WEEK 17 SCHEDULE
Saturday, January 31
Dallas Trinity FC vs. Brooklyn FC, 5:00 p.m. ET
Sporting JAX vs. Carolina Ascent FC, 5:00 p.m. ET
Fort Lauderdale United FC vs. Lexington SC, 7:30 p.m. ET
Tampa Bay Sun FC vs. Spokane Zephyr FC, 7:30 p.m. ET
REWIND: WEEK 16
NEW NO. 1
Sporting JAX took over the top spot in the league standings after earning its seventh win of the season. JAX is the first team to dethrone undefeated Lexington SC since Week 10.
NO HELP NEEDED
Dallas’ Chioma Ubogagu scored the equalizer against Lexington from a direct free kick just outside the box. It was her second free kick goal and the eighth in league history. No other player has more than one.
STELLAR SUBSTITUTES
Sporting JAX’s Katie Sullivan scored the go-ahead goal against Tampa Bay in the 63rd minute after entering the match at halftime. She is the first player in league history to score off the bench in back-to-back matches.
Additionally, Andrea Fernández also scored for Sporting JAX a minute after entering the match. Sullivan and Fernández are just the second teammate duo to both score in the same match as substitutes. Dallas’ Cyera Hintzen and Gracie Brian were the first to do so on November 9, 2024.
JAX ASSISTS
Paige Kenton recorded two assists in the 3-1 win over the Sun, tying her with her teammate Meg Hughes for the most assists in the league at five.
SNAPPED THE STREAK
Lena Silano recorded a goal and an assist and Cameron Tucker and Felicia Knox scored their first goals of the season in Spokane’s first-ever win against Fort Lauderdale. It was the most goals Spokane had scored in a match all season, and it ended a six-match winless streak dating back to October 12.
GOLDEN AWARDS CURRENT LEADERS
GOALS:
1. Ashlyn Puerta (JAX) – 11
2. Gianna Gourley (DC) – 8
T-3. Catherine Barry (LEX) – 7
T-3. Addie McCain (LEX) – 7
5. Paige Kenton (JAX) – 6
ASSISTS:
T-1. Meg Hughes (JAX) – 5
T-1. Pagie Kenton (JAX) – 5
T-3. Jess Garziano (BKN) – 4
T-3. Audrey Coleman (CAR) – 4
T-3. Tati Fung (LEX) – 4
GOALS-AGAINST AVERAGE:
1. Kat Asman (LEX) – 0.93
2. Hope Hisey (SPK) – 0.94
3. Meagan McClelland (CAR) – 1.08
4. Kaitlyn Parks (JAX) – 1.3
5. Bella Hara (FTL) – 1.36
WEEK 17 STORYLINES
ON THE BRINK
Lexington’s Emina Ekić, Carolina’s Audrey Coleman (formerly Harding) and Dallas’ Chioma Ubogagu have each recorded nine assists across this season and last season. The next to record one will become the first player in league history to reach double-digit assists.
NEW BOOTS
Dallas Trinity FC appointed Nathan Thackery as the team’s new head coach over the Winter Break. Thackery most recently served as interim head coach of the North Carolina Courage, where he spent eight seasons as an assistant coach.
YOUNG STARS
Dallas’ Lexi Missimo, Sporting Jacksonville’s Ashlyn Puerta and recent Lexington SC signee Ally Brown were both selected for the U.S. Women’s National Team Development Camp, which took place between Jan. 17-25. The camp ran concurrently with the USWNT January training camp in California.
PLAYER MOVEMENT
There was a host of player additions and departures during the Winter Break. As of 1/29/2026 here is a list of notable player movement:
Brooklyn FC:
Additions:
Departures:
Carolina Ascent FC:
Additions: Ava Cook, Shea Groom, Lily Nebet
Departures: Maggie Pierce, Alyssa Walker
Dallas Trinity FC:
Additions: Lauren Flynn, Tyler McCamey, Heather Stainbrook
Departures: Rylee Foster, Rhea Moore, Lucy Shephard, Tamara Bolt, Shadia Nankya
DC Power FC:
Additions: Lexi Fraley, Alyssa Walker, Justina Gaynor, Hannah Richardson
Departures: Margie Detrizio, Charlie Estcourt, Katie Duong
Fort Lauderdale United FC:
Additions:
Departures: Laurel Ansbrow, Lily Nabet, Sheyenne Allen, Darya Rajaee
Lexington SC:
Additions: Regan Steigleder, Ally Brown,
Departures: Justina Gaynor, Hannah Ricardson
Spokane Zephyr FC:
Additions: Maya Hansen, Catherine Rapp, Aliana Vakaloloma
Departures:
Sporting JAX:
Additions: Maggie Illig, Cristina Roque, Kacey Smekrud
Departures:
Tampa Bay Sun FC:
Additions: Liz Beardsley, Maddie Pokorny, Taylor Chism
Departures: Ava Tankersley, Emma Gaines-Ramos, Mackenzie Pluck, Olga Massombo, Charlotte McLean, Emerson Elgin Additional player signings and departures may be announced between the publishing of this document and Spring kickoff on Saturday, Jan 3.
WEEK 17 DISCIPLINE REPORT
TAMPA, Fla. – The following is the Gainbridge Super League’s discipline report for Week 17 of the 2025/26 season:
Spokane Zephyr FC’s Ginger Fontenot has been suspended for one game following her red card for a double caution against Fort Lauderdale United FC on December 20. Fontenot will be unavailable for selection for Spokane’s contest against Tampa Bay Sun FC on January 31.
UPCOMING MILESTONES & ACTIVE STREAKS
Upcoming Milestones
Approaching 15 all-time regular season goals
Mia Corbin (CAR) – 13
Emina Ekić (LEX) – 12
Approaching 10 all-time regular season goals
Mackenzie George (CAR) – 7
Sydny Nasello (TB) – 7
Loza Abera (DC) – 7
Catherine Barry (LEX) – 7
Audrey Coleman (CAR) – 7
Approaching 10 all-time regular season assists
Emina Ekić (LEX) – 9
Audrey Coleman (CAR) – 9
Chioma Ubogagu (DAL) – 9
Jill Aguilera (CAR) – 7
Mackenzie George (CAR) – 7
Approaching 15 all-time regular season shutouts
Hope Hisey (SPK) – 14
Active Streaks
Consecutive regular season minutes played across seasons
Sarah McCoy (SPK) – 3960
Allison Pantuso (LEX) – 3780
Amber Wisner (DAL) – 3690
Consecutive regular season matches unbeaten
Lexington SC – 15 (across seasons)
Sporting JAX – 5
Dallas Trinity FC – 4
WEEK 17 MATCH NOTES
DALvBKN
- Dallas (6-5-2) ended the Fall with a 1-1 draw against Lexington. Brooklyn (4-6-5) did not compete in Week 16. Its last result was a 3-0 win against Tampa Bay on December 13.
- Dallas holds a 3-2-0 record against Brooklyn. Trinity won 1-0 when the teams last met in August, and Maya McCutcheon scored the game-winner.
- This match kickoffs the start of a four-match road swing for Brooklyn FC. The team is currently 1-3-2 away from Coney Island.
JAXvCAR
- Sporting JAX (7-3-4) won 3-1 in its final match of the Fall against Tampa Bay Sun. Carolina (5-4-5) last played DC Power to a scoreless draw.
- Sporting JAX has a 1-0-1 record against Carolina. The teams last met on September 28 when JAX won 4-3 behind a first-half hat trick by Ashlyn Puerta and a game-winner by Paige Kenton.
- Carolina has been held scoreless in their last two matches.
- Sporting JAX players sit atop both the Golden Boot race (Puerta, 11 goals) and Golden Playmaker race (Huges & Kenton, 5 assists each).
FTLvLEX
- Fort Lauderdale (4-4-6) fell 3-1 to Spokane in its last match of the Fall. Lexington (5-0-9) drew 1-1 with Dallas.
- Fort Lauderdale holds a 3-2-1 record against Lexington. The Girls in Green won 5-1 in their last meeting in Lexington on October 16.
- Lexington SC went the entire Fall without losing a match – continuing their record-breaking 15 match undefeated streak dating back to the 2024/25 season.
- Kiara Locklear scored her 10th regular season goal in the club’s final match of the Fall.
TBvSPK
- Tampa Bay (1-6-7) fell 3-1 to Sporting JAX in its final match of the Fall Schedule. Spokane (4-6-6) most recently won 3-1 against Fort Lauderdale.
- Tampa Bay holds a 2-4-0 record against Spokane. The Sun’s lone win of the season came at Spokane back in November off a game-winner by Vivianne Bessette.
- Tampa’s Saturday night match kicks off a three-match homestand, where the team will look to record its first home win of the season.
- Spokane welcomed a handful of newcomers over the break, including a reunion of W League standouts Maya Hansen and Cat Rapp, with head coach Nicole Lukic who coached the duo at Minnesota Aurora FC.