(CBS DETROIT) - The Detroit City Football Club's women's first team is on the doorstep of history. They will face off against and host Colorado Storm in the USL W League National Semifinal on Saturday evening at Keyworth Stadium, with a 7 p.m. kickoff, for a place in the National Final, set to take place next weekend. Saturday's match will be streamed for free on CBSDetroit.com.
Le Rouge enjoyed a historic, undefeated season, during which the squad boasted a record of 10-2-0, topping the Great Lakes Division of the USL W League. From there, Detroit City FC hosted and won the Central Conference, defeating River Light FC 3-0 and Indy Eleven 3-1 to claim the first-ever women's trophy in club history.
Colorado Storm comes into Saturday's semifinal out of the Western Conference, where they shockingly defeated CA Storm II 3-0 and FC Olympia, a squad featuring former City player Ella Karolak, 1-0 last weekend. Colorado Storm won the newly-formed Mountain Division with a regular season record of 10-1-1, scoring 56 goals and only conceding four in 12 matches played. This is Colorado Storm's first season competing in the USL W League.
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CBS News Detroit is the official broadcast partner of Detroit City FC. This story is reprinted with permission from Detroit City FC.
