LEXINGTON, Ky. — The Lexington Sporting Club women’s squad secured a 4-2 victory over Sporting Club Jacksonville on Friday night in front of a lively home crowd at Lexington SC Stadium.
Lexington got off to a fast start when Sarah Griffith opened the scoring in the 17th minute with a stunning strike from long range, giving the home side an early advantage. Goalkeeper Kat Asman made a standout play in the 44th minute, diving on top of a Jacksonville through-ball to prevent a potential equalizer, keeping the Greens ahead at halftime.
Emina Ekić doubled the lead in the 51st minute, signaling the start of a dominant second-half performance. Lexington continued to apply pressure, with Griffith nearly adding another goal in the 61st minute. In the 72nd minute, Catherine Barry netted her sixth goal of the season, marking her third goal of the night and giving the Greens a commanding 3-0 lead.
Jacksonville finally found the back of the net in the 79th minute, cutting the deficit to 3-1. However, Shea Moyer restored Lexington’s three-goal advantage in the 89th minute, sealing a victory for the home side. Jacksonville slid in a final goal in the 96th minute to bring the final score to 4-2.
GOALS
17′ LEX: Sarah Griffith
51′ LEX: Emina Ekić
72′ LEX: Catherine Berry
79′ JAX: Paige Kenton
90′ LEX: Shea Moyer
90+6’ JAX: Ashlyn Puerta
LINEUPS
LEX: Kat Asman, Alyssa Bourgeois (Maddy Perez 84′), Allison Pantuso, Hannah Sharts, Hannah Johnson, Sarah Griffith (Hannah White 89′), Taylor Aylmer, Tati Fung, Emina Ekić (McKenzie Weinert 74′), Addie McCain, Catherine Barry (Shea Moyer 74′)
JAX: Kaitlyn Parks, Julia Lester, Georgia Brown (Andrea Fernández 84′), Grace Phillpotts, Baylee DeSmit (Daviana Vaka 65′), Sophia Boman, Sophia Jones, Meg Hughes (Katherine Sullivan 84′), Paige Kenton, Ashlyn Puerta, Jade Pennock (Madison Kemp 45′)
UP NEXT
The Greens’ next match is set for November 15, as the team travels to New York City to face Brooklyn FC at Maimonides Park. Kickoff is scheduled for 3:00 p.m. ET.