2025 Men's Soccer Roster

Lucas Peltier

11 Kai Merrill

  • Position Midfielder
  • Class Junior
  • Hometown Makawao, Hawaii
  • High School Newport (Bellevue, WA) HS
  • Prev School PacNW

Biography

Sophomore (2024):
  • Played in all 17 games, making 15 starts
  • Finished year ranked third on the team in goals with two
  • Tied for second on the squad with two assists
  • Goals game in matches vs. Cal State Fullerton and at Utah Tech
  • Added an assist in contests at CSU Bakersfield and Air Force
  • Tallied 11 shots, including four shots on goal
  • Logged 1,063 minutes on the pitch

Freshman (2023):
  • Appeared in all 19 games, starting in four of them
  • Scored two goals on the season, with one each coming at CSUN (Sept. 7) and in the conference opener at UTRGV (Sept. 28)
  • Registered 14 shots, including a season-high three vs. Utah Valley (Nov. 5)
  • Played over 800 minutes
  • Helped UNLV reach the WAC Tournament final
Prior to UNLV: Merrill was named the 2023 King County All-League Offensive MVP after leading Newport High School (Bellevue, Washington) to the 4A state quarterfinals. Newport was 17-1 with a 9-0 league record before being dispatched on penalty kicks by state champion Puyallup. Merrill was selected to the 2022 King County All-League First Team and the ECNL All-Northwest Conference Team with his club team, PacNW.

Statistics

Season:
2025

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Historical Player Information

  • 25

    2023Freshman

    Midfielder
    25
  • 11

    2024Sophomore

    Midfielder
    11
  • 11

    2025Junior

    Midfielder
    11
  • 11

    2025Junior

    Midfielder
    11