Philip Poole
Coverage (3 articles)
Carolina Ascent Took 25 Shots and Scored Once. It Is Still First in the League.
Shea Groom's 63rd-minute header was the only goal on 25 Carolina shots, and the 1-0 win over Brooklyn FC kept Carolina Ascent first in the Gainbridge Super League, four points clear with a match in hand before Sporting JAX visits Sept. 26.
Carolina Ascent Won 3-0 for Its First Home Win. Its Coach Rated Last Week's Loss Higher.
Carolina Ascent scored three times inside 40 minutes and shut out Fort Lauderdale United for its first home win of the season. Head coach Philip Poole's verdict: “This match could have been 6-6.” The player who opened the scoring said the same thing, and both of them rated the previous week's loss higher.
Mackenzie George's Sixth-Minute Goal Sends Carolina Ascent to the Super League Final
Mackenzie George scored in the sixth minute at Hodges Stadium on Sunday, and the Carolina Ascent spent the next eighty-four minutes defending it. They beat Sporting Club Jacksonville 1-0, ended Jacksonville's first season of professional women's soccer, and earned a trip to Lexington for Saturday's Gainbridge Super League final, the first championship match in club history.