Bill Holtzer
55 Bill Holtzer
  • Height:
    5-11
  • Weight:
    185
  • Year:
    Jr.
  • Hometown:
    Akron, Ohio
  • High School:
    Walsh Jesuit
  • Position:
    D
  • Major:
    Business Economics
  • gp
    18
  • p
    3
  • g
    0
  • a
    3
Bio

2024: Named NCAC Athlete of the Week on Apr. 2 after a six-groundball, three-caused turnover performance against Wittenberg (March 30) … Selected to the USILA Team of the Week as well following the Wittenberg game … Stepped into an expanded role, securing the defensive line with 17 starts in 18 games … Sixth in the NCAC with 1.94 caused turnovers per game … Second on the squad with 35 total caused turnovers, trailing only Casey Steffen … 35 caused turnovers was good for sixth in program history … Currently ranks seventh in program history with 53 career caused turnovers … Third on the team with 43 groundballs … Also dished out three assists … Had at least one groundball and one caused turnover combined in 12 games on the year … Caused four turnovers in back-to-back games against St. Vincent (Feb. 24) and Westminster (Feb. 28) … Matched that number with four caused turnovers against Kenyon (Apr. 23) … Scooped a career-best six ground balls at Wittenberg (March 30) … Member of the NCAC Academic Honor Roll … Member of the spring semester AD Honor Roll.

2023: A key reserve on defense, appearing in 11 games … Tallied 10 groundballs and eight caused turnovers … Scored lone goal of the season in win at Mount Union (March 22) … Caused three turnovers in win over Brockport (March 4) … Closed the season strong with two groundballs and two caused turnovers against Hiram (April 29) … Member of the NCAC Academic Honor Roll. 

2022: Played in all 16 games … Credited with 27 groundballs, 10 caused turnovers, and two goals … Opened year with back-to-back games with three groundballs against John Carroll (Feb. 23) and Otterbein (Feb. 26) … Scored first collegiate goal against Western Connecticut State (March 16) and added second goal versus Kenyon (April 20).

Prior to Wooster: Earned academic All-America honors and was a first-team all-region selection as a senior at Walsh Jesuit High School … District champion in ice hockey … Earned a gold medal as a member of USA's ice hockey team at the Deaf Olympics.

Personal: Parents are Molly and Barry Holtzer … Business economics major … Member of the club hockey team … SAAC representative … Played for Team USA’s hockey team at the 2019 Deaf Olympics.

Recent games
Date Opponent Result
Apr 13 Oberlin W, 17-11
Apr 17 Ohio Wesleyan L, 12-3
Apr 20 at Denison L, 23-6
Apr 23 Kenyon L, 15-10
Apr 27 at Wabash W, 15-6
May 2 at Denison L, 14-4
Season Statistics
  Overall Conference
Games 18 8
Points 3 1
Goals 0 0
Assists 3 1
Man-up goals 0 0
Man-down goals 0 0
Ground balls 43 23
Turnovers 11 3
Caused turnovers 35 14
Faceoffs 0-0 0-0
Faceoff percentage 0.0 0.0
Shots 2 0
Shooting percentage 0.0 -
Shots on goal 1 0
Shots on goal percentage 50.0 -
Game Log - Offense
Date Opponent Score g a pts up dn sh sh% sog sog%
Feb 21 Otterbein W, 14-10 0 0 0 0 0 1 0.0 1 100.0
Feb 24 Saint Vincent W, 18-7 0 1 1 0 0 1 0.0 0 0.0
Feb 28 Westminster (Pa.) W, 17-10 0 0 0 0 0 0 - 0 -
Mar 2 at John Carroll L, 13-8 0 0 0 0 0 0 - 0 -
Mar 6 at Capital W, 18-9 0 0 0 0 0 0 - 0 -
Mar 9 Mount Union W, 20-4 0 1 1 0 0 0 - 0 -
Mar 13 vs. Ithaca L, 8-7 0 0 0 0 0 0 - 0 -
Mar 16 at Cabrini L, 15-7 0 0 0 0 0 0 - 0 -
Mar 20 at Allegheny W, 11-9 0 0 0 0 0 0 - 0 -
Mar 23 DePauw W, 17-10 0 0 0 0 0 0 - 0 -
Mar 30 at Wittenberg W, 16-6 0 1 1 0 0 0 - 0 -
Apr 6 at Hiram W, 24-8 0 0 0 0 0 0 - 0 -
Apr 13 Oberlin W, 17-11 0 0 0 0 0 0 - 0 -
Apr 17 Ohio Wesleyan L, 12-3 0 0 0 0 0 0 - 0 -
Apr 20 at Denison L, 23-6 0 0 0 0 0 0 - 0 -
Apr 23 Kenyon L, 15-10 0 0 0 0 0 0 - 0 -
Apr 27 at Wabash W, 15-6 0 0 0 0 0 0 - 0 -
May 2 at Denison L, 14-4 0 0 0 0 0 0 - 0 -
Game Log - Defense
Date Opponent Score gb to ct fo
Feb 21 Otterbein W, 14-10 0 0 2 0-0
Feb 24 Saint Vincent W, 18-7 4 2 4 0-0
Feb 28 Westminster (Pa.) W, 17-10 3 1 4 0-0
Mar 2 at John Carroll L, 13-8 0 0 2 0-0
Mar 6 at Capital W, 18-9 1 1 1 0-0
Mar 9 Mount Union W, 20-4 3 0 0 0-0
Mar 13 vs. Ithaca L, 8-7 1 3 0 0-0
Mar 16 at Cabrini L, 15-7 4 0 3 0-0
Mar 20 at Allegheny W, 11-9 3 1 2 0-0
Mar 23 DePauw W, 17-10 2 0 1 0-0
Mar 30 at Wittenberg W, 16-6 6 1 3 0-0
Apr 6 at Hiram W, 24-8 1 0 0 0-0
Apr 13 Oberlin W, 17-11 5 0 2 0-0
Apr 17 Ohio Wesleyan L, 12-3 3 0 1 0-0
Apr 20 at Denison L, 23-6 0 0 1 0-0
Apr 23 Kenyon L, 15-10 2 0 4 0-0
Apr 27 at Wabash W, 15-6 4 2 2 0-0
May 2 at Denison L, 14-4 1 0 3 0-0
  gp gs g a pts up dn sh sh% sog sog%
2021-22 16 - 2 0 2 0 0 5 40.0 3 60.0
2022-23 11 - 1 0 1 0 0 2 50.0 2 100.0
2023-24 18 17 0 3 3 0 0 2 0.0 1 50.0
2024-25 - - - - 0 - - - - - -
Total 45 17 3 3 6 0 0 9 33.3 6 66.7

Career Stats: Offense

  gp gs gb to ct fo
2021-22 16 - 27 8 10 3-16
2022-23 11 - 10 3 8 0-0
2023-24 18 17 43 11 35 0-0
2024-25 - - - - - 0-0
Total 45 17 80 22 53 3-16

Career Stats: Defense

  gp gs g a pts up dn sh sh% sog sog%
Event                      
Total 18 17 0 3 3 0 0 2 0.0 1 50.0
Conference 8 7 0 1 1 0 0 0 - 0 -
Exhibition - - - - 0 - - - - - -
Location                      
Home 8 8 0 2 2 0 0 2 0.0 1 50.0
Away 9 8 0 1 1 0 0 0 - 0 -
Neutral 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 - 0 -
Result                      
Wins 11 10 0 3 3 0 0 2 0.0 1 50.0
Losses 7 7 0 0 0 0 0 0 - 0 -
Month                      
February 3 3 0 1 1 0 0 2 0.0 1 50.0
March 8 8 0 2 2 0 0 0 - 0 -
April 6 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 - 0 -
May 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 - 0 -

Splits Stats: Offense

  gp gs gb to ct fo
Event            
Total 18 17 43 11 35 0-0
Conference 8 7 23 3 14 0-0
Exhibition - - - - - 0-0
Location            
Home 8 8 22 3 18 0-0
Away 9 8 20 5 17 0-0
Neutral 1 1 1 3 0 0-0
Result            
Wins 11 10 32 8 21 0-0
Losses 7 7 11 3 14 0-0
Month            
February 3 3 7 3 10 0-0
March 8 8 20 6 12 0-0
April 6 5 15 2 10 0-0
May 1 1 1 0 3 0-0

Splits Stats: Defense

News mentions
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Scots Exit NCAC Semifinals Against Top Seeded Denison

Scots improve upon earlier outing against Big Red in 14-4 loss

May 2, 2024

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NCAC Championships Notebook: Men’s Lacrosse

Wooster plays at Denison at 7:30 p.m. on Thursday

April 30, 2024

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Holtzer's Caused Turnovers Help Land Junior NCAC Honor

Junior this week's NCAC Defensive Athlete of the Week

April 2, 2024

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Holtzer Debuts on USILA Team of the Week

Junior had six groundballs and three caused turnovers in Saturday's win

April 2, 2024

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Wooster Buries Wittenberg, 16-6

Scots led 15-3 after three quarters

March 30, 2024

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Wooster Drops Road Contest at Cabrini, 15-7

Fink and Kellogg score twice for Scots

March 16, 2024

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Men’s Lacrosse Suffers First Loss Against John Carroll

Fink scores hat trick in 13-8 loss

March 2, 2024

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Scots Move to 3-0 as Fisher Breaks Career Groundball Record 

Wooster defeats Westminster 17-10

February 28, 2024

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Balanced Offense Leads Men’s Lacrosse Past St. Vincent

Scots roll to 18-7 victory

February 24, 2024

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Stage Set for Big Year in Men’s Lacrosse

Scots start season a week from Wednesday against Otterbein

February 13, 2024