The Colorado Force played Vancouver to a draw, a few hours before the Colorado Rush did the same with the Seattle Sounders. Vancouver faces the Rush on Tuesday.

The Colorado Force went 2-for-2 at the penalty spot in earning a tie with the visiting Seattle Sounders on a gorgeous Northern Colorado night.

W-League’s Colorado Force opens 14th home season on Friday night in Loveland, Colorado.

This is the weekend when all things soccer come to life on local pitches. In about 48 hours, it’s possible to catch one MLS and three W-League games in the Denver area. It’s the perfect segue into World Cup play starting June 11 on TV.

The Colorado Force concluded its Pacific Northwest swing with a 2-1 loss to the Vancouver Whitecaps. The Force faces Vancouver and Seattle this weekend at Loveland Sports Park.

Tony Anglin joins the Colorado Force coaching staff as the team prepares for the season opener May 28 in Seattle.

The Colorado Rush begins play in 2010, joining the Colorado Force, in its 14th season, as the two W-League teams representing Colorado. The Real Colorado Cougars no longer are competing in the league.

Three members of the 2009 Colorado Force were selected in Friday’s Women’s Professional Soccer draft, including the University of Colorado’s Nikki Marshall, taken by the Washington with the seventh overall pick. (photo by ISIPhotos.com)

After building a 2-1 lead in the second half against the defending W-League champion, the Colorado Force fell 5-2 to the Pali Blues in the first round of the W-League playoffs Saturday night in Pacific Palisades, Calif.

The United Soccer Leagues has honored Nikki Marshall as W-League player of the week for her three-goal performance in two victories by the Colorado Force. (photo by George Tanner/ColoradoSoccerNow.com)