Rochester Lancers News

By UWS Staff 2018 UWS All-East Conference Awards Barbuto, Crawford named Co-OFF POY, Inferno's O'Brien, Cleaves take home DEF POY and Coach award METUCHEN, NJ - Of the four conferences in the 2018 UWS season, none were more competitive from top to bottom than the East Conference. Heading in...

The Rochester Lady Lancers finished their second season in UWS with a 2-1 win against rivals Western New York Flash at D’Youville College on Saturday night.   The Lady Lancers (17 points), who went 0-9-1 in their inaugural season in 2017, finished with a 5-3-2 mark, an improvement of 16 points...

By UWS Admin- www.uws.com Western New York Flash vs. Rochester Lady Lancers Saturday 6:00 PM EDT – D’Youville College (Buffalo, NY) No doubt that a lot of eyes will be fixed on the happenings in Buffalo on Saturday evening as the Flash will take on the Lady Lancers for the second time in th...

By KEVIN OKLOBZIJA When you compare the 2017 season with the the current campaign for the Rochester Lady Lancers, the first word that comes to mind is success.   The Lady Lancers didn’t win a game last summer, going 0-9-1. They were outscored 35-10. This year, with one game remaining, Ro...

By Paul Gotham   ROCHESTER, N.Y. — Doug Miller wanted Austin Gerber to put his recent struggles behind him. The Rochester Lancers forward listened to his coach’s advice. Gerber entered Saturday’s season finale in the 68thminute of what was then a scoreless match. Ten minutes later, he had the...

By KEVIN OKLOBZIJA           The Rochester Lady Lancers final two games are against the teams they’re chasing. They play the  Rush at 2 p.m. Saturday on Charlie Schiano Sr. Field at Marina Auto Stadium, then finish the regular season at Buffalo against the Flash at 6 p....

By Jeff DiVeronica   (July 3, 2018 – Rochester, NY) – There’s another reason to celebrate this week besides the Fourth of July: Light a firecracker for Salvatore’s Pizzeria, which turns 40 on Thursday, July 5th! The Salvatore’s Pizza Family is grateful for the support Rochester has shown and...

By KEVIN OKLOBZIJA Doug Miller (19) came out of retirement and delivered a goal in the 59th minute. (Photo: ROB DANIELS)   The applause began as soon as fans saw Doug Miller make his way toward the scoring table and hand his substitution card to the fourth official. And then when re...

By KEVIN OKLOBZIJA   Taylor Wingerden scored the Lady Lancers lone goal in a 2-1 loss to the WNY Flash, Saturday afternoon. (Photo: ROB DANIELS)   The roll was fun while it lasted for the Rochester Lady Lancers. Now the real work begins. Between June 9 and June 17, they rattled o...

By KEVIN OKLOBZIJA Brooke Barbuto knows soccer has been very good to her. Because she can dribble, shoot, anticipate, defend and battle exceptionally well, she was able to play professionally for the Western New York Flash, as well as in Iceland, Finland and Australia. Those playing adventu...

By KEVIN OKLOBZIJA It’s Miller Time one last time Rochester Rhinos legend Doug Miller, the Lancers coach, will come out of retirement again, but this time it’s so he can play for the first time at the downtown soccer stadium. And considering Miller’s exploits for the Rhinos during their tim...

  The Lancers came into today's game against the Erie Commodores in a must win situation to keep their slim playoff hopes alive. They had tied Erie at home earlier this year, and were looking to get the edge on them in the season series.    A fierce wind played a factor in the game, blowing...

  Robert E. Rich Sr. All High Stadium was the setting for the second matchup of the season between the Rochester Lancers and FC Buffalo. On an unusually cool mid-June night, it was a playoff 6 pointer, as a win for the Lancers would draw them even on points with Buffalo, and a Buffalo win would g...

The Rochester Lancers missed the NPSL playoffs by 1 point in 2017, and this weekend could decide whether the Rochester Lancers inch closer to a playoff spot, or be sent home. In 2017, the 1st and 5th place finishers in the Midwest East Conference Division were only separated by 2 points, and this ye...

ROCHESTER LANCERS DAY CAMPS Young players have specific needs that if taught properly can insure a greater appreciation of the game. Rochester Lancers understands how important small group can impact the development of each player. Activities with this type of introduction will have a dramatic im...

By KEVIN OKLOBZIJA Doug Miller’s exploits during the first decade of the Rochester Rhinos existence helped generate unprecedented soccer enthusiasm in the city. The sport was so popular Rochester was coined Soccer Town, USA, even though the team played in the cramped confines of a baseball sta...

By KEVIN OKLOBZIJA   The way warm-ups were going, Isaac Kissi was wondering what he was even doing on the pitch of Charlie Schiano Sr. Field at Marina Auto Stadium. The magic in those feet had somehow betrayed him. “I couldn’t get anything on target,” he said.   The one consolation: He w...

By KEVIN OKLOBZIJA   By now, the rest of United Women’s Soccer is well aware of the scoring prowess that Brooke Barbuto possesses. That doesn’t mean many teams can do anything to prevent her from finding the net, however. Barbuto’s terrific individual-effort goal in extra time near the end of...

By KEVIN OKLOBZIJA The wake-up call will come early Saturday morning for James Lepetit. His native France begins play in the World Cup at 6 a.m. EDT with a Group C match against Australia. On Tuesday, he’ll get to sleep in. The other team he’s rooting for, Senegal, doesn’t play its opening...

By KEVIN OKLOBZIJA A full 10 years have passed since J.P. Reyes first played soccer in Rochester, but that doesn’t mean his love of the game has waned. “I’m as passionate as Soccer Sam,” Reyes said, referring to Sam Fantauzzo, the pizza entrepreneur and driving force behind the Rochester Lance...

It was never going to be an easy task for Doug Miller and his crew as the Lancers had to make the 4 hour trip to Slippery Rock University to take on undefeated Ft. Pitt Regiment in this Tuesday night affair. The Lancers came out in a defensive formation, letting the play come to them. They almost...

The Rochester Lancers will hit the road tomorrow and take on the Ft. Pitt Regiment in a huge Tuesday night battle in the NPSL Midwest Conference East Division.  The teams split their games last year, with Ft. Pitt winning 1-0 at home, and the Lancers winning 3-0 in the return fixture. The Lanc...

SUNY Maritime College The Rochester Lady Lancers moved into first place in the UWS East Conference with a 2-0 win over the New York Surf today. Brooke Barbuto scored 2 first half goals to lift her tally to 6 on the season. Taylor Wingerden provided 1 assist.  Kenna Kosinski made 7 saves for...

Hofstra University (Hempstead, NY) The Long Island Rough Riders and Rochester Lady Lancers met for the 2nd time in six days, after tying 1-1 last week in a rain soaked game at the Marina Auto Stadium in Rochester.The Lady Lancers came into today's game with a 1-1-2 record, while Long Island carri...

By UWS Staff Saturday, June 9 Long Island Rough Riders vs. Rochester Lady Lancers 5:00 PM EDT – Hofstra University (Hempstead, NY) Long Island have vaulted up the table since the start of Week IV play, taking four points last weekend in a pair of matches in Western New York. And then, Ka...

Onondaga Community College Last year saw Rochester beat Syracuse 2-0 at home and away. This year, the Lancers were looking to pick up their first win of the season, similar to last year, where their first win was against Syracuse after an 0-2 start. They delivered again, with a 2-1 road win....

  There is no denying that Marko Mitrevski is a tremendous soccer talent, however he has plenty of competition in his own family. His father Dragan was a standout for Gates-Chili High School and one of the best soccer players I have ever watched. His sister, Lady Lancer Bella Kohler played 4 year...

By KEVIN OKLOBZIJA For now, Dori Rizzo is quite happy to be helping to change the fortunes of the Rochester Lady Lancers. In the future, however, she intends to help change the country and, in the process, the planet through a career in politics. Just 16, Rizzo is completing her junior year...

By KEVIN OKLOBZIJA Soccer had given Alex Harling a great run, first at Rush-Henrietta High School and then on a scholarship at NCAA Division II Roberts Wesleyan College. But when his collegiate career ended in 2014 and he finished his education, Harling headed out in the real world. “I had...

By KEVIN OKLOBZIJA When Elin Eklund finished her cross-continent, trans-Atlantic live video recruiting chat with Monroe Community College coach Sal Galvano two years ago, discussing the opportunity with her parents wasn’t the first order of business. She needed to find a map. A native of Go...