1 Nick Kay
1 - Nick Kay
Height: 6-2
Weight: 180
Hometown: Walled Lake, Mich.
Position: GK
Year: Sr.
High School: Walled Lake Central HS
g 0
a 1
pts 1
gw 0

Career Honors

  • 2024 United Soccer Coaches Second Team All-Midwest Region
  • 2024 Second Team All-GLIAC
  • 2022 Second Team All-GLIAC

2024 (Junior)

Started all 21 games in goal and didn’t miss a single minute throughout the season. Helped the Cardinals to a 13-6-2 record while racking up 64 saves and posting a .771 save percentage. Finished with a 0.89 goals against average, allowing just 19 goals and recording eight shutouts—bringing his career total to 14. He tied for first in program history in career shutouts and also ranks third in goals against average, fifth in wins, seventh in saves, and eighth in save percentage. Also stepped up in a big way during PKs, converting one in the NCAA DII Second Round against Rogers State.

2023 (Sophomore)

Made two starts in net, tallying 10 saves on the year with a .714 save percentage and a 2.00 goals against average.

2022 (Freshman)

Broke onto the scene with 12 appearances and 11 starts. Made his collegiate debut on September 16 against Upper Iowa and never looked back—finishing with a 7-0-1 record. Led the GLIAC with a .800 save percentage and posted league-best marks in both goals against (9) and goals-against average (0.75). Earned Second Team All-GLIAC honors.

High School

Graduated Summa Cum Laude from Walled Lake Central High School in 2022. Lettered in both soccer and football. Earned All-State honors in both sports—football in 2021 and soccer in 2022—and helped lead the soccer team to back-to-back district titles.

Personal

Majoring in Pre-Occupational Therapy with a minor in Health Science. Born on January 19, 2004, in Southfield, Michigan. Son of Jim and Amy Kay.

Recent Games
Oct 24 at Roosevelt T, 1-1
Oct 26 at Purdue Northwest W, 2-1
Oct 29 Davenport W, 2-0
Oct 31 St. Cloud St. W, 2-0
Nov 14 #5 Davenport W, 3-1
Nov 16 #3 Northern Michigan L, 1-0
Statistics category Overall Conf
Games 18 12
Games started 17 11
Goals 0 0
Assists 1 0
Points 1 0
Shots 0 0
Shot Pct - -
Penalty kicks 0-0 0-0
Game-winning goals 0 0
Date Opponent Score gs g a pts sh pct pk gw
Sep 4 #2 Charleston (W.V.) T, 0-0 1 0 0 0 0 - 0-0 0
Sep 7 at Illinois-Springfield T, 2-2 1 0 0 0 0 - 0-0 0
Sep 11 Tiffin T, 1-1 1 0 0 0 0 - 0-0 0
Sep 13 Northwood W, 5-0 1 0 0 0 0 - 0-0 0
Sep 24 at Davenport W, 2-0 1 0 0 0 0 - 0-0 0
Sep 28 at St. Cloud St. W, 3-0 1 0 0 0 0 - 0-0 0
Oct 3 Purdue Northwest W, 3-1 1 0 0 0 0 - 0-0 0
Oct 5 Roosevelt W, 4-1 1 0 0 0 0 - 0-0 0
Oct 10 at Northern Michigan L, 1-0 1 0 0 0 0 - 0-0 0
Oct 12 at Parkside L, 2-1 1 0 0 0 0 - 0-0 0
Oct 17 Parkside W, 1-0 1 0 0 0 0 - 0-0 0
Oct 19 Northern Michigan W, 3-0 1 0 0 0 0 - 0-0 0
Oct 24 at Roosevelt T, 1-1 1 0 0 0 0 - 0-0 0
Oct 26 at Purdue Northwest W, 2-1 1 0 0 0 0 - 0-0 0
Oct 29 Davenport W, 2-0 1 0 0 0 0 - 0-0 0
Oct 31 St. Cloud St. W, 2-0 0 0 0 0 0 - 0-0 0
Nov 14 #5 Davenport W, 3-1 1 0 1 1 0 - 0-0 0
Nov 16 #3 Northern Michigan L, 1-0 1 0 0 0 0 - 0-0 0
  gp gs min/g ga/g gaa sv/g sv%
2022-23 12 11 89:46 .75 0.75 3.00 .800
2023-24 2 2 90:00 2.00 2.00 5.00 .714
2024-25 21 21 91:54 .90 0.89 3.05 .771
2025-26 18 17 89:35 .67 0.67 2.33 .778
Total 53 51 90:34 .83 0.83 2.87 .776
  gp gs min ga gaa sv sv% wins losses ties shutouts
2022-23 12 11 1077:14 9 0.75 36 .800 7 0 1 6/0
2023-24 2 2 180:00 4 2.00 10 .714 0 2 0 0/0
2024-25 21 21 1930:00 19 0.89 64 .771 13 6 2 8/0
2025-26 18 17 1612:29 12 0.67 42 .778 11 3 4 7/1
Total 53 51 4799:43 44 0.83 152 .776 31 11 7 21/1
  gp gs min/g ga/g gaa sv/g sv%
Total 18 17 89:35 .67 0.67 2.33 .778
Conference 12 11 89:22 .58 0.59 2.00 .774
Exhibition - - 0:00 - - - -
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Home 11 10 89:19 .45 0.46 2.36 .839
Away 7 7 90:00 1.00 1.00 2.29 .696
Neutral - - 0:00 - - - -
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Wins 11 10 89:19 .36 0.37 2.00 .846
Losses 3 3 90:00 1.33 1.33 3.00 .692
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September 6 6 90:00 .50 0.50 2.33 .824
October 10 9 89:15 .70 0.71 2.00 .741
November 2 2 90:00 1.00 1.00 4.00 .800
  gp gs min ga gaa sv sv% wins losses ties shutouts
Total 18 17 1612:29 12 0.67 42 .778 11 3 4 7/1
Conference 12 11 1072:29 7 0.59 24 .774 9 2 1 5/1
Exhibition - - 0:00 - - - - 0 0 0 0/0
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Home 11 10 982:29 5 0.46 26 .839 8 1 2 5/1
Away 7 7 630:00 7 1.00 16 .696 3 2 2 2/0
Neutral - - 0:00 - - - - 0 0 0 0/0
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Wins 11 10 982:29 4 0.37 22 .846 11 0 0 6/1
Losses 3 3 270:00 4 1.33 9 .692 0 3 0 0/0
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September 6 6 540:00 3 0.50 14 .824 3 0 3 4/0
October 10 9 892:29 7 0.71 20 .741 7 2 1 3/1
November 2 2 180:00 2 1.00 8 .800 1 1 0 0/0