St. John's University Athletics
2019 Men's Soccer Roster
Simonsen, Skage
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Jersey Number 8
Skage Simonsen
- Height:
- 6-3
- Weight:
- 200
- Class:
- Sophomore
- Position:
- Midfielder
- Hometown:
- Bergen, Norway
- High School:
- Metis Videregaende School
Bio
As a Sophomore (2019)
Second Team All-BIG EAST for the second straight year… tallied three goals, two of which were game-winners, and a team-high six assists… tied for seventh in the BIG EAST in assists… helped lead the Red Storm to an NCAA Tournament national seed and an appearance in the round of 16… assisted on the overtime game-winner at NC State (Sept. 1)… scored his first goal of the season against Manhattan (Sept. 6)… logged assists in back-to-back games against Iona (Sept. 10) and Penn (Sept. 13)… took four shots at Columbia (Sept. 16)… assisted on the game-winner at Butler (Sept. 28)… tallied another helper at Marquette (Oct. 4)… scored the game-winner against Villanova (Oct. 12)… registered an assist against DePaul (Nov. 2)… scored the game-winner in the second round of the NCAA Tournament against Syracuse (Nov. 24).
As a Freshman (2018)
Named BIG EAST Freshman of Year, the first for the program since Wojtek Krakowiak in 1996… an All-BIG EAST Second Team selection, the first player in program history to earn All-BIG EAST Second Team or better honors as a freshman… a unanimous selection to the BIG EAST All-Freshman Team… tied for the team lead in goals (6), assists (4) and points (16)… scored four of his six goals during league play, good enough for third in the BIG EAST… tied for the highest goal total among BIG EAST freshmen… ranked second on the team with 38 shots, half of which were on goal… racked up a goal and an assist in the Red Storm’s first win of the season at Loyola Marymount (Aug. 26)… tallied his second assist in as many games against Fairfield (Aug. 31)… scored the game-winner in a 1-0 overtime win for the Johnnies at Temple (Sept. 8)… found the back of the net in a 1-1 draw at Xavier (Sept. 21)… scored the insurance goal in the Red Storm’s 2-0 win over Butler (Sept. 29)… tallied an assist against Creighton (Oct. 6)… registered a goal and an assist in the Johnnies 2-2 draw with DePaul (Oct. 20)… scored the game-winner in the Red Storm’s 1-0 victory against No. 24 Georgetown (Oct. 27), clinching his team a spot in the BIG EAST Men’s Soccer Championship… named to the BIG EAST Weekly Honor Roll on Oct. 29 following his game-winner against the Hoyas in Washington.
Before St. John’s
Played for Fana Fotbol based out of Bergen for two years before coming to the United States for college… also competed with SK Brann… advanced to the regional round of selections for the Norwegian national program.
Personal
Skage Simonsen Lehland… born in Grimstad, Norway…. son of Bjorn Simonsen and Ville Rasdal Lehland… has an older brother, Claus, who played at Division II Newberry College… lists his father as the person who most influenced his athletic career and Paul Pogba as his favorite athlete… chose St. John’s because of its great location and soccer program… plans to major in business.
Second Team All-BIG EAST for the second straight year… tallied three goals, two of which were game-winners, and a team-high six assists… tied for seventh in the BIG EAST in assists… helped lead the Red Storm to an NCAA Tournament national seed and an appearance in the round of 16… assisted on the overtime game-winner at NC State (Sept. 1)… scored his first goal of the season against Manhattan (Sept. 6)… logged assists in back-to-back games against Iona (Sept. 10) and Penn (Sept. 13)… took four shots at Columbia (Sept. 16)… assisted on the game-winner at Butler (Sept. 28)… tallied another helper at Marquette (Oct. 4)… scored the game-winner against Villanova (Oct. 12)… registered an assist against DePaul (Nov. 2)… scored the game-winner in the second round of the NCAA Tournament against Syracuse (Nov. 24).
As a Freshman (2018)
Named BIG EAST Freshman of Year, the first for the program since Wojtek Krakowiak in 1996… an All-BIG EAST Second Team selection, the first player in program history to earn All-BIG EAST Second Team or better honors as a freshman… a unanimous selection to the BIG EAST All-Freshman Team… tied for the team lead in goals (6), assists (4) and points (16)… scored four of his six goals during league play, good enough for third in the BIG EAST… tied for the highest goal total among BIG EAST freshmen… ranked second on the team with 38 shots, half of which were on goal… racked up a goal and an assist in the Red Storm’s first win of the season at Loyola Marymount (Aug. 26)… tallied his second assist in as many games against Fairfield (Aug. 31)… scored the game-winner in a 1-0 overtime win for the Johnnies at Temple (Sept. 8)… found the back of the net in a 1-1 draw at Xavier (Sept. 21)… scored the insurance goal in the Red Storm’s 2-0 win over Butler (Sept. 29)… tallied an assist against Creighton (Oct. 6)… registered a goal and an assist in the Johnnies 2-2 draw with DePaul (Oct. 20)… scored the game-winner in the Red Storm’s 1-0 victory against No. 24 Georgetown (Oct. 27), clinching his team a spot in the BIG EAST Men’s Soccer Championship… named to the BIG EAST Weekly Honor Roll on Oct. 29 following his game-winner against the Hoyas in Washington.
Before St. John’s
Played for Fana Fotbol based out of Bergen for two years before coming to the United States for college… also competed with SK Brann… advanced to the regional round of selections for the Norwegian national program.
Personal
Skage Simonsen Lehland… born in Grimstad, Norway…. son of Bjorn Simonsen and Ville Rasdal Lehland… has an older brother, Claus, who played at Division II Newberry College… lists his father as the person who most influenced his athletic career and Paul Pogba as his favorite athlete… chose St. John’s because of its great location and soccer program… plans to major in business.