The list of honors and awards that Maddie Bacskai has procured because of field hockey is, putting it mildly, plentiful.

On a picture-perfect Tuesday afternoon on her own home turf, the Episcopal Academy senior added yet another impressive chapter to an outstanding high school career when she provided all of the offense in a 2-0, Inter-Academic League victory over The Academy of Notre Dame.

“Feels good,” said Bacskai, who has already committed to attend Princeton University next year. “They made us work for it. Notre Dame always has a good team. They have really skilled players.”

It isn’t every day that Bacskai is asked to explain her offensive acumen. The affable center-back usually provides a steady balance of tangibles and intangibles to her teammates and coaches, but doesn’t always end up with her name in the box score.

But great players are known for possessing a knack for supplying what is needed, and against Notre Dame, Bacskai once again came through in the clutch.

“It was a team effort,” said Bacskai, who missed the latter half of her sophomore season after suffering a torn anterior cruciate ligament but recovered in time to enjoy a standout junior campaign. “We don’t rely on one or two or three players. Everyone helps out.”

Through 11 games, Episcopal’s record remains unblemished. As Bacskai attested, the reasons are many. Every aspect of the team appears strong. According to 29-year coach Gina Buggy, no one is more important than Bacskai.

“As she goes, we go,” said Buggy, whose Churchmen are trying for their fourth Inter-Ac championship in five years, having captured titles in 2011, 2012, and 2014. “She’s our defensive captain in the middle. She not only does great things on her own, she makes others around her better.”

Among them would be Margaux Paolino, a center-midfielder who creates constant pressure on her foes. It was Paolino who assisted on Bacskai’s first goal with 13:09 remaining in the first half. Bacskai and Paolino are co-captains.

“It’s unusual to have an individual handle the ball so well and with such poise,” Buggy said of Duke University-bound Paolino, the team’s leading scorer. “She’s not flashy, but she just always gets the job done.”

Early in the second half, Notre Dame showed why it had entered the game with an 8-1 record. The Irish peppered the Episcopal defense with several close-in attempts. Some were shot wide, some were blocked, and at least two of them were saved in standout fashion by freshman goalie Caroline Kelly.

As she has done throughout the season, Buggy flip-flopped Kelly with sophomore Bridget Boyle, who manned the first half. Both came up big when they had to.

“We trust who’s back there,” said sophomore defensive midfielder Katie Crager, who more than once thwarted an Irish threat with crafty stickhandling. “They’re both really good. They’re aggressive. They made some really good saves.”