Rochester Lancers News

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...

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 b...

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 o...

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 caugh...

  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...

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...

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 Great...

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-...

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 yea...

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 se...

Rochester Lancer players Jake Schindler and Michael Cunningham are playing for The Syracuse Silver Knights of the Major Arena Soccer League this winter, and while both are tremendous talents, they each have taken different paths to get to where they are. Schindler was a stand out with Iron...

  This year's college season has come to an end, so lets take a look at the Lancers who played this year. Division I Sophomore Defender Nikkye DePoint (McQuaid 16’) started all 16 games for Villanova University, scoring 1 goal and 1 assist. The Wildcats finished 7-11 on the season....

General Manager Marc Mandell is excited to announce that the Men's coaching staff will return for the 2018 season. Head Coach Doug Miller, and Assistant Coaches Adam Schwartz and Rey "Boom Boom" Martinez will be coming back to the Lancers to finish what they started and make the playoffs i...

The Rochester Lancers will be holding the annual combine for their NPSL and UWS teams this December at their Official Training Grounds, Glacier Ridge Sports Park. Glacier Ridge Sports Park is located at 4618 Ridge Rd W, Spencerport, NY 14559 The Men's team will be training on Saturday D...

It’s early October, and it looks like a good time to check up on our Lancers who are playing in college.   Division I Sophomore Defender Nikkye DePoint (McQuaid 16’) has started all 12 games for Villanova University, scoring 1 goal and 1 assist. The Wildcats are 6-6 on the season....

The Rochester Lancers are having a Celebration to commemorate the 50th anniversary of its founding in 1967. This event is scheduled for October 7, 2017 at the Italian American Sport Club starting at 6 pm. We had a wonderful turnout for the 2010 Lancer Reunion and hope to meet or beat that thi...

Former Lancers Stephen Basso and Joey Tavernese have been selected to Represent the USA at the World Mini Football World Cup in Tunisia October 6-15. Basso, who currently plays for the Harrisburg Heat, is the reigning MASL Defender of the Year. Tavernese is coming off a solid 2017 season for...

Forward William Stone(Littlehampton, England/Wright State) earned NPSL Midwest Conference East Division 1st Team Honors. Stone scored big goals all season for the Lancers, leading the team with 6, as well as adding 1 assist. The Lancers were undefeated (4-0-1) when Stone found the net. Goa...

Will Stone netted a pair of goals, and the Lancers downed the Erie Commodores, 3-1 in the NPSL action on Charlie Schiano, Sr. Field at Aquinas Institute, Saturday. Stone provided his team-leading fifth and sixth tallies of the season with the equalizer in the 36th minute and an i...

Elliot Fauske didn’t call Rochester home all that long, really. Not when compared to roster tenures of Derek Jeter with the New York Yankees or Tom Brady with the New England Patriots. But in his four seasons playing indoor soccer with the Rochester Lancers, Fauske made quite an impact. On...

As he left West Irondequoit High School and headed to Roberts Wesleyan College a decade ago, Jake Schindler had a pretty good idea what he wanted to do with his life. Oh, he’d keep playing soccer as long as he could, but eventually he figured he’d be sitting at a desk, crunching numbers on...

Walk into the College of Education and Human Development at the University of Texas-San Antonio and you probably won't find Taylor Wingerden as the poster student for the major in kinesiology. Oh, she did just fine as a student athlete, playing soccer for the Roadrunners whil...

Having spent the past two collegiate seasons at Buffalo State, August Finn was hoping he could stay put for the summer by playing in the NPSL with FC Buffalo. His tryout, however, didn’t lead to a roster spot. “I thought I played well too,” Finn said. It turns out the consolation pri...

The skills of Rochester Lancers players are quite easy to spot when they’re on the pitch. We’ve marveled at what striker Will Stone can do when the ball is at his feet. His four goals in the past five games show what happens when the ball then leaves his left foot. We’ve seen the agilit...

It’s time for a little riddle: Which came first? Lukas Fernandes working at Salvatore’s Old Fashioned Pizzeria? Or Fernandes playing soccer for the Salvatore’s-backed Rochester Lancers, the same Lancers whose ownership group includes Salvatore’s founder Sam Fantauzzo? Actual...