GAINBRIDGE SUPER LEAGUE WOMEN'S SOCCER
Who: Sporting Club Jacksonville at Fort Lauderdale United.
When: 7:30 p.m. Saturday, Aug. 15.
Where: Amerant Bank Field, Davie.
![Sporting Jax forward Paige Kenton (27) dribbles as Fort Lauderdale United fullback Ella Simpson (18) defends during a Gainbridge Super League women's soccer match on Nov. 22, 2025. [Clayton Freeman/Florida Times-Union]](https://media.zenfs.com/en/the-florida-times-union/88c27b0bf25e8ec30896f1e55141ab4f.jpg "Sporting Jax forward Paige Kenton (27) dribbles as Fort Lauderdale United fullback Ella Simpson (18) defends during a Gainbridge Super League women's soccer match on Nov. 22, 2025. [Clayton Freeman/Florida Times-Union]")
The skinny: Sporting Jax begins its second campaign in a shortened 14-game sprint season format. … More than a dozen players return from the Sporting Jax debut season, including high scorers Baylee DeSmit, Paige Kenton and Ashlyn Puerta. … Sporting Jax went 3-0-1 against Fort Lauderdale in the teams' 2025-26 meetings, including a 4-1 win in the most recent match on April 11 with two goals from DeSmit and one from Kenton. ... Fort Lauderdale, which finished ninth and missed the playoffs last year, includes former Ponte Vedra High School defender Maggie Mace. … The home opener for Sporting Jax comes Aug. 22 at Hodges Stadium against Tampa Bay Sun FC.
This article originally appeared on Florida Times-Union: Super League year two begins for Sporting Jax women. Who's up next?