While this week in D1 stat freaks did drop off a little bit in terms of total number of performances (50, the lowest since Week 2’s 43), there were still 22 new names being added to the list. Of those 22 is Paul Rasimowicz of Cornell, who made the list for both of his games last week. We also saw quite a few familiar faces like Kyle Walsh from VMI and TD Ierlan from Albany who had ANOTHER perfect game at the faceoff X. Speaking of faceoff X, can we still call it that? Is it a dot? A slight indentation from the ref’s foot? This is a truly perplexing situation. Let me know what you think.
Anyway, enough of the terminology debate, onto the numbers!
Offense: The Cutoff here is a combined 7 goals and/or assists
| Jeff Teat – Cornell: 3G, 4A, 3 Shots vs. Air Force |
| Chris Aslanian – Hobart and William Smith: 5G, 4A, 9 Shots vs. Canisius |
| Justin Guterding – Duke: 4G, 3A, 10 Shots vs. North Carolina |
| Connor Kearnan – Canisius: 3G, 5A, 8 Shots vs. Marist |
| Mathi Boissonneault – Canisius: 6G, 2A, 9 Shots vs. Marist |
| Foster Cuomo – Quinnipiac: 6G, 2A, 13 Shots vs. Detroit Mercy |
| Chris DiPretoro – Mt. St. Mary’s: 7G, 1A, 15 Shots vs. Sacred Heart |
| Michael Sowers – Princeton: 2G, 6A, 8 Shots vs. Brown |
| Luke Hanson – Manhattan: 4G, 3A, 8 Shots vs. NJIT |
| Bryce Wasserman – Monmouth: 4G, 3A, 9 Shots vs. Siena |
| Sean Tyrrell – UMass Lowell: 4G, 3A, 5 Shots vs. UMBC |
| Keegan Khan – Villanova: 7G, 1A, 9 Shots vs. Marquette |
Defense: For here, you need 8 GBs, CTs, and/or points
| Jon LaMonica – Army West Point: 6GB, 2CT, 1G vs. Bucknell |
| Nick Nye – Marist: 7GB, 2CT vs. Canisius |
| Kyle Walsh – VMI: 6GB, 6CT vs. Hampton |
| Eric Lane – VMI: 8GB, 3CT vs. Hampton |
| Matt Farrell – Holy Cross: 7GB, 1CT vs. Navy |
| Terrell Sands – High Point: 4GB, 4CT vs. Jacksonville |
| Chase Levesque – Boston U.: 6GB, 5CT vs. Lehigh |
| Michael Turnbull – Detroit Mercy: 7GB, 1CT vs. Quinnipiac |
| Adam Bellamy – Quinnipiac: 7GB, 2CT, 1G vs. Detroit Mercy |
| Davis Stoner – Saint Joseph’s: 7GB, 4CT vs. Wagner |
| Nick Albanese – Sacred Heart: 9GB, 2CT vs. Mt. St. Mary’s |
| JJ Ntshaykolo – Brown: 7GB, 2CT vs. Princeton |
| Andrew Song – Princeton: 8GB, CT, 1G vs. Brown |
| John Tachon – NJIT: 8GB, CT vs. Manhattan |
| Foster Huggins – Loyola Maryland: 5GB, 6CT vs. Colgate |
| John Sexton – Notre Dame: 6GB, 2CT vs. Syracuse |
| Koby Smith – Towson: 5GB, 3CT vs. Hofstra |
| Will Puduski – UMass Lowell: 8GB, 3CT, 1G vs. UMBC |
| Nick Griffin – UMBC: 6GB, 2CT vs. UMass Lowell |
| Derian Williams-Sturdivant – Hampton: 9GB, 2CT vs. VMI |
Faceoffs: Greater than 70%, at least 10 attempts
| Paul Rasimowicz – Cornell: 18/24, 8 GB vs. Air Force |
| Matthew Pedicine – Hobart and William Smith: 22/29, 10 GB vs. Canisius |
| Paul Rasimowicz – Cornell: 16/22, 11 GB vs. Dartmouth |
| Trevor Baptiste – Denver: 12/15, 7 GB, 1G vs. Georgetown |
| AJ Krstulovic – VMI: 10/11, 4 GB vs. Hampton |
| Conor Mackie – Yale: 16/22, 11 GB vs. Penn |
| Kiel Brennan – Mercer: 16/19, 12 GB vs. Furman |
| Collin Orr – Colgate: 17/22, 7 GB, 1G vs. Loyola Maryland |
| Jake Shapiro – Siena: 15/20, 12 GB vs. Monmouth |
| TD Ierlan – Albany (NY): 24/24, 21 GB, 1A vs. Stony Brook |
| Dylan Protesto – Hartford: 15/19, 9 GB vs. Vermont |
Goalies: Greater than 70%
| Joe Riccadonna – VMI: 7/9 Saves, 1GB vs. Hampton |
| Ryan Kern – Navy: 10/14 Saves, 3GB vs. Holy Cross |
| Ben Gleichenhaus – Jacksonville: 9/12 Saves, 1GB, 1CT vs. High Point |
| Kevin Carbone – Binghamton: 13/16 Saves, 2GB vs. Lafayette |
| Colby Kneese – Penn St.: 16/20 Saves, 5GB vs. Ohio St. |
| Noah Lode – Monmouth: 15/21 Saves, 1GB vs. Siena |
| Hunter Braun – UMass Lowell: 20/27 Saves vs. UMBC |
Freak of the Week
For the offense, I loved Jeff Teat against Air Force. Three goals on three shots and 4 assists. But Keegan Khan from Villanova getting seven goals on nine shots is also a tad ridiculous. For defense, there were plenty of guys hitting the 11 GB/CT mark, but only Kyle Walsh from VMI broke that plateau and grabbed 12 against Hampton. This guy is so under the radar, it’s ridiculous. Sure VMI is a struggling team, but he is putting in work every week.
For goalies, I loved Colby Kneese’s 16/20 to get paires with 5GBs against Ohio State. But Ben Gleichenhaus from Jacksonville also getting a caused turnover was a nice one against High Point in their loss. They lost by 2 goals, but with the way he played, you have to wonder if he could have kept that up for an entire game rather than just the 34 minutes he played.
Ultimately, this week, I’m going to give the Freak of The Week nod to Mr. Ierlan from Albany. A perfect 24/24 in a league game against Stony Brook, and there were only three of those ground balls that he did not get. Oh, and he had an assist. He is putting together one of the best statistical performances we have ever seen. And they keep winning.
Top Freaks
This table shows which players have made the list, along with the corresponding count.
| Name – School | # |
| TD Ierlan – Albany (NY) | 8 |
| Gerard Arceri – Penn St. | 5 |
| Connor Fields – Albany (NY) | 5 |
| Kenny Massa – Bryant | 5 |
| Justin Guterding – Duke | 5 |
| Kyle Walsh – VMI | 5 |
| Trevor Baptiste – Denver | 5 |
Eleven others tied with four appearances.
Most Freaks by school
| Team | Freaks |
| Albany (NY) | 21 |
| VMI | 13 |
| Penn St. | 12 |
| Lehigh | 12 |
| Massachusetts | 11 |
| Mt. St. Mary’s | 11 |
| Loyola Maryland | 11 |
| Quinnipiac | 10 |
| Virginia | 10 |
| Colgate | 10 |
| Denver | 10 |
Most Freaks allowed against by school
| Team | Freaks | Allowed |
| NJIT | 5 | 17 |
| Wagner | 9 | 16 |
| Furman | 2 | 12 |
| Princeton | 6 | 11 |
| Richmond | 3 | 11 |
| Marist | 2 | 11 |
| Holy Cross | 6 | 10 |
| Canisius | 6 | 10 |
| Navy | 5 | 10 |
