FC Tucson is unbeaten in the first four games of the Women’s Premier Soccer League season and sits atop the Desert Conference at the halfway point.
The good news is FC Tucson, at 3-0-1, hosts the club in second place, Las Vegas-based Atomic City, tonight at Kino North Stadium.
Tucson beat Atomic City (3-1-1) by four goals when they played on June 13.
Luz Duarte leads Tucson with four goals and Erin Craig trails her by one with three goals.
The Opponent
Atomic City FC has found its stride during its inaugural season in the WPSL, and arrives in Tucson coming off a 5-0 win on the road over El Paso Surf.
The team is coached by Nelson Medina who has 30 years of coaching experience, including one season as head coach of a former WPSL team, Arkansas Comets in 2012. Medina also played professionally in the 1987 FIFA U17 World Cup in Canada for the United States Youth National Team.
You can view Atomic City FC’s roster here.
Head to Head
In the first meeting, FC Tucson jumped to a 2-0 lead. After Atomic City drew one back, Tucson put the game out of reach with three goals in the final 25 minutes, including a two goals in a two minute span.
Jaden Bailey and Erin Craig had two goals apiece in the victory.
Players To Watch For
There are two players for Atomic City FC who are red hot after El Paso win. In attack, Quincy Bonds scored a brace, while Allyssa Larkin had three assists.
Atomic City
The head coach for Atomic City Fc Nelson Medina is also the president and executive director of the club. The club derived its name from the first atomic bomb test that occurred in Las Vegas on Jan. 27, 1951; the team was founded on Jan. 27, 2021.
FC Tucson is unbeaten in the first four games of the Women’s Premier Soccer League season and sits atop the Desert Conference at the halfway point.
The good news is FC Tucson, at 3-0-1, hosts the club in second place, Las Vegas-based Atomic City, tonight at Kino North Stadium.
Tucson beat Atomic City (3-1-1) by four goals when they played on June 13.
Luz Duarte leads Tucson with four goals and Erin Craig trails her by one with three goals.
The Opponent
Atomic City FC has found its stride during its inaugural season in the WPSL, and arrives in Tucson coming off a 5-0 win on the road over El Paso Surf.
The team is coached by Nelson Medina who has 30 years of coaching experience, including one season as head coach of a former WPSL team, Arkansas Comets in 2012. Medina also played professionally in the 1987 FIFA U17 World Cup in Canada for the United States Youth National Team.
You can view Atomic City FC’s roster here.
Head to Head
In the first meeting, FC Tucson jumped to a 2-0 lead. After Atomic City drew one back, Tucson put the game out of reach with three goals in the final 25 minutes, including a two goals in a two minute span.
Jaden Bailey and Erin Craig had two goals apiece in the victory.
Players To Watch For
There are two players for Atomic City FC who are red hot after El Paso win. In attack, Quincy Bonds scored a brace, while Allyssa Larkin had three assists.
Atomic City
The head coach for Atomic City Fc Nelson Medina is also the president and executive director of the club. The club derived its name from the first atomic bomb test that occurred in Las Vegas on Jan. 27, 1951; the team was founded on Jan. 27, 2021.
