Bill Holtzer
55 Bill Holtzer
  • Height:
    5-11
  • Weight:
    185
  • Year:
    Sr.
  • Hometown:
    Akron, Ohio
  • High School:
    Walsh Jesuit
  • Position:
    D
  • Major:
    Business Economics
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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 and fly fishing club … Played for Team USA’s hockey team at the 2019 Deaf Olympics.

Recent games
Date Opponent Result
Mar 8 Albion W, 12-6
Mar 12 at Westminster (Pa.) W, 13-9
Mar 15 at Elmhurst L, 14-8
Mar 19 vs. Messiah L, 19-11
Mar 22 Wittenberg W, 13-9
Mar 29 at Oberlin L, 12-11
Season Statistics
  Overall Conference
Games 9 2
Points 2 0
Goals 1 0
Assists 1 0
Man-up goals 0 0
Man-down goals 0 0
Ground balls 24 6
Turnovers 8 0
Caused turnovers 19 4
Faceoffs 0-0 0-0
Faceoff percentage 0.0 0.0
Shots 5 1
Shooting percentage 20.0 0.0
Shots on goal 4 1
Shots on goal percentage 80.0 100.0
Game Log - Offense
Date Opponent Score g a pts up dn sh sh% sog sog%
Feb 22 at Saint Vincent W, 12-9 0 0 0 0 0 1 0.0 1 100.0
Feb 26 at Otterbein L, 13-9 0 0 0 0 0 0 - 0 -
Mar 1 John Carroll L, 10-9 0 0 0 0 0 0 - 0 -
Mar 8 Albion W, 12-6 0 0 0 0 0 0 - 0 -
Mar 12 at Westminster (Pa.) W, 13-9 0 0 0 0 0 1 0.0 0 0.0
Mar 15 at Elmhurst L, 14-8 0 0 0 0 0 0 - 0 -
Mar 19 vs. Messiah L, 19-11 1 1 2 0 0 2 50.0 2 100.0
Mar 22 Wittenberg W, 13-9 0 0 0 0 0 1 0.0 1 100.0
Mar 29 at Oberlin L, 12-11 0 0 0 0 0 0 - 0 -
Apr 5 vs. Colorado College   - - - - - - - - -
Apr 9 Hiram   - - - - - - - - -
Apr 12 at Kenyon   - - - - - - - - -
Apr 16 Denison   - - - - - - - - -
Apr 19 at DePauw   - - - - - - - - -
Apr 23 at Ohio Wesleyan   - - - - - - - - -
Apr 26 Wabash   - - - - - - - - -
Game Log - Defense
Date Opponent Score gb to ct fo
Feb 22 at Saint Vincent W, 12-9 4 0 4 0-0
Feb 26 at Otterbein L, 13-9 0 0 1 0-0
Mar 1 John Carroll L, 10-9 3 1 2 0-0
Mar 8 Albion W, 12-6 3 3 2 0-0
Mar 12 at Westminster (Pa.) W, 13-9 3 1 4 0-0
Mar 15 at Elmhurst L, 14-8 1 1 0 0-0
Mar 19 vs. Messiah L, 19-11 4 2 2 0-0
Mar 22 Wittenberg W, 13-9 5 0 4 0-0
Mar 29 at Oberlin L, 12-11 1 0 0 0-0
Apr 5 vs. Colorado College   - - - -
Apr 9 Hiram   - - - -
Apr 12 at Kenyon   - - - -
Apr 16 Denison   - - - -
Apr 19 at DePauw   - - - -
Apr 23 at Ohio Wesleyan   - - - -
Apr 26 Wabash   - - - -
  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 9 8 1 1 2 0 0 5 20.0 4 80.0
Total 54 25 4 4 8 0 0 14 28.6 10 71.4

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 9 8 24 8 19 0-0
Total 54 25 104 30 72 3-16

Career Stats: Defense

  gp gs g a pts up dn sh sh% sog sog%
Event                      
Total 9 8 1 1 2 0 0 5 20.0 4 80.0
Conference 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0.0 1 100.0
Exhibition - - - - 0 - - - - - -
Location                      
Home 3 3 0 0 0 0 0 1 0.0 1 100.0
Away 5 4 0 0 0 0 0 2 0.0 1 50.0
Neutral 1 1 1 1 2 0 0 2 50.0 2 100.0
Result                      
Wins 4 4 0 0 0 0 0 3 0.0 2 66.7
Losses 5 4 1 1 2 0 0 2 50.0 2 100.0
Month                      
February 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 0.0 1 100.0
March 7 6 1 1 2 0 0 4 25.0 3 75.0

Splits Stats: Offense

  gp gs gb to ct fo
Event            
Total 9 8 24 8 19 0-0
Conference 2 1 6 0 4 0-0
Exhibition - - - - - 0-0
Location            
Home 3 3 11 4 8 0-0
Away 5 4 9 2 9 0-0
Neutral 1 1 4 2 2 0-0
Result            
Wins 4 4 15 4 14 0-0
Losses 5 4 9 4 5 0-0
Month            
February 2 2 4 0 5 0-0
March 7 6 20 8 14 0-0

Splits Stats: Defense

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