
<p>Former Skyline and CU star Nikki Marshall (right) will face former Buffs teammate Amy Barczuk in the National Women's Soccer League final on Saturday. (Picasa)</p><p>There will be plenty of familiar faces on the other side for Nikki Marshall on Saturday evening.</p><p>But what the former Skyline and University of Colorado soccer star wants to accomplish, she wants with a brand new set of teammates.</p><p>The game has taken Marshall everywhere -- both nationally and internationally -- and the latest stop is Portland, where the Thorns FC are part of the National Women's Soccer League. In its expansion season (the league was also re-branded after the Women's Professional Soccer league folded), the Thorns have ridden the wave to the championship game off an 11-6-5 regular season record.</p><p><a href="http://www.dailycamera.com/sports/ci_23985616/alumni-corner-skyline-grad-marshall-brink-another-title">Keep reading...</a></p>