{{Short description|American women's soccer club}} {{update|date=October 2023}} {{Use mdy dates|date=May 2025}} {{Infobox football club | clubname = Colorado Pride | image = | fullname = | nickname = | founded = 1994 | stadium = UCCS Mtn Lion Stadium<br>Colorado Springs, Colorado | capacity = 1,100 | mgrtitle = Head Coach | manager = Andi Waterhouse | league = WPSL Rockies Division | season = 2022 WPSL | position = 2nd, Rockies Division<br>Playoffs: DNQ | website = http://www.pridesoccer.com/programs/wpsl-colorado-pride/ | current = | American = true| }}
'''Colorado Pride''' is an American women's soccer club that was founded in 1994.<ref>{{cite web|title=About Us|url=http://www.pridesoccer.info/Default.aspx?tabid=132627|publisher=Colorado Pride Soccer Club|accessdate=13 June 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150212165019/http://www.pridesoccer.info/Default.aspx?tabid=132627|archive-date=12 February 2015|url-status=dead}}</ref> The team is a 2016 inaugural member of United Women's Soccer. They played in the W-League in 2014 and 2015.<ref name="United Soccer Leagues - 11 December 2013 - Colorado Pride Joins W-League">{{cite web|url=http://www.uslsoccer.com/home/775060.html|title=Colorado Pride Joins W-League|date=December 11, 2013|publisher=United Soccer Leagues|accessdate=24 February 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140305044914/http://www.uslsoccer.com/home/775060.html|archive-date=5 March 2014|url-status=dead}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|last1=Paisley|first1=Joe|title=Colorado Pride women's soccer team kicks off first season Thursday at Colorado College|url=http://gazette.com/colorado-pride-womens-soccer-team-kicks-off-first-season-thursday-at-colorado-college/article/1520257|accessdate=13 June 2014|publisher=Colorado Springs Gazette|date=May 19, 2014}}</ref><ref name="roster">{{cite web|title=Roster|url=http://www.pridewleague.com/Default.aspx?tabid=549635|publisher=Colorado Pride Women|accessdate=June 13, 2014}}</ref>
==Year-by-year== {| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center" !Year !League !Reg. season !Playoffs |- |2014 |W-League |2nd, Western Conference |Championship Game |- |2015 |W-League |2nd, Western Conference |Championship Game |- |2016 |UWS |4th, Western Division |''Did not qualify'' |- |2017 |colspan=3|Hiatus |- |2018 |UWS |5th, West Conference |''Did not qualify'' |- |2019 |UWS |5th, West Conference |''Did not qualify'' |- |2020 |colspan=3 style=text-align:center|Season cancelled due to COVID-19 |- |2021 |WPSL |4th, Group G |''Did not qualify'' |- |2022 |WPSL |2nd, Rockies Division |''Did not qualify'' |- |2023 |WPSL |2nd, Rockies Division |''Did not qualify'' |- |2024 |WPSL |bgcolor="B3B7FF"|1st, Rockies Division |Regional Semifinals |- |2025 |WPSL |3rd, Rockies Division |''did not qualify'' |}
==Head coaches== {{flagicon|AUS}} Daniel Clitnovici (2014) <ref>{{cite web|title=Rapids Women: Q&A with Head Coach Daniel Clitnovici|url=http://www.coloradorapids.com/news/2013/04/rapids-women-qa-head-coach-daniel-clitnovici|publisher=Colorado Rapids|accessdate=June 13, 2014|date=April 22, 2013|archive-date=July 14, 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140714232306/http://www.coloradorapids.com/news/2013/04/rapids-women-qa-head-coach-daniel-clitnovici|url-status=dead}}</ref><br> {{flagicon|WAL}} Sian Hudson (2015) <ref>{{cite web|title=Hudson Takes Over as Pride Head Coach|url=http://wleague.uslsoccer.com/home/859452.html|publisher=United Soccer Leagues (USL)|date=January 28, 2015|accessdate=January 28, 2015|archive-url=https://archive.today/20150129042751/http://wleague.uslsoccer.com/home/859452.html|archive-date=January 29, 2015|url-status=dead}}</ref>
==Awards== Chloe Logarzo - 2014 W-League Rookie of the Year<br> Daniel Clitnovici - 2014 W-League Coach of the Year <ref name="USL AWARDS">{{cite web|url=http://www.uslsoccer.com/home/825888.html |title=Award winners honored |publisher=USL |accessdate=August 3, 2014 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20140812210550/http://www.uslsoccer.com/home/825888.html |archivedate=August 12, 2014 }}</ref>
Tara Andrews - 2015 USL W-League MVP and Golden Boot Award
Britt Eckerstrom -2015 W-League Goalkeeper of the Year
== Roster ==
=== 2015 === Head Coach: Daniel Clitnovici
Assistant Coach and General manager: Sian Hudson
Assistant Coach and Director of Operations: Kristie Braunston
Assistant Coach: Marc Herrera
Goalkeeper Coach: Jay Rayner {| class="wikitable" !Number !Player !School !Position |- |1 |Britt Eckerstrom |Pennsylvania State University |GK |- |2 |Maureen Smunt |Northern Illinois University |D |- |3 |Catherine Ruder |Colorado State University |D |- |4 |Jessy Battelli |University of Denver |D |- |5 |Ashley Spina | |M |- |6 |Sophie Howard |University of Central Florida |D |- |7 |Jessica Ayers |Colorado College |M |- |8 |Chloe Logarzo | |F |- |9 |Tara Andrews | |F |- |10 |Laura Kane |West Virginia University |M |- |11 |Kaeli Vandersluis |Colorado College |M |- |12 |Natalie D'Adamio |University of Northern Colorado |GK |- |13 |Sarah Schweiss |Colorado College |F |- |14 |Kelly Bowne |Colorado College |M |- |15 |Nicholette DiGiacomo |University of Denver |M |- |16 |Mallory Weber |Penn State |F |- |17 |Katy Oehring |Boise State University |M |- |18 |Hannah Levett |University of Colorado Colorado Springs |M |- |19 |Sarah Haizlip |Colorado College |D |- |20 |Holly King |University of Florida |D |- |21 |Erin Gunther |Creighton University |D |}
=== 2016 === Head Coach and General Manager: Sian Hudson
Assistant Coach: Kristie Braunston
Assistant Coach and Director of Media Relations: Craig Decker
Goalkeeper Coach: Jay Rayner {| class="wikitable" !Number !Player !School !Position |- |0 |Maryse Bard-Martel |University of Memphis |GK |- |1 |Britt Eckerstrom |Penn State |GK |- |2 |Madison Elliston |Penn State |D |- |4 |Jessy Battelli |University of Denver |D |- |5 |Michaela Abam |West Virginia University |F/M |- |6 |Sophie Howard |University of Central Florida |D |- |7 |Ally Watt |Texas A&M University |F |- |8 |Darcy Jerman |University of Colorado Boulder |M |- |9 |Tara Andrews |University of Newcastle (Australia) |F |- |10 |Laura Kane |West Virginia University |M |- |11 |Kaitlyn Johnson |Washington State University |F |- |12 |Kaylyn Smith |Virginia Tech |GK |- |14 |Katy Couperus |University of Cincinnati |M |- |15 |Adrienne Jordan |University of Northern Colorado |D |- |16 |Kate Schwindel |West Virginia University |F |- |17 |Katy Oehring |Boise State University |M |- |18 |Sabine Stoller |Penn State |D/M |- |19 |Sarah Schweiss |Colorado College |F |- |20 |Holly King |University of Florida |D |- |21 |Erin Gunther |Creighton University |D |- |23 |Elizabet Madjaric "Mulle" |Lindsey Wilson College |M/F |}
==References== {{reflist}}
{{US Women's soccer}} {{United Women's Soccer}}
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