DeSmit makes History for JAX, Playoff Hopes still Alive for Trio of Clubs | News & Notes - Week 30

WEEK 30 SCHEDULE

Wednesday, May 6
DC Power FC v Sporting JAX, 7:00 p.m. ET

Saturday, May 9
Fort Lauderdale United FC v Carolina Ascent FC, 7:30 p.m. ET
Tampa Bay Sun FC v Dallas Trinity FC, 7:30 p.m. ET
Spokane Zephyr FC v DC Power FC, 10:30 p.m. ET

Sunday, May 10
Lexington SC v Brooklyn FC, 2:00 p.m. ET

REWIND: WEEK 29

JACKSONVILLE’S DESMIT REACHES DOUBLE-DIGITS, MAKES HISTORY
Sporting Club Jacksonville’s Baylee DeSmit recorded a two-goal game to lead her side’s 2-1 victory against Brooklyn FC on Sunday evening to move to 11 goals this season in the Gainbridge Super League.

DeSmit is the fourth player to reach double-digit goals this season in the Gainbridge Super League and the ninth all-time in a regular season, joining her Jacksonville teammates Ashlyn Puerta (12G) and Paige Kenton (10G) in reaching the landmark this season. The trio is the first set of teammates to each record double-digit goals in the same Super League regular season.

DeSmit’s two-goal game was also her third of the current regular season, putting her one behind Lexington SC’s Catherine Barry for the most in the league this season and tied for the second-most in a season alongside Emina Ekic, who recorded three braces for Spokane Zephyr FC in the 2024/25 season.

LEXINGTON’S KAT ASMAN NOTCHES 10^TH SHUTOUT OF CAMPAIGN
Lexington SC’s Kat Asman recorded her 10^th shutout of the 2025/26 Gainbridge Super League season on Saturday night in a 0-0 draw against Spokane Zephyr FC, posting one save in the contest. Asman moved level with Sporting Club Jacksonville’s Kaitlyn Parks for the league lead this season, with the shot-stoppers the only two to have reached double-digit shutouts in a regular season in the Super League’s history.

TAMPA BAY SUN EQUALS RECORD UNDEFEATED RUN IN SINGLE SERIES
Tampa Bay Sun FC earned a 2-1 victory against Fort Lauderdale United FC on Saturday night at Beyond Bancard Field through goals by Faith Webber and Carlee Giammona, extending the Sun’s undefeated record against its Sunshine State rival to eight regular season contests.

Tampa Bay has gone 3-0-5 in its eight regular season meetings with Fort Lauderdale while also claiming the 2025 Super League title as the sides met in the league’s inaugural Final. The Sun are the third team to have gone eight games without defeat against a single opponent, joining Carolina Ascent FC (6-0-2 vs. DC Power FC) and Brooklyn FC (5-0-3 vs. Tampa Bay Sun FC) headed into the 2026/27 regular season.

SPORTING JAX SET SINGLE-SEASON RECORD FOR POINTS
Sporting Club Jacksonville recorded a 2-1 victory against Brooklyn FC on Sunday evening at Hodges Stadium to move to 50 points in the campaign with a 15-6-5 record. The victory saw Sporting JAX surpass the Gainbridge Super League’s single-season record of 48 points set by Carolina Ascent FC during the 2024/25 regular season.

Jacksonville now holds the single-season record for most wins (15), points (50) and goals scored (52) in a Gainbridge Super League regular season with two games to play in the regular season.

CURRENT GOLDEN LEADERS

Goals

1. Catherine Barry (LEX) – 15
2. Ashlyn Puerta (JAX) – 12
3. Baylee DeSmit (JAX) – 11
4. Paige Kenton (JAX) – 10

Assists

T-1. Paige Kenton (JAX) – 7
T-1. Ashlyn Puerta (JAX) – 7
T-1. Sam Kroeger (BKN) – 7
T-1. Meg Hughes (JAX) – 7

Goals-Against Average
(Minimum of 60% of minutes played)

Kat Asman (LEX) – .89
Kaitlyn Parks (JAX) – .97
Hope Hisey – 1.08
Meagan McClelland (CAR) – 1.19
Morgan Aquino (DC) – 1.22

WEEK 30 STORYLINES

RECORD WATCH UPDATE

Sporting Club Jacksonville’s Paige Kenton, Ashlyn Puerta, Meg Hughes and Brooklyn’s Sam Kroeger currently sit at seven assists this season, equaling the single-season record set in 2024/25 by Golden Playmaker winner Jill Aguilera. Whoever scores the eighth assist will set a new single-season record.
Lexington SC’s Catherine Barry and Sporting Club Jacksonville’s Ashlyn Puerta currently sit at 19 goal contributions this season. With their next goal or assist, Barry (15G, 4A) and Puerta (12G, 7A) would become the first player in Super League history to record 20 goal contributions in a regular season.
Dallas Trinity FC’s Amber Wisner sits on 4,770 minutes entering the final three games of the regular season. Wisner would become the first player in Super League history to reach 5,000 regular season minutes if she logs 230 of a potential 270 minutes in Trinity’s final three regular season contests.

CLINCHING & ELIMINATION SCENARIOS

Sporting JAX clinches a playoff host spot with a victory over DC Power on Wednesday night.
Additional scenarios will be updated following the midweek match.

WEEK 30 DISCIPLINE REPORT

TAMPA, Fla. – The following is the discipline report for Week 30 of the 2025/26 Gainbridge Super League season:

Carolina Ascent FC’s Emily Morris has been suspended for one game for violent conduct following a review by the Independent Discipline Panel of an incident in Carolina’s contest against Tampa Bay Sun FC on April 25. Morris will be unavailable for selection in Carolina’s contest against Fort Lauderdale United FC on Saturday night.

Sporting JAX’s Kaitlyn Parks has been suspended for one game for violent conduct following a red card in Jacksonville’s match against Brooklyn FC on May 3. Parks will be unavailable for selection in Sporting JAX’s match against DC Power FC on Wednesday night.

UPCOMING MILESTONES & ACTIVE STREAKS

Upcoming Milestones
Approaching 20 all-time regular season goals – no player has previously reached this milestone
Addie McCain (LEX) – 18

Approaching 15 all-time regular season goals – Five players have previously reached this milestone
Jasmine Hamid (DAL) – 13
Ashlyn Puerta (JAX) – 12
Loza Abera (DC) – 12
Carlee Giammona (TB) – 12

Approaching 10 all-time regular season goals – 18 players have reached this milestone
Madi Parsons (TB) – 8
Rebecca Cooke (BKN) – 8
Sealey Strawn (DAL) – 7
Alyssa Walker (DC) – 7
Audrey Coleman (CAR) – 7
Mackenzie George (CAR) – 7

Approaching 10 all-time regular season assists – five players have reached this milestone
Sam Kroeger (BKN) – 9
Kiara Locklear (FTL) – 8

Approaching 10 all-time regular season shutouts – four players has previously reached this milestone
Meagan McClelland (CAR) – 9
Morgan Aquino (DC) – 9

Active Streaks
Consecutive regular season minutes played across seasons
Amber Wisner (DAL) – 4,860

DCvJAX

DC Power FC continues its homestand following a 1-1 draw against Dallas Trinity FC last Friday night at Audi Field that kept the side one point outside the postseason positions with two games remaining in its regular season.
Sporting Club Jacksonville heads north following a 2-1 victory against Brooklyn FC in its most recent outing on Sunday night as Baylee DeSmit scored a pair of goals at Hodges Stadium.
The Power are on a three-game undefeated streak following their draw with Dallas but have won only twice on home turf this season.
Jacksonville has posted the best road record in the league this season (9-2-1), setting a Gainbridge Super League single-season record with nine victories on the road entering its final two road contests of the season.
DC’s Ellie Gilbert scored her first goal in the professional ranks less than two minutes after coming on as a substitute against Dallas Trinity FC last Friday, becoming the fifth Power player to record a goal after entering the game as a sub this season.
Sporting JAX has recorded a league-high 32 goals on the road this season, averaging 2.67 goals per game away from home. The trio of Baylee DeSmit (8G), Ashlyn Puerta (7G) and Paige Kenton (7G) have accounted for 23 of those goals, with DeSmit’s eight away goals a single-season high in Super League history.
Jacksonville’s trio of Ashlyn Puerta (12G), Baylee DeSmit (11G) and Paige Kenton (10G) are the first set of three teammates to record double-digit goals for the same club in a Gainbridge Super League regular season.
DC Power defender Sydney Cummings is one of only five players this season to have logged at least 100 clearances and 100 recoveries, joined by Dallas Trinity FC’s Amber Wisner, Carolina Ascent FC’s Jenna Butler and Spokane Zephyr’s Sarah McCoy and Reese Tappan. DC Power has earned a 2-1-0 record in its three prior meetings with Jacksonville this season with the Power taking two victories at Hodges Stadium, including a 1-0 victory when the sides last met on February 7 behind a goal from Alyssa Walker.

FTLvCAR

Fort Lauderdale United FC continues its homestand following a 2-1 setback to Tampa Bay Sun FC on Saturday night that sent the side to the foot of the Gainbridge Super League standings.
Carolina Ascent FC returns to action following a bye in Week 29 looking to continue a nine-game undefeated streak that most recently saw Ascent take a 2-1 victory against Tampa Bay Sun FC on April 25.
Fort Lauderdale has suffered four consecutive defeats since its last victory against DC Power FC on April 6. The streak is the longest in the club’s history, with Fort Lauderdale previously having endured three-game losing streaks on three occasions.
Carolina Ascent has won eight of its last nine outings overall including a four-game winning streak since a 2-1 victory against Tampa Bay on April 5. Ascent is currently two wins from equaling its longest winning streak in club history, and two games from equaling its longest undefeated streak.
FTL UTD’s Sh’nia Gordon scored late in her side’s defeat to Tampa Bay, marking her second goal of the current campaign. Gordon has recorded seven goals and three assists in 54 regular season appearances for Fort Lauderdale.
Carolina Ascent goalkeeper Sydney Martinez has recorded 30 saves and a save percentage of 90.9 percent over the course of the club’s current nine-game undefeated streak, logging six shutouts and conceding only three goals in that span for a –5.34 Goals Prevented mark.
Fort Lauderdale’s Kiara Locklear enters Saturday’s contest with 19 goal contributions for the side, having logged 11 goals and eight assists for United over the past two seasons. Only Dallas Trinity FC’s Allie Thornton has previously recorded at least 20 goal contributions for a club in the league.
Carolina’s Jill Aguilera recorded her fifth goal for the club with its late game-winner against Tampa Bay Sun FC. Aguilera’s goal arrived at the 95:32-minute mark per Opta, making it the third-latest goal to have been scored in the Super League’s regular season.
FTL UTD holds a 3-2-2 advantage in the all-time series against Carolina and are unbeaten against Ascent this season, with the sides playing to a 1-1 draw in their most recent contest on March 28 when Kat González scored a late equalizer at American Legion Memorial Stadium.

TBvDAL

Tampa Bay Sun FC returns home following a 2-1 victory against Fort Lauderdale United FC this past Saturday that saw Faith Webber and Carlee Giammona find the net at Beyond Bancard Field.
Dallas Trinity FC continues its road trip following a 1-1 draw against DC Power FC last Friday night that kept the side in the fourth and final playoff position in the standings but extended the club’s current winless run to four games.
The Sun have claimed only one victory at home this season with four of the club’s five victories coming away from home following its victory in Fort Lauderdale. Should Tampa Bay fail to take victory it would equal the mark for fewest home wins in a regular season set by Lexington SC in the 2024/25 campaign.
Dallas Trinity has posted a 4-5-4 record away from home this season with its most recent road victory coming in a 1-0 result against Lexington SC on March 8 when Heather Stainbrook scored a stoppage-time winner for the side.
Carlee Giammona’s goal against Fort Lauderdale made her the club’s all-time leading goalscorer with the 25-year-old moving to 13 goals across the regular season and playoffs to break a tie with former Sun forward Cecilie Fløe.
Dallas Trinity is the lone team in the Super League without a goalscorer in the top 25 in the league with Sealey Strawn, Allie Thornton, Amber Wisner and Camryn Lancaster all tied for the team high with three goals apiece this season.
Trinity has seen 14 different players find the net overall this campaign, tied for the most goalscorers with Carolina Ascent FC in the league this season.
Tampa Bay holds a 2-1-3 record against Dallas in the all-time series, with the Sun having earned a 2-1 victory at the Cotton Bowl when the sides last met on March 31 when Carlee Giammona scored the winner with five minutes to play.

SPKvDC

Spokane Zephyr FC continues its season-ending five-game homestand following a 0-0 draw against Lexington SC last Saturday night at ONE Spokane Stadium that saw Hope Hisey record a two-goal shutout for the hosts
DC Power FC heads on the road following its midweek contest against Sporting Club Jacksonville on Wednesday night at Audi Field.
Spokane’s scoreless draw against Lexington marked the first time in five games the side had been held scoreless. Previously, the side had last been shut out in a 2-0 defeat to DC Power FC at ONE Spokane Stadium on March 21.
Zephyr is on a three-game undefeated streak, tied for its second-longest undefeated run this season. Spokane recorded a six-game undefeated streak between Sept. 13-Oct. 19, 2025 previously this campaign.
Spokane’s Hope Hisey recorded her 17^th career shutout against Lexington, moving to eight clean sheets this season. Hisey has posted a single-season record 84 saves this campaign with a save percentage of 75% and Goals Prevented mark of –3.58.
Zephyr leads the Super League with six goals from outside the penalty area this season with both Tori Zierenberg and Felicia Knox having scored two long-range goals apiece this campaign, tied for the individual league lead.
Spokane’s Lena Silano leads the team with six goals and four assists this season, making her the lone player in the squad with double-digit goal contributions in the 2025/26 campaign.
Spokane holds a 3-1-3 advantage in the all-time series between the teams but the last meeting between the sides on March 21 saw the Power earn their first win against Zephyr as Alyssa Walker and Dasia Torbert scored second-half goals at ONE Spokane Stadium.

LEXvBKN

Lexington SC returns home having played to a 0-0 draw against Spokane Zephyr FC last Saturday night to drop three points behind Sporting Club Jacksonville for first place in the Super League standings with two games remaining in the regular season.
Brooklyn FC continues its road trip following a 2-1 loss to Sporting Club Jacksonville on Sunday evening that saw the side mathematically eliminated from postseason contention.
Lexington’s scoreless draw marked only the third time since the start of the spring season the side had been held scoreless in a contest, with LSC having recorded 18 goals in 12 games over that span, second only to Jacksonville in the Super League.
Brooklyn has won only once in its past six outings overall following its defeat in Jacksonville, going 1-4-1 since a 3-0 victory against Tampa Bay Sun FC on March 18.
Lexington’s Catherine Barry leads the league with 15 goals this season, which has currently set a single-season Super League scoring record, and has logged 19 goal contributions overall this season to sit tied for the league-lead with Jacksonville’s Ashlyn Puerta.
Barry has recorded two goals and one assist in three appearances against Brooklyn FC this season, while teammate McKenzie Weinert has recorded two goals and one assist in two appearances against BKFC.
Brooklyn’s Rebecca Cooke has recorded eight goals this campaign, setting a club single-season record, and will try to become the first BKFC player to record double-digit goals in a season over the club’s final two games of the campaign.
Lexington is tied for the league lead with six home wins this season, posting an overall record of 6-2-4. LSC would equal the record for most home wins in a Gainbridge Super League regular season held by Tampa Bay Sun FC in the 2024/25 if it wins its final two home games of the campaign.
Lexington holds a 3-2-2 record against Brooklyn in the all-time series between the clubs, with LSC having taken a 1-0 win behind a goal from McKenzie Weinert when the teams last met on March 28 at Maimonides Park.