2017 Men's Soccer Roster
Hestnes, Simen
Jersey Number 10
Simen Hestnes
- Position:
- Midfielder
- Height:
- 5-10
- Weight:
- 160
- Class:
- Junior
- Hometown:
- Oslo, Norway
- High School:
- Wang Toppidrett
Bio
As A Senior (2018 at Xavier)
• United Soccer Coaches All-East Region Third Team
• All-BIG EAST First Team
• Preseason All-BIG EAST
• BIG EAST Weekly Honor Roll (8/27, 9/10, 10/29)
Started all 19 matches and was one of the most dynamic attacking players in the nation... led team with 24 points, including eight goals and eight assists... ranked 28th in the nation in assists and 56th in total points... had at least one point in 11 of 19 matches... took a team-high 45 shots with 21 on frame... collected two game-winning goals... led BIG EAST in points (24), points per match (1.26), assists (8), assists per match (0.42)... fourth in league with eight goals... seventh in league with 2.37 shots per match... posted a hat trick in 32 minutes in XU's home opener, a 6-0 win over Cincinnati Christian on Aug. 24... had a goal and two assists in Xavier's 3-1 win over Cincinnati in the Crosstown Derby... scored the game-winner in overtime of a 2-1 win at Seton Hall on Oct. 27... assisted on Felix Boe-Tangen's go-ahead goal in a 5-3 win over Butler to clinch a league playoff berth... assisted on both of Xavier's goals in a 2-2 draw in the BIG EAST Quarterfinals at Marquette...
As A Junior (2017 at Xavier)
• United Soccer Coaches All-Great Lakes Region Second Team
• All-BIG EAST Second Team
• BIG EAST All-Tournament Team
• OCSA All-Ohio Division I Second Team
• BIG EAST Weekly Honor Roll (9/11)
• BIG EAST All-Academic Team
Appeared in 20 matches and made 20 starts... one of the top impact transfers in the nation after joining XU from LIU Brooklyn... played 1,789 minutes... second on team with 21 points (7g, 7a)... ranked sixth in the BIG EAST with seven assists... tied for fifth in the BIG EAST with 47 shots and 21 points... tied for eighth in the league with seven goals... took 47 shots, including 19 on frame... recorded first XU point with an assist in a 3-0 win over Drake (8/27)... took a season-high seven shots and scored two goals in a 3-0 win at Harvard (9/1)... registered a goal and an assist in a comeback 3-2 overtime win at No. 22 Boston College (9/4)... had a three match streak with an assist from 9/12-20... scored a goal in a 3-1 win over Detroit (10/3)... scored goals in three straight matches down the stretch... tallied in the 58th minute of an eventual 3-2 overtime win against Seton Hall (10/28)... found the net in a 2-1 loss at Butler in the regular season finale (11/1)... scored in 62nd minute of a 3-0 win against Providence in the BIG EAST Championships quarterfinals (11/4)...
As A Sophomore (2016 at LIU Brooklyn)
One of the top scorers in the country... named NEC Player of the Year... NSCAA First Team All-Northeast Region... First Team All-Northeast Conference... led NEC in assists and was second in points... ranked 13th in NCAA with nine assists... led team to NEC Championship and NCAA Tournament berth... Named Norwegian U19 League Player of the Year after the season...
As A Freshman (2015 at LIU Brooklyn)
One of the top freshman midfielders in the country... Named First Team All-Northeast Conference and earned a spot in top 100 freshman in the nation from TopDrawerSoccer.com... Tallied four goals and dished out team-high five assists... Ranked third on the team with 13 points... Picked up NEC Co-Player and Rookie of the Week honors after scoring game-winning goal of LIU's 1-0 victory over rival St. Francis Brooklyn... Scored lone goal in Blackbirds' 1-1 tie against Rutgers in NCAA Tournament... Also found back of the net against Bryant and Howard... Had assists in games against St. Bonaventure, Saint Joseph's, Fairleigh Dickinson, Robert Morris and in NEC Tournament title match against Saint Francis U.
Prior to College
Member of Valerenga FC from 2012-2015… Was named team captain for U16 team in 2013 and for U19 team in both 2014 and 2015… Named Norwegian U19 League Player of the Year in 2014 as a midfielder.
Personal:
Son of Svein and Elisabeth Hestnes… Has two brothers… Father, Svein, has won two Norwegian national championships in volleyball… Major is finance.
• United Soccer Coaches All-East Region Third Team
• All-BIG EAST First Team
• Preseason All-BIG EAST
• BIG EAST Weekly Honor Roll (8/27, 9/10, 10/29)
Started all 19 matches and was one of the most dynamic attacking players in the nation... led team with 24 points, including eight goals and eight assists... ranked 28th in the nation in assists and 56th in total points... had at least one point in 11 of 19 matches... took a team-high 45 shots with 21 on frame... collected two game-winning goals... led BIG EAST in points (24), points per match (1.26), assists (8), assists per match (0.42)... fourth in league with eight goals... seventh in league with 2.37 shots per match... posted a hat trick in 32 minutes in XU's home opener, a 6-0 win over Cincinnati Christian on Aug. 24... had a goal and two assists in Xavier's 3-1 win over Cincinnati in the Crosstown Derby... scored the game-winner in overtime of a 2-1 win at Seton Hall on Oct. 27... assisted on Felix Boe-Tangen's go-ahead goal in a 5-3 win over Butler to clinch a league playoff berth... assisted on both of Xavier's goals in a 2-2 draw in the BIG EAST Quarterfinals at Marquette...
As A Junior (2017 at Xavier)
• United Soccer Coaches All-Great Lakes Region Second Team
• All-BIG EAST Second Team
• BIG EAST All-Tournament Team
• OCSA All-Ohio Division I Second Team
• BIG EAST Weekly Honor Roll (9/11)
• BIG EAST All-Academic Team
Appeared in 20 matches and made 20 starts... one of the top impact transfers in the nation after joining XU from LIU Brooklyn... played 1,789 minutes... second on team with 21 points (7g, 7a)... ranked sixth in the BIG EAST with seven assists... tied for fifth in the BIG EAST with 47 shots and 21 points... tied for eighth in the league with seven goals... took 47 shots, including 19 on frame... recorded first XU point with an assist in a 3-0 win over Drake (8/27)... took a season-high seven shots and scored two goals in a 3-0 win at Harvard (9/1)... registered a goal and an assist in a comeback 3-2 overtime win at No. 22 Boston College (9/4)... had a three match streak with an assist from 9/12-20... scored a goal in a 3-1 win over Detroit (10/3)... scored goals in three straight matches down the stretch... tallied in the 58th minute of an eventual 3-2 overtime win against Seton Hall (10/28)... found the net in a 2-1 loss at Butler in the regular season finale (11/1)... scored in 62nd minute of a 3-0 win against Providence in the BIG EAST Championships quarterfinals (11/4)...
As A Sophomore (2016 at LIU Brooklyn)
One of the top scorers in the country... named NEC Player of the Year... NSCAA First Team All-Northeast Region... First Team All-Northeast Conference... led NEC in assists and was second in points... ranked 13th in NCAA with nine assists... led team to NEC Championship and NCAA Tournament berth... Named Norwegian U19 League Player of the Year after the season...
As A Freshman (2015 at LIU Brooklyn)
One of the top freshman midfielders in the country... Named First Team All-Northeast Conference and earned a spot in top 100 freshman in the nation from TopDrawerSoccer.com... Tallied four goals and dished out team-high five assists... Ranked third on the team with 13 points... Picked up NEC Co-Player and Rookie of the Week honors after scoring game-winning goal of LIU's 1-0 victory over rival St. Francis Brooklyn... Scored lone goal in Blackbirds' 1-1 tie against Rutgers in NCAA Tournament... Also found back of the net against Bryant and Howard... Had assists in games against St. Bonaventure, Saint Joseph's, Fairleigh Dickinson, Robert Morris and in NEC Tournament title match against Saint Francis U.
Prior to College
Member of Valerenga FC from 2012-2015… Was named team captain for U16 team in 2013 and for U19 team in both 2014 and 2015… Named Norwegian U19 League Player of the Year in 2014 as a midfielder.
Personal:
Son of Svein and Elisabeth Hestnes… Has two brothers… Father, Svein, has won two Norwegian national championships in volleyball… Major is finance.
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