CHARLOTTE, N.C. – Carolina Ascent Football Club announced the signing of Washington State soccer standout Sydney Studer ahead of the club’s 2024-25 inaugural season in the USL Super League. Studer finished her five-year collegiate career with over 7,900 minutes played in 91 games with 89 starts. Studer spent the first part of the 2024 professional season with NWSL side, KC Current, before agreeing to terms with Carolina Ascent FC.
“I am so excited to be joining the climb with Carolina Ascent FC,” Studer shared via the club’s press release. “Ever since I was a little girl, I have dreamed about playing soccer professionally. Not only have Carolina Ascent FC and Coach Poole made these dreams come true, but they have also created an incredible team and environment for players and fans. I’m excited to join an organization that is bigger than just soccer!”
In 2022, Studer was twice called up to the U.S. U-23 National Team and showed some commanding performances. She also featured for the U.S. U-18 National Team in 2018-19. As a senior at WSU, Studer scored three goals and contributed to six clean sheets. She was selected for the TopDrawerSoccer Midseason Top 100 Players to Watch List. During her 2021 season with the Cougars, Studer notched two goals and a team-high six assists, locking in Second Team All-Region honors and Third Team All-Pac-12 honors.
“I remember watching Sydney compete in a game against the U.S. Women’s National Team and remember walking away being really impressed and wanting to know more about her,” Ascent Head Coach Philip Poole said. “A couple of years later, when we had the chance to bring her to the Carolinas – we jumped at it. Sydney can provide so many different threats to opposing teams. She is a top defender who scores her fair share of goals. She will undoubtedly fit in with the roster we are building.”
Carolina Ascent FC is scheduled to kick off this August in the inaugural season of the USL Super League, the new second-division professional league in the U.S. Soccer structure. Eight initial teams make up the league with a two-part season spread across fall 2024 and spring 2025. Ascent FC will play the club’s home opener, Saturday, August 17 at historic American Legion Memorial Stadium in downtown…
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