St. John's University Athletics
2012 Women's Soccer Roster

Runa Stefansdottir
- Height:
- 5-2
- Class:
- Senior
- Hometown:
- Reykjavik, Iceland
- Prev School:
- Hamrahlið College
As a Senior (2012): Stared all 17 games ... recorded a two goals, second-best on squad, and added one assist for five points, third highest on the team ... recorded first assist of the season against Pitt (Oct. 7) ... scored game-winning goal vs. Seton Hall (Sept. 30) on senior day ... scored first goal of the season against Air Force (Aug. 24)... played season-high of 105 minutes against Pitt (Oct. 7).
As a Junior (2011): Played in all 19 games, started 14 ... tallied seven points ... led team assists with five ... scored insurance goal against Villanova (Sept. 23) in the 75th minute ... assisted the game-tying goal vs. Georgetown (Sept. 25) ... assisted the game-winning goal at Rutgers (Sept. 30) ... also assisted the game-winning goal at Seton Hall (Oct. 2) ... helped set up teammate Jen Leaverton[apos]s game-winner against Syracuse (Oct. 21) to secure St. John[apos]s BIG EAST Tournament berth ... also registered an assist against Marquette (Oct. 14) ... had five shots against USF (Oct. 16).
As a Sophomore (2010): Made the move to the starting lineup, playing in 18 games and starting 14 ... scored two goals and tallied two assists for a career-high six points ... recorded a career-high 17 shots, six on goal ... had five multi-shot games on the season ... played a career-high 90 minutes, recording two shots, in the season-opener during the Texas A&M Tournament against Michigan State (Aug. 20) ... registered her first-career assist as part of a 1-0 victory against James Madison (Aug. 27) in the JMU/Comfort Inn Harrisonburg Tournament ... scored game-winning goals in back-to-back games during the Hofstra Invitational against Fordham (Sept. 3) and Rhode Island (Sept. 5) ... a BIG EAST Honorable Mention the week of Sept. 6, scoring two goals off five shots, four on goal, also named BigAppleSoccer.com Goal(s) of the Week ... blasted a season-high three shots against Columbia (Sept. 19) ... recorded her first assist in BIG EAST play at DePaul (Oct. 1) ... logged 966 minutes of game action for the season.
As a Freshman (2009): Played in 17 games, starting one ... led her freshman class in appearances ... scored two goals on the year, tying for the third most on the team ... fired 10 shots, five on goal ... played in eight BIG EAST games ... scored one goal in conference action ... all three shots in league action were on goal ... had four shots in 1-0 win over Cal State Fullerton (Aug. 28) ... fired a shot in 2-1 upset win at then-No. 12 USC (Aug. 30) ... scored first-career goal and played season-high 38 minutes in 2-0 victory against New Hampshire ... got first-career start against Princeton (Sept. 6) ... scored equalizer in 1-1 tie against Providence (Sept. 27) ... had third multi-shot game of the season, firing two shots against Cincinnati (Oct. 4).
At Hamrahlið: Attended Hamrahlið College, but played soccer for her local team, Fjolnir, for 14 years, before advancing to play with Fylkir of the Premier League in 2008 ... saw action in 87 games played and scored 29 goals ... played in 22 games for Iceland[apos]s U-17 and U-19 squads.
Off the Pitch: Rúna Sif Stéfánsdóttir ... born in Reykjavik, Iceland. ... daughter of Stefan Stefansson and Erla Gunnarsdottir ... has two siblings, Katrin and Sigurður ... a 2009-10 and 2011-12 BIG EAST Academic All-Star ... majored in adolescent education ... lists Lance Armstrong and Steven Gerrard as favorite athletes.
Year | GP-GS | Shots | Goals | Assists | Points | GWG |
2009 | 17-1 | 10 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
2010 | 18-14 | 17 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 2 |
2011 | 19-14 | 23 | 1 | 5 | 7 | 0 |
2012 | 17-17 | 30 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 1 |
Total | 54-29 | 80 | 7 | 8 | 22 | 3 |