Ahead of their season opener on May 24th facing Rochester FC, Minnesota Aurora FC held a media event on Tuesday morning at TCO Performance Center in Eagan. KSTP Sports was there.

Head coach Nicole Lukic and midfielder Morgan Stone spoke with reporters about a plethora of topics including the expansion of the Heartland Division of the USL W League, lessons learned from the inaugural season last year, and what it was like for Stone making ESPN’s SportsCenter’s Top 10 list last year.

***Click the video box above to hear comments from Nicole Lukic and Morgan Stone***

Aurora FC won 13 games in their inaugural season and was undefeated until a 2-1 loss in extra time in the USL-W title match. Aurora FC has 17 of the 28 players back from that team.

Aurora FC plays its home games at TCO Performance Center.