The Corner Kick: United's last push, the Spirit's playoff run and a No. 2 Georgetown

Welcome to The Corner Kick, NSMT's weekly look at soccer around DC, Maryland and Virginia: D.C. United, the Washington Spirit, DC Power FC and the area's college programs.

D.C. United: three games, six points back

D.C. United (7-12-12, 33 points) open a three-game finish tonight at Toronto FC (8-11-12) at 7:30 p.m. on Apple TV, after three straight losses. United sit 13th in the Eastern Conference, six points behind ninth-place Red Bull New York (39), which holds the East's last playoff spot.

Cincinnati's Evander and Tom Barlow scored in Saturday's 2-0 loss at Audi Field, the second of back-to-back defeats to FC Cincinnati. After Toronto, United visit Columbus (11-15-5) on Saturday at 2 p.m. and close the regular season against New York City FC (8-12-11) at Audi Field on Nov. 7 at 4 p.m.

Our pick: United 1, Toronto 1.

Washington Spirit: playoff spot secured

The Spirit (16-9-4, 52 points) are third in the NWSL and already in the playoffs. They close the regular season Sunday against last-place Chicago (5-22-2) at Audi Field at 5 p.m. on ESPN+.

Clara Luvanga scored in the 12th minute Sunday at Kansas City, but the Current answered twice in three minutes for a 2-1 win. Washington beat Gotham, which leads the NWSL Shield race by three points over San Diego, 1-0 on Oct. 17. Kansas City (50) and Angel City (49) are right behind the Spirit in the table.

Our pick: Spirit 2, Chicago 0.

DC Power FC: level with third

Emily Colton scored in the 10th minute and the Power beat Dallas Trinity 1-0 at Audi Field on Sunday. DC Power (4-3-2, 14 points) is fourth in the eight-team USL Super League, level on points with third-place Lexington. Carolina leads with 23.

The Power, 2-1-2 at Audi Field, visit Tampa Bay (2-4-3) on Sunday at 5 p.m., then host Lexington (4-3-2) on Nov. 8 at 3 p.m. and Brooklyn (3-5-1) on Nov. 11 at 7 p.m.

Our pick: Power 2, Tampa Bay 1.

College Corner

No. 2 Georgetown's men (13-1-1) host No. 9 Creighton on Friday at 7 p.m. after a 6-1 win at then-No. 7 Pitt on Oct. 19 and a 2-0 win at Villanova on Saturday. Georgetown's women host Creighton tonight at 7.

No. 11 Maryland's men (10-3-1), winners of back-to-back 1-0 games over St. John's and Ohio State, visit No. 7 Washington on Friday at 8 p.m. No. 19 Virginia's women host No. 12 Louisville on Thursday at 6 p.m., and the Virginia men host No. 18 Pitt on Friday at 6 p.m.

Navy's women (12-4-2) beat American 3-0 on Friday and visit Lafayette on Friday at 7 p.m. George Mason's men visit VCU on Saturday at 2 p.m.