Men's Soccer Earns Second Straight NCAA Tournament Bid
November 17, 2008 | Men's Soccer
Nov. 17, 2008
Louisville, Ky. - The University of Louisville men's soccer team earned their second consecutive NCAA tournament bid on Monday evening. The Cardinals will host Jacksonville in the first round Friday at 7:00 at Cardinal Park. Jacksonville earned an automatic bid by winning the Atlantic Sun Championship and finished the season with an 11-8-1 record. Should Louisville advance to the second round, they will face North Carolina in Chapel Hill.
"Being in the NCAA tournament makes this a good draw," said head coach Ken Lolla. "Although we don't know much about Jacksonville, we will by tomorrow and we know any team in the NCAA will be a good team. We're not looking past them and we're excited to be at home."
Lolla has guided the Cardinals to their second consecutive NCAA tournament appearance for the first time in school history. Louisville finished fourth in the BIG EAST Red Division and advanced to the BIG EAST quarterfinals before falling to No. 9 Notre Dame in South Bend.
