Former UofL women’s soccer players start semi-professional indoor team in Louisville | News from WDRB [Video]

LOUISVILLE, Ky. (WDRB) — A new semi-professional women’s soccer team in Louisville is building its foundation around uplifting their community.

Louisville Triumph FC is in the midst of its inaugural season in the Premier Arena Soccer League.

Former University of Louisville soccer players Erin Yenney and Kaela Dickerman founded the team. After playing in Cincinnati last year, they decided to build something closer to home.

“We didn’t want to have to make that trip as much and we were aware of the already very vibrant indoor women’s soccer scene, we knew there was a lot of talent,” Yenney said.

The roster includes professional and former college players from UofL, Bellarmine, West Virginia, WKU and other schools around the region. Yenney and Dickerman want to provide players a winter home for soccer, whether they …