2025/26 Gainbridge Super League Spring Season
DC Power FC (6-8-8, 26 PTS) 0 vs. 2 Lexington SC (10-2-10, 40 PTS)
Wednesday, April 1
Audi Field
Player Notes
- Midfielder Justina Gaynor made her third consecutive start and won a team-high 11 duels through 90 minutes against her former side.
- Goalkeeper Morgan Aquino returned to the starting lineup from international duty and completed 90 minutes. Aquino logged two saves.
- Forward Jaydah Bedoya made her return from injury as a 79th-minute substitute.
Match Notes
- DC Power FC is now 1-3-3 all-time against Lexington SC, 0-1-2 this season.
- Power FC outshot Lexington, 18-7.
DC Power FC Lineup: Morgan Aquino, Paige Almendariz, Madison Murnin, Sydney Cumming (C), Claire Constant, Hannah Harney ((Valentina Perrotta 55’)( Lexi Fraley 83’)), Anna Bagley, Emily Colton, Justina Gaynor, Loza Abera (Dasia Torbert 79’) and Alyssa Walker (Jaydah Bedoya 79’).
Unused Substitutes: Makenna Gottschalk, Kiki Maki and Ellie Gilbert.
Head Coach: Omid Namazi.
________________________________________________________________________________
Lexington SC Lineup: Katherine Asman, Taylor Aylmer, Mckenzie Weinert (Emina Ekic 60’), Alyssa Bourgeois, Catherine Barry, Ally Brown, Hannah Johnson (Cassie Rohan 78’), Hannah Sharts, Regan Steigleder, Nicole Vernis (Tati Fung 78’) and Sarah Griffith (Hannah White 67’).
Unused Substitutes: Sarah Cox, Allison Pantuso and Maddy Perez.
Head Coach: Kosuke Kimura.
DC Power Football Club Post-Match Quotes
Head Coach Omid Namazi
On the club’s performance in the first half…
“I thought out first half was very good,” Namazi said. “I thought we created chances. It’s the old story, we can’t finish our chances, and we can’t execute in front of the net.”
On what DC Power FC needs to do to be successful against Fort Lauderdale…
“The team needs to play the same way, create opportunities but then put the ball away,” Namazi said.
Defender Paige Almendariz
On the team’s energy following tonight’s result…
“Our heads are still held high,” Almendariz said. “We want to push for playoffs and want to give everything possible. I think we’re doing a good job of staying positive and looking at the next one.”
Midfielder Justina Gaynor
On the focus moving forward…
“We just need to keep going,” Gaynor said. “Short memory and take the good, learn from the bad with this game and keep moving. We don’t really have time to waste thinking of all the things that we could have done. We just have to build on things that we can control and keep our focus ahead for the rest of the season.”
