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

Bio

Senior (2017): Played in six games with five starts ... Scored one goal for two points ... Had five shots, three of which were on goal for a .600 shot on goal percentage ... All-time career goals leader with 21.

Junior (2016):  Second-team All-HCAC ... Led the team in scoring with 17 points ... Scored a team-high seven goals and a team-tying high three assists ... His 17 total points were ninth most in the HCAC and his seven goals ranked eighth most ... Posted one multi-goal game with a two-score effort against Thiel (Pa.) on Sept. 27 ...  Was a perfect three-for-three in penalty kicks ... Second on the team in shots with 33 and first in shots on goal with 19 ... Ended the season with a .212 shot percentage ... Became program's all-time leader in goals scored (20).

Sophomore (2015):  Third-team OCSA All-Ohio ... Honorable mention All-HCAC ... Started all 16 games played ... Scored a team-high eight goals ... Was tied for third in the HCAC in goals ... Had a team-best four game-winning goals... Led the team in overall points with 17 (eight goals and one assist) ... Scored a season-high two goals in one game against Saint (Pa.) Vincent University .. Took 21 shots for a .381 shot percentage ... Converted all three of his penalty kick attempts. 

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 11 at Earlham (Ind.) L, 1-0
Oct 14 at Rose-Hulman (Ind.) L, 1-0
Oct 18 at Manchester (Ind.) L, 7-1
Oct 21 at Hanover (Ind.) L, 3-2
Oct 25 Anderson (Ind.) W, 6-0
Oct 28 Mt. St. Joseph W, 4-0
  Total Conference
Games 6 2
Games started 5 1
Goals 1 0
Assists 0 0
Points 2 0
Shots 5 0
Shot Pct .200 -
Penalty kicks 0-1 0-0
Game-winning goals 0 0

Game Log - Scoring

Date Opponent Score gp gs g a pts
Sep 1 Cincinnati-Clermont W, 2-1 - - - - -
Sep 3 Bethany (W.V.) W, 2-0 - - - - -
Sep 6 Trine (Ind.) T, 1-1 - - - - -
Sep 8 at Westminster (Pa.) L, 4-0 - - - - -
Sep 9 at Carlow (Pa.) W, 4-0 - - - - -
Sep 13 Illinois Tech T, 2-2 1 1 1 0 2
Sep 16 Grace Bible (Mich.) W, 5-0 1 1 0 0 0
Sep 20 at Huntington (Ind.) L, 4-0 1 1 0 0 0
Sep 23 at Baldwin Wallace L, 3-1 1 1 0 0 0
Sep 27 at Thiel (Pa.)   - - - - -
Sep 30 Franklin (Ind.) W, 2-0 1 - 0 0 0
Oct 4 Bluffton W, 2-1 - - - - -
Oct 7 Transylvania (Ky.) L, 2-1 - - - - -
Oct 11 at Earlham (Ind.) L, 1-0 - - - - -
Oct 14 at Rose-Hulman (Ind.) L, 1-0 - - - - -
Oct 18 at Manchester (Ind.) L, 7-1 - - - - -
Oct 21 at Hanover (Ind.) L, 3-2 - - - - -
Oct 25 Anderson (Ind.) W, 6-0 - - - - -
Oct 28 Mt. St. Joseph W, 4-0 1 1 0 0 0

Game Log - Shooting

Date Opponent Score gp sh sh% sog sog%
Sep 1 Cincinnati-Clermont W, 2-1 - - - - -
Sep 3 Bethany (W.V.) W, 2-0 - - - - -
Sep 6 Trine (Ind.) T, 1-1 - - - - -
Sep 8 at Westminster (Pa.) L, 4-0 - - - - -
Sep 9 at Carlow (Pa.) W, 4-0 - - - - -
Sep 13 Illinois Tech T, 2-2 1 2 .500 2 1.000
Sep 16 Grace Bible (Mich.) W, 5-0 1 2 .000 0 .000
Sep 20 at Huntington (Ind.) L, 4-0 1 0 - 0 -
Sep 23 at Baldwin Wallace L, 3-1 1 1 .000 1 1.000
Sep 27 at Thiel (Pa.)   - - - - -
Sep 30 Franklin (Ind.) W, 2-0 1 0 - 0 -
Oct 4 Bluffton W, 2-1 - - - - -
Oct 7 Transylvania (Ky.) L, 2-1 - - - - -
Oct 11 at Earlham (Ind.) L, 1-0 - - - - -
Oct 14 at Rose-Hulman (Ind.) L, 1-0 - - - - -
Oct 18 at Manchester (Ind.) L, 7-1 - - - - -
Oct 21 at Hanover (Ind.) L, 3-2 - - - - -
Oct 25 Anderson (Ind.) W, 6-0 - - - - -
Oct 28 Mt. St. Joseph W, 4-0 1 0 - 0 -

Game Log - Misc.

Date Opponent Score gp yc rc pk gw
Sep 1 Cincinnati-Clermont W, 2-1 - - - - -
Sep 3 Bethany (W.V.) W, 2-0 - - - - -
Sep 6 Trine (Ind.) T, 1-1 - - - - -
Sep 8 at Westminster (Pa.) L, 4-0 - - - - -
Sep 9 at Carlow (Pa.) W, 4-0 - - - - -
Sep 13 Illinois Tech T, 2-2 1 0 0 0-1 0
Sep 16 Grace Bible (Mich.) W, 5-0 1 0 0 0-0 0
Sep 20 at Huntington (Ind.) L, 4-0 1 0 0 0-0 0
Sep 23 at Baldwin Wallace L, 3-1 1 0 0 0-0 0
Sep 27 at Thiel (Pa.)   - - - - -
Sep 30 Franklin (Ind.) W, 2-0 1 0 0 0-0 0
Oct 4 Bluffton W, 2-1 - - - - -
Oct 7 Transylvania (Ky.) L, 2-1 - - - - -
Oct 11 at Earlham (Ind.) L, 1-0 - - - - -
Oct 14 at Rose-Hulman (Ind.) L, 1-0 - - - - -
Oct 18 at Manchester (Ind.) L, 7-1 - - - - -
Oct 21 at Hanover (Ind.) L, 3-2 - - - - -
Oct 25 Anderson (Ind.) W, 6-0 - - - - -
Oct 28 Mt. St. Joseph W, 4-0 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 6 5 1 0 2
Conference 2 1 0 0 0
Exhibition - - - - 0
Location          
Home 4 3 1 0 2
Away 2 2 0 0 0
Neutral - - - - 0
Result          
Wins 3 2 0 0 0
Losses 2 2 0 0 0
Month          
September 5 4 1 0 2
October 1 1 0 0 0

Splits Stats - Season Shooting

  gp sh sh% sog sog%
Event          
Total 6 5 .200 3 .600
Conference 2 0 - 0 -
Exhibition - - - - -
Location          
Home 4 4 .250 2 .500
Away 2 1 .000 1 1.000
Neutral - - - - -
Result          
Wins 3 2 .000 0 .000
Losses 2 1 .000 1 1.000
Month          
September 5 5 .200 3 .600
October 1 0 - 0 -

Splits Stats - Season Misc.

  gp yc rc pk gw
Event          
Total 6 0 0 0-1 0
Conference 2 0 0 0-0 0
Exhibition - - - 0-0 -
Location          
Home 4 0 0 0-1 0
Away 2 0 0 0-0 0
Neutral - - - 0-0 -
Result          
Wins 3 0 0 0-0 0
Losses 2 0 0 0-0 0
Month          
September 5 0 0 0-1 0
October 1 0 0 0-0 0

Splits Stats - Game Scoring

  gp gs g/g a/g pts/g
Event          
Total 6 5 .17 .00 .33
Conference 2 1 .00 .00 .00
Exhibition - - - - -
Location          
Home 4 3 .25 .00 .50
Away 2 2 .00 .00 .00
Neutral - - - - -
Result          
Wins 3 2 .00 .00 .00
Losses 2 2 .00 .00 .00
Month          
September 5 4 .20 .00 .40
October 1 1 .00 .00 .00

Splits Stats - Game Shooting

  gp sh/g sh%/g sog/g sog%/g
Event          
Total 6 .83 .200 .50 .600
Conference 2 .00 - .00 -
Exhibition - - - - -
Location          
Home 4 1.00 .250 .50 .500
Away 2 .50 .000 .50 1.000
Neutral - - - - -
Result          
Wins 3 .67 .000 .00 .000
Losses 2 .50 .000 .50 1.000
Month          
September 5 1.00 .200 .60 .600
October 1 .00 - .00 -

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