| Each week, we will look back at the games that were to see which players had the largest individual performances. I say largest because the contributions that we can measure (from play by play) tend to be things that are easy to count. This includes, goals, shots, assists, turnovers, penalties, etc. We can’t measure a defender who shuts down an opposing player so completely that he doesn’t even touch the ball. Still, it is interesting to be able to identify the players that really filled it up each weekend and give them a shout out here. |
| For a bit of background, in order to rank single game performances, we needed a way to condense box score stats into a single number for each player. In order to do this, we relied on our expected goal values methodology, which assigns a goal value to each type of play depending on how often it leads to a goal in the next 60 seconds. By adding up all the expected goals added for each player, we can get to that single number and these rankings. |
| We have also tagged each performance with the opponent’s ELO rating. The higher the number, the stronger the opponent. This should help to give some context for each performance. Did the player feast on the dregs of D1 or did they put up these numbers against a quality opponent? |
Top Single Game Scores of the past 2 weeks
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#1 – Brian Smyth (Duke) – 7.86 goals added
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| May 12 vs Villanova Opp ELO: 1573 |
| On the day, he tallied 1 goal and 1 assist in a game that Duke won 17 – 11 over Villanova. As if that wasn’t enough, don’t forget the 16 ground balls and 23 faceoff wins. |
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2 (1) |
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23 |
82% |
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#2 – Td Ierlan (Albany) – 7.77 goals added
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| May 12 vs Richmond Opp ELO: 1644 |
| One of the few players to make this list without scoring any goals, he did drive the offense, chipping in 1 assist against Richmond in a game that Albany won 18 – 9. As if that wasn’t enough, don’t forget the 21 ground balls and 24 faceoff wins. Throw in Richmond’s ELO rating of 1644, and these stats take on whole new meaning. |
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24 |
82% |
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#3 – Jackson Morrill (Yale) – 5.81 goals added
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| May 12 vs Massachusetts Opp ELO: 1616 |
| This was a day to take advantage of the defense, and he delivered with 7 goals against Massachusetts in a game that Yale won 15 – 13. He also threw in 2 ground balls for good measure. |
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#4 – Conor Mackie (Yale) – 5.25 goals added
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| May 12 vs Massachusetts Opp ELO: 1616 |
| Vintage FOGO day here. against Massachusetts, in a game that Yale won 15 – 13. As if that wasn’t enough, don’t forget the 13 ground balls and 20 faceoff wins. And zero turnovers! Coach has to love that. |
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20 |
68% |
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0 |
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#5 – Brian Smyth (Duke) – 5.12 goals added
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| May 20 vs Johns Hopkins Opp ELO: 1730 |
| This was a day to take advantage of the defense, and he delivered with 1 goal in a game that Duke won 14 – 9 over Johns Hopkins. He also threw in 9 ground balls and 18 faceoff wins for good measure. We should also mention that these video game stats were not racked up against just anyone. No, these stats came against the #3 strongest opponent of anyone on this list. |
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#6 – Mike Orefice (Loyola MD) – 5.00 goals added
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| May 12 vs Virginia Opp ELO: 1580 |
| I’m sure he’s very generous most days, but on this day, he tallied 2 goals without an assist against Virginia in a game that Loyola MD won 14 – 12. In addition to the goals, he did contribute 6 ground balls and 12 faceoff wins. Given the importance of possession, he’s probably most proud that he had as many turnovers in the game as you did. |
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#7 – Trevor Baptiste (Denver) – 4.82 goals added
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| May 19 vs Albany Opp ELO: 1990 |
| This was a day to take advantage of the defense, and he delivered with 1 goal against Albany in a game that Denver lost 15 – 13. Add in 9 ground balls and 15 faceoff wins and you’ve got a pretty full stat sheet. No trillion-club here. Throw in Albany’s ELO rating of 1990, and these stats take on whole new meaning. |
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#8 – Pat Spencer (Loyola MD) – 4.78 goals added
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| May 12 vs Virginia Opp ELO: 1580 |
| In this one, he scored 2 goals and added 3 assists against Virginia in a game that Loyola MD won 14 – 12. Granted, there wasn’t a lot there besides the scoring, but it’s good enough to land a spot on the list since, hey, you win by scoring. And zero turnovers! Coach has to love that. |
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#9 – Dox Aitken (Virginia) – 4.77 goals added
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| May 12 vs Loyola MD Opp ELO: 1879 |
| I’m sure he’s very generous most days, but on this day, he tallied 4 goals without an assist against Loyola MD, in a game that Virginia lost 14 – 12. In addition to the goals, he also came up with 3 ground balls. We should also mention that these video game stats were not racked up against just anyone. No, these stats came against the #2 strongest opponent of anyone on this list. |
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#10 – Kyle Marr (Johns Hopkins) – 4.67 goals added
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| May 13 vs Georgetown Opp ELO: 1639 |
| On the day, he tallied 5 goals and 2 assists against Georgetown, in a game that Johns Hopkins won 10 – 9. He also threw in 2 ground balls for good measure. And zero turnovers! Coach has to love that. |
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