2024/25 USL Super League Regular Season (Spring)
Brooklyn FC (9-9-7), 34 PTS 0 vs 1 DC Power FC (4-12-7), 19 PTS
Saturday, April 26
Maimonides Park
Player Notes
- Goalkeeper Morgan Aquino appeared in her fourth consecutive start between the posts and logged her first clean sheet of the Spring schedule. Aquino tallied one save and two clearances for Power FC.
- Forward Gianna Gourley made her ninth straight start and recorded Power FC’s 37th-minute go-ahead goal to fuel the District’s road victory. Gourley’s lone goal marks her fifth for DC Power Football Club, a team high.
- Midfielder Emily Colton delivered her first professional assist when she sent the ball ahead for Gourley’s first half goal to give DC Power Football club the upper hand.
- Defender Susanna Fitch appeared in her 23rd-straight start, a club high.
- Defender Madison Murnin was recognized as the Agile Defensive Player of the Match. Murnin tallied three tackles, four clearances and an interception against Brooklyn.
Match Notes
- Power FC moved to 2-1-1 all-time against Brooklyn FC, 2-0 when on the road.
- DC Power Football Club played its fourth match in club history against Brooklyn.
- Power FC outshot Brooklyn 13-9.
- With three points claimed on the road, Power FC (19 PTS) surpasses Lexington SC (17 PTS) in USL Super League standings.
Power FC Lineup: Morgan Aquino, Anna Bagley, Madison Murnin, Claire Constant, Madison Wolfbauer (Myra Konte 90+1’), Susanna Fitch, Katie Duong, Katrina Guillou (Grace Yango 69’), Yuuka Kurosaki (Charlie Estcourt 74’), Gianna Gourley and Emily Colton.
Unused Substitutes: Adelaide Gay, Amber DiOrio, Carleigh Frilles and Loza Abera.
Head Coach: Phil Nana
Brooklyn FC Lineup: Samantha Kroeger, Allison Pantuso, Jessica Garziano (Salma Amani 67’), Hope Breslin (Mackenzie Pluck 45’), Caroline Kelly (Dana Scheriff 53’), Leah Scarpelli (Ginger Fontenot 81’), Neeku Purcell, Nikia Smith (Tori Hansen 45’), Luana Grabias, Kelsey Hill and Mackenzie George
Unused Substitutes: Sasha Pickard and Alexa Goldberg.
Sporting Director: Kevin Tenjo
DC Power FC Post-Match Quotes
Interim Head Coach Phil Nana
On Power FC’s first win of the Spring slate…
“More than the win I’m really happy with the performance from the group,” Nana said. “You can see how we’re constantly growing and becoming the team we want to be. I thought we controlled most aspects of the game. The possession, space, tempo, the ball. Out of possession, I think we got our tactics right with our press and block shape.”
On Gianna Gourley’s game-winning goal and her overall performance…
“When I spoke to her a few days ago, she told me she was going to make sure we got this win tonight,” Nana said. “For her to go out there and score that goal, her confidence is growing and almost oozing out now and I’m super happy for her. When she came on, she said she needed someone to believe in her and she’d score goals. I told her I believe in her and let’s work together. We’re doing just that and slowly but surely, we’re getting to where she wants to be and to where our team needs to be.”
On what needs to be improved upon to notch Power FC’s second-straight win against Dallas…
“It takes a while to build a team and get all of us on the same page,” Nana said. “Now we’re on the same page and it’s just a matter of perfecting our game model. We know all the different phases and know what’s expected of the different phases. Now we’ve got to clean up the player actions to make sure we’re not just scoring one goal but we’re scoring two, three or four goals a game. Also, clean up some actions to make sure we’re getting more shutouts.”
Forward Gianna Gourley
On feelings after clinching first victory of the Spring slate…
“It feels good,” Gourley said. “I felt like it was one of our best team goals and team play. We were bouncing it quickly one touch back and forth and it opened a lot of gaps. It came easy and it was fun. I know our team’s capable of playing that way and that’s just a spark of what we have coming. We’re building and we’re growing and it’s exciting.”
On what needs to happen to keep building in the right direction…
“Defensively, we’ve being playing well the past few games and look sharp back there,” Gourley said. “Up top, our focus has been to score more goals. Even today, we had one but I know I missed a few opportunities and others could have been put away by other teammates as well. Just continuing to build on that.”
On Power FC’s evident team chemistry…
“From day one, the culture’s been great,” Gourley said. “We’ve supported each other, and a lot of teams would have caved considering we’ve had a lot of results not go our way. We’ve stayed together and it’s why we still play with fire and play with passion. When someone scores, we celebrate because it’s a team effort and we’re happy for one another. We have a bond here and we all celebrate together knowing what we put in day in, day out. It’s nice to celebrate together because it’s been a long time coming.”