BOULDER — With the Leybas “twinning” teams, CU soccer’s been racking up wins.

Identical twins Hope and Faith Leyba have been driving forces in three straight NCAA Tournament appearances for the Buffs, who take on Utah Valley in the first round at 7 p.m. Friday at Prentup Field in Boulder. The unbreakable bond between Hope, a forward, and Faith, a defender, has been an X-factor in the sisters’ on-pitch relationship from a young age.

“Growing up, we would have this saying that we just ‘twinned’ the other team because I would score and Faith would block every shot, and that’s how we would win,” Hope Leyba said. “It’s harder to do that (at the Division I level), but it still happens.”

Just ask the Arizona Wildcats, who got “twinned” by the juniors in the Buffs’ regular-season home finale on

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