Jill Aguilera
Coverage (4 articles)
Carolina Ascent FC Clinches Second Straight Playoff Berth
An 89th-minute header from Rylee Baisden locked in Ascent's second consecutive playoff spot and extended the team's unbeaten run to eight matches.
Carolina Ascent's 3-1 Win Over Sporting JAX Sends Players' Shield to Lexington
Carolina Ascent FC beat Sporting Club Jacksonville 3-1 at American Legion Memorial Stadium Saturday night, denying the league leader the Players' Shield and routing the trophy to Lexington Sporting Club. Carolina finishes the regular season third with 51 points and faces Sporting JAX again in the playoff semifinal on Sunday, May 24, in Jacksonville.
Carolina Ascent Down Tampa Bay 2-1, Extend Unbeaten Run to Six Matches
Carolina Ascent FC extended their unbeaten run to six matches with a 2-1 win at Tampa Bay Sun FC on Sunday, as Lily Nabet scored her first professional goal. The result keeps the Ascent third in the Gainbridge Super League table, with Charlotte's most underreported sports franchise quietly building a playoff run.
Mackenzie George's Sixth-Minute Goal Sends Carolina Ascent to the Super League Final
Mackenzie George scored in the sixth minute at Hodges Stadium on Sunday, and the Carolina Ascent spent the next eighty-four minutes defending it. They beat Sporting Club Jacksonville 1-0, ended Jacksonville's first season of professional women's soccer, and earned a trip to Lexington for Saturday's Gainbridge Super League final — the first championship match in club history.