Maryland: 4G, 8A, 9 Shots vs. Navy |
Tristan Rai – Lehigh: 3G, 4A, 3 Shots vs. Lafayette |
Ryan Archer – Hobart and William Smith: 2G, 5A, 3 Shots vs. Wagner |
Jules Heninburg – Rutgers: 6G, 2A, 9 Shots vs. Syracuse |
Shack Stanwick – Johns Hopkins: 3G, 4A, 5 Shots vs. UMBC |
Jakob Patterson – Albany (NY): 7G, 1A, 8 Shots vs. Vermont |
Connor Fields – Albany (NY): 4G, 6A, 8 Shots vs. Vermont |
Asher Nolting – High Point: 3G, 4A, 7 Shots vs. Bellarmine |
Will Sands – Bucknell: 3G, 7A, 7 Shots vs. Boston U. |
Chris Gray – Boston U.: 3G, 4A, 6 Shots vs. Bucknell |
Griffin Brown – Colgate: 7G, A, 9 Shots vs. Canisius |
Defense: For here, you need 8 GBs, CTs, and/or points
Chris Adamo – Lafayette: 6GB, 4CT vs. Cleveland St. |
Foster Huggins – Loyola Maryland: 3GB, 5CT vs. Navy |
Alex DiSalvo – Quinnipiac: 8GB, CT vs. Siena |
John Sexton – Notre Dame: 8GB, 5CT vs. Virginia |
Bain Schroeder – UMass Lowell: 5GB, 3CT, 1G vs. Binghamton |
Sean Mayle – Denver: 6GB, 2CT, 2G vs. Ohio St. |
Jack Mangan – Mt. St. Mary’s: 7GB, 2CT vs. Bryant |
Shane Rinkus – Massachusetts: 7GB, 1CT, 1A vs. Hartford |
Charlie Hayes – Detroit Mercy: 9GB, 1CT, 1G vs. Marist |
Jacob Woodard – Hampton: 7GB, 2CT vs. Bethany (WV) |
Garrett Pfeifer – Monmouth: 4GB, 4CT vs. Hofstra |
Bain Schroeder – UMass Lowell: 5GB, 3CT, 1G vs. Binghamton |
Lukas Munoz – Bucknell: 5GB, 4CT, 1A vs. Boston U. |
Shane Rinkus – Massachusetts: 4GB, 4CT, 1G vs. UMass Lowell |
Parker Baddley – Colgate: 8GB, CT vs. Canisius |
Faceoffs: Greater than 70%, at least 10 attempts
Hunter Moreland – Johns Hopkins: 12/15, 8 GB vs. UMBC |
Noah Rak – Massachusetts: 19/21, 15 GB vs. UMass Lowell |
Billy Jardeleza – Saint Joseph’s: 12/15, 4 GB vs. NJIT |
TD Ierlan – Albany (NY): 19/21, 15 GB vs. Vermont |
Jimmeh Koita – Drexel: 19/24, 11 GB, 1G vs. Georgetown |
Matthew Pedicine – Hobart and William Smith: 16/20, 9 GB vs. Wagner |
Joseph Bressingham – Manhattan: 17/24, 11 GB vs. Monmouth |
Noah Rak – Massachusetts: 21/27, 17 GB vs. Hartford |
Trent Harper – Air Force: 12/16, 5 GB vs. VMI |
Sage Rieth – Furman: 16/22, 2 GB vs. Richmond |
Gerard Arceri – Penn St.: 20/25, 17 GB vs. Fairfield |
Joe Varello – Navy: 21/28, 14 GB, 1G, 1A vs. Loyola Maryland |
Conor Gaffney – Lehigh: 17/20, 10 GB, 1A vs. Lafayette |
Hunter Forbes – Jacksonville: 20/26, 17 GB vs. Mercer |
Collin Orr – Colgate: 18/23, 8 GB vs. Canisius |
Hunter Moreland – Johns Hopkins: 20/25, 12 GB vs. Delaware |
Goalies: Greater than 70%
JD Colarusso – Albany (NY): 8/11 Saves vs. Vermont |
Reed Junkin – Penn: 20/27 Saves, 3GB vs. Princeton |
AJ Barretto – Army West Point: 14/17 Saves, 3GB, 2CT, 1A vs. Holy Cross |
Jonathan Tesoro – Holy Cross: 12/17 Saves, 2GB vs. Army West Point |
Freak of the Week
Nomination for offense this week are Pat Spencer’s massive day, Jakob Patterson from Albany, Connor Fields from Albany, and Will Sands from Bucknell. Spencer had a hand in nearly every goal Loyola scored while Will Sands *quietly* dropped 10 points, including 3 goals on 7 shots. The Albany duo on the other hand were playing one of the top scoring defenses around and dropped a ton of points without many shots.
Faceoffs featured no perfect games, but Jimmeh Koita played a huge role in upsetting Georgetown; Noah Rak dominating Hartford and Dylan Protesto; and Joe Varello at Navy scoring two point along with winning a ton of faceoffs, many to himself. Slightly related to faceoffs are two LSMs under consideration. Sean Mayle from Denver scored a pair of goals against Ohio State, and John Sexton put on a defensive clinic against Virginia, especially in key moments.
With only four goalies making the list this week, it’s easy to pick a favorite. Army’s AJ Baretto dueled with Jonathan Tesoro from Holy Cross this week in a rare case where both goalies in a game make the list. That almost never happens. But in Barretto’s case, he got the saves he needed, added 3 GBs, 2 CTs, and he then picked up his first career assists. That should help provide some mental relief as he was on the wrong end of a goalie assist just a few weeks against Syracuse, losing in triple overtime in that case.
When making a pick for Freak of the Week, it came down to Koita or Patterson for me. In this case, I’ll go with Jakob Patterson. Koita did have the upset bid helping him out, but Patterson’s 7 goals on 8 shots with an assist is just crazy against one of the best defenses out there. That’s absurdly accurate.
Top Stat Freaks
This table shows which players have made the list, along with the corresponding count.
Name – School | # |
Gerard Arceri – Penn St. | 5 |
TD Ierlan – Albany (NY) | 5 |
Charlie Hayes – Detroit Mercy | 4 |
Connor Fields – Albany (NY) | 4 |
Justin Guterding – Duke | 4 |
Kenny Massa – Bryant | 4 |
Will Sands – Bucknell | 4 |
13 others tied with 3.
Most Freaks by school
Team | Freaks |
Albany (NY) | 15 |
Massachusetts | 11 |
Penn St. | 10 |
Loyola Maryland | 10 |
Colgate | 9 |
Lehigh | 9 |
Duke | 8 |
Virginia | 8 |
Quinnipiac | 8 |
Denver | 8 |
Most Freaks allowed against by school
NJIT | 14 |
Wagner | 11 |
Richmond | 11 |
Marist | 9 |
Massachusetts | 8 |
Princeton | 8 |
Holy Cross | 8 |
Furman | 8 |
Stony Brook | 8 |
Binghamton | 8 |