The following Division I field hockey teams are currently recording top stats, according to the NCAA.
As conference play is under way and about to wrap up, and the 2023 NCAA Division I tournament is nearing, this is the final stats list FAN is publishing for the Fall season.
Here are the squads in descending order with the most goals, penalty corners, and saves in the 2023 season as of November 3.
Goals:
10. Northwestern, 50 goals, 2.94 per game, 17 games
10. Liberty, 50 goals, 2.94 per game, 17 games
9. Saint Joseph’s, 55 goals, 3.06 per game, 18 games
7. Ohio St., 57 goals, 3.17 per game, 18 games
7. New Hampshire, 57 goals, 3.17 per game, 18 games
6. Old Dominion, 54 goals, 3.18 per game, 17 games
4. UMass-Lowell, 55 goals, 3.24 per game, 17 games
4. Syracuse, 55 goals, 3.24 per game, 17 games
3. Iowa, 58 goals, 3.41 per game, 17 games
2. California, 55 goals, 3.44 per game, 16 games
1. Cornell, 58 goals, 3.62 per game, 16 games
Penalty Corners:
10. Drexel, 148, 7.79 per game, 19 games
9. Old Dominion, 134, 7.88 per game, 17 games
8. Syracuse, 135, 7.94 per game, 17 games
7. Villanova, 136, 8.00 per game, 17 games
6. Michigan, 130, 8.12 per game, 16 games
5. Lehigh, 139, 8.18 per game, 17 games
4. UMass-Lowell, 147, 8.65 per game, 17 games
3. Northwestern, 151, 8.88 per game, 17 games
2. Ohio State, 163, 9.06 per game, 18 games
1. Saint Joseph’s, 167, 9.78 per game, 18 games
Saves:
10. Columbia, 116, 7.25 per game, 16 games
9. Towson, 133, 7.39 per game, 18 games
8. Colgate, 126, 7.41 per game, 17 games
7. Ball St., 136, 7.56 per game, 18 games
6. Sacred Heart, 131, 7.71 per game, 17 games
5. Hofstra, 140, 7.78 per game, 18 games
4. Georgetown, 145, 8.06 per game, 18 games
3. UC Davis, 129, 8.06 per game, 16 games
2. Holy Cross, 159, 9.35 per game, 17 games
1. Central Michigan, 192, 11.29 per game, 17 games
Photo: North Carolina at Saint Joseph’s, Bob Benscoter