Right where Ken Lolla said they would be.
The University of Louisville soccer team landed in Santa Barbara, Calif., Wednesday to immediately begin preparation for the NCAA’s Final Four competition. The first challenge being North Carolina at 8:30 Friday, then Sunday at 4 p.m. against the winner of the Michigan-Akron match.
“We know that who ever we face at this point is a great team and when you face the best teams in the country then you have the best opportunity in which to grow as a team and as people,” said Lolla, during remarks Monday at a sendoff from fans at the KFC Yum! Center
The video features comments from team captains Austin Berry and Charlie Campbell during the sendoff, who said they expect to return with some hardware next week:
An Andrew Melnykovych recap of Louisville’s 5-4 win over UCLA to get to the Final Four, along with a Sean Moth-narrated video of Aaron Horton’s unbelievable winning goal, is here.