The 2024 USL League One preseason officially kicked off on Feb. 4 with Northern Colorado claiming victory in the first of nearly 70 friendly matches. Regional rivalries, high-stakes matchups and familiar faces in new places highlight the preseason slate ahead of League One's sixth season which kicks off on March 9.

• MORE: 2024 USL League One preseason schedule and scores

Highlights from the penultimate week of League One preseason action included Charlotte downing a pair of MLS NEXT Pro opponents, Lexington SC dispatching a duo of local collegiate rivals and Northern Colorado defeating defending MLS NEXT Pro regular season champion Colorado.

RESULTS

• Feb. 27 - Charlotte Independence 3 - 2 Columbus Crew 2 (MLS NEXT Pro)
  • Scoring Summary
    • CLT - Trialist 27'
    • CLB - 30'
    • CLT - Trialist 55'
    • CLT - Trialist (Penalty) 82'
    • CLB - 87'
• Feb. 28 - Richmond Kickers vs. Loudoun United FC (USL Championship)
• Feb. 28 - Crown Legacy FC (MLS NEXT Pro) vs. Chattanooga Red Wolves SC
• Feb. 28 - Central Valley Fuego FC 0 - 2 Oakland Roots SC (USL Championship)
• March 1 - Indy Eleven (USL Championship) vs. Forward Madison FC
• March 2 - Atlanta United 2 (MLS NEXT Pro) 3 - 2 Chattanooga Red Wolves SC
  • Scoring Summary
    • CHA - Ualefi 5'
    • CHA - Filipe (Penalty) 31'
    • ATL - Armas
    • ATL
    • ATL
• March 2 - Colorado Springs Switchbacks FC (USL Championship) 3 - 2 Union Omaha
  • Scoring Summary
    • COS - Henriquez 40'
    • OMA - Aoumaich (Knapp) 62'
    • COS - Santos 84'
    • COS - Andersson
    • OMA - Trialist 90+1'
• March 2 - Charlotte Independence 2 - 1 Carolina Core FC (MLS NEXT Pro)
  • Scoring Summary
    • CC - Ndoye 52'
    • CLT - 82'
    • CLT - Mbuyu 84'
• March 2 - Richmond Kickers vs. George Mason University (NCAA)
• March 2 - Lexington SC 2 - 1 University of Kentucky (NCAA)
  • Scoring Summary
    • LEX - Diouf
    • LEX - Lue Young
    • UK
• March 2 - Lexington SC 2 - 0 Georgetown College (NCAA)
  • Scoring Summary
    • LEX - Trialist
    • LEX - Jackson
• March 2 - South Georgia Tormenta FC 1 - 3 Charleston Battery (USL Championship)
  • Scoring Summary
    • TRM - Vivas (Trialist) 29'
    • CHS - Archer 37'
    • CHS - Ycaza 50'
    • CHS - Torres 80'
• March 2 - Greenville Triumph SC vs. 18x26 Academy (Ind.)
• March 2 - One Knoxville SC vs. UNC Asheville (NCAA)
• March 2 - One Knoxville SC vs. Lipscomb University (NCAA)
• March 3 - Tacoma Defiance (MLS NEXT Pro) 3 - 1 Spokane Velocity FC
• March 3 - Northern Colorado Hailstorm FC 2 - 1 Colorado Rapids 2 (MLS NEXT Pro)
  • Scoring Summary
    • COL - Stewart-Baynes 34'
    • NCO - Parra (Hoard) 76'
    • NCO - Clarke 88'

NEXT UP

• March 9 - Crown Legacy FC (MLS NEXT Pro) vs. Richmond Kickers
• March 9 - Louisville City FC (USL Championship) vs. One Knoxville SC
• March 9 - St. Louis CITY2 (MLS NEXT Pro) vs. Forward Madison FC
• March 9 - Union Omaha vs. Creighton University (NCAA)
• March 9 - Union Omaha vs. University of Nebraska-Omaha (NCAA)