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13 Nick Kleptz
Nick Kleptz
  • Height:
    6-1
  • Weight:
    165
  • Year:
    Fr
  • Hometown:
    Troy, Ohio
  • High School:
    Troy
  • Position:
    D
  • Major:
    Molecular Biology
  • g
    5
  • a
    0
  • pts
    10
  • gw
    2

Bio

Freshman (2014):  Played in 19 games and started 17 ... Led the team in goals (five), points (10) and game-winning goals (two) ... Took 18 shots and had a .278 shot percentage ... Had 10 shots on goa l... Recorded the team's only penalty kick goal in the only attempt for the season ... Tied for 11th in HCAC in goals (five) and tied for 15th in points (10) ... Named honorable mention All-HCAC.

Prep:  Letterwinner for four years at Troy High School under Head Coach Richard Phillips ... First-team All-GWOC North and first-team All-GWOC ... 38 career goals ... Helped Troy to four straight league titles ... Recipient of the National Merit Award given by the Marine Corps ... On the Principal's List all four years.

Personal:  Son of Tom and Melissa Kleptz ... Majoring in molecular biology. 

Recent Games

Date Opponent Result
Oct 15 Anderson (Ind.) W, 3-2
Oct 18 at Transylvania (Ky.) L, 1-0
Oct 22 Bluffton W, 1-0
Oct 25 Mt. St. Joseph L, 2-1
Oct 28 at Earlham (Ind.) L, 2-0
Nov 1 Hanover (Ind.) L, 2-0
  Total Conference
Games 19 8
Games started 17 8
Goals 5 3
Assists 0 0
Points 10 6
Shots 18 10
Shot Pct .278 .300
Penalty kicks 1-1 0-0
Game-winning goals 2 1

Game Log - Scoring

Date Opponent Score gp gs g a pts
Aug 29 Waynesburg (Pa.) T, 1-1 1 1 0 0 0
Sep 1 Illinois Tech L, 2-1 1 1 0 0 0
Sep 5 at Centre (Ky.) L, 3-0 1 1 0 0 0
Sep 6 vs. Spalding L, 3-0 1 - 0 0 0
Sep 12 at Trine (Ind.) W, 1-0 1 - 0 0 0
Sep 13 vs. Adrian (Mich.) L, 2-1 1 1 0 0 0
Sep 17 Heidelberg L, 2-0 1 1 0 0 0
Sep 19 vs. Wittenberg L, 2-0 1 1 0 0 0
Sep 20 at Wilmington (Ohio) L, 3-0 1 1 0 0 0
Sep 27 at Baldwin Wallace L, 2-0 1 1 0 0 0
Sep 28 Muskingum W, 2-1 1 1 2 0 4
Oct 4 Rose-Hulman (Ind.) L, 2-1 - - - - -
Oct 9 at Manchester (Ind.) W, 3-1 1 1 1 0 2
Oct 11 at Franklin (Ind.) T, 0-0 1 1 0 0 0
Oct 15 Anderson (Ind.) W, 3-2 1 1 2 0 4
Oct 18 at Transylvania (Ky.) L, 1-0 1 1 0 0 0
Oct 22 Bluffton W, 1-0 1 1 0 0 0
Oct 25 Mt. St. Joseph L, 2-1 1 1 0 0 0
Oct 28 at Earlham (Ind.) L, 2-0 1 1 0 0 0
Nov 1 Hanover (Ind.) L, 2-0 1 1 0 0 0

Game Log - Shooting

Date Opponent Score gp sh sh% sog sog%
Aug 29 Waynesburg (Pa.) T, 1-1 1 0 - 0 -
Sep 1 Illinois Tech L, 2-1 1 0 - 0 -
Sep 5 at Centre (Ky.) L, 3-0 1 0 - 0 -
Sep 6 vs. Spalding L, 3-0 1 0 - 0 -
Sep 12 at Trine (Ind.) W, 1-0 1 0 - 0 -
Sep 13 vs. Adrian (Mich.) L, 2-1 1 0 - 0 -
Sep 17 Heidelberg L, 2-0 1 0 - 0 -
Sep 19 vs. Wittenberg L, 2-0 1 1 .000 0 .000
Sep 20 at Wilmington (Ohio) L, 3-0 1 1 .000 1 1.000
Sep 27 at Baldwin Wallace L, 2-0 1 1 .000 0 .000
Sep 28 Muskingum W, 2-1 1 5 .400 2 .400
Oct 4 Rose-Hulman (Ind.) L, 2-1 - - - - -
Oct 9 at Manchester (Ind.) W, 3-1 1 1 1.000 1 1.000
Oct 11 at Franklin (Ind.) T, 0-0 1 0 - 0 -
Oct 15 Anderson (Ind.) W, 3-2 1 2 1.000 2 1.000
Oct 18 at Transylvania (Ky.) L, 1-0 1 1 .000 0 .000
Oct 22 Bluffton W, 1-0 1 1 .000 0 .000
Oct 25 Mt. St. Joseph L, 2-1 1 3 .000 2 .667
Oct 28 at Earlham (Ind.) L, 2-0 1 2 .000 2 1.000
Nov 1 Hanover (Ind.) L, 2-0 1 0 - 0 -

Game Log - Misc.

Date Opponent Score gp yc rc pk gw
Aug 29 Waynesburg (Pa.) T, 1-1 1 0 0 0-0 0
Sep 1 Illinois Tech L, 2-1 1 0 0 0-0 0
Sep 5 at Centre (Ky.) L, 3-0 1 0 0 0-0 0
Sep 6 vs. Spalding L, 3-0 1 0 0 0-0 0
Sep 12 at Trine (Ind.) W, 1-0 1 0 0 0-0 0
Sep 13 vs. Adrian (Mich.) L, 2-1 1 0 0 0-0 0
Sep 17 Heidelberg L, 2-0 1 0 0 0-0 0
Sep 19 vs. Wittenberg L, 2-0 1 0 0 0-0 0
Sep 20 at Wilmington (Ohio) L, 3-0 1 0 0 0-0 0
Sep 27 at Baldwin Wallace L, 2-0 1 0 0 0-0 0
Sep 28 Muskingum W, 2-1 1 0 0 1-1 1
Oct 4 Rose-Hulman (Ind.) L, 2-1 - - - - -
Oct 9 at Manchester (Ind.) W, 3-1 1 0 0 0-0 0
Oct 11 at Franklin (Ind.) T, 0-0 1 0 0 0-0 0
Oct 15 Anderson (Ind.) W, 3-2 1 0 0 0-0 1
Oct 18 at Transylvania (Ky.) L, 1-0 1 0 0 0-0 0
Oct 22 Bluffton W, 1-0 1 0 0 0-0 0
Oct 25 Mt. St. Joseph L, 2-1 1 0 0 0-0 0
Oct 28 at Earlham (Ind.) L, 2-0 1 0 0 0-0 0
Nov 1 Hanover (Ind.) L, 2-0 1 0 0 0-0 0

Career Stats - Season Scoring

  gp gs g a pts
2014-15 19 17 5 0 10
2015-16 16 16 8 1 17
2016-17 18 17 7 3 17
2017-18 6 5 1 0 2
Total 59 55 21 4 46

Career Stats - Season Shooting

  gp sh sh% sog sog%
2014-15 19 18 .278 10 .556
2015-16 16 21 .381 14 .667
2016-17 18 33 .212 19 .576
2017-18 6 5 .200 3 .600
Total 59 77 .273 46 .597

Career Stats - Season Misc.

  gp yc rc pk gw
2014-15 19 0 0 1-1 2
2015-16 16 3 0 3-3 4
2016-17 18 2 0 3-3 3
2017-18 6 0 0 0-1 0
Total 59 5 0 7-8 9

Career Stats - Game Scoring

  gp gs g/g a/g pts/g
2014-15 19 17 .26 .00 .53
2015-16 16 16 .50 .06 1.06
2016-17 18 17 .39 .17 .94
2017-18 6 5 .17 .00 .33
Total 59 55 .36 .07 .78

Career Stats - Game Shooting

  gp sh/g sh%/g sog/g sog%/g
2014-15 19 .95 .278 .53 .556
2015-16 16 1.31 .381 .88 .667
2016-17 18 1.83 .212 1.06 .576
2017-18 6 .83 .200 .50 .600
Total 59 1.31 .273 .78 .597

Splits Stats - Season Scoring

  gp gs g a pts
Event          
Total 19 17 5 0 10
Conference 8 8 3 0 6
Exhibition - - - - 0
Location          
Home 8 8 4 0 8
Away 8 7 1 0 2
Neutral 3 2 0 0 0
Result          
Wins 5 4 5 0 10
Losses 12 11 0 0 0
Month          
August 1 1 0 0 0
September 10 8 2 0 4
October 7 7 3 0 6
November 1 1 0 0 0

Splits Stats - Season Shooting

  gp sh sh% sog sog%
Event          
Total 19 18 .278 10 .556
Conference 8 10 .300 7 .700
Exhibition - - - - -
Location          
Home 8 11 .364 6 .545
Away 8 6 .167 4 .667
Neutral 3 1 .000 0 .000
Result          
Wins 5 9 .556 5 .556
Losses 12 9 .000 5 .556
Month          
August 1 0 - 0 -
September 10 8 .250 3 .375
October 7 10 .300 7 .700
November 1 0 - 0 -

Splits Stats - Season Misc.

  gp yc rc pk gw
Event          
Total 19 0 0 1-1 2
Conference 8 0 0 0-0 1
Exhibition - - - 0-0 -
Location          
Home 8 0 0 1-1 2
Away 8 0 0 0-0 0
Neutral 3 0 0 0-0 0
Result          
Wins 5 0 0 1-1 2
Losses 12 0 0 0-0 0
Month          
August 1 0 0 0-0 0
September 10 0 0 1-1 1
October 7 0 0 0-0 1
November 1 0 0 0-0 0

Splits Stats - Game Scoring

  gp gs g/g a/g pts/g
Event          
Total 19 17 .26 .00 .53
Conference 8 8 .38 .00 .75
Exhibition - - - - -
Location          
Home 8 8 .50 .00 1.00
Away 8 7 .13 .00 .25
Neutral 3 2 .00 .00 .00
Result          
Wins 5 4 1.00 .00 2.00
Losses 12 11 .00 .00 .00
Month          
August 1 1 .00 .00 .00
September 10 8 .20 .00 .40
October 7 7 .43 .00 .86
November 1 1 .00 .00 .00

Splits Stats - Game Shooting

  gp sh/g sh%/g sog/g sog%/g
Event          
Total 19 .95 .278 .53 .556
Conference 8 1.25 .300 .88 .700
Exhibition - - - - -
Location          
Home 8 1.38 .364 .75 .545
Away 8 .75 .167 .50 .667
Neutral 3 .33 .000 .00 .000
Result          
Wins 5 1.80 .556 1.00 .556
Losses 12 .75 .000 .42 .556
Month          
August 1 .00 - .00 -
September 10 .80 .250 .30 .375
October 7 1.43 .300 1.00 .700
November 1 .00 - .00 -

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