The 2025–26 Lexington SC season is the club's second season in the USL Super League, in which Lexington is a founding club.
Season summary
On December 9, 2025, Masaki Hemmi was reassigned to Lexington SC, as Kosuke Kimura was promoted to head coach of Lexington SC Women.
By 26 January 2026, Lexington were the only club undefeated in the league.
On 27 January 2026, Kimura announced his coaching squad for the season.
On 29 January 2026, Nicole Vernis was recalled from her loan spell at Lazio.
On 31 May 2026, Lexington SC finished the season as champions after winning the 2026 USL Super League final against Carolina Ascent FC. They became the first Players' Shield champions to complete the league double.
Staff
Position Name Refs Head Coach Kosuke Kimura Assistant Coach Taylor Leach Assistant Coach Bert Leonard Assistant Coach Shane O'Neill Goalkeeping Coach Nate Walzer Equipment Manager Matthew Thomsen
Season squad Squad No.NameNationalityDate of birth (age)Goalkeepers 1 Sarah CoxFebruary 16, 1994 (31) 26Kat AsmanMay 19, 2000 (25)Defenders 3Allison PantusoJune 30, 1997 (28) 4Trinity WatsonMarch 24, 2000 (25) 5Maddy PerezJune 6, 2002 (23) 12Alyssa BourgeoisMay 15, 2002 (23) 19Hannah JohnsonDecember 27, 2002 (22) 21Hannah ShartsAugust 1, 1999 (26)Midfielders 6Taylor AylmerSeptember 23, 1998 (27) 7Justina GaynorDecember 21, 2001 (23) 8Natalie Higgins 9Amber NguyenFebruary 26, 2002 (23) 10Emina EkićJune 6, 1999 (26) 17Tati FungFebruary 10, 2003 (22) 18Addie McCainAugust 28, 1998 (27) 23Nicole VernisJanuary 15, 2001 (24) 25Shea MoyerDecember 28, 1998 (26) 28Cassie RohanFebruary 28, 1998Forwards 2Hannah WhiteMay 17, 2001 (24) 11McKenzie WeinertDecember 2, 1998 (27) 13Hannah RichardsonMay 28, 2000 (25) 15Catherine BarryDecember 16, 2001 (23) 35Sarah GriffithApril 30, 1999 (26)
Competitions
USL Super League
Regular season standings
Matches
August and September
October
November
December
January and February
March
April
May
Playoffs
Statistics Appearances Numbers outside parentheses denote appearances as starter. Numbers in parentheses denote appearances as substitute.
PlayerRegular SeasonTotalGoalkeepers1Sarah Cox0026Kat Asman00Defenders3Allison Pantuso005Maddy Perez0012Alyssa Bourgeois0019Hannah Johnson0021Hannah Sharts00Midfielders6Taylor Aylmer008Natalie Higgins009Amber Nguyen0010Emina Ekić0017Tati Fung0018Addie McCain0023Nicole Vernis0025Shea Moyer0028Cassie Rohan00Forwards2Hannah White002McKenzie Weinert0015Catherine Barry0035Sarah Griffith00Other (departed during the season)4Trinity Watson007Justina Gaynor0013Hannah Richardson00
Transactions
Contract operations DatePlayerNotesJuly 5, 2025 Sarah CoxGKRe-signed through the 2025–26 season.September 8, 2025 Catherine BarryFWRe-signed through the 2026–27 season.December 2, 2025 Hannah ShartsDF2026–27 contract option activated.January 29, 2026 Justina GaynorMFContract termination, joined DC Power FCJanuary 29, 2026 Hannah RichardsonFWContract termination, joined DC Power FCFebruary 6, 2026 Trinity WatsonDFContract terminationFebruary 18, 2026 Sarah GriffithFWContract extension through the 2026–27 season.February 18, 2026 Hannah WhiteFWContract extension through the 2026–27 season.
Loans in DatePlayerLoaned fromFee/notes July 2, 2025 Kat Asman GK Orlando PrideLoaned through June 2026. Mariana LarroquetteFWLoaned through the end of the 2025 NWSL season.
Loans out DatePlayerLoaned toFee/notesJuly 25, 2025 Nicole VernisMF SS Lazio
Transfers in DatePlayerPrevious clubFee/notesJune 30, 2025 Alyssa Bourgeois DF Spokane Zephyr FCTransfer McKenzie Weinert FW Spokane Zephyr FCTransfer Allison Pantuso DF Brooklyn FCFree agentJuly 1, 2025 Tati FungMF Fort Lauderdale United FCFree agent Hannah ShartsDF Racing Power FCFree agent Catherine BarryFW Chicago Stars FCFree agent Amber NguyenMF North Carolina CourageFree agentJuly 2, 2025 Hannah JohnsonDF Angel City FCFree agent Cassie RohanMF Sundsvalls DFFFree agent Taylor Aylmer MF Spokane Zephyr FCFree agentJuly 7, 2025 Addie McCainMF Fort Lauderdale United FCTransfer in exchange for a USL Super League record fee.July 8, 2025 Justina GaynorMF Chicago Stars FCFree agentJuly 18, 2025 Emina EkićMF Spokane Zephyr FCTransferJuly 31, 2025 Sarah GriffithFW Chicago Stars FCFree agentJanuary 8, 2026 Regan SteiglederDF Kansas City CurrentFree agentJanuary 22, 2026 Ally BrownDF University of TennesseeFree agentJanuary 28, 2026 Gracie FallaDF University of Southern CaliforniaWill join the club in JulyFebruary 12, 2026 Darya RajaeeMF Fort Lauderdale United FCFree agent
Transfers out DatePlayerDestination clubFee/notesJune 25, 2025 JJ AalbueFWOut of contract. Kate DoyleFW Courtney JonesFW Elysia LaramieFW Julie MackinDF Greenville Liberty SC Marykate McGuireFW Libby MooreMF Madi ParsonsFW Tampa Bay Sun FC Sydney ShepherdDF Rio Ave Bridgette SkibaGK Stjarnan Cori SullivanFW Taiana TollesonGK Agia Paraskevi Autumn WeeksDF Odysseas Moschatou Claire WinterMF Grace WisnewskiMF FC Nordsjælland
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