WEEK 15 SCHEDULE
Lexington SC vs. DC Power FC, 2:00 p.m. ET
Dallas Trinity FC vs. Carolina Ascent FC, 3:30 p.m. ET
Sporting JAX vs. Fort Lauderdale United FC, 5:00 p.m. ET
Tampa Bay Sun FC vs. Brooklyn FC, 7:30 p.m. ET
REWIND: WEEK 14
CAN’T STOP CAROLINA
Carolina Ascent FC won 1-0 against Brooklyn FC with Audrey Harding scoring the game-winner just before halftime. Carolina remains undefeated all-time (4-0-2) against Brooklyn.
LEX STAYS UNDEFEATED
Lexington SC extended its unbeaten streak to 13 matches after drawing 1-1 against Spokane Zephyr FC. It was just the third time this season that Lexington had conceded first.
Addie McCain converted the team’s first penalty kick of the season in the 89th minute. Six of her 17 total goals have come in the 76th minute or later.
BACK-TO-BACK
Dallas Trinity FC won 2-1 against DC Power FC behind goals from Allie Thornton and Gracie Brian for its second-consecutive win. It was the first time Dallas defeated DC since April 2.
CLOSING THE GAP
Sporting JAX is on a three-match winning and shutout streak after defeating Tampa Bay Sun 3-0 on Saturday. JAX’s six wins lead the league and put the team just one point behind first-place Lexington.
STREAKS ON STREAKS
Paige Kenton scored the third goal of the match for JAX, marking her fourth-consecutive match with a goal. Kenton and Ashlyn Puerta have become the first teammates to both score in four-straight matches. Kaitlyn Parks also became the fourth goalkeeper in league history to record three consecutive clean sheets.
ASSISTS LEADERBOARDS
Chioma Ubogagu assisted on the opening goal in Dallas’ win, tying her for first in the league with nine all-time regular season assists. Lexington’s Emina Ekić and Carolina’s Audrey Harding also have nine assists.
Meg Hughes assisted Kenton’s goal, moving her to the top of the assists leaderboard this season with five.
GOLDEN AWARDS CURRENT LEADERS
GOALS:
1. Ashlyn Puerta (JAX) – 10
T-2. Catherine Barry (LEX) – 7
T-2. Addie McCain (LEX) – 7
T-4. Gianna Gourley (DC) – 6
T-4. Paige Kenton (JAX) – 6
ASSISTS:
1. Meg Hughes (JAX) – 5
T-2. Jess Garziano (BKN) – 4
T-2. Audrey Harding (CAR) – 4
T-2. Tati Fung (LEX) – 4
GOALS-AGAINST AVERAGE:
1. Kat Asman (LEX) – 0.83
2. Hope Hisey (SPK) – 0.93
3. Meagan McClelland (CAR) – 1.18
4. Kaitlyn Parks (JAX) – 1.38
5. Morgan Aquino (DC) – 1.42
WEEK 15 STORYLINES
ON THE BRINK
Lexington’s Emina Ekić, Carolina’s Audrey 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.
FIRST PLACE UP FOR GRABS
Sporting JAX can take over first place in the standings with a win against Fort Lauderdale and a Lexington draw/loss against DC Power. It would be the first time JAX is No. 1 and the first time in five weeks a team besides Lexington is first.
SCORING STREAKS
Paige Kenton and Ashlyn Puerta have become the first teammates to both score in four-straight matches. If either of them scores on Saturday, it would set a new league record for the most consecutive matches with a goal.
DEFENDING THE BAY
Tampa Bay Sun looks to earn its first home win of the season this Saturday against Brooklyn. The New York side has never lost to the Sun and went 1-0-1 at Suncoast Credit Union Field last season.
WEEK 15 DISCIPLINE REPORT
TAMPA, Fla. – There are no new suspensions to report.
UPCOMING MILESTONES & ACTIVE STREAKS
Upcoming Milestones
Approaching 15 all-time regular season goals
Mia Corbin (CAR) – 13
Gianna Gourley (DC) – 13
Emina Ekić (LEX) – 12
Approaching 10 all-time regular season goals
Kiara Locklear (FTL) – 9
Mackenzie George (CAR) – 7
Sydny Nasello (TB) – 7
Loza Abera (DC) – 7
Catherine Barry (LEX) – 7
Audrey Harding (CAR) – 7
Approaching 10 all-time regular season assists
Emina Ekić (LEX) – 9
Audrey Harding (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 matches with a goal
Ashlyn Puerta (JAX) – 4
Paige Kenton (JAX) – 4
Consecutive regular season minutes played across seasons
Sarah McCoy (SPK) – 3870
Allison Pantuso (LEX) – 3600
Amber Wisner (DAL) – 3510
Consecutive regular season matches unbeaten
Lexington SC – 13 (across seasons)
Sporting JAX – 3
WEEK 15 MATCH NOTES
LEXvDC
- Lexington (5-0-7) is coming off a 1-1 draw against Spokane Zephyr. DC Power (3-5-4) lost 2-1 to Dallas Trinity in its last match.
- Lexington has a 2-1-2 record against DC Power. The teams last played to a scoreless draw on September 12, which was DC’s only clean sheet of the season.
- Lexington is on a 13-match unbeaten streak. DC has lost its last two matches.
- Goalkeeper Kat Asman (LEX) is tied for first in the league with five clean sheets.
- Emina Ekić (LEX) is one away from 10 all-time regular season assists.
- Addie McCain (LEX) is the all-time league leader with 17 goals.
DALvCAR
- Both teams enter Saturday coming off a home win in Week 14. Dallas (5-5-1) won 2-1 against DC Power, and Carolina Ascent (5-3-4) won 1-0 against Brooklyn FC.
- Saturday will be the first meeting of the season between the two sides. Dallas held a 2-1-1 record against Ascent last year. Their last meeting was the regular season finale where Dallas won 2-1 to clinch a spot in the playoffs.
- Both teams have earned back-to-back wins, and both wins were clean sheets for Carolina.
- Audrey Harding (CAR) and Chioma Ubogagu (DAL) are one away from 10 all-time regular season assists.
- Caroline Kelly (DAL) will face her former Brooklyn FC teammates Mackenzie George, Luana Grabias and Sydney Martinez (CAR).
JAXvFTL
- Sporting JAX (6-3-3) won 3-0 against Tampa Bay Sun in its last match. Fort Lauderdale did not compete in Week 14.
- Sporting JAX won 2-0 in the team’s first match against FTL UTD on November 22 behind goals from Ashlyn Puerta and Paige Kenton.
- Puerta and Kenton have both scored in their last four matches. They are the highest-scoring teammate duo in the league (16 combined goals).
- Sporting JAX is on a three-match winning and clean sheet streak. Fort Lauderdale is winless (0-2-1) in its last three matches.
- Sporting JAX has the current leader in goals (Puerta) and assists (Hughes).
TBvBKN
- Tampa Bay (1-4-7) enters Saturday coming off a 3-0 loss to Sporting JAX, and Brooklyn (3-6-5) fell 1-0 to Carolina Ascent.
- Tampa Bay holds a 0-3-3 record against Brooklyn. The teams tied 2-2 in their last meeting on October 11 behind goals from Tash Flint and Ava Tankersley, with Rebecca Cooke and Catherine Zimmerman scoring two equalizers for Brooklyn.
- Tampa Bay is the only remaining team without a home win this season.