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- Height:
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- Hometown:
- Kongsvinger, Norway
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- Senior
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- High School:
- Norges Toppidrettsgymnas Kongsvinger
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Bio
- SAC Offensive Player of the Week (9-10-19)
- Tennessee Sportswriters Association Player of the Week (9-10-19)
- 2019 All-SAC Honorable Mention
- SAC Offensive Player of the Week (Sept. 25, 2018)
- Tennessee Sportswriters Association Player of the Week (Sept. 25, 2018)
- 2018 All-SAC First Team
- 2018 D2CCA All-Region Second Team
- SAC Player of the Week (Sept. 11, 2017)
- SAC Player of the Week (Oct. 9, 2017)
- Tennessee Sports Writers Association Men's Soccer Player of the Week (Oct. 10, 2017)
- 2017 All-SAC First Team
2019: Part of the Starting XI in 15 of his 17 matches played... Led the team in four categories, including goals (7), game-winning goals (2), shots (55) and shots on goal (31)... Notched his seventh-career multiple-goal game with four goals in the 7-0 win at North Greenville on Sept. 6, placing him in a three-way tie with Ryan Williams and Dario Carrasco for the second-most goals in a single game in the C-N record book... Closed the book on a storied career at seventh in program history for career goals (29) and tied for first on the game-winning goals tally (12)... He is eighth for career shots attempted (174) but is tied for sixth for shots on goal (78).
2018: Made 15 starts in 17 appearances... Led the team with 10 goals and 22 points... His five game-winning goals tied the second-best mark for a single season in program history that he also set a year ago... Led the SAC for game-winners and was 10th in the nation... Held the most shots on goal for C-N with 27 while leading the conference in shots with 67 attempts... Sat in the top-five of the SAC for goals and points... Recorded three multiple-goal outings including a hat trick against Coker, giving him three hat tricks in his career.
2017: Started in 13 of 14 games before missing the remainder of the season with an injury... Scored a team-high 11 goals, tying with senior Tom Read... Netted a team-high five game-winners, the second-most in the South Atlantic Conference and 16th-most nationally, for the second-most in an individual season in program history... Scored a pair of hat tricks this season, the first coming on Sept. 9 against Clayton State and then almost a month later against Lincoln Memorial, making him the first Eagle to score multiple hat tricks in a season... Accounted for 45 shots as landed on goal.
2016: Played in 12 games, starting eight...Knocked across his first career goal against Flagler on Sept. 10th...Logged seven shots, putting four on frame.
High School: Scored 10 goals and added 9 assists during his career with his high school team...Helped lead his school to a title in the Norwegian 4th division in 2014, after which they were promoted to the 3rd division...Spent three years playing U19 soccer and totaled 21 goals, including 12 during 2015...Also piled up 17 assists.
Personal: Son of Oeyvind Hagen Karlsen... Intends on majoring in Business
| Overall | Conference | |
|---|---|---|
| Games | 17 | 10 |
| Games started | 15 | 9 |
| Goals | 7 | 2 |
| Assists | 2 | 1 |
| Points | 16 | 5 |
| Shots | 55 | 26 |
| Shot Pct | .127 | .077 |
| Penalty kicks | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Game-winning goals | 2 | 1 |
Game Log - Scoring
| Date | Opponent | Score | gp | gs | g | a | pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 6 | at North Greenville | W, 7-0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 8 |
| Sep 10 | Salem (WV) | W, 4-0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Sep 14 | at Lee | L, 1-0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 18 | Lincoln Memorial | W, 2-1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 21 | Newberry | W, 3-1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| Sep 25 | King (Tenn.) | W, 3-1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 28 | at Anderson (S.C.) | T, 1-1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| Oct 2 | Lenoir-Rhyne | L, 4-2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 5 | Queens (N.C.) | W, 2-1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 8 | at Alabama Huntsville | W, 2-1 | 1 | - | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 12 | at #15 Coker | W, 1-0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 16 | at Mars Hill | W, 3-0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Oct 23 | at Lander | L, 1-0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 26 | at Catawba | W, 1-0 | 1 | - | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 2 | #19 Wingate | T, 2-2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 6 | at Tusculum | T, 1-1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 9 | Coker | L, 5-1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
Game Log - Shooting
| Date | Opponent | Score | gp | sh | sh% | sog | sog% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 6 | at North Greenville | W, 7-0 | 1 | 8 | .500 | 8 | 1.000 |
| Sep 10 | Salem (WV) | W, 4-0 | 1 | 2 | .000 | 0 | .000 |
| Sep 14 | at Lee | L, 1-0 | 1 | 5 | .000 | 2 | .400 |
| Sep 18 | Lincoln Memorial | W, 2-1 | 1 | 2 | .000 | 2 | 1.000 |
| Sep 21 | Newberry | W, 3-1 | 1 | 2 | .500 | 1 | .500 |
| Sep 25 | King (Tenn.) | W, 3-1 | 1 | 1 | .000 | 1 | 1.000 |
| Sep 28 | at Anderson (S.C.) | T, 1-1 | 1 | 4 | .250 | 2 | .500 |
| Oct 2 | Lenoir-Rhyne | L, 4-2 | 1 | 2 | .000 | 1 | .500 |
| Oct 5 | Queens (N.C.) | W, 2-1 | 1 | 2 | .000 | 0 | .000 |
| Oct 8 | at Alabama Huntsville | W, 2-1 | 1 | 4 | .000 | 2 | .500 |
| Oct 12 | at #15 Coker | W, 1-0 | 1 | 3 | .000 | 3 | 1.000 |
| Oct 16 | at Mars Hill | W, 3-0 | 1 | 0 | - | 0 | - |
| Oct 23 | at Lander | L, 1-0 | 1 | 2 | .000 | 2 | 1.000 |
| Oct 26 | at Catawba | W, 1-0 | 1 | 4 | .000 | 1 | .250 |
| Nov 2 | #19 Wingate | T, 2-2 | 1 | 4 | .000 | 1 | .250 |
| Nov 6 | at Tusculum | T, 1-1 | 1 | 3 | .000 | 2 | .667 |
| Nov 9 | Coker | L, 5-1 | 1 | 7 | .143 | 3 | .429 |
Game Log - Misc.
| Date | Opponent | Score | gp | yc | rc | pk | gw |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 6 | at North Greenville | W, 7-0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 1 |
| Sep 10 | Salem (WV) | W, 4-0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 |
| Sep 14 | at Lee | L, 1-0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 |
| Sep 18 | Lincoln Memorial | W, 2-1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 |
| Sep 21 | Newberry | W, 3-1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 1 |
| Sep 25 | King (Tenn.) | W, 3-1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 |
| Sep 28 | at Anderson (S.C.) | T, 1-1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 |
| Oct 2 | Lenoir-Rhyne | L, 4-2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 |
| Oct 5 | Queens (N.C.) | W, 2-1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 |
| Oct 8 | at Alabama Huntsville | W, 2-1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 |
| Oct 12 | at #15 Coker | W, 1-0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 |
| Oct 16 | at Mars Hill | W, 3-0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 |
| Oct 23 | at Lander | L, 1-0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 |
| Oct 26 | at Catawba | W, 1-0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 |
| Nov 2 | #19 Wingate | T, 2-2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 |
| Nov 6 | at Tusculum | T, 1-1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 |
| Nov 9 | Coker | L, 5-1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 |
| gp | gs | g | a | pts | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Event | |||||
| Total | 17 | 15 | 7 | 2 | 16 |
| Conference | 10 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 5 |
| Exhibition | - | - | - | - | 0 |
| Location | |||||
| Home | 8 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 5 |
| Away | 9 | 7 | 5 | 1 | 11 |
| Neutral | - | - | - | - | 0 |
| Result | |||||
| Wins | 10 | 8 | 5 | 2 | 12 |
| Losses | 4 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| Month | |||||
| September | 7 | 7 | 6 | 1 | 13 |
| October | 7 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| November | 3 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
Splits Stats: Season Scoring
| gp | sh | sh% | sog | sog% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Event | |||||
| Total | 17 | 55 | .127 | 31 | .564 |
| Conference | 10 | 26 | .077 | 13 | .500 |
| Exhibition | - | - | - | - | - |
| Location | |||||
| Home | 8 | 22 | .091 | 9 | .409 |
| Away | 9 | 33 | .152 | 22 | .667 |
| Neutral | - | - | - | - | - |
| Result | |||||
| Wins | 10 | 28 | .179 | 18 | .643 |
| Losses | 4 | 16 | .063 | 8 | .500 |
| Month | |||||
| September | 7 | 24 | .250 | 16 | .667 |
| October | 7 | 17 | .000 | 9 | .529 |
| November | 3 | 14 | .071 | 6 | .429 |
Splits Stats: Season Shooting
| gp | yc | rc | pk | gw | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Event | |||||
| Total | 17 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 2 |
| Conference | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 1 |
| Exhibition | - | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | - |
| Location | |||||
| Home | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 1 |
| Away | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 1 |
| Neutral | - | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | - |
| Result | |||||
| Wins | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 2 |
| Losses | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 |
| Month | |||||
| September | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 2 |
| October | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 |
| November | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 |
Splits Stats: Season Misc.
| gp | gs | g/g | a/g | pts/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Event | |||||
| Total | 17 | 15 | .41 | .12 | .94 |
| Conference | 10 | 9 | .20 | .10 | .50 |
| Exhibition | - | - | - | - | - |
| Location | |||||
| Home | 8 | 8 | .25 | .13 | .63 |
| Away | 9 | 7 | .56 | .11 | 1.22 |
| Neutral | - | - | - | - | - |
| Result | |||||
| Wins | 10 | 8 | .50 | .20 | 1.20 |
| Losses | 4 | 4 | .25 | .00 | .50 |
| Month | |||||
| September | 7 | 7 | .86 | .14 | 1.86 |
| October | 7 | 5 | .00 | .14 | .14 |
| November | 3 | 3 | .33 | .00 | .67 |
Splits Stats: Game Scoring
| gp | sh/g | sh%/g | sog/g | sog%/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Event | |||||
| Total | 17 | 3.24 | .127 | 1.82 | .564 |
| Conference | 10 | 2.60 | .077 | 1.30 | .500 |
| Exhibition | - | - | - | - | - |
| Location | |||||
| Home | 8 | 2.75 | .091 | 1.13 | .409 |
| Away | 9 | 3.67 | .152 | 2.44 | .667 |
| Neutral | - | - | - | - | - |
| Result | |||||
| Wins | 10 | 2.80 | .179 | 1.80 | .643 |
| Losses | 4 | 4.00 | .063 | 2.00 | .500 |
| Month | |||||
| September | 7 | 3.43 | .250 | 2.29 | .667 |
| October | 7 | 2.43 | .000 | 1.29 | .529 |
| November | 3 | 4.67 | .071 | 2.00 | .429 |
Splits Stats: Game Shooting
News mentions
ROCK HILL, S.C. – After winning a share of the South Atlantic Conference regular-season title, Carson-Newman men’s soccer coach Stephen Lyons was named the conference’s Coach of the Year and Kensho Yoshikoshi the Defensive Player of the Year as a slew of seven Eagles landed on the all-league squads.
JEFFERSON CITY, Tenn. – Despite numerous opportunities created through its fourth-most shot attempts on the season, top-seeded Carson-Newman faced a 5-1 upset at the hands of eighth-seeded Coker in the South Atlantic Conference quarterfinal on Saturday night at McCown Field.
GREENEVILLE, Tenn. – With a second draw in as many matches, Carson-Newman secured a share of the South Atlantic Conference regular-season title for the first time since 2015 in Wednesday night's 1-1 decision against Tusculum at Pioneer Field.
ROCK HILL, S.C. – For the first time in his career, Kensho Yoshikoshi has been tabbed the AstroTurf South Atlantic Conference Defensive Player of the Week, as announced by the league on Tuesday.
JEFFERSON CITY, Tenn. – Despite creating opportunities for the lead throughout the night, Carson-Newman found No. 19 Wingate countering both times as the sides battled out to a 2-2 draw for a point apiece in the South Atlantic Conference standings on Senior Night at McCown Field on Saturday.
JEFFERSON CITY, Tenn. – No. 13 Carson-Newman hits the road to wrap up a five-match road stint, this time traveling to Salisbury, N.C. in hopes of a bounce-back victory in a South Atlantic Conference contest with the Catawba College Catawba Indians on Saturday night.
GREENWOOD, S.C. – No. 13 Carson-Newman could not battle back from a Max Bolton goal in the 80th minute as it was upset by Lander, 1-0, on Wednesday night at the Van Taylor Soccer Stadium.
MARS HILL, N.C. – No. 17 Carson-Newman picked up its fourth shutout victory on Wednesday night with a trio of Eagles scoring goals in a 3-0 win over Mars Hill at Meares Stadium.
JEFFERSON CITY, Tenn. – With an upset over No. 15 Coker under its belt, Carson-Newman looks to extend its winning streak to four-in-a-row with a midweek meeting at Mars Hill on Wednesday night.
HARTSVILLE, S.C. – A golden goal in the 103rd minute from Nic Carsh (Newberg, Ore.) gave Carson-Newman the upset bid it needed to take down No. 15 Coker 1-0 in double overtime at the Coker Athletic Field on Saturday afternoon.
JEFFERSON CITY, Tenn. – Carson-Newman faces not just a South Atlantic Conference test in this weekend’s trip to Hartsville, S.C. but also its first nationally-ranked opponent with a contest against the No. 15 Coker Cobras on Saturday afternoon.
NASHVILLE, Tenn. – Following a week that saw him net two goals, Carson-Newman’s Sofian Maghouz has been named the Tennessee Sports Writers Association Men’s Soccer Player of the Week, as announced on Wednesday.
HUNTSVILLE, Ala. – Collin Hensel netted a quick-witted game-winning goal with a mere 24 seconds remaining to send Carson-Newman past Alabama Huntsville, 2-1, on Tuesday evening at Charger Field.
JEFFERSON CITY, Tenn. – There is just one more home match standing between Carson-Newman and the month of November as the Eagles welcome Queens to McCown Field on Saturday night before hitting the road for five-straight matches.
GREENVILLE, S.C. – Despite firing its second-most shots in a single match this season, Carson-Newman faced its first tie of the season in a 1-1 stalemate with Anderson on Saturday night at the Legacy Early College Soccer Field.
JEFFERSON CITY, Tenn. – Riding a three-match winning streak, Carson-Newman hits the road to clash with the Trojans of Anderson at the Legacy Early College Soccer Field in Greenville, S.C. on Saturday night.
ROCK HILL, S.C. – Three weeks into his first season with Carson-Newman, Bram Kaarsgaren has been tabbed the Astroturf South Atlantic Conference Defensive Player of the Week, as announced by the league on Tuesday morning.
JEFFERSON CITY, Tenn. – Facing a tie for much of the second half, Carson-Newman used a two-goal spurt within the final 1:09 of regulation to take down Newberry, 3-1, on Saturday at McCown Field.
JEFFERSON CITY, Tenn. – Carson-Newman enters Saturday night in search of its first 2-0 start in South Atlantic Conference play since 2014 as it hosts Newberry at 7:30 p.m.
JEFFERSON CITY, Tenn. – With a fair majority of its nonconference slate behind it, Carson-Newman turns its sights to the start of South Atlantic Conference action as Lincoln Memorial visits McCown Field for a Wednesday evening match under the lights.
CLEVELAND, Tenn. – Despite sitting in double-digit shooting for a third-straight match, Carson-Newman was unable to battle back from an early Lee goal, facing its first loss of the season in a 1-0 result at Lee Stadium on Saturday night.
JEFFERSON CITY, Tenn. – With back-to-back wins under its belt to open the year, Carson-Newman heads back on the road for the first Saturday match of the season with a visit to Lee.
ROCK HILL, S.C. – After a four-goal outing in Carson-Newman’s 7-0 season-opening win over North Greenville, Tobias Solem Karlsen has been named the initial Player of the Week for the 2019 campaign from both the South Atlantic Conference and Tennessee Sports Writers Association, as announced on Tuesday.
JEFFERSON CITY, Tenn. – A second-straight substantial offensive outburst, this time with four different goal scorers, powered Carson-Newman to a win in its home-opener with a 4-0 victory against Salem on Tuesday afternoon at McCown Field.
JEFFERSON CITY, Tenn. – The home schedule opens up Tuesday afternoon for Carson-Newman as it hosts the Salem Tigers at 2 p.m. at the friendly confines of McCown Field.
TIGERVILLE, S.C. – A four-goal spurt from Tobias Solem Karlsen in the first 20 minutes of action paved the way for a wire-to-wire offensive onslaught for Carson-Newman in a dominating 7-0 win over North Greenville on Friday night at Pepsi Stadium.
JEFFERSON CITY, Tenn. – The 2019 campaign for the Carson-Newman men’s soccer team gets underway on Friday evening with a visit to Tigerville, S.C. to take on North Greenville at 7 p.m.
JEFFERSON CITY, Tenn. -- The 2019 campaign will begin for Carson-Newman in 13 days with a trip to North Greenville on Sept. 6 for a 7 p.m. first kick. This is the first part in a three-part series highlighting each of the Carson-Newman men’s soccer positions for the season, starting off the sequence with a look at the forwards.
ROCK HILL, S.C. – Following a run to the South Atlantic Conference semifinals a season ago for the first time since 2015, Carson-Newman was chosen to finish seventh in the SAC preseason poll, released on Tuesday morning.
ROCK HILL, S.C. – For the second-straight season, Carson-Newman has landed a pair of players on the preseason All-South Atlantic Conference first team list with the latest being forward Tobias Solem Karlsen and midfielder Greg Evans.
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