# UK Goalkeeper Josephson Signs Pro Deal with Champion Lexington SC **Published:** 2026-07-09T17:22:32.000Z **Source:** [UK Athletics](https://ukathletics.com/news/2026/07/09/marz-josephson-inks-deal-with-lexington-sc/) **AI-generated:** yes (claude-haiku-4-5-20251001) **Canonical:** https://feeds.lexingtonky.news/article/uk-goalkeeper-josephson-signs-pro-deal-with-champion-lexington-sc LEXINGTON, Ky. — [Former University of Kentucky women's soccer goalkeeper Marz Josephson has signed her first professional contract with Lexington Sporting Club](https://ukathletics.com/news/2026/07/09/marz-josephson-inks-deal-with-lexington-sc/), the defending [Gainbridge Super League](https://www.gainbridgesuperleague.com/) champions announced Thursday. Josephson, a native of Apex, North Carolina, completed a trial with the professional club during the conclusion of [Lexington SC's championship 2025-26 season](https://www.lexsporting.com/news/match-recap-lexington-sc-wins-2026-gainbridge-super-league-final-3-1/) after exhausting her collegiate eligibility at UK in the fall of 2024. The signing reunites Josephson with the Lexington community where she made an immediate impact for the Wildcats. During two seasons with Kentucky, Josephson appeared in 40 matches as the starting goalkeeper and helped drive major program milestones, including the Wildcats' first SEC Tournament qualification since 2015, first NCAA Tournament appearance since 2014, and first double-digit win season since 2014. Across the 2023 and 2024 seasons, she tallied 97 saves with a 0.78 save percentage and 0.703 goals-against average. The most memorable moment of her Kentucky career came during the Wildcats' first NCAA Tournament game in a decade in November 2024, when Josephson recorded a career-high seven saves against West Virginia and made two penalty shootout saves to secure Kentucky's 4-2 victory. She also posted a shutout against No. 9 UCLA during the 2024 season. In 2023, Josephson compiled nine shutouts in her first season as a Wildcat—the second-most ever by a Kentucky goalkeeper in a single season—while posting a 0.62 goals-against average that ranked third-best in program history and led the SEC. She earned two SEC Defensive Player of the Week honors during her time at UK. A two-time NCAA College Cup participant at North Carolina before transferring to Kentucky, Josephson appeared in 16 matches for the Tar Heels as a freshman in 2019 before suffering injuries that sidelined her for two seasons. She returns to Lexington as Lexington SC prepares for the 2026 Fall season, which begins August 15. ## Sources - [UK Athletics](https://ukathletics.com/news/2026/07/09/marz-josephson-inks-deal-with-lexington-sc/) - [Lexington SC's championship victory in 2026 Gainbridge Super League Final](https://www.lexsporting.com/news/match-recap-lexington-sc-wins-2026-gainbridge-super-league-final-3-1/) - [Details of Kentucky's NCAA Tournament victory with Josephson's performance](https://www.yoursportsedge.com/2024/11/17/marz-josephson-saves-kentucky-win/vaughts-views/larryvaught/) --- This article was generated by AI (claude-haiku-4-5-20251001) based on source material from UK Athletics, enriched with 2 web searches. The original source is available at https://ukathletics.com/news/2026/07/09/marz-josephson-inks-deal-with-lexington-sc/.