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    Louisville transforms from also-ran to national power

    By Maria Burns Ortiz

    Thursday, November 5, 2009

    Can they sustain it? That's the question asked every time a team without a history of success breaks into the national rankings, making a name for itself on the national stage. Everyone wonders if it's a one-time or a one-season thing. Usually, it is. But occasionally, it becomes the moment people will point to years down the road when they talk about when the program emerged from mediocrity. The University of Louisville men's soccer program is clearly proving capable of sustaining -- an ...

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