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Two derby matches in one week
After recording 1-0 home losses to Seattle last week, the Colorado Force and Real Colorado Cougars prepare to meet twice in four days in W-League fixtures.
The home-and-home dates start at 7 p.m. Thursday with Hawaiian shirt night at Loveland Sports Park; the second leg is scheduled for 1 p.m. Sunday at Shea Stadium in Highlands Ranch.
The match against Seattle was the Force’s season opener, while Real Colorado fell to 2-2. The Cougars are already one-third of the way through their W-League schedule.
The Cougars opened the season on a three-game road trip in Southern California in mid-May, winning 3-1 over the Ventura County Fusion and 1-0 over the Los Angeles Legends, while losing 2-0 to the defending W-League champion Pali Blues.
Last season, the Cougars beat the Force 2-1 on their home field followed by a 1-1 tie at Loveland Sports Park. The Cougars scored in the closing moments to earn the tie.
AROUND THE WESTERN CONFERENCE: Seattle holds the early lead in the W-League’s Western Conference with a 2-0-1 record and seven points. The Pali Blues sit in second at 2-0, followed by Real Colorado. The Vancouver Whitecaps have one point after one match, the Force and Ventura County sit at 0-1 and the L.A. Legends are winless in two matches.
TOP SCORER: Real Colorado’s top goal scorer after four matches is former Metro State star Becca Mays, who has two goals.
TOP SHOOTERS: Midfielder Monica Dolinsky leads the Force with four shots, and forward Shay Powell is next with two. After four matches, the Cougars are led in shots by Beth West and Brittney Macdonald, each with six.
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