I want to begin this week with an omission from last week. By now, most fans know that Georgetown was the first team to beat Notre Dame since their national championship run when they defeated the Irish 11-10 last weekend.
A big part of the victory was the play of freshman defender Ty Banks (Coquitlam, British Columbia), who played his role in the Georgetown game plan masterfully. When I began this series, I noted that defensive statistics leave lots to be desired, namely because caused turnovers and loose balls only tell part of the story.
That was the case with Banks in his play of Kavanaugh. He worked exceptionally hard on the perimeter of the defence to deny passes behind the net, and when he was on the ball he was stout and did a great job of managing Kavanaugh’s unpredictable dodging style.
My full breakdown of the game can be found below.
His play earned him the Big East Defensive Player of the Week Award, and should have earned him the lead in last week’s article. But better late than never, so congrats to Ty.
Georgetown was one of several high profile upsets in recent weeks, many of which have prominently featured Canadians. This was true this past weekend as Johns Hopkins headed down to Charlottesville. The Blue Jays were the combined 8 goals and 2 assists scored by Johnathan Peshko (Etobicoke, Ontario) and Matt Collison (Scarborough, Ontario). Peshko and Collison each had 4 goals and 1 assist, which was incredible production for the midfield.
As I discussed earlier in the season, Virginia and their incredibly athletic defence are going to cause problems for teams who lack the ability to score goals from the midfield. Peshko, Collison, and the rest of the Hopkins team provided a blueprint for how to breakdown the Cavaliers.
On a personal note, I try to keep this column as objective as possible. But both Peshko and Collison (and many other current players) attended St. Michael’s College School in Toronto. As a 2016 graduate and proud alumni of the school, I am proud of these guys and their success at the highest levels. Keep it going lads.
The biggest cumulative week from the Canadian contingent belonged to Kassidy Morris (Washago, Ontario) of UMass. Morris had 8 combined goals in two contests this week, including 3 goals against Holy Cross, and a 5 goal effort against LIU.
Louisville’s Nicole Perroni (Whitby, Ontario) had one of the biggest games of the week, adding 4 goals and 1 assist in a much needed victory for the Cards over Pitt.
Four women had 5 cumulative points last week. Detroit Mercy’s Maddy Camm (Elmira, Ontario) had 1 goal and 1 assists against Maryville, then added 2 goals with 1 assists vs Canisius. Princeton’s Jami Macdonald had 3 goals and led the Tigers to victory over Rutgers, then followed that up with 1 goal and 1 assist vs Yale.
2023 National Champion Eve Hritzuk (Sherwood Park, Alberta) continued her success with her new team the Colorado Buffaloes, adding 2 assists vs Central Michigan, and 3 goals against Michigan. Lastly, Jerica Obee (Severn, Ontario) had 2 goals and 1 assist against Saint Francis, and another 2 goals in their contest against George Washington.
Over on the mens side, Loyola’s Adam Poitras (Whitby, Ontario) had 7 points across two games, including a 3 goal and 1 assist effort against Colgate.
This week also featured a couple five goal outbursts from the Canadian boys. Duke’s Dyson WIlliams (Oshawa, Ontario) had 5 goals against Princeton as Duke quickly put their Friday loss behind them. Meanwhile Yale’s David Anderson (Cambridge, Ontario) had himself a day, scoring 5 goals against Penn State.
Vermont’s Max Fratteroli (Tecumseh, Ontario) makes his first appearance in the column this week as well after a 6 point week that ended in a 3 goal and 1 assist game of his own against Harvard. Similarly, Hobart’s David Peterkin (Lindsay, Ontario) added back to back hat-tricks against Cornell and Robert Morris. Will McKay (Calgary, Alberta) also had a big weekend, scoring 3 goals and 1 assist for Mount St. Mary’s.
Lastly, on the defensive side of the ball, UNC’s Ty English had a strong weekend. Playing defensive midfield with a short stick, English led all Canuck men this week in caused turnovers with 4 in two games, and added 7 ground balls as well. English, who’s brothers Sam (Syracuse) and Brooks (Johns Hopkins) both play in Division I, was very productive for the Tar Heels.
As a reminder, the full list of statistics can be found here. That’s it for this week, thanks for reading.
Would love to see similar article on D2
Great Blue Gaels shout out!!
You’re missing Sage Running Rabbit. She is from Siksika Nation, Alberta and is in her third year with Buffalo State University.
Hi Stacey, the data only includes Division I for now
What about Maddy Baxter #49 Midfield Syracuse?
Brooklyn Hill (Six Nations ONT Can) @ Buff state …. ✨🤌🏾
Also, Levi Verch had 4 caused turnovers and 9 loose balls last Saturday against Hobart