Elijah Utz
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- Height:
- 6-2
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- Weight:
- 200
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- Hometown:
- Macedon, NY
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- Position:
- Midfield
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- Year:
- Sr.
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- High School:
- Penfield HS
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- Major:
- Business Entrepreneurship and Innovation
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- Previous School:
- Penfield HS
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- gp
- 14
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- p
- 59
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- g
- 32
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- a
- 27
Bio
2024-25: He did not play this season.
2023-24: Played in all 15 games for the Cobras this season. Recorded 19 goals and a team-high 15 assists for a total of 34 points, which was also a team-high. Recorded 12 ground balls and 2 caused turnovers. After this season ranked T-15th in career assists in the Coker Men's Lacrosse Record Book with 22.
2022-23: Started 14 games for the Cobras...Recorded 10 goals, seven assists, 11 ground balls, six caused turnovers, and 24 shots with a 41.7 shooting percentage.
High School: Attended Penfield High School where he played lacrosse, basketball and football for the Patriots...Monroe County All League (HM-D2), Gold medal Western NY team 2021, PHS 2022 Recipient of the Matthew Maier Award...Played club for FCA Upstate and Sweetlax...Received the Regent's Diploma with Advanced Designation...Made High Honor Roll in 15 out of 16 quarters.
Personal: Son of Susan and David Utz...Has four siblings; Katie, Adam, Zach and Sam.
| Overall | Conference | |
|---|---|---|
| Games | 14 | 9 |
| Points | 59 | 42 |
| Goals | 32 | 21 |
| Assists | 27 | 21 |
| Man-up goals | 1 | 0 |
| Man-down goals | 0 | 0 |
| Ground balls | 16 | 13 |
| Turnovers | 23 | 14 |
| Caused turnovers | 4 | 2 |
| Faceoffs | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Faceoff percentage | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| Shots | 96 | 67 |
| Shooting percentage | 33.3 | 31.3 |
| Shots on goal | 65 | 45 |
| Shots on goal percentage | 67.7 | 67.2 |
Game Log - Defense
| Date | Opponent | Score | gb | to | ct | fo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 24 | Belmont Abbey | - | - | - | - | |
| Jan 30 | Barton | W, 11-10 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0-0 |
| Feb 7 | at Lander | L, 13-11 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0-0 |
| Feb 12 | Emmanuel (GA) | W, 18-8 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0-0 |
| Feb 14 | Chowan | W, 15-8 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 |
| Feb 20 | Emory & Henry | W, 18-8 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 |
| Feb 28 | at Young Harris | W, 13-12 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0-0 |
| Mar 4 | #9 Wingate | L, 21-9 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0-0 |
| Mar 14 | Lincoln Memorial | W, 15-12 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0-0 |
| Mar 18 | at #8 Newberry | L, 18-8 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0-0 |
| Mar 21 | #2 Anderson (S.C.) | L, 28-15 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0-0 |
| Mar 28 | at Tusculum | L, 17-14 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0-0 |
| Apr 1 | Catawba | L, 18-9 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0-0 |
| Apr 11 | at Mars Hill | W, 14-13 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0-0 |
| Apr 21 | at Lenoir-Rhyne | L, 19-5 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0-0 |
Game Log - Offense
| Date | Opponent | Score | g | a | pts | up | dn | sh | sh% | sog | sog% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 24 | Belmont Abbey | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | |
| Jan 30 | Barton | W, 11-10 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 20.0 | 4 | 80.0 |
| Feb 7 | at Lander | L, 13-11 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 60.0 | 4 | 80.0 |
| Feb 12 | Emmanuel (GA) | W, 18-8 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 40.0 | 5 | 50.0 |
| Feb 14 | Chowan | W, 15-8 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 50.0 | 3 | 75.0 |
| Feb 20 | Emory & Henry | W, 18-8 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 100.0 | 1 | 100.0 |
| Feb 28 | at Young Harris | W, 13-12 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 20.0 | 4 | 80.0 |
| Mar 4 | #9 Wingate | L, 21-9 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0.0 | 2 | 50.0 |
| Mar 14 | Lincoln Memorial | W, 15-12 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 60.0 | 5 | 100.0 |
| Mar 18 | at #8 Newberry | L, 18-8 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 33.3 | 3 | 50.0 |
| Mar 21 | #2 Anderson (S.C.) | L, 28-15 | 5 | 3 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 55.6 | 7 | 77.8 |
| Mar 28 | at Tusculum | L, 17-14 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 20.0 | 5 | 50.0 |
| Apr 1 | Catawba | L, 18-9 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 37.5 | 6 | 75.0 |
| Apr 11 | at Mars Hill | W, 14-13 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 18.2 | 8 | 72.7 |
| Apr 21 | at Lenoir-Rhyne | L, 19-5 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 23.1 | 8 | 61.5 |
| Statistic | gp | gs | gb | to | ct | fo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Event | ||||||
| Total | 14 | - | 16 | 23 | 4 | 0-0 |
| Conference | 9 | - | 13 | 14 | 2 | 0-0 |
| Exhibition | - | - | - | 0 | - | 0-0 |
| Location | ||||||
| Home | 8 | - | 7 | 9 | 3 | 0-0 |
| Away | 6 | - | 9 | 14 | 1 | 0-0 |
| Neutral | - | - | - | 0 | - | 0-0 |
| Result | ||||||
| Wins | 7 | - | 9 | 10 | 2 | 0-0 |
| Losses | 7 | - | 7 | 13 | 2 | 0-0 |
| Month | ||||||
| January | 1 | - | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0-0 |
| February | 5 | - | 6 | 6 | 1 | 0-0 |
| March | 5 | - | 6 | 10 | 0 | 0-0 |
| April | 3 | - | 4 | 4 | 2 | 0-0 |
| Statistic | gp | gs | g | a | pts | up | dn | sh | sh% | sog | sog% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Event | |||||||||||
| Total | 14 | - | 32 | 27 | 59 | 1 | 0 | 96 | 33.3 | 65 | 67.7 |
| Conference | 9 | - | 21 | 21 | 42 | 0 | 0 | 67 | 31.3 | 45 | 67.2 |
| Exhibition | - | - | - | - | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | - | - | - |
| Location | |||||||||||
| Home | 8 | - | 19 | 18 | 37 | 0 | 0 | 46 | 41.3 | 33 | 71.7 |
| Away | 6 | - | 13 | 9 | 22 | 1 | 0 | 50 | 26.0 | 32 | 64.0 |
| Neutral | - | - | - | - | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | - | - | - |
| Result | |||||||||||
| Wins | 7 | - | 14 | 12 | 26 | 1 | 0 | 41 | 34.1 | 30 | 73.2 |
| Losses | 7 | - | 18 | 15 | 33 | 0 | 0 | 55 | 32.7 | 35 | 63.6 |
| Month | |||||||||||
| January | 1 | - | 1 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 20.0 | 4 | 80.0 |
| February | 5 | - | 11 | 5 | 16 | 1 | 0 | 25 | 44.0 | 17 | 68.0 |
| March | 5 | - | 12 | 12 | 24 | 0 | 0 | 34 | 35.3 | 22 | 64.7 |
| April | 3 | - | 8 | 6 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 32 | 25.0 | 22 | 68.8 |
News mentions
Utz totaled 32 goals and 27 assists for 59 points, leading Coker in all three categories.
Coker losed out the regular season with a 19-5 loss at fifth-ranked Lenoir-Rhyne on Tuesday evening
Jackson Duke took a feed from fellow senior Ryan Forehand and buried a shot into the lower right corner of the net for the game-winner, keeping the Cobras’ hopes alive for the sixth and final postseason spot in the SAC Tournament.
Zyaire Marshall recorded his seventh multi-goal game of the season with a season-high four goal game.
The Coker University men’s lacrosse team fell to second-ranked Anderson, 28-15, on Saturday afternoon night in a South Atlantic Conference game played at the Coker Athletics Field.
Zyaire Marshall moved to within one point of 100 for his career with two goals and an assist.
Elijah Utz recorded the hat trick, while fellow seniors Gage Kettlewell, Ryan Forehand, Zyaire Marshall, Carson Coker and Caleb Hiltz each scored on their senior day.
The Coker University men’s lacrosse team fell to ninth-ranked Wingate, 21-9, in a South Atlantic Conference contest at the Coker Athletic Field on Wednesday afternoon.
Gavin Bourne netted five goals for the first time in his young career and Zyaire Marshall scored at both the 8:42 mark and with 5:23 remaining in the game to help the Cobras secure the victory.
For the third straight game, the Coker men’s lacrosse team eclipsed the 15-goal mark, opening South Atlantic Conference play Friday with an 18-8 victory over Emory & Henry at Coker Athletic Field.
For the second straight outing the Coker men’s lacrosse team scored at least 15 goals as the Cobras defeated Chowan 15-8 on Saturday afternoon at the Coker Athletic Field.
Senior midfielder Elijah Utz recorded the sixth hat trick of his career and second of the season and finished with four goals. Freshman midfielder Gavin Bourne notched his first career hat trick with a three-goal performance.
Senior midfielder Elijah Utz recorded his fifth career hat trick and added one assist for the Cobras.
Senior attack Kaleb Hiltz is the Cobras top returning goal scorer from the 2025 season. Hiltz netted 22 goals to go with eight assists. Hiltz was named to the 2026 SAC Preseason Player to Watch list. He is joined on the list by teammates Lennon Connolly, Michael Jensen, Brandon Calidonio, Ryan Forehand and Elijah Utz.
The game winner was Britt Rumbaugh’s lone goal of the game, while freshman attacker Jacob Cicco netted his first three collegiate goals and senior midfielder Zyaire Marshall and senior attacker Ryan Forehand each added two goals for the Cobras.