| 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 week
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#1 – Josh Stout (Utah) – 8.89 goals added
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| Feb 9 vs Mercer Opp ELO: 1324 |
| On the day, he tallied 7 goals and 1 assist in a game that Utah won 13 – 9 over Mercer. Add in 2 ground balls and you’ve got a pretty full stat sheet. No trillion-club here. Given the importance of possession, he’s probably most proud that he had as many turnovers in the game as you did. Not to diminish this game too much, but with an opponent ELO rating of 1324, it’s not as if this performance came against a world-beater. |
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#2 – Alex Woodall (Towson) – 8.14 goals added
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| Feb 9 vs Johns Hopkins Opp ELO: 1615 |
| On the day, he tallied 1 goal and 2 assists in a game that Towson won 17 – 8 over Johns Hopkins. He also threw in 17 ground balls and 21 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 #4 strongest opponent of anyone on this list. |
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75% |
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#3 – Brendan Sunday (Towson) – 7.94 goals added
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| Feb 9 vs Johns Hopkins Opp ELO: 1615 |
| On the day, he tallied 6 goals and 2 assists in a game that Towson won 17 – 8 over Johns Hopkins. Add in 3 ground balls and you’ve got a pretty full stat sheet. No trillion-club here. And zero turnovers! Coach has to love that. Plus, when you factor in that Johns Hopkins was the #4 strongest opponent on this list, these stats look even better. |
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#4 – Eric Holden (Hobart) – 7.76 goals added
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| Feb 9 vs Canisius Opp ELO: 1427 |
| In this one, he scored 7 goals and added 2 assists against Canisius, in a game that Hobart won 21 – 12. He also threw in 2 ground balls for good measure. But perhaps the most impressive thing was accomplishing all of that while committing exactly zero turnovers. |
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#5 – Brian Smyth (Duke) – 6.97 goals added
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| Feb 9 vs Jacksonville Opp ELO: 1461 |
| This was a day to take advantage of the defense, and he delivered with 2 goals in a game that Duke won 15 – 8 over Jacksonville. He also threw in 14 ground balls and 17 faceoff wins for good measure. |
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73% |
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#6 – Zach Cole (Saint Joseph’s) – 6.57 goals added
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| Feb 9 vs St. Bonaventure Opp ELO: 1466 |
| I’m sure he’s very generous most days, but on this day, he tallied 1 goal without an assist in a game that Saint Joseph’s won 15 – 7 over St. Bonaventure. In addition to the goals, he did contribute 14 ground balls and 19 faceoff wins. And zero turnovers! Coach has to love that. |
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#7 – Kieran Mullins (Rutgers) – 6.52 goals added
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| Feb 9 vs St. John’s Opp ELO: 1393 |
| He paced the team with 9 total points (6 goals; 3 assists) against St. John’s in a game that Rutgers won 19 – 15. As if that wasn’t enough, don’t forget the 1 ground ball. |
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#8 – Pat Spencer (Loyola MD) – 5.81 goals added
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| Feb 9 vs Virginia Opp ELO: 1540 |
| In this one, he scored 5 goals and added 2 assists against Virginia in a game that Loyola MD won 17 – 9. He also threw in 1 ground ball for good measure. |
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#9 – Matthew Pedicine (Hobart) – 5.78 goals added
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| Feb 9 vs Canisius Opp ELO: 1427 |
| Vintage FOGO day here. in a game that Hobart won 21 – 12 over Canisius. As if that wasn’t enough, don’t forget the 15 ground balls and 22 faceoff wins. |
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#10 – Tom Meyers (Massachusetts) – 5.60 goals added
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| Feb 9 vs Army Opp ELO: 1519 |
| Vintage FOGO day here. against Army, in a game that Massachusetts lost 12 – 11. As if that wasn’t enough, don’t forget the 13 ground balls and 21 faceoff wins. |
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21 |
84% |
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#11 – Parker Giarrantana (Manhattan) – 5.59 goals added
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| Feb 9 vs Wagner Opp ELO: 1350 |
| He paced the team with 6 total points (4 goals; 2 assists) against Wagner, in a game that Manhattan won 11 – 10. He also threw in 5 ground balls for good measure. Repeat this against a team stronger than Wagner, and he’ll really get people talking. |
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#12 – Greyson Torain (Navy) – 5.54 goals added
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| Feb 9 vs Vermont Opp ELO: 1699 |
| On the day, he tallied 5 goals and 1 assist against Vermont in a game that Navy won 13 – 8. Add in 2 ground balls and you’ve got a pretty full stat sheet. No trillion-club here. Throw in Vermont’s ELO rating of 1699, and these stats take on whole new meaning. |
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#13 – Tre Leclaire (Ohio State) – 5.51 goals added
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| Feb 9 vs Boston U Opp ELO: 1560 |
| On the day, he tallied 4 goals and 1 assist in a game that Ohio State won 17 – 10 over Boston U. He also threw in 3 ground balls for good measure. |
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#14 – Joe Saggese (Sacred Heart) – 5.33 goals added
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| Feb 9 vs Georgetown Opp ELO: 1642 |
| In this one, he scored 5 goals and added 2 assists against Georgetown, in a game that Sacred Heart lost 13 – 10. Add in 3 ground balls and you’ve got a pretty full stat sheet. No trillion-club here. 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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#15 – Adam Charalambides (Rutgers) – 5.05 goals added
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| Feb 9 vs St. John’s Opp ELO: 1393 |
| On the day, he tallied 4 goals and 1 assist in a game that Rutgers won 19 – 15 over St. John’s. As if that wasn’t enough, don’t forget the 1 ground ball. |
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#16 – Daniel Bucaro (Georgetown) – 5.03 goals added
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| Feb 9 vs Sacred Heart Opp ELO: 1482 |
| He paced the team with 7 total points (3 goals; 4 assists) against Sacred Heart, in a game that Georgetown won 13 – 10. He also threw in 1 ground ball for good measure. |
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#17 – Jack Jasinski (Ohio State) – 4.96 goals added
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| Feb 9 vs Boston U Opp ELO: 1560 |
| I’m sure he’s very generous most days, but on this day, he tallied 5 goals without an assist against Boston U, in a game that Ohio State won 17 – 10. It was a somewhat one-dimensional day with no GBs or faceoffs, but come on: 5 total points. |
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#18 – Kevin Lindley (Loyola MD) – 4.90 goals added
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| Feb 9 vs Virginia Opp ELO: 1540 |
| I’m sure he’s very generous most days, but on this day, he tallied 5 goals without an assist against Virginia, in a game that Loyola MD won 17 – 9. In addition to the goals, he also came up with 1 ground ball. |
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#19 – James Burr (Boston U) – 4.73 goals added
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| Feb 9 vs Ohio State Opp ELO: 1594 |
| This was a day to take advantage of the defense, and he delivered with 6 goals against Ohio State, in a game that Boston U lost 17 – 10. As if that wasn’t enough, don’t forget the 2 ground balls. |
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#20 – Tyson Gibson (Robert Morris) – 4.72 goals added
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| Feb 9 vs Penn State Opp ELO: 1667 |
| In this one, he scored 3 goals and added 2 assists against Penn State in a game that Robert Morris lost 27 – 10. He also threw in 2 ground balls 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 #2 strongest opponent of anyone on this list. |
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