For former Colorado Rush midfielder Lindsey Horan and Real Colorado forward Mallory Pugh, years of dreaming big, training until near exhaustion, competing against veterans, and returning from setbacks have finally paid a world of dividends. For these two Colorado women’s soccer icons, tonight’s face-off with Mexico triggers an all out, two-week effort to help their national team win a berth in next summer’s FIFA’s 2019 Women’s Cup Tournament in France.
Barring any last-second muscle tweaks or a ‘Coach’s Decision,’ Colorado soccer fans should expect to see both Horan and Pugh starting, front and center, before rambunctious US Soccer supporters in suburban Cary’s intimate Sahlen’s Stadium.