GAINBRIDGE SUPER LEAGUE WOMEN'S SOCCER
Who: Sporting Club Jacksonville vs. Tampa Bay Sun.
When: 7 p.m. Saturday, Aug. 22.
Where: Hodges Stadium, University of North Florida.
![Sporting Jax midfielder Ashlyn Puerta (19) dribbles upfield against Tampa Bay Sun FC in women's soccer on Oct. 18, 2025. [Clayton Freeman/Florida Times-Union]](https://www.gannett-cdn.com/authoring/authoring-images/2025/12/18/NFTU/87833161007-101825-sporting-jax-tampa-5.JPG)
The matchup: Sporting Jax plays
the home opener for its second Super League campaign, entering in second place after defeating Fort Lauderdale United on Aug. 15. ... Baylee DeSmit struck the game-winning free kick one minute from full time. ... Tampa Bay opened its season with a 1-1 draw against Dallas Trinity. ... Sporting Jax went 2-0-1 against Tampa Bay last year, including three goals from midfielder Ashlyn Puerta. ... Former Sporting Jax goalkeeper Cristina Roque is in her first year with Tampa Bay. ... Saturday's game will be televised locally on WJXT, the first of five home games slated for broadcasts on the channel. In addition, WCWJ (CW17) is scheduled to televise the Oct. 16 game against Fort Lauderdale.
This article originally appeared on Florida Times-Union: Sporting Jax soccer faces Florida rival in women's home opener
