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Derek Bitzer
33 Derek Bitzer
  • Height:
    6-0
  • Weight:
    180
  • Year:
    Sr.
  • Hometown:
    Doylestown, Pa.
  • High School:
    LaSalle College
  • Position:
    M
  • gp
    14
  • p
    21
  • g
    12
  • 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

Date Opponent Result
Apr 10 at Immaculata W, 19-6
Apr 14 at Susquehanna L, 17-7
Apr 18 Catholic W, 6-5
Apr 21 at Drew W, 9-5
Apr 28 Moravian W, 13-6
May 2 at Elizabethtown L, 9-5
  Total 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%
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

Career Stats - Offense

  gp gs g a pts up dn sh sh% sog sog%
2014-15 11 - 1 0 1 0 0 7 14.3 6 85.7
2015-16 14 11 11 3 14 2 0 38 28.9 27 71.1
2016-17 14 7 10 10 20 0 0 45 22.2 27 60.0
2017-18 14 11 12 9 21 0 0 36 33.3 21 58.3
Total 53 29 34 22 56 2 0 126 27.0 81 64.3

Career Stats - Defense

  gp gs gb to ct fo
2014-15 11 - 2 5 0 0-0
2015-16 14 11 13 13 3 0-0
2016-17 14 7 9 19 0 0-0
2017-18 14 11 13 12 7 0-0
Total 53 29 37 49 10 0-0

Splits Stats - Offense

  gp gs g a pts up dn sh sh% sog sog%
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 - Defense

  gp gs gb to ct fo
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

News Mentions

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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