Derek Bitzer

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

Player 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
Recent results
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
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
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
gp gs gb to ct fo
2014-15 11 - 2 0 0 0-0
2015-16 14 11 13 0 3 0-0
2016-17 14 7 9 0 0 0-0
2017-18 14 11 13 0 7 0-0
Total 53 29 37 0 10 0-0
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 0 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 0 0 126 27.0 81 64.3
gp gs gb to ct fo
Event
Total 14 11 13 0 7 0-0
Conference 6 6 3 0 1 0-0
Exhibition - - - 0 - 0-0
Location
Home 6 5 4 0 3 0-0
Away 8 6 9 0 4 0-0
Neutral - - - 0 - 0-0
Result
Wins 9 8 9 0 5 0-0
Losses 5 3 4 0 2 0-0
Month
February 2 - 0 0 0 0-0
March 6 5 8 0 6 0-0
April 5 5 3 0 0 0-0
May 1 1 2 0 1 0-0
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 0 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 0 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
News mentions
Men's Lacrosse Bows Out of Landmark Conference Playoffs in 9-5 Defeat at Elizabethtown
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  • May 02, 2018
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 Championship to second-seeded Elizabethtown 9-5, on Wolf Field Wednesday afternoon.

  • May 02, 2018
Clinched: Second Quarter Surge Propels Men’s Lacrosse to Convincing 13-6 Win over Moravian on Senior Day
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  • April 28, 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 four years, the Goucher College men’s lacrosse team left no doubt on Saturday against Moravian, rolling past the visiting Greyhounds, 13-6, in front of an overflow crowd at Beldon Field.

  • April 28, 2018
Woodson Has Career Game-High 5 Points in Victory Against Rangers
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  • April 21, 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 (3-11, Landmark 0-5) 9-5 Saturday afternoon.

  • April 21, 2018
Messerle's Big Day Lifts Men's Lacrosse to Thrilling 6-5 Win over Catholic
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  • April 18, 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 Catholic University (7-7, 1-3 Landmark), 6-5, Wednesday afternoon on Beldon Field.

  • April 18, 2018
Seven Different Gophers Score in Victory over Immaculata
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  • April 10, 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 the non-Landmark conference matchup.

  • April 10, 2018
Men’s Lacrosse Upends Scranton in Landmark Conference Opener, 12-10
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  • March 24, 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.) stopped 16 shots in net, as the Goucher College men’s lacrosse team collected a 12-10 win over visiting Scranton in Landmark Conference play on Saturday at Beldon Field.

  • March 24, 2018
Bailey, Gorman & Lasorda Net Hat Tricks in 13-4 Win Over Neumann
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  • March 17, 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
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  • March 14, 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 a convincing 14-6 victory over visiting Wesley on Wednesday evening at cold and windy Beldon Field.

  • March 14, 2018
Bitzer's Late Goal Buries Green Terror; Men's Lacrosse Outlasts McDaniel, 5-4
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  • February 28, 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