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7 Melissa Bixler
Melissa Bixler
  • Height:
    5-6
  • Year:
    Sr.
  • Hometown:
    Loveland, Ohio
  • High School:
    Loveland
  • Position:
    F
  • g
    2
  • a
    0
  • pts
    4
  • gw
    1

Bio

Senior (2023): Played in a career-high 16 games and started a career-high 15 while also scoring a career-high two goals during the season ... Netted the game-winning goal againt Mount Mary at home as part of the Purple and Gold Tournament on Sept 2. and scored the only goal of the game for the Yellow Jackets to earn DC a 1-1 draw at Thiel on Sept. 15

Junior (2022): Played in 14 games and made 13 starts...Scored three goals and led the team in shot attempts with 19.

Sophomore (2021): Played in nine games...Tallied ten shots.

Personal: Daughter of Sarah and David Bixler...Has two older brothers...Brother Marty played college soccer at the University of Rio Grande

Recent Games

Date Opponent Result
Oct 7 at Rose-Hulman (Ind.)
Oct 11 at Anderson (Ind.) L, 8-0
Oct 14 at Franklin (Ind.) L, 6-0
Oct 18 Bluffton L, 8-0
Oct 21 Transylvania (Ky.) L, 7-0
Oct 25 at Mt. St. Joseph L, 8-0
  Total Conference
Games 16 8
Games started 15 7
Goals 2 0
Assists 0 0
Points 4 0
Shots 29 3
Shot Pct .069 .000
Penalty kicks 0-0 0-0
Game-winning goals 1 0

Game Log - Scoring

Date Opponent Score gp gs g a pts
Sep 1 Eureka W, 8-0 1 1 0 0 0
Sep 2 Mount Mary W, 3-2 1 1 1 0 2
Sep 6 Adrian (Mich.) L, 10-0 1 1 0 0 0
Sep 9 at St. Mary-Woods L, 2-0 1 1 0 0 0
Sep 15 at Thiel T, 1-1 1 1 1 0 2
Sep 17 Blackburn T, 1-1 1 1 0 0 0
Sep 20 Great Lakes Christian L, 1-0 1 1 0 0 0
Sep 23 at Muskingum L, 3-0 1 1 0 0 0
Sep 27 Manchester (Ind.) L, 2-1 1 1 0 0 0
Sep 30 Hanover (Ind.) L, 8-0 1 1 0 0 0
Oct 4 Earlham (Ind.) L, 4-0 1 1 0 0 0
Oct 7 at Rose-Hulman (Ind.)   - - - - -
Oct 11 at Anderson (Ind.) L, 8-0 1 0 0 0 0
Oct 14 at Franklin (Ind.) L, 6-0 1 1 0 0 0
Oct 18 Bluffton L, 8-0 1 1 0 0 0
Oct 21 Transylvania (Ky.) L, 7-0 1 1 0 0 0
Oct 25 at Mt. St. Joseph L, 8-0 1 1 0 0 0

Game Log - Shooting

Date Opponent Score gp sh sh% sog sog%
Sep 1 Eureka W, 8-0 1 8 .000 2 .250
Sep 2 Mount Mary W, 3-2 1 5 .200 3 .600
Sep 6 Adrian (Mich.) L, 10-0 1 0 - 0 -
Sep 9 at St. Mary-Woods L, 2-0 1 4 .000 1 .250
Sep 15 at Thiel T, 1-1 1 2 .500 2 1.000
Sep 17 Blackburn T, 1-1 1 4 .000 1 .250
Sep 20 Great Lakes Christian L, 1-0 1 2 .000 0 .000
Sep 23 at Muskingum L, 3-0 1 1 .000 1 1.000
Sep 27 Manchester (Ind.) L, 2-1 1 3 .000 1 .333
Sep 30 Hanover (Ind.) L, 8-0 1 0 - 0 -
Oct 4 Earlham (Ind.) L, 4-0 1 0 - 0 -
Oct 7 at Rose-Hulman (Ind.)   - - - - -
Oct 11 at Anderson (Ind.) L, 8-0 1 0 - 0 -
Oct 14 at Franklin (Ind.) L, 6-0 1 0 - 0 -
Oct 18 Bluffton L, 8-0 1 0 - 0 -
Oct 21 Transylvania (Ky.) L, 7-0 1 0 - 0 -
Oct 25 at Mt. St. Joseph L, 8-0 1 0 - 0 -

Game Log - Misc.

Date Opponent Score gp yc rc pk gw
Sep 1 Eureka W, 8-0 1 0 0 0-0 0
Sep 2 Mount Mary W, 3-2 1 0 0 0-0 1
Sep 6 Adrian (Mich.) L, 10-0 1 0 0 0-0 0
Sep 9 at St. Mary-Woods L, 2-0 1 0 0 0-0 0
Sep 15 at Thiel T, 1-1 1 0 0 0-0 0
Sep 17 Blackburn T, 1-1 1 0 0 0-0 0
Sep 20 Great Lakes Christian L, 1-0 1 0 0 0-0 0
Sep 23 at Muskingum L, 3-0 1 0 0 0-0 0
Sep 27 Manchester (Ind.) L, 2-1 1 0 0 0-0 0
Sep 30 Hanover (Ind.) L, 8-0 1 0 0 0-0 0
Oct 4 Earlham (Ind.) L, 4-0 1 0 0 0-0 0
Oct 7 at Rose-Hulman (Ind.)   - - - - -
Oct 11 at Anderson (Ind.) L, 8-0 1 0 0 0-0 0
Oct 14 at Franklin (Ind.) L, 6-0 1 0 0 0-0 0
Oct 18 Bluffton L, 8-0 1 0 0 0-0 0
Oct 21 Transylvania (Ky.) L, 7-0 1 0 0 0-0 0
Oct 25 at Mt. St. Joseph L, 8-0 1 0 0 0-0 0

Career Stats - Season Scoring

  gp gs g a pts
2020-21 - - - - 0
2021-22 9 9 0 0 0
2022-23 14 13 1 0 2
2023-24 16 15 2 0 4
Total 39 37 3 0 6

Career Stats - Season Shooting

  gp sh sh% sog sog%
2020-21 - - - - -
2021-22 9 10 .000 4 .400
2022-23 14 19 .053 10 .526
2023-24 16 29 .069 11 .379
Total 39 58 .052 25 .431

Career Stats - Season Misc.

  gp yc rc pk gw
2020-21 - - - 0-0 -
2021-22 9 0 0 0-0 0
2022-23 14 0 0 0-0 0
2023-24 16 0 0 0-0 1
Total 39 0 0 0-0 1

Career Stats - Game Scoring

  gp gs g/g a/g pts/g
2020-21 - - - - -
2021-22 9 9 .00 .00 .00
2022-23 14 13 .07 .00 .14
2023-24 16 15 .13 .00 .25
Total 39 37 .08 .00 .15

Career Stats - Game Shooting

  gp sh/g sh%/g sog/g sog%/g
2020-21 - - - - -
2021-22 9 1.11 .000 .44 .400
2022-23 14 1.36 .053 .71 .526
2023-24 16 1.81 .069 .69 .379
Total 39 1.49 .052 .64 .431

Splits Stats - Season Scoring

  gp gs g a pts
Event          
Total 16 15 2 0 4
Conference 8 7 0 0 0
Exhibition - - - - 0
Location          
Home 10 10 1 0 2
Away 6 5 1 0 2
Neutral - - - - 0
Result          
Wins 2 2 1 0 2
Losses 12 11 0 0 0
Month          
September 10 10 2 0 4
October 6 5 0 0 0

Splits Stats - Season Shooting

  gp sh sh% sog sog%
Event          
Total 16 29 .069 11 .379
Conference 8 3 .000 1 .333
Exhibition - - - - -
Location          
Home 10 22 .045 7 .318
Away 6 7 .143 4 .571
Neutral - - - - -
Result          
Wins 2 13 .077 5 .385
Losses 12 10 .000 3 .300
Month          
September 10 29 .069 11 .379
October 6 0 - 0 -

Splits Stats - Season Misc.

  gp yc rc pk gw
Event          
Total 16 0 0 0-0 1
Conference 8 0 0 0-0 0
Exhibition - - - 0-0 -
Location          
Home 10 0 0 0-0 1
Away 6 0 0 0-0 0
Neutral - - - 0-0 -
Result          
Wins 2 0 0 0-0 1
Losses 12 0 0 0-0 0
Month          
September 10 0 0 0-0 1
October 6 0 0 0-0 0

Splits Stats - Game Scoring

  gp gs g/g a/g pts/g
Event          
Total 16 15 .13 .00 .25
Conference 8 7 .00 .00 .00
Exhibition - - - - -
Location          
Home 10 10 .10 .00 .20
Away 6 5 .17 .00 .33
Neutral - - - - -
Result          
Wins 2 2 .50 .00 1.00
Losses 12 11 .00 .00 .00
Month          
September 10 10 .20 .00 .40
October 6 5 .00 .00 .00

Splits Stats - Game Shooting

  gp sh/g sh%/g sog/g sog%/g
Event          
Total 16 1.81 .069 .69 .379
Conference 8 .38 .000 .13 .333
Exhibition - - - - -
Location          
Home 10 2.20 .045 .70 .318
Away 6 1.17 .143 .67 .571
Neutral - - - - -
Result          
Wins 2 6.50 .077 2.50 .385
Losses 12 .83 .000 .25 .300
Month          
September 10 2.90 .069 1.10 .379
October 6 .00 - .00 -