Soccer Saving Steps
Published March 28, 2020
By: SoccerSam Soccer leaders are doing the right thing. The Coronavirus will be an issue into this summer. We need to keep our Players, Fans and Staff members safe. Soccer is my only hobby and this passion takes up a big part of my free time. My goal now is to help the great people of Rocheste...
LANCERS RECORD 1ST WIN OF THE SEASON ON GARY BOUGHTON NIGHT
Published March 7, 2020
HENRIETTA, N.Y. (March 7, 2020) -- The Rochester Lancers gave retiring co-captain Gary Boughton the proper send off by winning their first game of the season on Saturday night. Led by two goals apiece by head coach Doug Miller and Jeremy Ortiz, the Lancers recorded a 9-7 victory over the Kansas C...
Lancers to honor retiring co-captain Boughton in their home finale on Saturday night
Published March 7, 2020
ROCHESTER, N.Y. (March 7, 2020) -- In their final home game of the Major Arena Soccer League season, the Rochester Lancers will honor and bid adieu to co-captain Gary Boughton, who will play his last home match against the Kansas City Comets at the Dome Arena in Henrietta, N.Y. on Saturday night....
Godoi scores season-high 4 times, Miller a milestone goal in Lancers’ defeat
Published March 6, 2020
NEWS RELEASE HENRIETTA, N.Y. (March 6, 2020) -- Not even a superb performance by Rafa Godoi and a milestone goal by Doug Miller could help the Rochester Lancers overcome the Florida Tropics on Friday night. Godoi recorded a team season-high four goals and Miller became the first American socc...
Head coach Doug Miller ready to don the Lancers jersey and reach a milestone
Published March 5, 2020
ROCHESTER, N.Y. (March 5, 2020) -- A familiar figure will don the Rochester Lancers blue and gold uniform this weekend while making some history as well. Head coach Doug Miller will be available as a player when the Lancers host the Florida Tropics at the Dome Arena in Henrietta, N.Y. on Friday a...
Lancers lose to the Blast in Baltimore, 12-3
Published February 29, 2020
BALTIMORE, Maryland (February 29, 2020) -- Any hopes of the Rochester Lancers making the Baltimore Blast sweat for the second consecutive weekend were wiped out early on as the hosts surged to an early lead en route to a 12-3 victory in Major Arena Soccer League action at SECU Arena on Saturday nigh...
Lancers look to play spoilers in Baltimore on Saturday night
Published February 27, 2020
ROCHESTER, N.Y. (February 27, 2020) -- The Rochester Lancers will look to play the spoiler's role when they visit the Baltimore Blast in a Major Arena Soccer League game at SECU Arena on Saturday night. The Lancers (0-19), who have been eliminated from the playoff race, will try to make life dif...
Double hat-tricks doom the Lancers at Utica City FC
Published February 25, 2020
UTICA, NEW YORK. (Feburary 23, 2020) -- The lethal combination of Uros Momic and Cristhian Segura was just too much for the Rochester Lancers on Sunday afternoon. Momic, a former Lancer, and Segura each produced hat-trick in Utica City FC's 7-2 Major Arena Soccer League win at the Adirondack Bank...
Lancers to close out their busiest weekend at Utica City FC Sunday
Published February 23, 2020
ROCHESTER, N.Y. (February 23, 2020) -- The Rochester Lancers will complete their three-game weekend with a Sunday matinee game at Utica City FC. The 2 p.m. match can be watched on MASL.TV at 2 p.m. The Lancers (0-18) are coming off their best performance of the Major Arena Soccer League season...
Lancers fall to Blast in overtime
Published February 22, 2020
In their finest match of the season, Lancers lose a heart-breaker in OT HENRIETTA, N.Y. (February 22, 2020) -- It was so close for the Rochester Lancers on Saturday night. Playing their fi...
Lancers hosts Blast in the middle of a three-game weekend for both teams
Published February 22, 2020
ROCHESTER, N.Y. -- In the middle game of a three-match weekend, the Rochester Lancers will welcome the Baltimore Blast to the Dome Arena for a Major Arena Soccer League contest on Saturday night. The 7 p.m. game will pit two rivals who know each other well, having tussled since the 2011-12 s...
Wilkin brilliant in Lancers home loss to Utica
Published February 21, 2020
HENRIETTA, N.Y. (February 21, 2020) -- Brian Wilkin put on a goalkeeping clinic to keep the Rochester Lancers in the game as they dropped an 8-2 decision in Major Arena Soccer League action to Utica City FC at the Dome Arena on Friday night. Wilkin, who last missed last week's game at the Florida...
Lancers kick off ambitious weekend vs. Utica City FC on Friday night
Published February 20, 2020
ROCHESTER, N.Y. (February 20, 2020) -- The Rochester Lancers embark on their most ambitious weekend of the Major Arena Soccer League season this week, playing three games within a 44-hour period. Rochester kicks it off with two games at the Dome Arena in Henrietta, N.Y., hosting Utica City FC on...
Big 2nd-quarter boosts Tropics over the Lancers
Published February 15, 2020
LAKELAND, Florida (February 15, 2020) -- The Florida Tropics broke open a close game with six successive goals in the second quarter to record a 14-3 victory over t...
Lancers visit the Sunshine State to meet the first-place Tropics
Published February 13, 2020
ROCHESTER, N.Y. (February 13, 2020) -- The Rochester Lancers will make the first of two trips to Florida this weekend as they visit the first-place Florida Tropics in a Major Arena Soccer League game on Saturday. The contest is set for the RP Funding Center at 5 p.m. and can be watched at MASL.TV...
Lancers end two-game road weekend with loss at UCFC
Published February 9, 2020
UTICA, N.Y. (February 9, 2000) – The Rochester Lancers made it interesting in the third quarter, but Utica City FC recorded six straight goals to pull away to a 11-3 win in Major Arena Soccer League action at the Adirondack Bank Center on Sunday afternoon. Bo Jelovac scored three goals and assist...
After a strong first half by the Lancers, the Blast pulls away to win
Published February 8, 2020
BALTIMORE, MD. (February 8, 2020) -- The Rochester Lancers played their best first half of the season before the Baltimore Blast pulled a...
Lancers Embark on Three-Game Road Trip Starting this weekend
Published February 7, 2020
ROCHESTER, N.Y. (February 5, 2020) -- The Rochester Lancers embark on a three-game road trip this weekend that will take them to Baltimore, Utica, N.Y. and Lakeland, Fla. for Major Arena Soccer League action. The trip kicks off on Saturday when the Lancers visit the Baltimore Blast at SECU Arena...
Ortiz strikes for hat-trick, Ciliberto for a spectacular bicycle goal in Lancers’ loss
Published February 1, 2020
HENRIETTA, N.Y. (February 1, 2020) -- The Rochester Lancers enjoyed their best goal-scoring output of the Major Arena Soccer League season on Saturday night, but it wasn't enough to overcome the St. Louis Ambush. Jeremy Ortiz became the first Lancer to record a hat-trick this season in the team's...
Lancers will try to rebound as they host the Ambush tonight
Published February 1, 2020
ROCHESTER, N.Y. (February 1, 2020) -- Two teams that dropped Major Arena Soccer League games on Friday nightwill get an opportunity to rebound a day later. The Rochester Lancers will host the St. Louis Ambush at the Dome Arena in Henrietta, N.Y. with a Saturday 7 p.m. kick off. The Ambush (6-8...
Blast pulls away in the third quarter to defeat the Lancers
Published January 31, 2020
HENRIETTA, N.Y. (Jan. 31, 2020) -- The Baltimore Blast spoiled the Rochester Lancers Wall of Fame night by recording a 9-1 victory in Major Arena Soccer League action at the Dome Arena on Friday night. Juan Pereira scored four goals and Tony Donatelli added three for the Blast (8-6). Defender...
There is one name missing from the Lancers Wall of Fame...
Published January 31, 2020
On Friday night, the Rochester Lancers will honor 20 special people who have made a difference in the indoor team. At halftime of the game against the Baltimore Blast, they will be inducted into the Lancers Wall of Fame at the Dome Arena in Henrietta, N.Y. There is one name missing from the Wa...
Wall of Fame Inductee: Dave DiPasquale
Published January 30, 2020
ROCHESTER, N.Y. -- Dave DiPasquale is living proof that you can change the course of your life and that life can begin again after 40. After running a business for the first act of his professional life, DiPasquale became a trainer later on and hasn't looked back. DiPasquale will be one of 20...
Wall of Fame Inductee: John Berardicurti
Published January 30, 2020
MAKING AN IMPACT: Wall of Famer Berardicurti has touched so many lives, levels of the game ROCHESTER, N.Y. -- You name it and John Berardicurti probably has been involved in that level of soccer in the Rochester area, whether it's as a player, coach and even as an equipment manager. That inclu...
Lancers return home to host Baltimore on Wall of Fame night on Friday
Published January 30, 2020
ROCHESTER, N.Y. (January 29, 2020) -- After two weekends on the road, the Rochester Lancers return home to play twice at the Dome Arena this weekend as they reach the midway point of the Major Arena Soccer League season. Rochester welcomes the Baltimore Blast on Friday night as they will induct t...
Wall of Fame Inductee: Jeff Calkins
Published January 29, 2020
ROCHESTER, N.Y. -- If you attend Rochester Lancers' games either at the Dome Arena or the Blue Cross Arena over the years, it was made possible by a hard-working staff at both venues. As it turns out there was one person outside the organization who has symbolized both arenas. That is Jeff Calkin...
Wall of Fame Inductee: Michael Lewis
Published January 29, 2020
NOT ON HIS RADAR: Wall of Famer Lewis didn't want to cover soccer or the Lancers, but the soccer gods had other ideas ROCHESTER, N.Y. -- Growing up as a sports-crazed sports fan on Long Island, Michael Lewis followed the local baseball, football, basketball and hockey teams religiously. Soccer...
Wall of Fame Inductee: Kyle Manscuk
Published January 29, 2020
A UNIQUE TEAM PHYSICIANS ASSISTANT: Lancers Wall of Famer Manscuk knows the mindset, psychology of soccer players ROCHESTER, N.Y. -- As the Rochester Lancers' team physician's assistant, Kyle Manscuk likely has an advantage over men and women in his profession who work with sports teams. That'...
Wall of Fame Inductee: Lyndsay Houghton
Published January 28, 2020
FROM THE VERY BEGINNING: Wall of Famer Houghton helped design the pamphlet for the Lancers' first press conference, among her other roles ROCHESTER, N.Y. -- Of all the people who will be inducted into the Rochester Lancers' indoor Wall of Fame on Friday, perhaps no one has been with the team long...