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Recently the NCAA Rules Committee recommended that programs experiment with two-point goals. Instead of recommending a two-point line, like the MLL uses, the NCAA s would like to experiment with a two-pointer awarded to teams that score within thirty seconds of gaining possession. For the most part, the lacrosse world reacted with a combined scoff. In my opinion this is an overcomplicated way to implement a two-pointer and bastardizes the game, but hey, try it out in fallball. What do we have to lose?
Nevertheless, I thought I would take a look at how such a rule would have affected the 2016 Syracuse Orange. I went through the play-by-play records of each game on SU's 2016 schedule to see what the results would be. Yes, I had some free time on my hands. Keep in mind, this was a rough overlook, but here are the highlights:
- Syracuse's overall record goes from 12-5 to 13-4
- Syracuse's regular season record goes from 9-4 to 11-2; the OT losses to the Johns Hopkins Blue Jays and Duke Blue Devils both turn into regulation wins for Syracuse
- Syracuse would have lost to Albany in the first round of the NCAA Tournament
As you can see below, the results don't really change but the implantation of the two-pointer does change the outcome in three games.
|
Opponent |
Score |
Score w/2-pointers |
Change |
Alternate Record |
|
Siena |
W 18-5 |
W 21-5 |
1-0 |
|
|
Albany |
W 16-7 |
W 18-11 |
2-0 |
|
|
Army |
W 9-8 |
W 11-8 |
3-0 |
|
|
Virginia |
W 14-13 |
W 17-16 |
4-0 |
|
|
St. John's |
W 15-4 |
W 19-4 |
5-0 |
|
|
Hopkins |
L 10-11 (OT) |
W 12-10 (Reg.) |
Loss in OT to Win in Reg |
6-0 |
|
Duke |
L 15-16 (OT) |
W 21-19 (Reg.) |
Loss in OT to win in Reg |
7-0 |
|
Notre Dame |
L 7-17 |
L 8-23 |
7-1 |
|
|
Hobart |
W 13-6 |
W 14-6 |
8-1 |
|
|
Cornell |
L 9-10 (OT) |
L 10-11 (OT) |
8-2 |
|
|
UNC |
W 13-7 |
W 16-9 |
9-2 |
|
|
Binghamton |
W 13-5 |
W 15-5 |
10-2 |
|
|
UNC (ACCT) |
W 10-7 |
W 13-8 |
11-2 |
|
|
Duke (ACCT) |
W 14-8 |
W 16-10 |
12-2 |
|
|
Colgate |
W 18-3 |
W 21-3 |
13-2 |
|
|
Albany (NCAAT) |
W 11-9 |
L 12-14 |
Win to Loss |
13-3 |
|
Maryland (NCAAT) |
L 7-13 |
L 8-14 |
13-4 |
Below I tallied up the total number of two-point goals for SU players and below that the numbers of assists for each players on two-point goals.
|
Player |
Assisted By |
2-Point Goal Percentage |
|
7 - Dylan Donahue |
(from Salcido) (unassisted) (unassisted) (from Salcido) (from Mariano) (from Molloy) (unassisted) |
7/29=.241 |
|
7 - Tim Barber |
(from Salcido) (from Ciferri) (from Firman) (from Donahue) (unassisted) (from Donahue) (unassisted) |
7/28=.250 |
|
6 - Joe Gillis |
(from Ciferri) (from Donahue) (unassisted) (from Donahue) (unassisted) (from Evans) |
6/7=.857 |
|
4 - Nick Mariano |
(from Piroli), (from Donahue) (from Barber) (from Donahue) |
4/35=.114 |
|
4 - Sergio Salcido |
(unassisted) (unassisted) (from Lane) (unassisted) |
4/29=.138 |
|
3- Jordan Evans |
(unassisted) (unassisted) (unassisted) |
3/27=.111 |
|
2 - Gale Thorpe |
(from Solomon) (unassisted) |
2/2=1.000 |
|
2 - Devin Shewell |
(from Donahue) (unassisted) |
2/7=.286 |
|
2 - Nate Solomon |
(from Donahue) (from Ciferri) |
2/8=.250 |
|
2 - Derek DeJoe |
(unassisted) (from Mariano) |
2/17=.118 |
|
1 - Austin Fusco |
(from Donahue) |
1/1=1.000 |
|
1 - Ben Williams |
(unassisted) |
1/1=1.000 |
|
Number of Assists |
Player |
|
9 |
Dylan Donahue |
|
3 |
Paolo Ciferri, Sergio Salcido |
|
2 |
Nick Mariano |
|
1 |
Nick Piroli, Matt Lane, Evan Molloy, Nate Solomon, Scott Firman, Tim barber, Jordan Evans |