When arguing a point — the best this, the greatest that — no doubt you’ve used the persuasive power of numbers to bolster your argument. Opinions fall into three categories: lies, damned lies and statistics. Here are the nation’s best, presented without editorial comment, from a statistics standpoint:

GOALS PER GAME	RK	NAME, SCHOOL	GPG
	1	Demmianne Cook, Stony Brook	5.20
	2	Lindsay Toppe, Cornell	4.50
	3	Addie Godfrey, Lafayette	4.14
	T4	Nikki Boltja, Louisville	4.00
	T4	Kyra Ochwat, Quinnipiac	4.00
	*T6	Alex Aust, Maryland	3.86
	• Complete list *Vanderbilt’s Carly Linthicum also averages 3.86 goals per game.

SCORING DEFENSE	RK	SCHOOL	GAPG
	1	Saint Joseph’s	5.00
	T2	Rutgers	5.50
	T2	Navy	5.50
	4	Stony Brook	6.00
	5	North Carolina	6.33
	6	Florida	6.67
	• Complete list

TOTAL ASSISTS	RK	NAME, SCHOOL	AST.
	1	Jill Remenapp, Denver	25
	2	Alex Aust, Maryland	24
	T3	Jessica Mills, Wagner	21
	T3	Caroline de Lyra, USC	21
	4	Claire Petersen Stony Brook	20
	5	Jackie Cifarelli, Ohio State	19
	• Complete list