Carolina Ascent FC vs Tampa Bay Sun FC, 2025-26 USL Super League, Regular Season

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53': Tyler Lussi

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Carolina Ascent FC are hosting Tampa Bay Sun FC at American Legion Memorial Stadium, Charlotte, North Carolina, USA, starting on . The match is a part of the USL Super League.

Match Timeline

22': Vivianne Bessette (Tampa Bay Sun FC) Yellow Card at 22'
39': Mia Corbin (Carolina Ascent FC) Yellow Card at 39'
53': Tyler Lussi (Carolina Ascent FC) Goal at 53'
62': Sabrina Mcneill (Tampa Bay Sun FC) Substitution at 62'
62': Sandrine Mauron (Tampa Bay Sun FC) Substitution at 62'
62': Jillian Shimkin (Tampa Bay Sun FC) Substitution at 62'
68': Shea Groom (Carolina Ascent FC) Yellow Card at 68'
68': Jordyn Listro (Tampa Bay Sun FC) Yellow Card at 68'
74': Maddie Pokorny (Tampa Bay Sun FC) Substitution at 74'
75': Sydney Studer (Carolina Ascent FC) Yellow Card at 75'
86': Emily Morris (Carolina Ascent FC) Substitution at 86'
90'+3': Rylee Baisden (Carolina Ascent FC) Substitution at 93'
90'+5': Chloe Hylton (Carolina Ascent FC) Substitution at 95'

Statistics

TB		CAR
17	Fouls	12
2	Yellow Cards	3
0	Red Cards	0
0	Offsides	0
7	Corner Kicks	1
3	Saves	3
49.7	Possession	50.3
11	SHOTS	11
3	ON GOAL	4
0.3	On Target %	0.4
0	Penalty Goals	0
0	Penalty Kicks Taken	0
0	Accurate Passes	0
0	Passes	0
0.0	Pass Completion %	0.0
0	Accurate Crosses	0
0	Crosses	0
0.0	Cross %	0.0
0	Long Balls	0
0	Accurate Long Balls	0
0.0	Long Balls %	0.0
1	Blocked Shots	3
0	Effective Tackles	0
0	Tackles	0
0.0	Tackle %	0.0
0	Interceptions	0
0	Effective Clearances	0
0	Clearances	0

Game Information

Competition: USL Super League

Venue: American Legion Memorial Stadium
Location: Charlotte, North Carolina, USA
Attendance: 2,156

USL Super League Table

#	TEAM	GP	GD	PTS
1	Brooklyn FC	0	0	0
2	Carolina Ascent FC	0	0	0
3	Dallas Trinity FC	0	0	0
4	Fort Lauderdale United FC	0	0	0

Full Table

Line-Ups

Carolina Ascent FC (4-4-2)

No.	Name
15	Sydney Martínez (GK)
12	Sydney Studer
5	Jenna Butler
7	Jillienne Aguilera
13	Addisyn Merrick
14	Taylor Porter
9	Mia Corbin
23	Riley Parker
17	Tyler Lussi
20	Shea Groom
31	Mackenzie George

Carolina Ascent FC Substitutes:

Rylee Baisden, Chloe Hylton, Brianna Martinez, Audrey Harding, Meagan Mcclelland, Ava Cook, Emily Morris.

Tampa Bay Sun FC (3-4-3)

No.	Name
44	Emory Wegener (GK)
4	Vivianne Bessette
15	Brooke Hendrix
26	Taylor Chism
5	Jordyn Listro
3	Gabby Provenzano
35	Sydny Nasello
37	Jordan Zade
18	Madison Parsons
42	Faith Webber
19	Carlee Giammona

Tampa Bay Sun FC Substitutes:

Jillian Shimkin, Sandrine Mauron, Victoria Haugen, Liz Beardsley, Sabrina Mcneill, Siena Bryan, Maddie Pokorny.

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