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WASHINGTON, D.C. — The Lexington Sporting Club women’s match at DC Power FC, original scheduled for Sunday, Nov. 8, has been rescheduled to Friday, Nov. 6 at 7 p.m. ET.
The match will stream live on Peacock.
CHARLOTTE, N.C. — It was a tough result to stomach for the Lexington Sporting Club women Saturday night. Despite allowing only one shot on target all evening, Lexington saw that one attempt resulted in the only goal of the match to supply Carolina Ascent FC with the 1-0 win.
The lone goal was scored by Carolina in the 32’ minute of the match following an errant Lexington pass deep in its own end of the field. A physical challenge by a Carolina player while trying to capture the loose ball was not called a foul, and ultimately the play resulted in a Carolina goal that had a 0.06% chance of being scored.
For Lexington, the offense was unable to break through the No. 1 ranked defense in the Gainbridge Super League. It mustered three shots on target, but several more quality attempts were blocked by the host’s backline. The Gals in Green also attempted to stretch the Carolina defense throughout the match, but an organized and high Carolina line resulted in a number of offside calls against Lexington.
LSC maintained nearly 62% of possession throughout the contest, though much of it was in unthreatening areas.
Despite the loss, LSC still sits in third place in the Gainbridge Super League standings with a 4W-4L-2D record. A victory next weekend in the nation’s capital could launch the club up to second place with three matches still to play in the Fall 2026 season.
32’ CAR: Emily Moxley (assist: Rylee Baisden)
LEX: Ryan Campbell, Ally Brown, Regan Steigleder, Gracie Falla (75’ Allison Pantuso), Hannah Johnson (67’ Darya Rajaee), Katie Murray, Alyssa Bourgeois, Hannah White, Addie McCain, Sarah Griffith (75’ Mac Midgley), Catherine Barry
CAR: Sydney Martínez, Jill Aguilera, Jenna Butler, Reese Tappan, Emily Moxley, Audrey Coleman (87’ Ava Cook), Lily Nabet (82’ Emily Morris), Taylor Porter, Rylee Baisden (82’ Riley Parker), Mackenzie George, Shea Groom (87’ Chloe Hylton)
LSC is off to Washington, D.C., to take on DC Power FC next Sunday, Nov. 8. The match is scheduled to kick off at 3 p.m. ET from Audi Field.
CHARLOTTE, N.C. — The next chapter in the Lexington Sporting Club vs. Carolina Ascent FC rivalry will be authored on Halloween night when LSC visits the league leaders in a rematch of last season’s Gainbridge Super League Final.
Saturday’s clash is the second between the reigning champions and the runners-up. Carolina pilfered all three points in the previous matchup by way of an 88’ minute heartbreaker on Sept. 11.
Last time out was a goal fest for Lexington, a 3-3 draw vs. Sporting Club Jacksonville featuring goals from Catherine Barry, Addie McCain and Sarah Griffith. All three Lexington goals were scored in the first half, more than the club had scored in the first half over its first eight matches combined.
Although most of their scoring has come in the second half, the Gals in Green have still found the back of the net first in four matches. They are 3W-0L-1D in those matches and have the same record when scoring two or more goals in a match.
Barry collected both a goal and an assist vs. Sporting JAX to extend her streak of matches with a goal contribution to three in a row. Her 27 goal contributions in 37 regular season matches are tied for second in Gainbridge Super League history behind Addie McCain.
The striker commandeered the all-time Lexington scoring lead early last season and has yet to relinquish her position, and her most recent assist moved Barry into the top spot in helpers as well. She is tied with Alyssa Bourgeois for the most in club history with six.
With a win or draw in Carolina, Lexington could jump as high as second in the Gainbridge Super League standings with only four matches remaining in the 14-match campaign.
Kickoff from American Legion Memorial Stadium is set for 7 p.m. ET.
Carolina Ascent FC is red hot. After losing the 2026/26 Gainbridge Super League Final at The Stables, the North Carolina side returned for the Fall 2026 season with a vengeance.
Carolina tops the standings with a 7W-1L-2D record and an eight-point gap over second-place Sporting JAX. The group is unbeaten over its last seven matches with a +9 goal differential.
On the season, the side leads the Gainbridge Super League in clean sheets (7), fewest goals conceded (6) and ranks second in goals scored (17).
With a win over Lexington and a draw or loss by Dallas Trinity FC, Carolina would be the first club to clinch a playoff spot this season.
Jill Aguilera and Rylee Baisden both lead the club with three goals each. Mia Corbin’s four assists rank first, as do Mackenzie George’s 16 chances created.
Lexington midfielder Addie McCain currently leads the Gainbridge Super League with 29 regular season goal contributions. With a goal or an assist against Carolina, she would be the first in league history to reach the 30 mark.
The match will stream live locally on the FOX 56 app and at fox56news.com, as well as nationally on Peacock.
LEXINGTON, Ky. — The Lexington Sporting Club women and Sporting Club Jacksonville played to an explosive 3-3 draw Friday night at The Stables, a result that keeps Lexington in third place in the Gainbridge Super League standings.
Coming into the match, Sporting JAX and Lexington ranked No. 2 and No. 3, respectively, in goals scored. The first half continued that trend as the two clubs combined for five goals in the period.
The first two belonged to Lexington, beginning with Sarah Griffith in the 11’ minute. A wonderful long ball from Catherine Barry landed perfectly at the feet of Hannah White on the opposite flank. White did well to charge into the box but was dispossessed. However, a half-hearted clearance from Sporting JAX slowly rolled to Griffith at the top of the box. She ripped a shot that deflected on its way in.
Barry accounted for LSC’s second only five minutes later. Griffith combined with Alyssa Bourgeois to free her down the right side. Bourgeois kept her eyes inside while sprinting down the pitch, cutting it back for Barry in front of goal. The striker smashed it for her club-leading fifth goal of the season.
The Gainbridge Super League’s all-time leading scorer, Addie McCain, bagged Lexington’s third of the half in the 45’ minute. Barry picked up the assist on the play by flicking a near-post corner kick service to McCain, who was stationed at the back post.
Jacksonville also found the back of the net in the 18’ and 45+1’ minutes.
Despite the high-flying first period, the second half featured just one goal — a Lexington own goal in the 85’ minute to even things at three apiece.
The draw moved Lexington to 4W-3L-2D on the season. Only one home match remains on the Fall 2026 schedule for the Gals in Green with four slated away from home.
Friday night marked the ninth time since the start of the 2025/26 season that Lexington scored three or more goals at Lexington SC Stadium.
The 3-3 draw also marked the ninth time since the beginning of last season that the Gals in Green have scored three times in a half.
Friday marked only the third time since the start of the 2025/26 season that Lexington conceded three goals. The first was last season’s opener at Fort Lauderdale United FC on Aug. 23, 2025. The second was vs. Sporting JAX on Feb. 21, 2026.
11’ LEX: Sarah Griffith
16’ LEX: Catherine Barry (assist: Alyssa Bourgeois)
18’ JAX: Ashlyn Puerta (assist: Paige Kenton)
45’ LEX: Addie McCain (assist: Catherine Barry)
45+1’ JAX: Paige Kenton (assist: Baylee DeSmit)
85’ JAX: Ally Brown (own goal)
LEX: Ryan Campbell, Ally Brown, Regan Steigleder, Gracie Falla (90+1’ Cassie Rohan), Alyssa Bourgeois (77’ McKenzie Weinert), Katie Murray, Hannah Johnson (83’ Allison Pantuso), McKenzie Weinert, Addie McCain, Sarah Griffith (90+1’ Mac Midgley), Catherine Barry (84’ Darya Rajaee)
JAX: Jamie Gerstenberg, Grace Phillpotts, Georgia Brown, Maggie Illig (74’ Mya Swinton), Meg Hughes, Sophie Jones (74’ Maci Teater), Sophia Boman, Alyssa Hennessey (63’ Ginger Fontenot), Paige Kenton, Ashlyn Puerta, Baylee DeSmit (63’ Melina Descary)
Back-to-back road matches are on deck for Lexington, beginning with Carolina Ascent FC Saturday, Oct. 31, at 7 p.m. ET. The match will air live on FOX 56, as well as stream on the FOX 56 app and fox56news.com.
LEXINGTON, Ky. — Two of the top three clubs will duke it out in the Bluegrass Friday night when the Lexington Sporting Club women host Sporting Club Jacksonville in a battle between No. 2 and No. 3.
The matchup between two Gainbridge Super League powerhouses will also feature the top three scorers in league history — Addie McCain, Catherine Barry and JAX’s Baylee DeSmit.
McCain entered the season with the scoring crown and has increased her total to 22 regular season goals across her time with Fort Lauderdale United FC and Lexington SC. Her 13 goals in green are the second-most in club history, trailing only the 2025/26 Golden Boot winner, Catherine Barry.
Barry became just the second player in league history to cross the 20-goal threshold last weekend with her 73’ minute strike, joining McCain as the only players in league history to reach the mark. Barry scored her 20th goal in only her 36th regular season appearance.
When taking playoffs into account, McCain sits at 23 Gainbridge Super League goals and Barry at 21.
Lexington is coming off a come-from-behind win in which it rattled off two late goals to stun Tampa Bay Sun FC, 2-1. It continues the trend of Lexington being the highest-scoring club in the second half by scoring 11 of its 12 goals after halftime. It marked the 14th time the Gals in Green have scored two goals within 12 minutes or fewer, dating back to last season.
The Lexington vs. Sporting JAX series has been a competitive one since JAX entered the league last season. Both clubs finished No. 1 and No. 2 in the standings a season ago with Lexington snatching the Players’ Shield on the final day of the regular season.
LSC leads the all-time series with a 3W-1L-0D record. With a victory, LSC will jump into second place in the standings.
Kickoff from Lexington SC Stadium is set for 7:30 p.m. ET.
Sporting Club Jacksonville enters play just one point ahead of Lexington in the Gainbridge Super League table. After two wins in its first three matches, Sporting JAX has posted a 1W-2L-2D record over its last five outings.
The club’s 16 goals rank second in the league, as does its 121 shots and 17% conversion rate.
JAX’s attack is fueled by the two-headed monster of Ashlyn Puerta and Baylee DeSmit.
Puerta, the league’s 2025/26 Player of the Year winner, led the league in assists a season ago and was named its Young Player of the Year. She accounted for all four of her side’s goals in its win vs. Fort Lauderdale last weekend to launch herself into second place with five goals in total, trailing only her teammate DeSmit.
DeSmit’s seven goals lead the Gainbridge Super League this season. The forward was named to the All-League Second Team a season ago and continues to punish defenses in the Fall 2026 campaign.
In its history, Jacksonville has scored six goals against Lexington, three of which were scored by Puerta and one by DeSmit.
Over her Gainbridge Super League career, Catherine Barry has posted a strike rate of a goal every 139.1 minutes for Lexington, second only to Sporting JAX’s Baylee DeSmit (117 minutes) among players with at least 10 regular-season goals in the league.
It will be $1.50 Beer Night at Lexington SC Stadium, where fans can enjoy Coors Light and Miller Lite for just $1.50 each, plus $2 Modelos. Craft beer specials from West Sixth Brewing will be available as well.
Lexington SC is bringing back its spooky cocktails for Drink or Treat. Fans can grab a drink passport and map upon entering the stadium and try all five Halloween-themed drinks — Lexington Horror Story, Orange BooSicle, Poison Apple, White Ghost and Witch’s Brew.
The match will stream live on Peacock.
LEXINGTON, Ky. — Something wicked is brewing in the Bluegrass! Join us on Friday, Oct. 23, as the Lexington Sporting Club women take on Sporting Club Jacksonville for our second annual “Drink or Treat” Halloween Celebration at Lexington SC Stadium. Kickoff is set for 7:30 p.m. ET, with gates opening at 6:30 p.m. ET for a pre-match experience that’s simply spook-tacular.
Fans 21 and older can sip on a selection of specially crafted Halloween-themed cocktails available throughout the stadium. Fans can sample each Halloween-themed cocktail for free and mark their progress on the official LSC Drink Passport along the way. Find one you love? Full-size versions will be available for purchase so you can keep the spooky spirit going!
Upon arriving at the stadium on matchday, pick up your LSC Drink Passport and Cocktail Map. Then, try each one and give it a rating on your passport!
See what’s brewing below and plan your perfect cocktail crawl around the stadium!
Ingredients: Margarita // Tequila // Triple Sec // Sour Mix // Lime Juice // Honey Rim // Blackberry Liquer
Ingredients: Vanilla Vodka // Orange Soda // Whipped Cream
Ingredients: Benchmark Bourbon // Apple Fireball // Lemon Juice // Simple Syrup // Starry
Ingredients: Coconut White Russian // Vodka // Triple Sec // Coconut Rum // Cream
Ingredients: Vodka // Blackberry & Strawberry Liquer // Grapefruit Juice // Splash of Cranberry
Fans can purchase tickets to this match on SeatGeek. Gates open at 6:30 p.m. ET with kickoff against Sporting Club Jacksonville slated for 7:30 p.m ET.
LEXINGTON, Ky. — The Comeback Queens of Lexington came from behind to knock off Tampa Bay Sun FC Saturday night, 2-1, after surrendering the initial goal. Catherine Barry became the second player in Gainbridge Super League history to reach 20 regular season goals, and Sarah Griffith supplied the late winner.
The first half featured plenty of action, but unfortunately for Lexington fans, most of it took place in its own final third.
Tampa Bay was awarded a penalty kick in the 11’ minute, but the attempt rattled off the post to spare LSC an early concession. However, the visitors were able to convert a free kick just four minutes later to open the scoring.
The Sun was initially awarded a second goal later in the period, but after immense protest from LSC and deliberation with the assistant, the head official waved off the score for offside in what would become a key moment of the match.
The second half was all Lexington — a trend for a club that leads the league in second-half goals this season.
The breakthrough came for LSC in the 73’ minute when Catherine Barry found the back of the net for the fourth time this fall. A terrific move by Hannah White left her defender in the dust to make the play happen. She then whipped in a ball that Tampa Bay failed to clear and it landed at the feet of the league’s most dangerous striker who made no mistake.
With the goal, Barry joined Addie McCain as the only other players in league history to reach 20 regular season goals. She became the first to do so while scoring all 20 for the same club.
Sarah Griffith delivered the dagger in the 85’ minute when another failed clearance by Tampa Bay found Griffith, who had subbed on only 13 minutes earlier, at the top of the penalty box. She took aim and fired for her first goal of the season.
Both goals constituted the 10th and 11th second-half goals of the season for the Gals in Green.
With the victory, Lexington moved to 4W-3L-1D on the season and jumped into third place in the Gainbridge Super League standings. The club will host second-place Sporting JAX next weekend who leads LSC by just one point.
15’ TB: Eleanor Dale (assist: Vivianne Bessette)
73’ LEX: Catherine Barry
85’ LEX: Sarah Griffith
LEX: Ryan Campbell, Ally Brown, Regan Steigleder, Allison Pantuso, Alyssa Bourgeois, Nicole Vernis (73’ Darya Rajaee), Katie Murray (72’ Sarah Griffith), Hannah Johnson, McKenzie Weinert (58’ Hannah White), Addie McCain, Catherine Barry
TB: Cristina Roque, Samar Guidry, Kelsey Hill, Vivianne Bessette, Sabrina McNeill, Sydny Nasello (71’ Erika Zschuppe), Brooke Hendrix (86’ Reagan Raabe), Jordyn Listro, Eleanor Dale (86’ Parker Goins), Shea Connors (89’ Kennedy White), Jordan Zade (89’ Tori Waldeck)
The Gals in Green host Sporting Club Jacksonville for $1.50 Beer Night next Friday, Oct. 23. The match kicks off at 7:30 p.m. ET.
LEXINGTON, Ky. — The Lexington Sporting Club women are back at The Stables Saturday night to face off against Tampa Bay Sun FC for the second time in three weeks.
Lexington is looking to shake off a disappointing result last weekend at Fort Lauderdale United FC. The Gals in Green came up short, 2-1, to account for their first loss against Fort Lauderdale since the inaugural 2024/25 season.
Despite the result, it was another match in which Lexington dominated the stat sheet. LSC more than tripled its opponent’s expected goals and nearly tripled its shots and shots on target as well.
In fact, Lexington has won the expected goals battle in six of its seven matches played, despite its 3W-3L-1D record. The only time it did not was its lone draw at Tampa Bay on Oct. 4.
Lexington’s defense, despite conceding twice last time out, is still top-two in the league. Its six goals conceded are tied for the fewest in the Gainbridge Super League alongside Carolina Ascent FC, and its three clean sheets rank second in the league.
The LSC women are officially halfway through the 2026 Fall season and sit in fifth place in a tight table. Four clubs are separated by only one point, and the Gals in Green could jump as high as second place with potentially just a draw vs. Tampa Bay.
LSC is unbeaten in its last four meetings with Tampa Bay, having come away with two wins and two draws.
Kickoff from Lexington SC Stadium is set for 7 p.m. ET.
Tampa Bay Sun FC enters play trailing Lexington by just one point and sitting in sixth place in the Gainbridge Super League standings. The group is 2W-2L-1D over its last five outings with six goals scored and seven conceded.
Shea Connors continues to serve as the club’s standout player after signing from top-flight Australia in the offseason. Connors’ five goals rank second in the league, and she had scored in five consecutive matches for Tampa Bay until her side was shut out last weekend by Carolina Ascent FC.
Sydney Nasello is Tampa’s primary playmaker in the midfield. She leads the club with two assists and with 13 chances created.
Between the posts, goalkeeper Cristina Roque owns a 58.8% save percentage through five appearances. The Sun are one of two clubs yet to tally a clean sheet this season.
Lexington’s nine goals in the second half of matches this season lead the Gainbridge Super League.
Admission to the match is free for all fans. However, fans must still claim a ticket on SeatGeek to enter.
The match will stream live on Peacock.
FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. — Lexington Sporting Club has loaned forward Amber Nguyen to Fort Lauderdale United FC for the remainder of the Fall 2026 Gainbridge Super League season.
The 24-year-old has made two substitute appearances for the Gals in Green and played in 11 total matches over the last two campaigns for Lexington.
The club wishes Amber the best in Fort Lauderdale.
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