Super League Power Rankings – Week 21

Week 21 was full of firsts from first goals and assists to first road wins. Katie Murray, Jade Moore, Mackenzie Pluck, Sarah Troccoli, Katie Duong, Yuuka Kurosaki and Gianna Gourley all recorded their first goals of the season. Emma Jaskaniec, Natasha Flint, Riley Parker and Kiara Locklear all earned their first assists of the season. 

Spokane Zephyr and DC Power were the biggest surprises of the weekend as they both picked up road results. Zephyr were at the bottom of the table heading into Saturday’s match, but they pulled off the win against then-second place Dallas, becoming only the second team to steal all three points at the Cotton Bowl. 

DC had lost 1-0 twice to Carolina in the first half of the season, but last week’s match couldn’t have been more different. Power FC took the lead twice in the match and then battled back to earn the equalizer in the 83^rd minute of the 3-3 draw. The three goals marked the most scored by either team in a single match. 

Rank		Team	Change	Summary
1		Brooklyn FC (9-3-3) Week 22: @ LEX	Last Week: 1	Despite not being able to extend its streak to seven straight wins, picking up a point on the road after not playing for over two months proves why Brooklyn is at the top of the table. The group remained composed after going down a goal for the first time since October 23, and Mackenzie Pluck was rewarded with her first goal of the season.
2		Fort Lauderdale United FC (7-5-3) Week 22: @ CAR	Last Week: 2	FTL UTD picked up its fourth win in five matches, scoring two goals in all of them. Jasmine Hamid, Kiara Locklear and Addie McCain continue to create chances in front of goal, and the winter break additions of Laurel Ansbrow and Julia Grosso have been great for Fort Lauderdale’s defense.
3		Tampa Bay Sun FC (5-4-7) Week 23: @ FTL	1 Last Week: 4	Tampa Bay Sun became the first team to earn a point and score a goal against top-seeded Brooklyn since October. The Sun is undefeated in its last five home matches and continues to get different players involved, as Jade Moore scored her first goal of the season.
4		Spokane Zephyr FC (3-6-6) Week 23: vs. CAR	3 Last Week: 7	Spokane Zephyr returned from winter break with a much-needed and impressive win over Dallas Trinity for its first road victory of the season. Katie Murray gave the visitors an early lead and Zephyr’s high pressure and organized defending was great to see for a team that had been struggling to earn results.
5		DC Power FC (3-7-5) Week 23: vs. LEX	3 Last Week: 8	DC Power had scored just seven goals in the entire first half of the season, but the team ended Sunday’s match with three goals and one point in the 3-3 draw against Carolina. While a few errors prevented DC from earning the win, the match was still a morale booster for the team in its spring opener.
6		Carolina Ascent FC (6-3-7) Week 22: vs. FTL	3 Last Week: 3	The Ascent has recorded 34 shots over the last two weeks, but only three goals have come from their own players. The team has the potential to blow out their opponents if they were able to finish chances, but then one or two defensive lapses lets the opposition get back into the match.
7		Dallas Trinity FC (6-4-6) Week 23: @ BKN	2 Last Week: 5	Dallas dropped points at home for the second week in a row and dropped in the standings to tie for third place. The group is struggling on both sides of the ball; it looks disorganized defensively and not clinical enough offensively. Having next week off will be good for them to regroup before facing Brooklyn on March 9.
8		Lexington SC (3-10-3) Week 22: vs. BKN	2 Last Week: 6	The defensive struggles continue for Lexington as it fell 2-0 to Fort Lauderdale last week. The new signings haven’t quite connected as well as other teams and they haven’t been able to find their star Madi Parsons and get her more involved in the attack.