WASHINGTON, D.C. – Fort Lauderdale United FC (4-2-4, 13 PTS) dropped its matchup with DC Power FC (3-3-4, 13 PTS) on Wednesday evening, 1-3, in a midweek clash in the nation’s capital. Defender Ella Simpson scored her league-leading third goal among defenders in the road loss, while midfielder Taylor Smith recorded her first career assist. With the result, Fort Lauderdale drops its second match of the season and will look to get back in the win column in a home Florida Derby showdown against Tampa Bay Sun FC on Saturday evening.

The match was physical and intense from the opening minute. Coming off her third shutout of the season, goalkeeper Bella Hara picked up right where she left off...

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QUOTES:

• Head Coach Ali Rogers on tonight's result & moving forward...

• “The best thing that we can do is respond, and really lucky for us, we have another game Saturday. No excuses anymore, it doesn't matter if we have three games in eight days. We got to show up Saturday and get the result.”

• Defender Ella Simpson on scoring her third goal of the season...

• “I’m just really blessed and grateful to have gotten my third goal this season. Taylor played an amazing ball in, and it was a fight in the box to score on that corner right before half.”

• Defender Ella Simpson on playing two games in five days & moving forward...

• “It's hard going and playing two days on a seven day road trip in different states and traveling all of that, but I think the whole group collectively knows that we could have done a little bit better tonight, but it's really exciting that we have an opportunity to get back on the win sheet this weekend against Tampa and just prove our talent there.”

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