The Lexington Sporting Women's Super League team didn't just have a good first half of the season—they rewrote the record books. From their opening draw at Fort Lauderdale on August 23rd through their final match before the winter break against Dallas Trinity on December 20th, the Greens went an incredible 5-0-9, remaining unbeaten through all 14 matches and setting a new league record for the longest unbeaten streak to start a season.
Under new head coach Masaki "Mac" Hemmi, Lexington transformed from last season's last-place finish into the league's most dominant force. The turning point came on September 26th when they absolutely dismantled Dallas Trinity 6-1 at home, announcing to the rest of the league that this wasn't the same Lexington team from a year ago. Catherine Barry and Addie McCain each scored twice in that statement win, with Barry becoming the first player in club history to record multiple braces. The offensive explosion continued on October 19th with another emphatic 5-1 victory, this time against Fort Lauderdale, in a battle between the league's only two remaining unbeaten teams at that point.
The Greens' defensive backbone proved just as impressive as their attack. Goalkeeper Kat Asman and her backline led the league in clean sheets, posting shutouts against Brooklyn (2-0 on September 7th and again 2-0 on November 15th) while holding opponents scoreless in multiple draws. The team's ability to grind out results when goals were hard to come by showed remarkable maturity, stringing together draws against Spokane (0-0 twice, plus a 1-1), DC Power (0-0 and 2-2), Tampa Bay (1-1), Carolina Ascent (1-1), and Dallas Trinity (1-1) to close out the first half. Even when they couldn't find the winner, they refused to lose.
Looking ahead to the second half of the season, Lexington sits atop the league standings with an unbeaten streak that now stretches back 14 matches into last season. The winter break will see a coaching change, with assistant Kosuke Kimura taking over for Hemmi, who's moving to the men's side. But with the league's best defense, a potent attack led by McCain (who became the league's all-time leading scorer) and Barry, and the confidence that comes from an historic unbeaten run, the Greens have every reason to believe they can maintain their dominance when play resumes at the end of January.