TAMPA (Aug. 27, 2017) — The University of South Florida women's soccer team took a 2-2 tie into halftime and battled No. 4 North Carolina to the last minutes on Sunday's 4-2 loss at Corbett Stadium.

USF (3-1) and North Carolina fought, neck-and-neck, trading off scores from the start. UNC was the first to get on the board when redshirt-freshman Taylor Otto converted a penalty kick in the 17^th minute, scoring her first goal of the season, and the first of three she scored during the day.
 
Four minutes later, the Bulls would get a chance with a penalty kick, and sophomore Andrea Hauksdottir (Kopovagur, Iceland) stepped up to the challenge. Hauksdottir converted in the 21^st minute, marking her third goal of the season, all of which have been penalty kicks.
 
In the 38^th minute, Otto gave her team the lead once again, but American Offensive Player of the Week Evelyne Viens (L'ancienne-Lorette, Canada) was quick to get the game-tying goal, scoring off a free kick from Hauksdottir two minutes later. Viens dribbled down the middle drawing UNC goalkeeper, Samantha Leshnak (Liberty Township, Ohio), outside the 6-yard box, before she chipped a shot over Leshnak's head and into the goal.
 
North Carolina's Alessia Russo (Kent, England), played a pass from midfielder Dorian Bailey (Mission, Kan.), to give UNC the lead in the 74^th minute. The final goal for the day came from Otto on another penalty kick after USF defender Kelli Burney (Bealton, Va.) was issued a red card inside the penalty box.
 
Notables

• Hauksdottir has scored all three of her goals off of penalty kicks this season.
• Viens has tallied four goals across four games this season.

 
Up Next
USF will travel to Columbus, Ohio, for a match against Ohio State on Sunday, Sept. 3, at 6 p.m. ET.
 
Be sure to follow USF women's soccer on social media (Twitter / Instagram/Facebook) and visit GoUSFBulls.com for the most up-to-date information. The USF women's soccer team has posted five consecutive seasons of 10-plus wins and six in the last seven years under head coach Denise Schilte-Brown. Schilte-Brown reached her 100^th win with USF last season, and will begin her eleventh season as head coach in 2017. The Bulls made their first NCAA tournament appearance in 2010 and returned in 2014 & 2015.
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Up Next
USF will travel to Columbus, Ohio, for a match against Ohio State on Sunday, Sept. 3, at 6 p.m. ET.
 
Be sure to follow USF women's soccer on social media (Twitter / Instagram/Facebook) and visit GoUSFBulls.com for the most up-to-date information. The USF women's soccer team has posted five consecutive seasons of 10-plus wins and six in the last seven years under head coach Denise Schilte-Brown. Schilte-Brown reached her 100^th win with USF last season, and will begin her eleventh season as head coach in 2017. The Bulls made their first NCAA tournament appearance in 2010 and returned in 2014 & 2015.