Playoff Hopes Alive

Three teams remain in the playoff hunt.  Our Sounders, the Colorado Rush, and the Pali Blues.

Pali has the hardest road; with one game remaining, they must win and hope that both the Sounders & Rush lose out.

The Rush have the easiest route with three games remaining; win and they are in.  Even three consecutive draws eliminates Pali and Seattle.

Seattle is also in a must-win situation.  A tough road-win against the table-topping Whitecaps gives us hope, but does not guarantee a spot in the Western Conference Championship.  The winner of that Championship moves on to the W-League Final Four in Santa Clarita at the end of the month.

With a win in Victoria Saturday, everything hinges on what the Colorado Rush do this week:

Tonight, the Rush travel to the Colorado Force.  A Force win gives us a lot of hope as later in the week the Rush travel to Santa Clarita and finish up with a Saturday night matchup at Pali, two of the weaker sides in the W-League who also have the ability to shock the world when need be.

Mid-week road wins are hard to come by in the W-League, especially with work-conflicts and family issues preventing players from travelling.  This will be a very interesting week indeed.  It is strange finding a Sounder rooting for the Colorado Force, Pali Blues, and Santa Clarita Blue Heat all in one week.

A Rocky Mountain Low

FINAL: SOUNDERS WOMEN 2:2 COLORADO FORCE

The ladies had a rough go of it tonight in Fort Collins; up two-nil after goals from Victoria "Bama" Frederick & Erin "Sweet" Redwine, then the Force came roaring back on two PKs to equalize the match.

I suppose it wouldn't be so gutwrenching if the second PK hadn't come with so little time remaining (2 minutes?) to steal away 2 points from our ladies.

The ladies are now taking a day to refocus & will do battle with the Rush, in Littleton, Colorado, Sunday.

Sounders Women 1:1 Colorado Force

Well, for some good news: with tonight's draw with the Force, the ladies jump to the top of the table with 1 pt on the season.  The bad news, it will not hold through the weekend as the Force travel up to Vancouver Sunday.  We'll have a chance to reclaim it next weekend in Colorado before the rest of the Western Conference starts up play on the 5th.

Thanks to all who came out.  It was a fun night heckling our beloved Maria, picking on Jamaicans and French alike, and supporting our girls.

I'll link match reports and photos as they become available.  Also, stay tuned for some player interviews and other fun items over the long road stretch in June.

In the meantime, it's a great weekend for football: USA v Turkey, Sounders FC @ Colorado Rapids, and plenty more!

See you in the terrace!

GAMEDAY!

The 2010 W-League Season is finally upon us! 
At 7:00 tonight the Lady Sounders take on an improved Colorado Force side.

ECS: Get there early and take advantage of a 20% discount on food & drink at MAD Pizza!

For those of you who can't make it, subscribe to this blog for match updates.

Video highlights from the preseason game against UW:
PRESEASON: Sounders Women 1:0 Washington Huskies

Official Sounders Women Match Preview here:
Sounders Women Start 2010 Championship Hunt after Down Year in 2009

The Force have bolstered their roster with some international talent.  More info here:
Colorado Finalizes Roster