You're confusing shooting percentage with SOG scoring percentage. My fault. I should have been more clear.InsiderRoll wrote: ↑Sun Mar 13, 2022 10:07 amI think you have your stats wrong. 37% shooting is extremely high. That would make them a top 10 shooting team. The average has never been 47%, that might be an NCAA recorddp68 wrote: ↑Sun Mar 13, 2022 9:38 am Cortland put up their best team effort of the season against a strong Cabrini team, but fell again, this time by a score of 7-4. The Red Dragons defense and goaltender played much better than they had over the previous 3 games, keeping the game close. The clearing ride continues to be a strong point for Cortland.
But the offense . . . yikes.
This team used to run multiple ankle-breaking dodgers onto the field. Not anymore. I'm not sure what happened to recruiting.
But it's the shot quality which really stands out. Watch their games and you'll see a ton of a high-to-high shots with very little changes of plane. This shows up in the stats column, where Cortland is only scoring on 37% of their shots on goal. The NCAA average was something like 47% a few years ago, and I believe it has risen since. Easy pickings for the goalie. Also, a high-to-high save often sets up a fast break in the other direction. Not a winning combo.
If that isn't bad enough, the face off unit is winning 32% of the draws.
NCAA shooting percentage falls somewhere around 24% most years, which is what you're referring to. However, roughly 50-60% of shots are on goal. SOG scoring percentage runs in the mid to upper 40s. Cortland scores on 37% of SOG. Their opponents score on 49% of shots on goal.
Put most simply, SOG scoring percentage = 100 - opponent's save percentage. In this case, opposing goalies have accumulated a 63% save percentage against Cortland.