Brandon Merklin

Height:
5-11
Weight:
160
Class:
Junior
Hometown:
Massapequa, N.Y.
High School:
Massapequa

Career: Appeared in 60 matches during his first three seasons with two goals and four assists as a defender … Ranks fifth at UMass in career minutes with 5,462.

2018 (Senior): Led the team with 1,725 minutes of action in 18 starts … Dished out three assists on the year with a goal for five points … Logged a .778 shot on goal percentage for the year with seven on target as a defender … Dished out an assist and put a shot on goal in a draw against Sacred Heart (8/27) … Put home a goal on the road at Boston University (9/7) … Recorded an assist in a 3-1 A-10 Tournament clinching win on the road at George Washington (10/31) ... Game-By-Game Statistics.

2017 (Junior): United Soccer Coaches Third-Team All-Region … Second-Team All-Atlantic 10 … Atlantic 10 All-Tournament Team … Started all 22 games, helping anchor a UMass defense that held opponents under a goal per contest with a 0.97 per game average … Scored a goal and added two assists as a defender … Scored a goal in a season-opening win over Saint Francis (8/25) … Picked up an assist in a 2-0 shutout win over La Salle (10/14) … Dished out an assist against Fordham (11/1) in the regular season finale ... Game-By-Game Statistics.

2016 (Sophomore): Game-By-Game Statistics.

2015 (Freshman): Named team's Rookie of the Year ... Started all 19 matches during the season logging a team-high 1,674 minutes ... Helped the defense pitch two shutouts during the season ... The first was a 0-0 overtime draw against Saint Louis (10/10), while the second came in a 1-0 overtime win against Fordham (11/7) ... Played every minute of every match but two including a season-high 110 minutes in draw against Saint Louis ... Game-By-Game Statistics.