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Carolina Ascent FC

{{Short description|Women's soccer club in Charlotte, North Carolina}}

{{Use mdy dates|date=March 2024}}

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Carolina Ascent Football Club is an American professional women's soccer club based in Charlotte, North Carolina, that competes in the USL Super League (USLS). The club also features an affiliate team in the USL W League (USLW), which began play in summer 2024.

History

Charlotte was named as one of the eight team locations in the USL Super League on May 16, 2023.{{cite news|url=https://www.bizjournals.com/charlotte/news/2023/05/16/charlotte-independence-usl.html|title=Why Dan DiMicco is backing addition of women's pro team to Charlotte Independence roster|last=Spanberg|first=Erik|date=2023-05-16|newspaper=Charlotte Business Journal|access-date=2024-03-22}} The team name was announced on March 21, 2024.{{cite news|url=https://www.wcnc.com/article/sports/local-sports/carolina-ascent-fc-charlotte-womens-pro-soccer-team/275-0ecdedfd-26aa-488e-9728-6dd407d0c709|title=Carolina Ascent FC chosen as name for Charlotte women's pro soccer team|last=Puente|first=Nathaniel|date=2024-03-21|publisher=WCNC|access-date=2024-03-22}} The Ascent named USWNT assistant coach, Philip Poole, as the head coach in January 2024.{{Cite web |title=Philip Poole named Super League Carolina's head coach |url=https://www.thecharlottepost.com/news/2024/01/03/qcfc/philip-poole-named-super-league-carolinas-head-coach/ |access-date=2024-08-10 |website=www.thecharlottepost.com |language=en-US}}

The club announced its plans for a USL W League affiliate on December 13, 2023.{{Cite web |title=Super League Carolina Announces USL W League Team and Tryout Date for 2024 |url=https://www.carolinaascent.com/news/2023/12/13/super-league-carolina-announces-usl-w-league-team-and-tryout-date-for-2024/ |access-date=2024-08-09 |website=Carolina Ascent FC |language=en-US}} The team follows the Charlotte Independence women's team which featured in the 2022 and 2023 W League seasons.{{Cite web |last=Mahoney |first=Ashley |date=16 May 2023 |title=New women's professional soccer team coming to Charlotte |url=https://www.axios.com/local/charlotte/2023/05/16/new-womens-professional-soccer-team-coming-to-charlotte-329409 |access-date=9 August 2024 |website=axios.com}} Erika Duncan, who was an assistant coach with the W League's Charlotte Independence during its two seasons, served as the W League team's inaugural head coach for the 2024 W League season before transitioning to her role as assistant coach for the Super League team.{{Cite web |title=Super League Carolina Welcomes Assistant Coach, Erika Duncan |url=https://www.carolinaascent.com/news/2024/02/14/super-league-carolina-welcomes-assistant-coach-erika-duncan/ |access-date=2024-08-10 |website=Carolina Ascent FC |language=en-US}}

= Inaugural season =

{{See also|2024–25 Carolina Ascent FC season|l1=2024–25 Carolina Ascent FC Inaugural Season}}Carolina made history by playing in the inaugural match of the USL Super League, where Vicky Bruce scored the league's and the club's first-ever goal. Renee Guion also become the first player in the league to receive a yellow card. Carolina secured a 1-0 victory against DC Power FC. During their second game, Carolina tied 1-1 against Lexington SC.

= Sponsorship =

class="wikitable" style="text-align:center;margin-left:;"
style="background-color:#002157; color:#FFFFFF; border:2px solid #F6961D;"|Period

!style="background-color:#002157; color:#FFFFFF; border:2px solid #F6961D;"|Kit manufacturer

!style="background-color:#002157; color:#FFFFFF; border:2px solid #F6961D;"|Shirt sponsor (front)

!style="background-color:#002157; color:#FFFFFF; border:2px solid #F6961D;"|Shirt sponsor (back)

!style="background-color:#002157; color:#FFFFFF; border:2px solid #F6961D;"|Sleeve sponsor

!style="background-color:#002157; color:#FFFFFF; border:2px solid #F6961D;"|Ref.

2024–present

| Capelli Sport

| Nucor

|Novant Health

| N/A

|{{Cite web |title=Carolina Ascent FC Welcomes Novant Health as Official Healthcare Provider |url=https://www.carolinaascent.com/news/2024/08/09/carolina-ascent-fc-welcomes-novant-health-as-official-healthcare-provider/ |access-date=2024-08-17 |website=Carolina Ascent FC |language=en-US}}

Players and staff

= Current roster =

{{Updated|July 12, 2025}}{{cite web|url=https://www.carolinaascent.com/roster/|title=Roster Archive|publisher=Carolina Ascent FC}}

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{{football squad player|no=1|nat=USA|pos=GK|name=Meagan McClelland}}

{{football squad player|no=3|nat=USA|pos=MF|name=Giovanna DeMarco}}

{{football squad player|no=4|nat=USA|pos=DF|name=Vicky Bruce}}

{{football squad player|no=7|nat=PUR|pos=MF|name=Jill Aguilera}}

{{football squad player|no=8|nat=USA|pos=DF|name=Emily Moxley}}

{{football squad player|no=9|nat=USA|pos=FW|name=Mia Corbin}}

{{football squad player|no=10|nat=USA|pos=FW|name=Rylee Baisden}}

{{football squad player|no=12|nat=USA|pos=DF|name=Sydney Studer}}

{{football squad player|no=13|nat=USA|pos=DF|name=Addisyn Merrick}}

{{football squad player|no=14|nat=USA|pos=MF|name=Taylor Porter|other=captain}}

{{football squad player|no=16|nat=USA|pos=GK|name=Charlotte Burge}}

{{fs mid|nonumber=|bg=002157|color=FFFFFF|border=F6961D}}

{{football squad player|no=18|nat=USA|pos=FW|name=Audrey Harding}}

{{football squad player|no=20|nat=USA|pos=FW|name=Jenna Butler}}

{{football squad player|no=22|nat=ENG|pos=MF|name=B Hylton}}

{{football squad player|no=23|nat=USA|pos=FW|name=Riley Parker}}

{{football squad player|no=25|nat=USA|pos=MF|name=Sarah Troccoli}}

{{football squad player|no=|nat=BRA|pos=FW|name=Luana Grabias}}

{{football squad player|no=|nat=USA|pos=DF|name=Brianna Martinez|other=on loan from Orlando Pride}}

{{football squad player|no=|nat=PUR|pos=GK|name=Sydney Martinez}}

{{football squad player|no=|nat=USA|pos=MF|name=Emily Morris}}

{{football squad player|no=|nat=USA|pos=DF|name=Meaghan Nally}}

{{football squad player|no=|nat=USA|pos=FW|name=Alyssa Walker}}

{{fs end|nonumber=|bg=002157|color=FFFFFF|border=F6961D}}

== Academy players ==

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{{football squad player|no=6|nat=USA|pos=FW|name=Maria Tapia}}

{{football squad player|no=26|nat=COL|pos=DF|name=Isa Franco}}

{{football squad player|no=70|nat=USA|pos=FW|name=Stella Spitzer}}

{{fs end|nonumber=|bg=002157|color=FFFFFF|border=F6961D}}

= Staff =

As of August 9, 2024*

class="wikitable"

! colspan="2" style="background:#002157; color:#FFFFFF; border:2px solid #B39262;" |Front office

style="background:#002157; color:#FFFFFF; border:2px solid #F6961D;" |Position

! style="background:#002157; color:#FFFFFF; border:2px solid #F6961D;" |Name

CEO & Managing Partner

|{{flagicon|USA}} Jim McPhilliamy

colspan="2" style="background:#002157; color:#FFFFFF;" |Technical staff
Head Coach

|{{flagicon|USA}} Philip Poole

Honors

Records

=Year-by-year=

{{updated|April 20, 2025}}

class="wikitable" style="text-align:center;"
rowspan=2 style="background-color:#002157; color:#FFFFFF; border:2px solid #F6961D;" scope="col" | Season

! rowspan=2 style="background-color:#002157; color:#FFFFFF; border:2px solid #F6961D;" scope="col" | League

! rowspan=2 style="background-color:#002157; color:#FFFFFF; border:2px solid #F6961D;" scope="col" | Division

! colspan=9 style="background-color:#002157; color:#FFFFFF; border:2px solid #F6961D;" scope="colgroup" | Regular season

! rowspan=2 style="background-color:#002157; color:#FFFFFF; border:2px solid #F6961D;" scope="col" | Playoffs

style="background-color:#002157; color:#FFFFFF; border:2px solid #F6961D;" scope="col" | {{abbr|P|Games played}}

! style="background-color:#002157; color:#FFFFFF; border:2px solid #F6961D;" scope="col" | {{abbr|W|Wins}}

! style="background-color:#002157; color:#FFFFFF; border:2px solid #F6961D;" scope="col" | {{abbr|D|Draws}}

! style="background-color:#002157; color:#FFFFFF; border:2px solid #F6961D;" scope="col" | {{abbr|L|Losses}}

! style="background-color:#002157; color:#FFFFFF; border:2px solid #F6961D;" scope="col" | {{abbr|GF|Goals for}}

! style="background-color:#002157; color:#FFFFFF; border:2px solid #F6961D;" scope="col" | {{abbr|GA|Goals against}}

! style="background-color:#002157; color:#FFFFFF; border:2px solid #F6961D;" scope="col" | {{abbr|GD|Goals differential}}

! style="background-color:#002157; color:#FFFFFF; border:2px solid #F6961D;" scope="col" | {{abbr|Pts.|Points}}

! style="background-color:#002157; color:#FFFFFF; border:2px solid #F6961D;" scope="col" | {{abbr|Pos.|Position}}

scope="row" | {{center|2024}}

| USL W || South Atlantic

| 12 || 7 || 1 || 4 || 36 || 10 || +26 || 22 || 3rd

| Did not qualify

2024–25

|USL Super League

| -

|24

|12

|7

|5

|38

|19

| +19

|43

|1st

| TBD

= Team records =

{{Further|List of Carolina Ascent FC players}}{{Updated|July 2, 2025|.{{Cite web |title=Summary - Carolina Ascent - Results, fixtures, squad, statistics, photos, videos - Soccerway |url=https://us.soccerway.com/teams/usa/carolina-ascent/65203/ |access-date=2025-06-29 |website=Soccerway}}{{Cite web |title=Carolina Ascent FC Player Stats |url=https://www.uslsuperleague.com/carolina-ascent-fc-player-stats/ |access-date=2025-06-29 |website=USL Super League |language=en-US}}}} Current players in bold. Statistics are updated once a year after the conclusion of the USL Super League season.

class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align:center;"

|+ Most appearances

! style="background-color:#002157; color:#FFFFFF; border:2px solid #F6961D;" colspan=5 scope="colgroup" | Player

! colspan="3" style="background-color:#002157; color:#FFFFFF; border:2px solid #F6961D;" scope="colgroup" | Appearances

style="background-color:#002157; color:#FFFFFF; border:2px solid #F6961D;" scope="col"|#

! style="background-color:#002157; color:#FFFFFF; border:2px solid #F6961D;" scope="col"|Name

! style="background-color:#002157; color:#FFFFFF; border:2px solid #F6961D;" scope="col"|{{abbr|Nat.|FIFA nationality}}

! style="background-color:#002157; color:#FFFFFF; border:2px solid #F6961D;" scope="col"|{{abbr|Pos.|Association football position}}

! style="background-color:#002157; color:#FFFFFF; border:2px solid #F6961D;" scope="col"|{{abbr|Ascent career|Years as an active player for Carolina Ascent FC}}

! style="background-color:#002157; color:#FFFFFF; border:2px solid #F6961D;" scope="col"|{{abbr|USLS|Appearances in USL Super League regular season matches}}

! style="background-color:#002157; color:#FFFFFF; border:2px solid #F6961D;" scope="col"|{{abbr|Playoffs|Appearances in USL Super League playoff matches}}

! style="background-color:#002157; color:#FFFFFF; border:2px solid #F6961D;" scope="col" |Total

rowspan="3" scope="row" | 1

| align="left" | {{sn|Jill|Aguilera}}

|{{flagicon|PUR}}

| DF

| {{left}}2024–

|28

|1

| 29

align="left" | {{sn|Mia|Corbin}}

|{{flagicon|USA}}

|FW

| {{left}}2024–

|28

|1

|29

align="left" | {{sn|Taylor|Porter}}

|{{flagicon|USA}}

|MF

| {{left}}2024–

|28

|1

|29

4

| align="left" | {{sn|Ashlynn|Serepca}}

|{{flagicon|USA}}

|MF

|{{left}}2024–2025

|25

|0

|25

5

| align="left" | {{sn|Sydney|Studer}}

|{{flagicon|USA}}

|DF

| {{left}}2024–

|23

|1

|24

rowspan="2" |6

| align="left" | {{sn|Jaydah|Bedoya}}

|{{flagicon|ECU}}

|FW

|{{left}}2024–2025

|22

|1

|23

align="left" | {{sn|Kathrynn|González}}

|{{flagicon|DOM}}

|MF

|{{left}}2024–2025

|22

|1

|23

rowspan="2" |8

| align="left" | {{sn|Audrey|Harding}}

|{{flagicon|USA}}

|FW

| {{left}}2024–

|20

|1

|21

align="left" | {{sn|Rylee|Baisden}}

|{{flagicon|USA}}

|FW

| {{left}}2024–

|20

|1

|21

rowspan="3" |10

| align="left" | {{sn|Vicky|Bruce}}

|{{flagicon|USA}}

|DF

|{{left}}2024–

|20

|0

|20

align="left" |{{sn|Addisyn|Merrick}}

|{{flagicon|USA}}

|DF

|{{left}}2024–

|19

|1

|20

align="left" |{{sn|Sarah|Troccoli}}

|{{flagicon|USA}}

|MF

|{{left}}2024–

|19

|1

|20

class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align:center;"

|+ Top goalscorers

! style="background-color:#002157; color:#FFFFFF; border:2px solid #F6961D;" colspan=5 scope="colgroup" | Player

! colspan="3" style="background-color:#002157; color:#FFFFFF; border:2px solid #F6961D;" scope="colgroup" | Goals scored

style="background-color:#002157; color:#FFFFFF; border:2px solid #F6961D;" scope="col"|#

! style="background-color:#002157; color:#FFFFFF; border:2px solid #F6961D;" scope="col"|Name

! style="background-color:#002157; color:#FFFFFF; border:2px solid #F6961D;" scope="col"|{{abbr|Nat.|FIFA nationality}}

! style="background-color:#002157; color:#FFFFFF; border:2px solid #F6961D;" scope="col"|{{abbr|Pos.|Association football position}}

! style="background-color:#002157; color:#FFFFFF; border:2px solid #F6961D;" scope="col"|{{abbr|Ascent career|Years as an active player for Carolina Ascent FC}}

! style="background-color:#002157; color:#FFFFFF; border:2px solid #F6961D;" scope="col"|{{abbr|USLS|Goals scored in USL Super League regular season matches}}

! style="background-color:#002157; color:#FFFFFF; border:2px solid #F6961D;" scope="col"|{{abbr|Playoffs|Goals scored in USL Super League playoff matches}}

! style="background-color:#002157; color:#FFFFFF; border:2px solid #F6961D;" scope="col" |Total

scope="row" | 1

| align="left"| {{sn|Mia|Corbin}}

|{{flagicon|USA}}

| FW

| {{left}}2024–

| 12

|0

| 12

rowspan="2" scope="row" | 2

| align="left"| {{sn|Audrey|Harding}}

|{{flagicon|USA}}

| FW

| {{left}}2024–

| 5

|0

| 5

align="left"| {{sn|Eli|Hutchinson}}

|{{flagicon|ISR}}

| FW

| {{left}}2024–2025

| 5

|0

| 5

rowspan="2" scope="row" | 4

| align="left"| {{sn|Jaydah|Bedoya}}

|{{flagicon|ECU}}

| FW

| {{left}}2024–2025

| 3

|0

| 3

align="left"| {{sn|Sarah|Troccoli}}

|{{flagicon|USA}}

| MF

| {{left}}2024–

| 3

|0

| 3

rowspan="4" scope="row" | 6

| align="left"| {{sn|Jill|Aguilera}}

|{{flagicon|PUR}}

| DF

| {{left}}2024–

| 2

|0

| 2

align="left"| {{sn|Jenna|Butler|Jenna Butler (soccer)}}

|{{flagicon|USA}}

| DF

| {{left}}2025–

| 2

|0

| 2

align="left"| {{sn|Renée|Guion}}

|{{flagicon|USA}}

| DF

| {{left}}2024–

| 2

|0

| 2

align="left"| {{sn|Ashlynn|Serepca}}

|{{flagicon|USA}}

| MF

| {{left}}2024–2025

| 2

|0

| 2

References

{{Reflist}}

External links

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{{North Carolina Sports}}

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