WEEK 15 SCHEDULE
Wednesday, November 20
Dallas Trinity FC v Spokane Zephyr FC, 8 p.m. ET
Saturday, November 23
Carolina Ascent FC v Dallas Trinity FC, 7 p.m. ET
Fort Lauderdale United FC v DC Power FC, 7 p.m. ET
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REWIND: WEEK 14 NOTES
DC 0 – 3 BKN
GOALS:
Luana Grabias (BKN) 31’, Mackenzie Pluck assist.
Luana Grabias (BKN) 33’, Mackenzie Pluck assist.
Luana Grabias (BKN) 44’.
STORYLINES:
Fastest Hat Trick: Luana Grabias’ first half hat trick was the fastest in league history in under 13 minutes.
Fourth Clean Sheet: Brooklyn’s Sydney Martinez recorded her fourth clean sheet of the season and recorded five saves in a shutout.
Longest Win Streak: With Brooklyn’s victory, the club is now riding a four-match win streak – the longest win streak in league history.
LEX 1 – 1 SPK
GOALS:
Emina Ekić (SPK) 31’, (PEN).
Marykate McGuire (LEX) 86’, Kailey Utley assist.
STORYLINES:
Emina’s Third: The Bosnian international recorded her third goal in the match which leads Spokane in goals scored.
100 Goals: Marykate McGuires game-tying goal was her fourth on the season and the 100th in league history.
Game Changers: Goalscorer McGuire and Kailey Utley, who provided the assist, both came off the bench in the fixture and provided the game-tying play of the match.
QUOTES:
Lexington forward Marykate McGuire:
On scoring the 100th goal in league history… “It’s an incredible opportunity and experience. I just feel so grateful to have the moment to be in that position to be able to score that goal, especially having Kailey (Utley) be able to assist me and having our whole team work together to get that point tonight. It was a battle, I’m very grateful.”
Spokane Zephyr Head Coach Jo Johnson:
Overall thoughts on the match… “We’re obviously disappointed not to come away with all three points today, especially since we controlled a lot of the match. It’s a game I feel we could have managed better toward the end.”
TB 2 – 1 CAR
GOALS:
Natasha Flint (TB) 22’, Vivianne Bessette assist.
Rylee Baisden (CAR) 35’, Vicky Bruce assist.
Carlee Giammona (TB) 44’, Sydny Nasello assist.
STORYLINES:
Undefeated Streak No More: Tampa Bay Sun handed Carolina Ascent its first loss of the season after going 5-0-6 through 11 matches. It was also only the second time Carolina had trailed its opponent all season.
First Assists: Tampa Bay’s Vivianne Bessette and Carolina’s Vicky Bruce both recorded their first assists of the season.
QUOTES:
Carolina Ascent Head Coach Philip Poole:
On the message to the team after the loss… “To give a boxing analogy, we took a punch to the mouth tonight and it hurt. It doesn’t taste very good. Any boxer that’s a contender wants to be a champion. Sometimes, you have to learn from a bad round or a bad fight and bring it next time. We weren’t at our best tonight, but it’s about stepping up and going again.”
WEEK 15 STORYLINES
FASTEST HAT TRICK
Luana Grabias’ hat trick was Brooklyn’s first hat trick ever and also the fastest in league history in just 13 minutes.
Here are how the other hat tricks stack up:
- DAL – Allie Thornton (9.13.24): 61 minutes
- FTL – Addie McCain (9.22.24): 68 minutes
- BKN – Luana Grabias (11.13.24): 13 minutes
CALLED UP
DC Power’s goalkeeper Morgan Aquino received her first-ever call-up to the Australian Senior Women’s National Team and will return to her home nation to face Brazil and Chinese Taipei in four international friendlies between November 28 and December 7.
IRON WOMEN
10 players have played every minute of the USL Super League season so far:
- Sam Kroeger (BKN) – 1080 minutes
- Allison Pantuso (BKN) – 1080 minutes
- Kelsey Hill (BKN) – 1080 minutes
- Taylor Porter (CAR) – 1080 minutes
- Meagan McClelland (CAR) – 1080 minutes
- Sarah Clark (SPK) – 990 minutes
- Amber Brooks (DAL) – 810 minutes
- Julia Dorsey (DAL) – 810 minutes
- Hannah Davison (DAL) – 810 minutes
- Celia Gaynor (FTL) – 810 minutes
1000 MINUTE MARK
11 players surpassed the 1,000 minutes played mark in Week 14 with another handful in the wings to surpass the milestone in Week 15.
- Sam Kroeger (BKN) – 1080 minutes
- Allison Pantuso (BKN) – 1080 minutes
- Kelsey Hill (BKN) – 1080 minutes
- Taylor Porter (CAR) – 1080 minutes
- Meagan McClelland (CAR) – 1080 minutes
- Vicky Bruce (CAR) – 1071 minutes
- Susanna Friedrichs (DC) – 1067 minutes
- Sydney Studer (CAR) – 1061 minutes
- Shea Moyer (LEX) – 1044 minutes
- Madi Parsons (LEX) – 1040 minutes
- Mackenzie Pluck (BKN) – 1034 minutes
UNDEFEATED NO MORE
Carolina Ascent went the first 11 matches of the season without a loss, going 5-0-6 in that stretch. Tampa Bay Sun FC was the first team to defeat Carolina after winning 2-1 last week at Riverfront Stadium.
100 GOALS
Lexington’s Marykate McGuire scored the 100th Super League goal in league history in Week 14.
WEST VIRGINIA CONNECTION
Dallas’ Enzi Broussard and Spokane’s Julianne Vallerand played together for West Virginia University’s women’s soccer team in 2019, and both were named to the Academic All-Big 12 Rookie Team.
TARHEEL TEAMMATES
Defenders Amber Brooks (DAL) and Vicky Bruce (CAR) were teammates in 2012 at one of the top collegiate programs in the country – the University of North Carolina Tarheels. The pair won the NCAA Women’s Soccer Tournament Championship in 2012, which is the last time the university won the title.
TEAMMATES TURNED FOES
Other Dallas and Carolina former teammate connections include:
- Audrey Harding (CAR) was teammates with Jenny Danielsson and Hannah Davison (DAL) at KIF Örebro. Harding also played with Amber Brooks at the Washington Spirit.
- Mia Corbin (CAR) and Gabby Guillen (DAL) played in Costa Rica for Alajuela.
- Rylee Baisden (CAR) was teammates with Cyera Hintzen (DAL) at Perth Glory in Australia.
AWARDS GALORE
In this week’s matchup between Carolina and Dallas, league-highlighted award winners will be on full display. Dallas and Carolina are the only two teams to have had two players on each Team of the Month in August, September and October.
Additionally, both head coaches, Carolina’s Philip Poole and Dallas’ Pauline MacDonald, have be awarded the Coach of the Month this season.
DISCIPLINE REPORT – WEEK 15
TAMPA, Fla. – There are no new suspensions to report.
LEAGUE LEADERS
GOALS:
- Addie McCain (FTL) – 6 goals
- Madison Parsons (LEX) – 5 goals
- Allie Thornton (DAL) – 4 goals
- Sydney Shepherd (LEX) – 4 goals
- Cecilie Nielsen (TB) – 4 goals
- Marykate McGuire (LEX) – 4 goals
- Luana Grabias (BKN) – 4 goals
- Carlee Giammona (TB) – 4 goals
- Jessica Garziano (BKN) – 3 goals
- Mia Corbin (CAR) – 3 goals
- Emina Ekic (SPK) – 3 goals
- 16 players – 2 goals
- 24 players – 1 goal
ASSISTS:
- Madison Perez (LEX) – 5 assists
- Madi Parsons (LEX) – 4 assists
- Mackenzie Pluck (BKN) – 4 assists
- Jillienne Aguilera (CAR) – 3 assists
- Rylee Baisden (CAR) – 3 assists
- Sydny Nasello (TB) – 3 assists
- 9 players – 2 assists
- 24 players – 1 assist
CLEAN SHEETS:
- Meagan McClelland (CAR) – 6 clean sheets
- Sydney Martinez (BKN) – 4 clean sheets
- Morgan Aquino (DC) – 3 clean sheets
- Hope Hisey (SPK) – 2 clean sheets
- Ashley Orkus (TB) – 2 clean sheets
- Madison White (DAL) – 2 clean sheets
- 4 players – 1 clean sheet
MILESTONES
HAT TRICKS:
- DAL – Allie Thornton (9.13.24)
- FTL – Addie McCain (9.22.24)
- BKN – Luana Grabias (11.13.24)
BRACES:
- DAL – Chimoa Ubogagu (9.13.24)
- DC – Madison Wolfbauer (9.29.24)
- TB – Cecilie Fløe Nielsen (10.2.24)
- CAR – Ashlynn Serepca (10.19.24)
- LEX – Madison Parsons (10.19.24)
- DC – Allie Flanagan (10.25.24)
- TB – Cecilie Fløe Nielsen (11.2.24)