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- Height:
- 6-0
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- Weight:
- 180
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- Year:
- Sr.
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- Hometown:
- Doylestown, Pa.
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- High School:
- LaSalle College
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- Position:
- M
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- gp
- 14
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- p
- 21
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- g
- 12
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- a
- 9
Bio
2017: Played in 14 games, making seven starts...scored 10 goals and dished out a team-high 10 assists...second on the team in points (20)...added nine ground balls.
2016: Played in a total of 14 games, started 11 games during the season ... scored 11 goals, assisted three times ... picked up 13 ground balls, and caused three turnovers.
2015: Appeared in 11 games for the Gophers ... scored a goal on Feb. 15 against Huntingdon ... recorded a ground ball against Millsaps (Feb. 13) and Huntingdon
Before Goucher: Played lacrosse at LaSalle College High School in Glenside, PA.
Personal: Derek is the son of Bill and Lisa Bitzer, Derek is a Business Management major and Communications and Psychology minor.
Recent games
Season Statistics
Overall | Conference | |
---|---|---|
Games | 14 | 6 |
Points | 21 | 8 |
Goals | 12 | 5 |
Assists | 9 | 3 |
Man-up goals | 0 | 0 |
Man-down goals | 0 | 0 |
Ground balls | 13 | 3 |
Turnovers | 12 | 8 |
Caused turnovers | 7 | 1 |
Faceoffs | 0-0 | 0-0 |
Faceoff percentage | 0.0 | 0.0 |
Shots | 36 | 18 |
Shooting percentage | 33.3 | 27.8 |
Shots on goal | 21 | 9 |
Shots on goal percentage | 58.3 | 50.0 |
Game Log - Offense
Date | Opponent | Score | g | a | pts | up | dn | sh | sh% | sog | sog% |
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Feb 18 | Hood | W, 10-5 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Feb 21 | Gettysburg | L, 14-8 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Feb 24 | Randolph-Macon | L, 12-5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.0 | 1 | 100.0 |
Feb 28 | at McDaniel | W, 5-4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 100.0 | 2 | 100.0 |
Mar 3 | Centre | W, 10-9 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.0 | 1 | 100.0 |
Mar 7 | at Messiah | L, 14-5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | - |
Mar 10 | Coast Guard | L, 11-4 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Mar 14 | Wesley | W, 14-6 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 20.0 | 2 | 40.0 |
Mar 17 | at Neumann | W, 13-4 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 25.0 | 2 | 50.0 |
Mar 24 | Scranton | W, 12-10 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 33.3 | 4 | 66.7 |
Mar 31 | at Elizabethtown | L, 9-8 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0.0 | 1 | 50.0 |
Apr 10 | at Immaculata | W, 19-6 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 66.7 | 2 | 66.7 |
Apr 14 | at Susquehanna | L, 17-7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 |
Apr 18 | Catholic | W, 6-5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.0 | 1 | 100.0 |
Apr 21 | at Drew | W, 9-5 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 40.0 | 2 | 40.0 |
Apr 28 | Moravian | W, 13-6 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 50.0 | 1 | 50.0 |
May 2 | at Elizabethtown | L, 9-5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 50.0 | 2 | 100.0 |
Game Log - Defense
Date | Opponent | Score | gb | to | ct | fo |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Feb 18 | Hood | W, 10-5 | - | - | - | - |
Feb 21 | Gettysburg | L, 14-8 | - | - | - | - |
Feb 24 | Randolph-Macon | L, 12-5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 |
Feb 28 | at McDaniel | W, 5-4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0-0 |
Mar 3 | Centre | W, 10-9 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0-0 |
Mar 7 | at Messiah | L, 14-5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 |
Mar 10 | Coast Guard | L, 11-4 | - | - | - | - |
Mar 14 | Wesley | W, 14-6 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0-0 |
Mar 17 | at Neumann | W, 13-4 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0-0 |
Mar 24 | Scranton | W, 12-10 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0-0 |
Mar 31 | at Elizabethtown | L, 9-8 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0-0 |
Apr 10 | at Immaculata | W, 19-6 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0-0 |
Apr 14 | at Susquehanna | L, 17-7 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0-0 |
Apr 18 | Catholic | W, 6-5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0-0 |
Apr 21 | at Drew | W, 9-5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0-0 |
Apr 28 | Moravian | W, 13-6 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0-0 |
May 2 | at Elizabethtown | L, 9-5 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0-0 |
gp | gs | g | a | pts | up | dn | sh | sh% | sog | sog% | |
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Event | |||||||||||
Total | 14 | 11 | 12 | 9 | 21 | 0 | 0 | 36 | 33.3 | 21 | 58.3 |
Conference | 6 | 6 | 5 | 3 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 18 | 27.8 | 9 | 50.0 |
Exhibition | - | - | - | - | 0 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Location | |||||||||||
Home | 6 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 16 | 25.0 | 10 | 62.5 |
Away | 8 | 6 | 8 | 5 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 20 | 40.0 | 11 | 55.0 |
Neutral | - | - | - | - | 0 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Result | |||||||||||
Wins | 9 | 8 | 11 | 8 | 19 | 0 | 0 | 29 | 37.9 | 17 | 58.6 |
Losses | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 14.3 | 4 | 57.1 |
Month | |||||||||||
February | 2 | - | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 66.7 | 3 | 100.0 |
March | 6 | 5 | 4 | 7 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 18 | 22.2 | 10 | 55.6 |
April | 5 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 38.5 | 6 | 46.2 |
May | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 50.0 | 2 | 100.0 |
Splits Stats: Offense
gp | gs | gb | to | ct | fo | |
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Event | ||||||
Total | 14 | 11 | 13 | 12 | 7 | 0-0 |
Conference | 6 | 6 | 3 | 8 | 1 | 0-0 |
Exhibition | - | - | - | - | - | 0-0 |
Location | ||||||
Home | 6 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 0-0 |
Away | 8 | 6 | 9 | 8 | 4 | 0-0 |
Neutral | - | - | - | - | - | 0-0 |
Result | ||||||
Wins | 9 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 5 | 0-0 |
Losses | 5 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 0-0 |
Month | ||||||
February | 2 | - | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0-0 |
March | 6 | 5 | 8 | 4 | 6 | 0-0 |
April | 5 | 5 | 3 | 6 | 0 | 0-0 |
May | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0-0 |
Splits Stats: Defense
News mentions

Men's Lacrosse Bows Out of Landmark Conference Playoffs in 9-5 Defeat at Elizabethtown
ELIZABETHTOWN, Pa. - The third-seeded Goucher men's lacrosse team (10-7 overall) fell in the semifinals of the 2018 Landmark Conference Championsh...
May 2, 2018

Clinched: Second Quarter Surge Propels Men’s Lacrosse to Convincing 13-6 Win over Moravian on Senior Day
TOWSON, Md. - Going into the day knowing that they needed a victory to clinch a bid into the Landmark Conference playoffs for the first time in...
April 28, 2018

Woodson Has Career Game-High 5 Points in Victory Against Rangers
The Goucher men’s lacrosse program (9-6, Landmark 3-2) are one step closer to clinching a playoff spot after defeating Drew University...
April 21, 2018

Messerle's Big Day Lifts Men's Lacrosse to Thrilling 6-5 Win over Catholic
TOWSON, Md. - For the first time since the 2014 season, the Goucher College men's lacrosse team (8-6, 2-2 Landmark) defeated the Cardinals of...
April 18, 2018

Seven Different Gophers Score in Victory over Immaculata
The Goucher Men’s Lacrosse program (7-5, Landmark 1-1) defeated Immaculata University 19-6 in Dapper Walsh Stadium, Tuesday afternoon, in...
April 10, 2018

Men’s Lacrosse Upends Scranton in Landmark Conference Opener, 12-10
TOWSON, Md. - Junior Mason Gorman (Boise, Idaho) scored three goals to lead the offense, while senior goalie Matt Messerle (Limerick, Pa.) ...
March 24, 2018
Bailey, Gorman & Lasorda Net Hat Tricks in 13-4 Win Over Neumann
The Goucher College Men’s Lacrosse team (5-4 overall) rolled over Neumann College 13-4 on the road, Saturday afternoon.
March 17, 2018

Harnish Pours in Five Goals, as Men’s Lacrosse Buries Wesley, 14-6
TOWSON, Md. - Junior Zephan Harnish (Woodsboro, Md.) scored a career-best five goals on the night, pacing the Goucher men’s lacrosse team to...
March 14, 2018

Bitzer's Late Goal Buries Green Terror; Men's Lacrosse Outlasts McDaniel, 5-4
WESTMINSTER, Md. - The Goucher College Men's Lacrosse team (2-1 overall) defeated McDaniel (1-2 overall), 5-4. Wednesday evening.
February 28, 2018