Sporting Jax women's soccer back home to face Florida opponents

GAINBRIDGE SUPER LEAGUE WOMEN'S SOCCER Who: Sporting Club Jacksonville vs. Fort Lauderdale United. When: 7:30 p.m. Friday, Oct. 16. Where: Hodges Stadium, University of North Florida. Outlook: After a week to rest, the Sporting Jax women (3-2-2) attempt to snap a month-long winless skid against last

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GAINBRIDGE SUPER LEAGUE WOMEN'S SOCCER

Who: Sporting Club Jacksonville vs. Fort Lauderdale United.

When: 7:30 p.m. Friday, Oct. 16.

Where: Hodges Stadium, University of North Florida.

Sporting Jax forward Baylee DeSmit (17) chases the bouncing ball during a Gainbridge Super League women's soccer game on Feb. 7, 2026. [Clayton Freeman/Florida Times-Union]

Outlook: After a week to rest, the Sporting Jax women (3-2-2) attempt to snap a month-long winless skid against last-place Fort Lauderdale (2-6-0). … Sporting Jax forward Baylee DeSmit leads the league with seven goals, and she has scored in each of her last three games against Fort Lauderdale. … Defender Georgia Brown advanced one step closer to the FIFA Women's World Cup with Scotland's national team, which defeated the Czech Republic in an Oct. 13 qualifier. Scotland must still overcome traditional power Sweden in a November playoff. … Former Ponte Vedra High School

defender Maggie Mace will be back in her hometown as part of Fort Lauderdale's defense. … Sporting Jax leads the all-time series 4-0-1.

This article originally appeared on Florida Times-Union: Sporting Jax women's soccer back home to face Florida opponents