St. John's University Athletics
Antek Sienkel and Brandon Knapp Named to the All-BIG EAST Second Team
11/9/2022 11:00:00 AM | Men's Soccer
Knapp becomes just the second player in program history to earn conference honors four times
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The league distinction marks the fourth of Knapp's stellar career. The Abingdon, Md., native becomes just the second player in the storied history of St. John's men's soccer to earn All-BIG EAST honors four times. The graduate student joins legendary Johnnie Chris Wingert, who garnered conference honors four times from 2000-03 and won the MAC Hermann Trophy during his final season.Â
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After leading the team in goals and to the Second Round of the NCAA Tournament in 2021, Knapp saw his role shift during his final season, anchoring the Red Storm backline at center back. The veteran started all 17 games for the Red Storm logging over 1,500 minutes. Despite sliding into a defensive role, the defender added two goals and one assist, including a made penalty kick in a 3-1 victory over the league's eventual regular season champion Georgetown on Sept. 16.
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 Midway through the 2022 campaign, Knapp was tabbed the no. 54 player in the country on TopDrawer Soccer Midseason Top 100 on Oct. 20. He has collected a plethora of accolades during his tenure in Queens, including four All-BIG EAST nods and a spot on the United Soccer Coaches All East Region Third Team in 2021.Â
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After transferring from Marist, Sienkel instantly became a catalyst for the Johnnies attack this fall. The redshirt junior led the team with seven goals, which ranked knotted for fourth in the BIG EAST. Sienkel emerged as a primary offensive threat for the Red Storm when he recorded the first hat-trick by a St. John's player since 2004 in a 5-0 drubbing of Lehigh on Sept. 2. The Newtown, Pa., native created opportunities for teammates, posting two assists, including a find to Adrian Roseth for the game-winner against DePaul on Oct. 12.Â
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The conference recognition marks the second of Sienkel's career. At Marist, he was named to the 2021 All-MAAC Second Team.
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 Wednesday's announcement marks the fifth time in the last six seasons that St. John's has had multiple players garner conference recognition.
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2022 BIG EAST Regular Season Awards BIG EAST Offensive Player of the Year Duncan McGuire, Creighton, Jr., F Â BIG EAST Midfielder of the Year Aidan Rocha, Georgetown, Sr., M Â BIG EAST Defensive Player of the Year Daniel Wu, Georgetown, Sr., D Â BIG EAST Goalkeeper of the Year Cole Jensen, Xavier, Sr., GK Â BIG EAST Freshman of the Year Palmer Ault, Butler, Fr., F ^ Â BIG EAST Coaching Staff of the Year Georgetown 2022 BIG EAST All-Conference Teams First Team Palmer Ault, Butler, Fr., F
Wilmer Cabrera, Butler, Sr., F
Mateo Leveque, Connecticut, So., M
Charles Auguste, Creighton, Sr., M
Duncan McGuire, Creighton, Jr., F
Owen O'Malley, Creighton, So., D
Aidan Rocha, Georgetown, Sr., M
Daniel Wu, Georgetown, Sr., D ^
Luca Dahn, Seton Hall, Gr., D
Quenzi Huerman, Seton Hall, Sr., F
Cole Jensen, Xavier, Sr., GK Second Team Jack Haywood, Butler, Sr., M
Jackson Castro, Creighton, So., F
Ryan Schewe, Georgetown, Jr., GK
Marlon Tabora, Georgetown, Jr., F
Edrey Caceres, Marquette, So., M
Gevork Diarbian, Providence, Jr., F
Ramzi Qawasmy, Providence, Gr., D
Brandon Knapp, St. John's, Gr., D
Antek Sienkiel, St. John's, R-Jr., M
Lyam MacKinnon, Villanova, Sr., M/F
Makel Rasheed, Xavier, Jr., D Third Team (at-large) * Jayden Reid, Connecticut, Jr., D
Paul Kruse, Creighton, Sr., GK
Giorgio Probo, Creighton, So., M
Callum Watson, Creighton, Sr., M
Jake Fuderer, DePaul, Sr., D
Kenny Nielsen, Georgetown, Jr., D
Jack Panayotou, Georgetown, Fr., M
Kieran Sargeant, Georgetown, So., D
Lukas Sunesson, Marquette, Sr., F
Chris Roman, Providence, Gr., M
Johannes Pex, Seton Hall, Sr., D
Dylan Kropp, Xavier, Fr., D ^ denotes unanimous selection * due to ties in voting there is an extra member on the All-BIG EAST Third Team
