Rochester Lancers News

By KEVIN OKLOBZIJA Isaac Kissi was supposed to be done playing competitive soccer seven years ago, when injuries wreaked havoc inside his left knee. But here he is at 31, still on the pitch, still powering his way into the box, still finding ways with his head and feet to put the ball in the n...

  I didn't think there was anyone in the world who was more passionate about the game of soccer than myself. After today's conversation, I think I found someone who is. Whether she's playing, coaching, refereeing, training, watching, or working as part of the Syracuse Silver Knights staff, Brooke...

By KEVIN OKLOBZIJA So you think there’s no hometown soccer at Marina Auto Stadium this summer? Think again. The Rochester Lady Lancers and Lancers will be taking over the pitch along Oak and Broad streets starting with a Memorial Day weekend Sunday afternoon doubleheader. The Lady Lancers,...

By UWS Staff Toraya leads Blue Heat defense; Barbuto impresses as Offensive POTW METUCHEN, NJ - Action around the country picked up steam during Week II play in United Women's Soccer (UWS) as the West Conference kicked off their season. The Colorado Pride returned to UWS with two home games wh...

Going into today's game, the Lady Lancers had not won a game in franchise history. Today that changed in a big way, with a 9-3 win over the Worcester Smiles. Playing their 2nd game in as many days, the Lancers came out a little sluggish, feeling the affects of games on back to back days, but woke...

  The Rochester Lancers dropped their National Premier Soccer League season opener, losing 2-0 to Cleveland SC at Don Shula Stadium on Saturday night.  Cleveland SC is playing in their inaugural NPSL season, taking the place of AFC Cleveland, who were kick out of the NPSL after the 2017 season...

The Rochester Lady Lancers traveled to Springfield Massachusetts today and came away with an impressive 2-2 draw against the New England Mutiny to open their 2018 UWS campaign. They avenged a 5-1 loss they suffered last year at the hands of the Mutiny. Jada Sergeant opened the scoring in the 5...

The addition of player/assistant coach Brooke Barbuto has brought optimism to the Lancers organization. The Syracuse native comes with vast college and professional experience. Brooke was a Five-year letter winner at T.J. Corcoran High School in Syracuse, N.Y. She was a member of the National H...

I am joined on the road from Erie with Coach Doug Miller, as the River Dogz prepare to take on the Erie Commodores FC in the opening Round of the Lamar Hunt US Open Cup. Rochester has played Erie Commodores FC 4 times in the last 2 seasons in the NPSL. The series is tied at 1-1-2.   The winnin...

The Rochester Lady Lancers and Rochester Lancers are proud to announce their 2018 Title Sponsors: Salvatore’s Old Fashioned Pizzeria, Palmers Direct To You Market, Blue Rock Energy, Sahlen’s, Vision Nissan… and iHeartRadio! Lancers Owner, Salvatore SoccerSam Fantauzzo, and Star of The Voice, Aust...

During his time in High School, Austin Gerber only scored 2 goals, and played sweeper at Churchville-Chili High School. Being sidelined with health issues during his Junior season, he was resigned to playing sweeper his Senior year. He wasn’t heavily recruited by area colleges, as only Keuka College...

Team US defeated Team Canada on Saturday by a score of 5-2 in Muskegon, Michigan. Goalscorers for USA were ex Lancers Joey Tavernese  with 2 goals, San Diego Socker Matt Clare, Ontario Fury Israel Sesay and local Muskegon Riser player Aldony Mendez. Lancer Jake Schindler took part in the game, leadi...

Way from Littlehampton England, a young Will Stone always dreamed about playing soccer. Growing up he admired Thierry Henry and Arsenal, wanting to emulate his idol. Playing locally in England, he started playing for Brighton Academy as a youth, and even spent a year playing in Denmark. He moved on...

The back line of Jake Schindler, Anthony Rozzano, Alex Harling, and Tim Crawford as well as goalkeeper William Banahene will all be returning for the 2018 season.  In a 7 game stretch from May 26th to June 23rd, the back line only conceded 2 goals in 7 games. The defense only gave up 10 goals...

The 2018 Rochester Lancers Soccer season kicks off on Sunday, May 27th for both the Lady Lancers UWS and Lancers NPSL, including 5 double-headers scheduled in 2018. We look forward to seeing you there, so order your tickets today! Buy Tickets Now!

St. Louis Ambush defender and former Rochester Lancer Robert Acosta has been named the 2017-2018 Major Arena Soccer League Defender of the Year. In his first season with the Ambush, he was a key contributor to the Ambush defense. Acosta played in all 22 games for the Ambush, scoring 1 goal and a...

Rochester, N.Y.- the owners of the Rochester Rhinos have reached a deal with the City of Rochester on their lease for Capelli Sport Stadium. Wendy and David Dworkin, the team owners, will continue to operate Capelli Sport Stadium through September 1. The deal, which the city stipulates wil...

From the Scottish Highlands, to Rochester, NY, soccer has taken Lancers midfielder Ben Allan on quite the journey. Born in Aberchirder, Scotland, soccer has always been a part of Ben's life. His father Martin played for Aberdeen FC's under-21 team, and was discovered by none other than former Man...

On yesterday's weekly Kick This Show I announced my 2018 MASL All-Star team. With the help of Dante (Dantos) Cilino, Soccer Santino and Soccer Salvatore we picked our 2018 favorites. We also picked this years rookie of the year, coach of the year, coach of the century, best fans, top owner and our f...

Balance in the dictionary is defined as an even distribution of weight enabling someone or something to remain upright and steady. Anyone who follows the game of soccer knows that a team must be balanced in order to become successful. Too many attacking minded players who get caught up the field,...

  Thursday night the 2018 MASL playoffs began in Syracuse, NY with the Syracuse Silver Knights hosting the Baltimore Blast. Lancers Legend Joey Kapinos was my player of the game making several spectacular saves for the Blast as well as registering 2 assists. Mustache Mania continues in this...

Elysia Masters definitely raises the collective Grade Point Average of the Rochester Lancers organization. A genius on the field and off the field, she completed her Bachelor's Degree in Biomedical Engineering at the University of Memphis, and is currently enrolled at the University of Rochester wor...

LANCERS ANNOUNCE 2018 HOME GAMES Home Opener to Include Men’s and Women’s Double Header (Rochester, NY) – The Rochester Lancers and Lady Lancers have announced the dates for the 2018 home season.  All home games will be played at Capelli Sport Stadium in downtown Rochester. Four doub...

Anthony Rozzano wears many hats. From young soccer prodigy in Webster NY, to All-American High School Soccer Star, All Conference Division I athlete, Rochester Lancer, and coach at Empire Academy, he is one of the more talented players to ever emerge from the Greater Rochester area. What makes hi...

Lady Lancer Taylor Wingerden has quite the impressive soccer resume. She started playing soccer as a child, following in the footsteps of her 2 older sisters. Ever the competitor, she has come a long way from small school Palmyra-Macedon to playing for the Rochester Lancers. At Palmyra-Macedon Hi...

There are a lot of great personal stories from the members of the Rochester Lancers, but one of great perseverance has been goalkeeper William Banahene. The Brighton native attended 4 colleges in 4 years, before settling down at Buffalo State, where he was the starting goalkeeper for 2 years, leadin...

Wayne Fuller, the voice of the Rochester Lancers, passed away in Rochester, N.Y Friday morning. He was 70. Wayne was born June 2, 1947 in Batavia. Fuller, who had a classic baritone radio voice, called almost 200 games on radio for the Lancers in the original North American Soccer League f...

Rochester Lady Lancer, and 2017 Iron Woman of the Year(Most Minutes Played in UWS) is going to get her chance to play Internationally this year for the Philippines Women’s National Team. She played in all 10 games last year for the Lady Lancers, playing every minute of the season. The Peac...

Salvatore "Soccer Sam" Fantauzzo announced today on the "Kick This! radio show that the Lancers Men's and Women's soccer teams will be playing their home games at Capelli Sport Stadium in 2018. Sam reached an agreement with the Rochester Rhinos owners David and Wendy Dworkin to host their gam...

  With 2017 coming to an end, the Lancers and Lady Lancers took the next step in identifying potential new talent for 2018 with their combine this past Saturday. Over 60 hopefuls showed up to the Glacier Ridge Sports Park with a dream of becoming a Lancer in 2018. The 8-hour marathon session was...