2024–25 Carolina Ascent FC season

Carolina Ascent FC
2024–25 season
Head coach	Philip Poole
Stadium	American Legion Memorial Stadium, Charlotte, North Carolina
Top goalscorer	Mia Corbin ; (3 goals)
Highest home attendance	10,553 (Aug 17 vs. DC)
Lowest home attendance	2,058 (Aug 25 vs. Lexington)
Average home league attendance	4,774
Biggest win	2–0 (vs Spokane (A), September 14, 2024)
Biggest defeat	0–1 (vs Tampa (A), November 16, 2024)
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	All statistics correct as of November 16, 2024.

The 2024–25 season of Carolina Ascent FC is the team's inaugural season as a professional women's soccer team and as well as the first for the USL Super League (USLS), one of two leagues to be in the top tier of women's soccer in the United States.

Current roster

As of November 17, 2024^[1]

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.


No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
1	GK	USA	Megan McClelland
2	DF	USA	Josie Studer
3	MF	USA	Giovanna DeMarco
4	DF	USA	Vicky Bruce
5	FW	ECU	Jaydah Bedoya
7	MF	PUR	Jill Aguilera
8	DF	USA	Emily Moxley
9	FW	USA	Mia Corbin
10	FW	USA	Rylee Baisden
12	DF	USA	Sydney Studer
13	DF	USA	Addisyn Merrick
14	MF	USA	Taylor Porter (captain)


No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
15	MF	DOM	Kathrynn González
16	GK	USA	Charlotte Burge
17	MF	ISR	Elianna Beard
18	FW	USA	Audrey Harding
19	MF	USA	Ashlynn Serepca
21	DF	USA	Renée Guion
24	MF	NGA	Opeyemi Ajakaye
25	MF	USA	Sarah Troccoli
27	DF	USA	Annika Creel
31	DF	USA	Kelly Ann Livingstone
77	DF	USA	Cannon Clough

Academy players

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.


No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
6	FW	USA	Maria Tapia
11	FW	USA	Jaida McGrew
22	MF	USA	B Hylton
26	DF	COL	Isabella Franco
29	GK	USA	Molly Vapensky
40	GK	USA	Riley Pickels
70	FW	USA	Stella Spitzer

Staff

Source:^[2]

As of August 9, 2024*

Front office
Position	Name
CEO & Managing Partner	Jim McPhilliamy
Technical staff
Head Coach	Philip Poole
Assistant General Manager	Becky Hylton
Assistant Coach	Erika Duncan
Assistant Coach	Jack Vundum
Goalkeeper Coach	Lane Davis
Assistant Coach & IDP Manager	Melanie Thomas

Competitions

2024 regular season

Results summary


Overall								Home						Away
Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD
11	5	6	0	13	6	+7	21	3	3	0	6	2	+4	2	3	0	7	4	+3

Regular season standings

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	L	T	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Brooklyn FC	12	7	3	2	15	8	+7	23	Playoffs
2	Carolina Ascent FC	12	5	1	6	14	8	+6	21
3	Dallas Trinity FC	10	4	1	5	16	11	+5	17
4	Tampa Bay Sun FC	11	4	3	4	14	10	+4	16
5	Spokane Zephyr FC	12	2	4	6	10	13	−3	12

Updated to match(es) played on November 20, 2024. Source: USL Super League
Rules for classification: 1) head-to-head points; 2) total goal differential; 3) total goals scored; 4) disciplinary points; 5) drawing of lots.

Matches

Carolina Ascent FC plans to play their debut season in 2024 with the following schedule:^[3]

August 17, 2024 1	Carolina Ascent FC	1–0	DC Power FC	Charlotte, North Carolina
6:00 PM EST	Guion 10' Bruce 27' Corbin 90+7'	Report		Stadium: American Legion Memorial Stadium Attendance: 10,553 Referee: Alexandra Billeter

August 25, 2024 2	Carolina Ascent FC	1–1	Lexington Sporting Club	Charlotte, North Carolina
2:30 PM EST	Studer 56' Corbin 76'	Report	Parsons 1' Shepherd 7' Shin 15'	Stadium: American Legion Memorial Stadium Attendance: 2.058 Referee: Anya Voigt

August 31, 2024 3	Brooklyn FC	v	Carolina Ascent FC	New York, New York
				Stadium: Maimonides Park
Note: Match was rescheduled to October 15, 2024 due to field conditions at Maimonides Park.

September 6, 2024 4	Carolina Ascent FC	2–1	Fort Lauderdale United FC	Charlotte, North Carolina
7:30 PM EST	Guion 26' Corbin 28' Aguilera 68' DeMarco 70' Harding 77'	Report	Hamid 90'	Stadium: American Legion Memorial Stadium Attendance: 3,251 Referee: Shawn Tehini

September 15, 2024 5	Spokane Zephyr FC	0–2	Carolina Ascent FC	Spokane, Washington
6:00 PM EST	Murray 21' Canales 44' Weinert 83'	Report	Corbin 30' Studer 45+3' Porter 48' Bruce 48' McGrew 84'	Stadium: ONE Spokane Stadium Attendance: 2,448 Referee: Jamie Padilla

September 27, 2024 6	Carolina Ascent FC	0–0	Tampa Bay Sun FC	Charlotte, North Carolina
7:30 PM EST	DeMarco 37'	Report	Moore 90+3'	Stadium: American Legion Memorial Stadium Attendance: 3,543 Referee: Rebecca Pagan

October 6, 2024 7	Lexington Sporting Club	1–1	Carolina Ascent FC	Lexington, Kentucky
4:00 PM EST	Mendez 90+10'	Report	Perez 37' (o.g.) Studer 45+2' DeMarco 45+3' Serepca 90+3'	Stadium: Lexington SC Stadium Attendance: 1,496 Referee: Adorae Monroy

October 15, 2024 3	Brooklyn FC	1–1	Carolina Ascent FC	New York, New York
7:30 PM EST	Breslin 19' Pantuso 54' Hill 72' Pluck 89' Grabias 90+3'	Report	Bedoya 22' DeMarco 28'	Stadium: Commisso Soccer Stadium Attendance: 211 Referee: Danielle Chesky
Note: Match was originally scheduled for August 31 but was postponed

October 19, 2024 8	Carolina Ascent FC	2–0	Brooklyn FC	Charlotte, North Carolina
7:00 PM EST	Serepca 19', 74'	Report	Rosette 12'	Stadium: American Legion Memorial Stadium Attendance: 4,223 Referee: Natalie Simon

October 25, 2024 9	Dallas Trinity FC	2–2	Carolina Ascent FC	Dallas, Texas
8:00 PM EST	Brooks 24' Winebrenner 35' Thornton 45+3'	Report	Corbin 8' Bedoya 31'	Stadium: Cotton Bowl Attendance: 3,446 Referee: Melinda Sopka Homa

November 3, 2024 10	DC Power FC	0–1	Carolina Ascent FC	Washington, D.C.
1:00 PM EST	Constant 45+1'	Report	Studer 12' Guion 20' (pen.)	Stadium: Audi Field Referee: Alyssa Nichols

November 9, 2024 11	Carolina Ascent FC	0–0	Spokane Zephyr FC	Charlotte, North Carolina
7:00 PM EST	Baisden 69'	Report		Stadium: American Legion Memorial Stadium Attendance: 5,018 Referee: Eric Tattersall

November 16, 2024 12	Tampa Bay Sun FC	2–1	Carolina Ascent FC	Tampa, Florida
7:00 PM EST	Flint 22' Giammona 44' Edmonds 82' Orkus 90+1'	Report	Baisden 35' Studer 48'	Stadium: Riverfront Stadium Attendance: 2,805 Referee: Gerald Flores

November 23, 2024 13	Carolina Ascent FC	v	Dallas Trinity FC	Charlotte, North Carolina
				Stadium: American Legion Memorial Stadium

December 14, 2024 14	Fort Lauderdale United FC	v	Carolina Ascent FC	Davie, Florida
				Stadium: FTL UTD Stadium

February 15, 2025 15	Carolina Ascent FC	v	Lexington Sporting Club	Charlotte, North Carolina
7:00 PM EST				Stadium: American Legion Memorial Stadium

February 23, 2025 16	Carolina Ascent FC	v	DC Power FC	Charlotte, North Carolina
3:00 PM EST				Stadium: American Legion Memorial Stadium

March 2, 2025 17	Carolina Ascent FC	v	Fort Lauderdale United FC	Charlotte, North Carolina
3:00 PM EST				Stadium: American Legion Memorial Stadium

March 8, 2025 18	Spokane Zephyr FC	v	Carolina Ascent FC	Spokane, Washington
9:00 PM EST				Stadium: ONE Spokane Stadium

March 15, 2025 19	Tampa Bay Sun FC	v	Carolina Ascent FC	Tampa, Florida
7:00 PM EST				Stadium: Riverfront Stadium

March 23, 2025 20	Lexington Sporting Club	v	Carolina Ascent FC	Lexington, Kentucky
4:00 PM EST				Stadium: Lexington SC Stadium

March 29, 2025 21	Carolina Ascent FC	v	Dallas Trinity FC	Charlotte, North Carolina
7:00 PM EST				Stadium: American Legion Memorial Stadium

April 8, 2025 22	DC Power FC	v	Carolina Ascent FC	Washington D.C.
7:30 PM EST				Stadium: TBC

April 12, 2025 23	Carolina Ascent FC	v	Brooklyn FC	Charlotte, North Carolina
4:00 PM EST				Stadium: American Legion Memorial Stadium

April 19, 2025 24	Spokane Zephyr FC	v	Carolina Ascent FC	Charlotte, North Carolina
7:00 PM EST				Stadium: American Legion Memorial Stadium

April 26, 2025 25	Fort Lauderdale United FC	v	Carolina Ascent FC	Davie, Florida
7:30 PM EST				Stadium: FTL UTD Stadium

May 17, 2025 26	Tampa Bay Sun FC	v	Carolina Ascent FC	Tampa, Florida
7:00 PM EST				Stadium: American Legion Memorial Stadium

May 24, 2025 27	Brooklyn FC	v	Carolina Ascent FC	New York, New York
6:00 PM EST				Stadium: Maimonides Park

May 31, 2025 28	Dallas Trinity FC	v	Carolina Ascent FC	Dallas, Texas
8:00 PM EST				Stadium: Cotton Bowl

Statistics

Appearances

As of match played 16 November 2024

No.	Pos.	Nat.	Player	Regular Season		Playoffs		Total
No.	Pos.	Nat.	Player	Apps	Starts	Apps	Starts	Apps	Starts
Goalkeepers
1	GK		Megan McCelland	12	12	0	0	12	12
16	GK		Charlotte Burge	0	0	0	0	0	0
29	GK		Molly Vapensky	0	0	0	0	0	0
40	GK		Riley Pickels	0	0	0	0	0	0
Defenders
2	DF		Josie Studer	7	5	0	0	7	5
4	DF		Vicky Bruce	12	12	0	0	12	12
8	DF		Emily Moxley	0	0	0	0	0	0
12	DF		Sydney Studer	11	10	0	0	11	10
13	DF		Addison Merrick	5	5	0	0	5	5
21	DF		Renée Guion	7	5	0	0	7	5
24	DF		Opeyemi Ajakaye	1	0	0	0	1	0
26	DF		Isa Franco	0	0	0	0	0	0
27	DF		Annika Creel	2	1	0	0	2	1
31	DF		Kelley Ann Livingstone	0	0	0	0	0	0
77	DF		Cannon Clough	0	0	0	0	0	0
Midfielders
3	MF		Giovanna DeMarco	11	10	0	0	11	10
7	MF		Jill Aguilera	11	10	0	0	11	10
14	MF		Taylor Porter	12	12	0	0	12	12
15	MF		Kathrynn González	9	3	0	0	9	3
17	MF		Elianna Beard	5	0	0	0	5	0
19	MF		Ashlynn Serepca	12	9	0	0	12	9
22	MF		B Hylton	2	1	0	0	2	1
25	MF		Sarah Troccoli	4	2	0	0	4	2
Forwards
5	FW		Jaydah Bedoya	10	7	0	0	10	7
9	FW		Mia Corbin	11	11	0	0	11	11
10	FW		Rylee Baisden	12	11	0	0	12	11
11	FW		Jaida McGrew	4	0	0	0	4	0
18	FW		Audrey Harding	5	4	0	0	5	4
70	FW		Stella Spitzer	1	0	0	0	1	0

Goalscorers

Last updated 16 November 2024

Rank	Player	Regular Season	Total
1	Mia Corbin	3	3
2	Ashlynn Serepca	2	2
	Jaydah Bedoya	2	2
	Renée Guion	2	2
5	Vicky Bruce	1	1
	Jill Aguilera	1	1
	Sydney Studer	1	1
	Rylee Baisden	1	1
Own Goals		1	1
Total		14	14

Assists

Last updated 16 November 2024

Rank	Player	Regular Season	Total
1	Rylee Baisden	3	3
1	Jill Aguilera	3	3
3	Josie Studer	2	2
4	Audrey Harding	1	1
	Jaydah Bedoya	1	1
	Vicky Bruce	1	1
Total		10	10

Clean sheets

Last updated 16 November 2024

Rank	Nat.	Player	Regular Season	Playoffs	Total
1		Megan McCelland	6	0	6
Total			6	0	6

Disciplinary record

As of final match played 16 November 2024

Player name(s) in italics transferred out mid-season.

Name	Regular Season		Playoffs		Total
Name
Giovanna DeMarco	4	0	0	0	4	0
Sydney Studer	3	0	0	0	3	0
Mia Corbin	2	0	0	0	2	0
Renée Guion	1	0	0	0	1	0
Audrey Harding	1	0	0	0	1	0
Taylor Porter	1	0	0	0	1	0
Vicky Bruce	1	0	0	0	1	0
Ashlynn Serepca	1	0	0	0	1	0
Jaida McGrew	1	0	0	0	1	0
Rylee Baisden	1	0	0	0	1	0
Josie Studer	1	0	0	0	1	0
Total	16	0	0	0	16	0

References

^ "Roster Archive". Carolina Ascent FC.
^ "Technical Staff". Carolina Ascent FC. Retrieved August 17, 2024.
^ "2024/25 Schedule". Carolina Ascent FC. Retrieved August 17, 2024.

[1] "Roster Archive". Carolina Ascent FC.

[2] "Technical Staff". Carolina Ascent FC. Retrieved August 17, 2024.

[3] "2024/25 Schedule". Carolina Ascent FC. Retrieved August 17, 2024.

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