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Prep Career: Four-year letterwinner at Birdville High School for Coach Roger Garcia ... Team MVP who was a two-time First-Team All District and two-time Midfielder of the Year ... scored 19 goals with four assists as a senior ... fashioned 44 goals with 19 assists in four-year career ... helped Hawks to the second round of the playoffs as a freshman and the first round as a sophomore ... played club soccer at Dallas Texans Acadmey under Coach Jonathan Palmer where he has 41 goals and 10 assists in four years.

Personal: Full name is Lucas Anthony Siikala ... born in North Richland Hills, Texas ... son of Toni Siikala and Sydney Emmett ... has one brother, Landon, and four sisters Ponelope, Sylvie, Isabel and Madison ... favorite professional athlete is Jamal Musiala ... favorite author is Stephen King ... fan of Liverpool ... aspires to be a professional soccer player ... plans to major in Business.

Why UNCW? "The environment was amazing, and the coaches and players were very welcoming. It’s a very talented group of players that I wanted to be a part of."