Rochester Lancers News

ROCHESTER, N.Y. -- Fans might not necessarily notice her, but Jill Rizzo plays a vital role for the Rochester Lancers as the team’s traffic cop at games. As the TV director, Rizzo makes sure everything is running smoothly at the Dome Arena for the Major Arena Soccer League team's games....

ROCHESTER, N.Y. -- If you're a Rochester sports fan and have attended event over the past two or three decades, you are probably familiar with his voice. At one time or another, Rocky Perrotta has been the public address announcer for every professional sports team in this city. Let's...

ROCHESTER, N.Y. (January 26, 2020) -- The Rochester Lancers completed a tough weekend in the Midwest, dropping a 12-4 Major Arena Soccer League decision to the Kansas City Comets at the Silverstein Eye Centers Arena on Sunday night. Player-coach Leo Gibson led Kansas City (6-6) with six goal...

KANSAS CITY, Mo. (January 26, 2020) -- There's no rest for the weary as the Rochester Lancers will play their second consecutive Major Arena Soccer League game within 24 hours on the road on Sunday. After Saturday night's 15-3 loss at the defending champion Milwaukee Wave, the Lancer...

MILWAUKEE, Wis. (January 25, 2020) -- The Rochester Lancers got off to their strongest start of the Major Arena Soccer League season but could not hold off the surging Milwaukee Wave on Saturday night. Forward Ian Bennett scored four goals to lead the defending champions to a 15-3 victory ov...

ROCHESTER, N.Y. -- It's pretty rare for husbands and wives to get inducted into the same Wall of Fame, let alone in the same year. But then again, Kari and Doug Miller are a rare couple. Kari is the choreographer of the Lancer Dancers, who performed at every Rochester Lancers game, indoor and...

ROCHESTER, N.Y. (January 23, 2020) -- For the first time in five years, the Rochester Lancers will journey to the Midwest on a two-game road trip in the Major Arena Soccer League this weekend. They will visit the defending champion Milwaukee Wave at Milwaukee Panther Arena in Milwaukee, Wis....

ROCHESTER, N.Y. -- It didn't take Tim Crawford very long to appreciate and fall in love with soccer. Crawford discovered the game growing up in Webster, N.Y. when he was around four, playing in the Webster Soccer Presidential League and his love affair with the game blossomed from there. At W...

ROCHESTER, N.Y. -- Unfortunately, Andrew Battisti won't be able to introduce the inductees of the Rochester Lancers' indoor soccer Wall of Fame this year. Battisti, the Lancers' team historian, has a pretty good excuse because he is one of 20 individuals who will be inducted on Friday...

ROCHESTER, N.Y. -- As the Rochester Lancers' director of operations, you name it and there's a good chance that Kayla Kent-Moreira probably has handled it for the Major Arena Soccer League team. She is in charge of the team's travel plans, player contracts, uniforms, field time, ticke...

ROCHESTER, N.Y. -- Perhaps Ashley Maria King was destined to be involved in soccer. After all, she played soccer in youth league and in high school. "Soccer has always surrounded me," she said. Her grandfather, Franz Sauer, made his mark first as a referee than as a referee assign...

HARRISBURG, Pa. (January 19, 2020) -- The Rochester Lancers made it interesting in the first half, but the Harrisburg Heat scored five times in the third quarter to pull away for a 13-3 Major Arena Soccer League win at the Farm Show Arena on Sunday evening. Lancers nemesis Dom Francis, who h...

ROCHESTER, N.Y. -- At an age when many professional athletes had retired or were thinking of calling it a career, Marc Sotile found himself just starting his at 42-years-old. In 2014, the auto mechanic and garage owner made his debut with the Rochester Lancers and left his mark on the team and is...

ROCHESTER, N.Y. (January 15, 2020) -- For the sixth time in nine games and for the final time this Major Arena Soccer League season, the Rochester Lancers will tussle with the Harrisburg Heat. Rochester (0-8) is vying first win of the season as it visits Farm Show Arena in Harrisburg, Pa. on...

ROCHESTER, N.Y. -- Jeremy Ortiz has always been one intense competitor. "I try to play every game like my last," he said. "That's always how I've always approached the game." Which is a big reason why Ortiz has become one of the most productive Rochester Lancers and...

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ROCHESTER, N.Y. -- It has been quite an amazing few weeks for Sean Hantes. The Rochester Lancers midfielder got married to his fiancé Jocelyn at the end of December and will be inducted into the team's indoor Wall of Fame on Jan. 31. "I've been so fortunate to be surrounded...

ROCHESTER, N.Y. -- Joe Giuliano's passion for soccer and the Rochester Lancers began when he was growing up while following the original Rochester Lancers. "It has always been a passion of mine," he said. "I started calling imaginary games when I was 9 or 10-years-old. Remember...

ROCHESTER, N.Y. -- Before joining the Rochester Lancers for their inaugural indoor season in 2011, Elliot Fauske didn't know whether he was going to play soccer again. The man who was known as the Mohican Warrior, thanks to his spiked Mohawk hairstyle during his Lancers days, had suffered a t...

ROCHESTER, N.Y. -- When asked about his most memorable moment as a Rochester Lancer, midfielder Gary Boughton admitted that he did not have one that stood out. Actually, it was many moments. "You hear your name get called out to run out of the tunnel onto the field and that moment is spec...

ROCHESTER, N.Y. -- If you're going to select a Wall of Fame in Rochester soccer, Doug Miller's name has to be at the top of the list, considering what he has accomplished. He came out of retirement to play with the revived Rochester Lancers in their inaugural indoor season in 2011, led th...

HENRIETTA, N.Y. (January 4, 2020) -- The Rochester Lancers put on their most complete performance of the Major Arena Soccer League season as they dropped a 7-3 decision to the Harrisburg Heat at the Dome Arena on Saturday night. The Lancers came within 4-3 of the Heat in the third quarter be...

ROCHESTER, N.Y. (January 4, 2020) -- For the fifth time this season, the Rochester Lancers and Harrisburg Heat will tussle in a Major Arena Soccer League game, at the Dome Arena on Saturday night. The contest starts at 7:30 p.m., not the usual the 7 p.m. kickoff as the Lancers will give fans...

HENRIETTA, N.Y. (January 3, 2020) -- One-time Rochester Lancers standout Joey Tavernese recorded four goals and an assist against his former team as the Florida Tropics posted a 17-4 victory in Major Arena Soccer League action before a sellout crowd at the Dome Arena on Friday night. Ricardo...

MASL ANNOUNCES TIME CHANGE FOR ROCHESTER LANCERS VS HARRISBURG HEAT ROCHESTER, NY (Jan. 2, 2020) – The Major Arena Soccer League (MASL) announced a change in the time for the Saturday January 4 match between the Rochester Lancers and Harrisburg Heat. Originally scheduled for a 7:00&...

  ROCHESTER, N.Y. (Jan. 2, 2020) -- The Rochester Lancers will ring in the new year this weekend with two Major Arena Soccer League games at the Dome Arena. The Lancers will meet the Florida Tropics for a Friday, Jan. 3 encounter in Henrietta, N.Y. before they welcome the Harrisburg Heat...

The Lancers take on the Florida Tropics at home on Friday, January 3. Tickets at RLancers.com January 3rd’s Honorary Captain is American Soccer ICON, Chris Economides. Chris helped bring soccer back to Rochester in 1996. He was the Rhinos General Manager/VP/Minority Owner, the Rhinos...

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                                  ROCHESTER, N.Y. (December 28, 2019) -- For the first time in four years, the Rochester Lancers will pla...

  HENRIETTA, N.Y. (December 27, 2019) – The Rochester Lancers continued to make progress in their quest of their first win of the Major Arena Soccer League season at the Dome Arena on Friday night. Rochester came within a goal of the Harrisburg Heat in the third quarter, but the vis...