"When we have time to reflect we should be really proud of what we've done and what they've done. Just the beginning..." says coach Khano Smith

Rhode Island is the first expansion club to reach the league finals since Sporting Kansas City II in 2016 and the first club to do it out of the Eastern Conference. The 2014 Sacramento Republic FC club is the only expansion team to win the season’s final game.

N o matter what happens, on Saturday there will be a team lifting the USL Championship title for the first time as the Colorado Springs Switchbacks host expansion side Rhode Islan