2023 Women's Soccer Roster

Chad Smith / South Florida Athletics
Mary Holt/South Florida Athletics
Julio Aguilar/South Florida Athletics
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4 Vivianne Bessette

  • Position Defender
  • Height 5-8
  • Class Junior
  • High School Monteverde Academy
  • Hometown Montreal, Quebec, Canada
  • Twitter @VivianneBes
  • Instagram bessette_
  • Major Pre-Management

Biography

2023 TopDrawerSoccer Top-100 Players #62
2023 CSC Academic All-District
2023 United Soccer Coaches All-Region Third Team
2023 AAC All-Conference Second Team
AAC Honor Roll (Sept. 18, 2023)
2023 AAC Preseason Watch List
2022 AAC All-Conference First Team
2021 United Soccer Coaches All-Region Second Team
2021 AAC All-Conference First Team
2021 AAC All-Tournament Team
2021 Preseason AAC All-Conference
2020 TopDrawerSoccer Best XI Freshman Second Team
2020 TopDrawerSoccer Top-100 Freshman #19
2020 United Soccer Coaches All-Region First Team
2020 AAC All-Conference First Team
2020 AAC All-Rookie Team
AAC Rookie of the Week (Feb. 15, 2020)
 
2023: Named to the United Soccer Coaches All-Region Third Team … earned CSC (College Sports Communicators) Academic All-District honors … landed on the AAC All-Conference Second Team … was No. 62 on TopDrawerSoccer Top-100 Players preseason list … named to the AAC Preseason Watch List … finished second on the team with four assists … produced two goals on the season … finished fourth on the team with eight points … recorded the match-winning goal against Temple on Sept. 14 … tallied 28 shots with 13 shots on goal.
 
2022: Named to the AAC All-Conference First Team … appeared in and started in 15 matches … tallied an assist against UTSA on Sept, 4 and against Temple on Oct. 20 … played in five shutouts … recorded 19 shots with four on goal … played 1,323 minutes.
   
2021: Named to the United Soccer Coaches All-South Region Second Team … earned a spot on the AAC All-Conference First Team … landed on the AAC All-Tournament Team … was the AAC Defensive Player of the Week on Oct. 18 … tabbed to the AAC Honor Roll three times (Sept. 13, Oct. 25, Oct. 29) … landed on the Preseason AAC All-Conference Team … appeared and started all 18 matches … recorded 15 shots with three on goal … scored a goal against Kentucky on Aug. 29 … notched an assist against FGCU on Sept. 19.
 
2020: Finished the year as No. 19 on TopDrawerSoccer's list of the Top 100 Freshman … named to the TopDrawerSoccer Best XI Freshman Second Team … earned a spot on the United Soccer Coaches All-Region First Team … named to the AAC All-Conference First Team … landed on the AAC All-Rookie Team … was the AAC Rookie of the Week (Feb. 15) … appeared in and started all 13 matches … scored three goals and tallied two assists … made her freshman debut against Florida Atlantic on Feb. 7 as she scored a goal and collected an assist … scored a goal and tallied an assist against Houston on March 28 … scored her first NCAA tournament goal in the first round against Central Connecticut State on April 27.
 
High School: Played for Monteverde Academy, where she won a state championship, was named defensive player of the year, and was a two-time team captain ... participated in the UEFA U17 Championship Finals and the UEFA U19 Qualification Round with the Bulgarian National Team ... member of Quebec's REX Super Centre team for two years, playing in three Quebec vs. Ontario Cups while being captain ... started for Quebec's U18 team at the Canada Games, winning a gold medal in 2018 ... won the U17 national championship and the silver winners with Lakeshore AAA.
 
Personal: Participate in the 2023 U20 World Cup in Costa Rica with the Canadian U20 National Team.

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Historical Player Information

  • 4

    2020Freshman

    Defender
    5'8"
    4
  • 4

    2021Freshman

    Defender
    5'8"
    4
  • 4

    2022Sophomore

    Defender
    5'8"
    4
  • 4

    2023Junior

    Defender
    5'8"
    4