Xavier University Athletics
Simen Hestnes Named to United Soccer Coaches NCAA Division I Men's All-East Region Team
12.05.18 | Men's Soccer
KANSAS CITY, Mo. - Senior Xavier men's soccer midfielder Simen Hestnes was named to the United Soccer Coaches NCAA Division I Men's All-East Region Third Team on Wednesday, marking his third straight all-region recognition.
Hestnes, one of the top scoring threats in the nation, led Xavier and the BIG EAST with 24 points (8g, 8a) in 19 starts. The Oslo, Norway native was named All-BIG EAST First Team this fall and ranked 28th in the nation in assists and 56th in total points.
He had at least one point in 11 of 19 matches and took a team-high 45 shots, while leading the BIG EAST in points (24), points per match (1.26), assists (8) and assists per match (0.42).
Hestnes was also recognized as an all-region selection in 2016 at LIU Brooklyn, giving him three awards in his career.
The Musketeers finished the season 6-7-6 overall, falling in penalty kicks in the BIG EAST Championships quarterfinal at Marquette. XU was 4-4-1 in league play and made the playoffs for a sixth straight season.
XU has never missed the six-team field or finished under .500 in conference since joining the BIG EAST for the 2013 season.
• Xavier men's soccer has reached the NCAA Tournament in four of the last eight seasons.
• The Musketeers have won 10 or more matches in seven of the last eight seasons.
• Xavier was the only program in the nation with five consecutive major conference awards from 2012-16, including 2016 BIG EAST Defensive Player of the Year Cory Brown.
• XU has qualified for five consecutive BIG EAST Championships, including trips to the title game in 2014 and 2017.
• XU has been ranked in the nation's top-10 three times in the last six years by the United Soccer Coaches. The Musketeers have been nationally-ranked in at least one major college soccer poll (United Soccer Coaches, Top Drawer Soccer, College Soccer News, Soccer America) in every season since 2011.
• In 2015, XU knocked off the national No. 1 (Creighton) and No. 2 (Notre Dame) on the road last season. The Musketeers are widely believed to be the first program to ever knock off both a No. 1 and a No. 2 on the road in the same season.
• Four XU players have been selected in the MLS SuperDraft in the last seven years, including 2018 third rounder Cory Brown.
Hestnes, one of the top scoring threats in the nation, led Xavier and the BIG EAST with 24 points (8g, 8a) in 19 starts. The Oslo, Norway native was named All-BIG EAST First Team this fall and ranked 28th in the nation in assists and 56th in total points.
He had at least one point in 11 of 19 matches and took a team-high 45 shots, while leading the BIG EAST in points (24), points per match (1.26), assists (8) and assists per match (0.42).
Hestnes was also recognized as an all-region selection in 2016 at LIU Brooklyn, giving him three awards in his career.
The Musketeers finished the season 6-7-6 overall, falling in penalty kicks in the BIG EAST Championships quarterfinal at Marquette. XU was 4-4-1 in league play and made the playoffs for a sixth straight season.
XU has never missed the six-team field or finished under .500 in conference since joining the BIG EAST for the 2013 season.
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AMONG THE NATION'S ELITE |
• Xavier men's soccer has reached the NCAA Tournament in four of the last eight seasons.
• The Musketeers have won 10 or more matches in seven of the last eight seasons.
• Xavier was the only program in the nation with five consecutive major conference awards from 2012-16, including 2016 BIG EAST Defensive Player of the Year Cory Brown.
• XU has qualified for five consecutive BIG EAST Championships, including trips to the title game in 2014 and 2017.
• XU has been ranked in the nation's top-10 three times in the last six years by the United Soccer Coaches. The Musketeers have been nationally-ranked in at least one major college soccer poll (United Soccer Coaches, Top Drawer Soccer, College Soccer News, Soccer America) in every season since 2011.
• In 2015, XU knocked off the national No. 1 (Creighton) and No. 2 (Notre Dame) on the road last season. The Musketeers are widely believed to be the first program to ever knock off both a No. 1 and a No. 2 on the road in the same season.
• Four XU players have been selected in the MLS SuperDraft in the last seven years, including 2018 third rounder Cory Brown.
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