Daughter of former Pack player headed to UCLA

Lauren Kaskie, the daughter of former Nevada Wolf Pack football player Brian Kaskie, will sign her National Letter of Intent to play soccer at UCLA next fall.

Lauren Kaskie is a senior at Palo Verde High School in Las Vegas. One of the top high school players in the nation, Lauren gave a verbal commitment to UCLA last fall.

Lauren is a veteran is the United States national team, having played for the U15 and U17 teams in recent years. She is expected to play midfield for UCLA.

As a sophomore at Palo Verde, Lauren was named the Gatorade Nevada Girls Soccer Player of the Year. The 5-foot-5, 125-pound Kaskie is 17-years old.

Brian Kaskie played for the Wolf Pack and coach Chris Ault from 1984-87. He was a member of some of the best teams in Ault's career. The 1985 Wolf Pack finished 11-2 and lost in the second round of the Division I-AA playoffs to Furman and the 1986 team went 13-1 with its only loss coming in the third round of the I-AA playoffs to Georgia Southern.

Kaskie's career 587 punt return yards are sixth in Pack history. His 69 career punt returns are fourth.

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