NCAA Division II field hockey statistical leaders: early October snapshot

These teams and players are scrapping for every ball.

Through games played Sept. 28, Kutztown owns Division II’s most productive attack, while several newcomers and returning standouts are already shaping the national scoring race.

Because teams have played different numbers of games, scoring average — not raw goal total — provides the fairest comparison.

10. Southern Connecticut State — 2.72 goals per game. Junior Keana Criscuolo had nine goals in eight games to power the Owls.

9. West Chester — 2.81 goals per game. Junior Anna Finn led the Golden Rams with seven goals in seven games.

8. Bloomsburg — 3.56 goals per game. Senior Genna Bush had seven goals in eight games, and senior Alyxandra Flick had four.

7. Adelphi — 3.65 goals per game. Junior Lana Mignon De Wet had a Division II-leading 13 goals through nine games.

6. East Stroudsburg — 3.70 goals per game. Senior Rylie McGrath led the Warriors with seven goals; freshman Emily Dobrowolski had four.

5. Indiana (Pa.) — 3.79 goals per game. Sophomore Kasey Rieger had eight goals in seven games, while senior Lilly Fringer added five.

4. Slippery Rock — 4.14 goals per game. Senior Lucy Hutchinson led the way with 10 goals in seven games, one of the best scoring rates in Division II.

3. Newberry — 4.17 goals per game. The No. 3 Wolves remained one of the nation’s most efficient attacks, with senior Parker Keeler and senior Wibien Dahmen among their central playmakers.

2. Pace — 4.57 goals per game. Sophomore Feline Rook paced the Setters with eight goals, while junior Grace Francis had nine through the same reporting window.

1. Kutztown — 5.89 goals per game. The No. 1 Golden Bears had scored 53 goals in nine games. Juniors Ellie Myers and Marissa Rice shared the team lead with 10 goals apiece.

On the defensive side, the clearest national comparison is saves per game. Through Sept. 28, these goalkeepers carried the heaviest workloads:

10. Abigail Derosier, Assumption — 7.00 saves per game. The freshman had 21 saves in three games.

9. Frederique den Hartog, American International — 7.60 saves per game. The junior recorded 38 saves in five games.

8. Jenna Yazzetti, Frostburg State — 7.88 saves per game. The freshman made 63 saves in eight games.

7. Avery Richardson, Roberts Wesleyan — 8.60 saves per game. The senior totaled 43 saves in five games.

6. Zoe Noorlag, Franklin Pierce — 9.14 saves per game. The senior had 64 saves in seven games.

5. Sarah Reifsnyder, D’Youville — 10.00 saves per game. The junior made 50 saves in five games.

4. Ronia Foecking, Saint Michael’s — 10.14 saves per game. The sophomore totaled 71 saves in seven games.

3. Kayla Monique Lipscomb, Molloy — 13.50 saves per game. The senior recorded 27 saves in two appearances.

2. Kaylise McClure, Mercy — 17.60 saves per game. The junior had 88 saves in five games.

1. Evelyn McEwen, St. Thomas Aquinas — 20.80 saves per game. The sophomore had 104 saves in five games.

*Simmie Samra is a student-intern at Penn State University.

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