Viens Breaks American Career Points Record in 3-1 Win Over Houston

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Viens Breaks American Career Points Record in 3-1 Win Over Houston

October 04, 2019 | Women's Soccer

Box Score

HOUSTON, Oct. 3, 2019 – The accolades keep coming in for Evelyne Viens, who had five points in the Bulls' 3-1 win over Houston. The senior forward scored twice and added an assist, which brings her career point total to 141, breaking the American Athletic Conference all-time record previously set by UConn's Rachel Hill (2013-16).

The Bulls (7-3, 2-1) used three first-half goals to take the lead and never looked back. USF's offense surged in the first half, tallying 12 shots in the opening 45 minutes. South Florida spread around the opportunities as well, with nine players taking a shot during the game.

Viens (Quebec, Canada) opened the scoring for the Bulls in the 10^th minute of play. Aubrey Megrath (West Palm Beach, Fla.) found Viens in front of the net, and the Canadian used a header to redirect the ball into the goal to give South Florida a 1-0 lead. Andrea Hauksdottir (Kopavogur, Iceland) also recorded an assist on the play.

The Canadian struck again in the 27^th minute, this time off an assist from Sydny Nasello (Land O' Lakes, Fla). Eleven minutes later, junior Sabrina Wagner (New Port Richey, Fla.) scored, using a pass from Viens to give the Bulls a 3-0 lead heading into the break.

Houston fought back in the second half, with Mia Brascia scoring for the Cougars in the 62^nd minute. USF's defense tightened back up in the final minutes to prevent a Houston comeback and clinch the 3-1 victory.

Quotable
Head coach Denise Schilte-Brown on the win…
"It was really fun to watch the team play in the first half. They did an excellent job of executing our tactics and really had a lot of confidence in their shooting and finishing. We were very dangerous throughout the first half. The second half, I think we just got complacent. It's easy to get complacent when you go up three goals. We didn't move very well as a unit. It was nothing intentional, but it just wasn't the same team in the second half that played in the first half. We're going to try to use the momentum of how we played in the first half as we go into SMU to highlight a lot of the things that we did well in that game."

Key Stat
141 – Senior forward Evelyne Viens, who already tops USF record books, moved on to top conference record books. The Canadian now holds the American record for most points in a career with 141.

Notable

Hauksdottir is nearing the American record for career assists. The senior currently sits in third with 24 career assists, four behind the current leader Rachel Thun, who played for Tulsa from 2014-17.
USF has been ranked in the TopDrawerSoccer.com poll every week this season. The team currently sits at No. 22 in the poll, while it is also receiving votes in the United Soccer Coaches poll.

Up Next
The Bulls finish their trip to Texas with a matchup against SMU, who is ranked No. 22 in the United Soccer Coaches poll, on Sunday. Kickoff is at 2 p.m.

About USF Women's Soccer
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The USF women's soccer team has posted seven consecutive seasons of 10-plus wins and nine in the last 10 years under head coach Denise Schilte-Brown. The Bulls made their first NCAA tournament appearance in 2010 and returned in 2014, 2015, 2017 and 2018.
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