2013 Men's Soccer Roster
Roster
Alseth, Oyvind

Jersey Number 2
Oyvind Alseth
- Position:
- Defense
- Height:
- 6-0
- Weight:
- 170
- Class:
- Freshman
- Hometown:
- Trondheim, Norway
- High School:
- KVT
Bio
Senior Year (2016): Selected in the third round of the MLS SuperDraft by Toronto FC ... Team captain … Candidate for the Senior CLASS Award … Started all 20 matches this season … Led the team with four assists … Credited with the assist on the game-winning goal during the second overtime against Loyola Marymount (8/28) … Recorded his first goal of the season at NC State (9/9) … Also posted assists against St. John’s, Cornell and Notre Dame … Member of the CoSIDA Academic All-District Team and ACC All-Academic Team.
Junior Year (2015): All-ACC Third Team selection … Started all 23 matches … Tied career highs in points (11), goals (3) and assists … Team captain … Tallied the Orange’s first goal of the season against Hofstra (8/28) … Also tallied goals against UC-Riverside (9/4) and Louisville (9/11) … Had a career-high three assists in 5-0 win against Pittsburgh (9/25) … Was named to Hero Sports News Team of the Week for his performance against the Panthers … Recorded assists against North Carolina (10/10) and Bowling Green (10/13) … CoSIDA Academic All-District selection … Member of the ACC All-Academic Team as well as the Athletic Director Honor Roll both semesters.
Sophomore Year (2014): Started 20 of 21 matches … Scored his first career goal in a two-goal performance against Bucknell (10/21) … Part of an Orange defense that recorded an ACC best 12 shutouts … Scored the game-winning goal in the second round of the NCAA Tournament against Penn State (11/23) … Tallied assists against Rutgers (9/4), Virginia Tech (10/4), Bucknell (10/21), Duke (11/9) and Penn State (11/23) … Finished 2014 tied for third on the team with 11 points (3 goals, 5 assists) ... Member of 2014 Fall and 2015 Spring Athletic Director's Honor Roll.
Freshman Year (2013): Started all 18 matches and logged 1,500 minutes played ... Part of an SU defense that recorded eight shutouts, tied for the fourth-most in the ACC ... Second on the Orange in assists (4) ... Tallied his first career point with an assist on Emil Ekblom’s goal in the 76th minute against Colgate (8/30) … Also credited with assists versus NC State (10/4), at Boston College (10/8) and at Albany (10/22) ... ACC Honor Roll ... Member of the SU Athletic Director's Honor Roll in the fall and spring.
Prior to Syracuse: Played three seasons for Rosenborg BK in the prestigious NextGen Series … Helped the squad capture two U-19 national championships ... 2012 Profile Player of the Year.
Personal: Oyvind Alseth … Born in August 1994 in Trondheim, Norway … Son of Signe and John Alseth … One brother, one sister … Finance major.
Junior Year (2015): All-ACC Third Team selection … Started all 23 matches … Tied career highs in points (11), goals (3) and assists … Team captain … Tallied the Orange’s first goal of the season against Hofstra (8/28) … Also tallied goals against UC-Riverside (9/4) and Louisville (9/11) … Had a career-high three assists in 5-0 win against Pittsburgh (9/25) … Was named to Hero Sports News Team of the Week for his performance against the Panthers … Recorded assists against North Carolina (10/10) and Bowling Green (10/13) … CoSIDA Academic All-District selection … Member of the ACC All-Academic Team as well as the Athletic Director Honor Roll both semesters.
Sophomore Year (2014): Started 20 of 21 matches … Scored his first career goal in a two-goal performance against Bucknell (10/21) … Part of an Orange defense that recorded an ACC best 12 shutouts … Scored the game-winning goal in the second round of the NCAA Tournament against Penn State (11/23) … Tallied assists against Rutgers (9/4), Virginia Tech (10/4), Bucknell (10/21), Duke (11/9) and Penn State (11/23) … Finished 2014 tied for third on the team with 11 points (3 goals, 5 assists) ... Member of 2014 Fall and 2015 Spring Athletic Director's Honor Roll.
Freshman Year (2013): Started all 18 matches and logged 1,500 minutes played ... Part of an SU defense that recorded eight shutouts, tied for the fourth-most in the ACC ... Second on the Orange in assists (4) ... Tallied his first career point with an assist on Emil Ekblom’s goal in the 76th minute against Colgate (8/30) … Also credited with assists versus NC State (10/4), at Boston College (10/8) and at Albany (10/22) ... ACC Honor Roll ... Member of the SU Athletic Director's Honor Roll in the fall and spring.
Prior to Syracuse: Played three seasons for Rosenborg BK in the prestigious NextGen Series … Helped the squad capture two U-19 national championships ... 2012 Profile Player of the Year.
Personal: Oyvind Alseth … Born in August 1994 in Trondheim, Norway … Son of Signe and John Alseth … One brother, one sister … Finance major.
MSOC Post-Game Interview vs. Duquesne
Saturday, September 06
Syracuse Men's Soccer
Friday, September 05
Highlights | Syracuse vs. Penn State
Friday, August 29
MSOC Post-Match Interview Coach McIntyre
Friday, August 29