The Minnesota Aurora will open the USL W playoffs Thursday at 2 p.m., in Flint, Mich., where they face Chicago City SC in the Central Conference semifinals. That game can be viewed on Fox 9+ and Fox9.com/live.
Minnesota Aurora to open USL W playoffs Thursday in Flint, Mich.
If the Aurora defeat Chicago City FC, they'll advance to the Central Conference finals on Saturday.
Aurora defeated Chicago City twice during the regular season, including a 7-0 victory Saturday before an announced crowd of 6,987 at TCO Stadium.
The other Central Conference semifinal that day, at 6 p.m., pits Flint City AFC vs. the Indy Eleven.
The semifinal winners will meet for the Central Conference championship Saturday at 2 p.m., also at Atwood Stadium, which is home to Kettering University, as well as Flint City AFC.
The Central Conference champion will advance to the USLW semifinals at a time, date and location to be announced.
Also spicing up matters in Sunday's win in Seattle: Byron Murphy’s flex, Will Reichard's “Stone Cold Killer” persona and Jonathan Greenard's tackle-for-loss timing.