2025 Men's Lacrosse Roster
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Jersey Number 77
Owen Hiltz
- Position:
- Attack
- Height:
- 5-8
- Weight:
- 186
- Class:
- Redshirt Senior
- Hometown:
- Peterborough, Ontario, Canada
- High School:
- Culver Academy
Bio
Honors and Awards:
8th Overall Pick in 2025 PLL Draft (Carolina Chaos)
USILA All-America Third Team (2025)
USILA All-America Honorable Mention (2021, 2024)
Inside Lacrosse All-America Honorable Mention (2025)
USA Lacrosse All-America Honorable Mention (2024, 2025)
Tewaaraton Trophy Watch List (2023, 2025)
All-ACC Team (2024, 2025)
ACC All-Tournament Team (2025)
Career Overview: Posted one of the most prolific freshman seasons in program history, scoring the eighth most goals (29), assists (19) and points (48) in program history among freshmen ... Missed the 2022 season due to injury ... surpassed the 100-point milestone in his sophomore season ... scored at least one point in all 64 of his career games with the Orange, setting a new program record ... surpassed the 200-career point mark midway through the 2025 season ... one of seven players in program history with at least 100 goals and 100 assists ... finished 10th all-time at Syracuse with 239 career points (137g, 102a) ... finished ninth all-time with 137 career goals.
2025: Team co-captain … USILA Third-Team All-America … Inside Lacrosse Media All-America Honorable Mention … eighth overall pick in the 2025 PLL Draft by the Carolina Chaos … ACC All-Tournament Team … All-ACC … Tewaaraton Trophy Watch List … Inside Lacrosse Mid- and Preseason All-America Honorable Mention … #42 on Inside Lacrosse’s Top 50 for 2025 … started in all 19 games at attack … continued his point streak through the entire season, setting a program record for consecutive games with a point (64) … finished second on the team with 73 points, scoring a team-high 46 goals with 27 assists, the second-most for the Orange … surpassed the 200 career point mark against No. 20 Colgate (March 22), scoring on a Joey Spallina assist as the pair each hit 200 points in their respective careers … scored eight hat tricks in 2025 with games logging multiple goals … scored four or more points 12 times this season … scored 17 points during the ACC Tournament and NCAA Tournament, racking three goals and two assists in an epic back-and-forth game against No. 4 Princeton (May 17) in the NCAA Tournament Quarterfinals … canned 34.1 percent of his shots, the second-best on the team for shooters with at least 50 attempts … put 60 percent of his shots on goal, scoring over half of them (46 goals, 81 shots on goal) … nabbed 24 ground balls while causing six turnovers.
2024: USILA and USA Lacrosse All-America Honorable Mention … All-ACC Team … played and started in 17 games at attack this spring … missed one game to injury … notched 65 points on 38 goals with 27 assists … led the Orange in goals this season and combined with Joey Spallina to be the first Syracuse pair with 65-plus points in the same season since 2015 … finished second on the team in assists … continued his point scoring streak, now out to 45 consecutive games (every game of his career) … accounted for eight hat tricks this year, along with 15 multiple-point games … tallied a season-best seven points against No. 20 Delaware (March 16) with six goals and one assist … credited with game-winning goals against No. 20 Colgate (Feb. 5) and No. 3 Duke (March 20) … logged six man-up goals, including three against Delaware … added 18 ground balls and six caused turnovers in the ride.
2023: Inside Lacrosse Midseason All-America Honorable Mention … Tewaaraton Trophy Watch List selection … returned from an upper body injury in 2022 to start all 15 games at attack … second-leading point getter for the ‘Cuse, racking 24 goals and 29 assists … led the Orange in man-up points (17) with three extra-man goals and 14 assists on the power play … continued his point-scoring streak through the entire season, now with a point in 28 straight games, racking 53 goals and 48 assists … scored his 100th career point at No. 2 Duke (April 29) … had multiple points in 13 of the 15 games this season … logged four hat tricks and at least four points eight times, including a season-best six points (3g, 3a) at Hofstra (March 14) … scored on 30 percent his 80 total shots … collected 25 ground balls and caused four turnovers in the ride … committed just two penalties for 90 seconds.
2022: Suffered a season-ending injury in Syracuse's preseason scrimmage that caused him to miss every game of the year.
2021: Posted one of the most prolific freshman seasons in program history, scoring the eighth most goals (29), assists (19) and points (48) in program history ... USILA Honorable Mention All-American ... Started 12 games, appearing in all-13, netting 29 goals, 19 assists, six caused turnovers and 18 ground ball ... Scored a goal in the first round of the NCAA Tournament vs. Georgetown (5/15) ... Tied the Syracuse freshman record with seven goals against Robert Morris (5/7). He also added two assists to become the first player to score nine points in a game since Dylan Donahue did in the 2016 season opener against Siena ... Scored twice at Notre Dame (5/1) ... Scored three goals and added a pair of assists in a win at Virginia (4/24) ... Scored a goal and added an assist vs. North Carolina (4/17) ... Scored a goal and picked up three ground balls against UAlbany (4/8) ... Had a pair of assists against Notre Dame (4/3) ... Scored a goal and dished out a pair of assists at Duke (3/25) ... Posted a career-high six points and five assists, also causing a turnover and picking up two ground balls vs. Holy Cross (3/20) ... Had his third-straight five-point game, scoring four goals, and adding an assist, while also picking up a career-high six ground balls and causing a turnover against Stony Brook (3/12) ... Scored a career-high four goals and added an assist for his second-straight five-point effort against Virginia (3/6). Also caused a turnover in the game ... Scored three goals and added two assists in his first collegiate start against Virginia (2/27) ... Tallied a goal and an assist while also picking up two ground balls in his collegiate debut against Army (2/21).
Before SU: Inside Lacrosse Power 100 recruit, ranked 2nd in the class … Second-ranked attackman in the class by Inside Lacrosse … US Lacrosse All-American ... posted 50 goals and 62 assists in his first year at Culver, following that up with another 100-point season as a junior in 2019 at Culver ... Led Culver to be crowned national champions in 2019 ... Culver Academy All-Decade Team selection ... Team Canada U19 Team selection ... Played club lacrosse for Evolve Elite ... Played box lacrosse for Peterborough Jr. A ... In 2+ seasons at Culver, led his team to a combined 43-3 record ... Three-time All-State selection ... Team captain as a senior.
Personal: Son of Jennifer Hiltz ... Has no siblings ... Enrolled in the College of Arts and Sciences.
8th Overall Pick in 2025 PLL Draft (Carolina Chaos)
USILA All-America Third Team (2025)
USILA All-America Honorable Mention (2021, 2024)
Inside Lacrosse All-America Honorable Mention (2025)
USA Lacrosse All-America Honorable Mention (2024, 2025)
Tewaaraton Trophy Watch List (2023, 2025)
All-ACC Team (2024, 2025)
ACC All-Tournament Team (2025)
Career Overview: Posted one of the most prolific freshman seasons in program history, scoring the eighth most goals (29), assists (19) and points (48) in program history among freshmen ... Missed the 2022 season due to injury ... surpassed the 100-point milestone in his sophomore season ... scored at least one point in all 64 of his career games with the Orange, setting a new program record ... surpassed the 200-career point mark midway through the 2025 season ... one of seven players in program history with at least 100 goals and 100 assists ... finished 10th all-time at Syracuse with 239 career points (137g, 102a) ... finished ninth all-time with 137 career goals.
2025: Team co-captain … USILA Third-Team All-America … Inside Lacrosse Media All-America Honorable Mention … eighth overall pick in the 2025 PLL Draft by the Carolina Chaos … ACC All-Tournament Team … All-ACC … Tewaaraton Trophy Watch List … Inside Lacrosse Mid- and Preseason All-America Honorable Mention … #42 on Inside Lacrosse’s Top 50 for 2025 … started in all 19 games at attack … continued his point streak through the entire season, setting a program record for consecutive games with a point (64) … finished second on the team with 73 points, scoring a team-high 46 goals with 27 assists, the second-most for the Orange … surpassed the 200 career point mark against No. 20 Colgate (March 22), scoring on a Joey Spallina assist as the pair each hit 200 points in their respective careers … scored eight hat tricks in 2025 with games logging multiple goals … scored four or more points 12 times this season … scored 17 points during the ACC Tournament and NCAA Tournament, racking three goals and two assists in an epic back-and-forth game against No. 4 Princeton (May 17) in the NCAA Tournament Quarterfinals … canned 34.1 percent of his shots, the second-best on the team for shooters with at least 50 attempts … put 60 percent of his shots on goal, scoring over half of them (46 goals, 81 shots on goal) … nabbed 24 ground balls while causing six turnovers.
2024: USILA and USA Lacrosse All-America Honorable Mention … All-ACC Team … played and started in 17 games at attack this spring … missed one game to injury … notched 65 points on 38 goals with 27 assists … led the Orange in goals this season and combined with Joey Spallina to be the first Syracuse pair with 65-plus points in the same season since 2015 … finished second on the team in assists … continued his point scoring streak, now out to 45 consecutive games (every game of his career) … accounted for eight hat tricks this year, along with 15 multiple-point games … tallied a season-best seven points against No. 20 Delaware (March 16) with six goals and one assist … credited with game-winning goals against No. 20 Colgate (Feb. 5) and No. 3 Duke (March 20) … logged six man-up goals, including three against Delaware … added 18 ground balls and six caused turnovers in the ride.
2023: Inside Lacrosse Midseason All-America Honorable Mention … Tewaaraton Trophy Watch List selection … returned from an upper body injury in 2022 to start all 15 games at attack … second-leading point getter for the ‘Cuse, racking 24 goals and 29 assists … led the Orange in man-up points (17) with three extra-man goals and 14 assists on the power play … continued his point-scoring streak through the entire season, now with a point in 28 straight games, racking 53 goals and 48 assists … scored his 100th career point at No. 2 Duke (April 29) … had multiple points in 13 of the 15 games this season … logged four hat tricks and at least four points eight times, including a season-best six points (3g, 3a) at Hofstra (March 14) … scored on 30 percent his 80 total shots … collected 25 ground balls and caused four turnovers in the ride … committed just two penalties for 90 seconds.
2022: Suffered a season-ending injury in Syracuse's preseason scrimmage that caused him to miss every game of the year.
2021: Posted one of the most prolific freshman seasons in program history, scoring the eighth most goals (29), assists (19) and points (48) in program history ... USILA Honorable Mention All-American ... Started 12 games, appearing in all-13, netting 29 goals, 19 assists, six caused turnovers and 18 ground ball ... Scored a goal in the first round of the NCAA Tournament vs. Georgetown (5/15) ... Tied the Syracuse freshman record with seven goals against Robert Morris (5/7). He also added two assists to become the first player to score nine points in a game since Dylan Donahue did in the 2016 season opener against Siena ... Scored twice at Notre Dame (5/1) ... Scored three goals and added a pair of assists in a win at Virginia (4/24) ... Scored a goal and added an assist vs. North Carolina (4/17) ... Scored a goal and picked up three ground balls against UAlbany (4/8) ... Had a pair of assists against Notre Dame (4/3) ... Scored a goal and dished out a pair of assists at Duke (3/25) ... Posted a career-high six points and five assists, also causing a turnover and picking up two ground balls vs. Holy Cross (3/20) ... Had his third-straight five-point game, scoring four goals, and adding an assist, while also picking up a career-high six ground balls and causing a turnover against Stony Brook (3/12) ... Scored a career-high four goals and added an assist for his second-straight five-point effort against Virginia (3/6). Also caused a turnover in the game ... Scored three goals and added two assists in his first collegiate start against Virginia (2/27) ... Tallied a goal and an assist while also picking up two ground balls in his collegiate debut against Army (2/21).
Before SU: Inside Lacrosse Power 100 recruit, ranked 2nd in the class … Second-ranked attackman in the class by Inside Lacrosse … US Lacrosse All-American ... posted 50 goals and 62 assists in his first year at Culver, following that up with another 100-point season as a junior in 2019 at Culver ... Led Culver to be crowned national champions in 2019 ... Culver Academy All-Decade Team selection ... Team Canada U19 Team selection ... Played club lacrosse for Evolve Elite ... Played box lacrosse for Peterborough Jr. A ... In 2+ seasons at Culver, led his team to a combined 43-3 record ... Three-time All-State selection ... Team captain as a senior.
Personal: Son of Jennifer Hiltz ... Has no siblings ... Enrolled in the College of Arts and Sciences.
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Saturday, May 24
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Syracuse vs. Maryland: NCAA Tournament Semifinals
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