Former Colorado Force defender Estelle Johnson, who was drafted by the L.A. Sol, is now headed to the Philadelphia Independence after the Los Angeles franchise folded. (photo by George Tanner/ ColoradoSoccerNow.com)

We talk to Colorado Force defender Carly Peetz, above, about being drafted by the Boston Breakers, and we take some quick looks at Taryn Hemmings, Collin Audley, the new MLS ball, the new WPS ball, and more!

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)

Weekly honors for the University of Denver’s Mariah Johnston, right, the Colorado School of Mines’ Jeff Nelson, Kayla Mitchell and Briana Schulze, Regis University’s Wally Fink and Air Force goalkeeper Mike Mauro; the Denver Dynamite re-signs two standouts; the Colorado Force is holding a clinic Friday in Fort Collins; and more! (photo by Tom Auclair/ ColoradoSoccerNow.com)

DU men’s exhibition vs. Stanford is moved to Commerce City, my votes for MLS player of the week, Dedi Ben Dayan, Junior Agogo, Alexsys Tamayo, the WPS champs and more!

We speak with Chris Sharpe, an Australian goalkeeper who has a contract with Major League Soccer but whose rights are owned by the Colorado Rapids. He trains with the Rapids, but he’s available to other MLS teams in a pinch. Imagine the odd situation, then, when he filled in as a backup keeper for Chivas USA on Saturday night at Dick’s Sporting Goods Park. … (photo by Jonathan Ingraham/ ColoradoSoccerNow.com)

I enjoyed the 2009 W-League season so much that I decided to put together an All-Conference team based on all the games we covered at ColoradoSoccerNow.com. Pictured, from left: Sally Cole, Brittney Macdonald, Iris Mora and Jenae Gibbons. (photos by Tom Auclair, George Tanner/ColoradoSoccerNow.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)

Monica Dolinsky, above right, and the Colorado Force will face the defending W-League champion Pali Blues on Saturday evening in Pacific Palisades, Calif., in the opening round of the W-League playoffs. (photo by George Tanner/ColoradoSoccerNow.com)