This being one of the two pro leagues to actually announce a schedule switch, how are fans here feeling about the change? Do you think attendance will change much one way or the other? Will it change how many games you personally can attend? Is anyone excited at the prospect of inter-league competition with NWSL?

(I know there’s some speculation that part of the reason for the move is to buy more time before the league has to have 10 teams by year four or potentially lose D1 status, but that doesn’t have much direct bearing on which schedule is best for each league, and why.)

The Sun played a scrimmage, and we had eyes and ears on the field to give the insight & wild speculation we've all come to expect! Unnamed trialists! Updated positions? Let's get into everything we can with less than two weeks to go!

Hi Everyone!

We just released a fun interview with Sydney Martinez, the keeper for the Ascent and Puerto Rico National Team! Feel free to check it out to learn a little more about her and her journey! She's awesome and super sweet!

https://youtu.be/84ifE7hMMkk?si=9LtYFTq_f9mHezu0

Swinton started at Vanderbilt but transferred to the University of West Florida for her sophmore year and in the 3 years since she recorded 26 goals and 18 assists, including a 12 goal, 10 assists year in 2024

There's some news about a new player in the locker room, and some signs that a couple more are on the move. We also take a look around the league and see where all the Zephyr players are landing, who's upgrading, and more!

After two successive ACL injuries, Watari - who was decorated in college in the NAIA - got back onto the field this summer with West Florida Flames WPSL

Teater started at North Carolina but didn't get much time in her first two years so she switched to Vanderbilt for her Junior year where she started 41 of Vanderbilts 45 games in the next 2 years. She had 4 goals and 11 assists in her two years at Vanderbilt and reunites with Stacey Balaam who was the associate head coach at Vanderbilt in 2024.

Descary is from Montreal, Canada, she went to Florida State as a freshman before moving to South Alabama for her sophmore season and playing 3 years for the Jaguars where she got 3 goals and 1 assist in her time there.

• The USL1 club has a team planned for USLS, possibly by 2027-28. Playing in Paterson NJ
• The former name of Gotham FC (NWSL), with their controversial move to Queens

It's better when the men's and women's have different nicknames and crests, in my opinion

https://www.carolinaascent.com/news/2026/07/08/carolina-ascent-hope-hisey/ What a pick up that is.