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2015 Rochester Rhinos season

The 2015 Rochester Rhinos season was the club's twentieth season. It was the Rhinos fifth-consecutive year in the third tier of American soccer, playing in the United Soccer League Eastern Conference. The Rhinos finished the regular season in first place, clinching the #1 seed and home field advantage in the 2015 USL Playoffs. The Rhinos won the USL Championship, the club's 5th overall, by defeating LA Galaxy II 2–1 after extra time.

Rochester Rhinos
2015 season
OwnerRob Clark
Head coachBob Lilley
StadiumSahlen's Stadium
USL1st, Eastern Conference
USL PlayoffsUSL Champions
U.S. Open CupFourth Round
Top goalscorerLeague: Christian Volesky (8)
All: Steevan Dos Santos (9)
Highest home attendance6,922
(July 26 vs. Charleston)
Lowest home attendance4,251
(July 8 vs. Montreal)
Average home league attendanceLeague: 5,599
All: 5,556
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Background edit

The Rhinos debuted a new commemorative logo to be used during the 2015 season celebrating the twentieth anniversary of the club's founding.

The Rhinos started the season on a record nineteen game undefeated streak, after finishing the prior season in 6th place.

Competitions edit

Friendlies edit

March 6, 2015 Preseason Rochester Rhinos 6 - 1 Niagara Purple Eagles North Chili, New York
6:00 PM ET Totsch  
Ugarte  
Samuels  
Rolfe  ,  
Volesky   80'		 Report Ferguson   Stadium: Roberts Wesleyan College
March 8, 2015 Preseason Rochester Rhinos 3 - 0 Buffalo Bulls North Chili, New York
Volesky   23'
Duba   40'
Tsoulakos   59'		 Report Stadium: Roberts Wesleyan College
March 13, 2015 Preseason Ottawa Fury FC 1 - 1 Rochester Rhinos Rochester, New York
DeBellis   25'
Haworth   75'		 Report Lanteri   20' Stadium: Sahlen's Stadium
March 15, 2015 Preseason Rochester Rhinos 0 - 0 Cornell Big Red Rochester, New York
3:00 PM ET Report Stadium: Sahlen's Stadium
March 20, 2015 Preseason Rochester Rhinos 4 - 0 Syracuse Orange Rochester, New York
2:30 PM ET Rolfe   2'
Ringhof   12'
Walls   35'
Duba   55'		 Report Stadium: Sahlen's Stadium
June 11, 2015 RCSD School Day Soccer Game Rochester Rhinos 3 - 0 FC Buffalo Rochester, New York
ET Samuels   8'
Ruggles   56'
Forbes   74'		 Report Stadium: Sahlen's Stadium
Attendance: 5,000+
Note: 80-minute match

USL edit

Further information: 2015 USL season
March 28, 2015 Match 1 New York Red Bulls II 0 - 0 Rochester Rhinos Harrison, NJ
2:00 PM ET Report Garzi   31'
Rolfe   42'
Ringhof   79'		 Stadium: Red Bull Arena
Attendance: 547
Referee: Ryan Dos Reis
April 4, 2015 Match 2 Pittsburgh Riverhounds 1 - 2 Rochester Rhinos Pittsburgh, PA
7:00 PM ET Arena   37'
Touloute   48'
Earls   67'		 Report McMahon   23'
Walls   27'
Volesky   45'
Dixon   50'
Silva   77'		 Stadium: Highmark Stadium
Attendance: 2,274
Referee: Vito Testa Jr.
April 11, 2015 Match 3 FC Montreal 0 - 3 Rochester Rhinos Montreal, Quebec
2:30 PM ET Dinkota   57'
Lajoie-Gravelle   60'
Zoue   63'
Charbonneau   88'		 Report Rolfe   6'
Mendoza   33'
Volesky   67', 69'
McMahon   87'		 Stadium: Saputo Stadium
Attendance: 258
April 16, 2015 Match 4 Louisville City FC 1 - 1 Rochester Rhinos Louisville, KY
7:30 PM ET West   20'
Guzman   34'		 Report Dixon   21'
Ruggles   40'		 Stadium: Louisville Slugger Field
Attendance: 4,772
Referee: Aaron Hernandez
April 18, 2015 Match 5 Saint Louis FC 0 - 1 Rochester Rhinos Fenton, MO
8:30 PM CT Gaul   37' Report Rolfe   77' Stadium: World Wide Technology Soccer Park
Attendance: 5,001
Referee: Cedric Adams
April 26, 2015 Match 6 Rochester Rhinos 2 - 0 New York Red Bulls II Rochester, NY
2:05 PM ET Obasi   9'
Dixon   39'
Garzi   83'		 Report Jean-Baptiste   78'
Etienne   89'		 Stadium: Sahlen's Stadium
Attendance: 6,184
Referee: Brandon Artis
May 2, 2015 Match 7 FC Montreal 1 - 2 Rochester Rhinos Montreal, Quebec
4:00 PM ET Gagnon   17'
Riggi   87'		 Report Walls   27'
Volesky   56', 63'
Ringhof   71'
Mendoza   76'		 Stadium: Saputo Stadium
Attendance: 330
May 9, 2015 Match 8 Rochester Rhinos 1 - 0 Toronto FC II Rochester, NY
7:05 PM ET Van De Casteele   58'
Duba   90'		 Report Edwards   49'
Babouli   87'   89'		 Stadium: Sahlen's Stadium
Attendance: 5,179
Referee: David Mon
May 16, 2015 Match 9 Wilmington Hammerheads 1 - 1 Rochester Rhinos Wilmington, NC
7:00 PM ET Rolfe   70'
Duba   90'		 Report Fairclough   90+' Stadium: Legion Stadium
Attendance: 2,781
Referee: Doug Hartemann
May 23, 2015 Match 10 Toronto FC II 0 - 0 Rochester Rhinos Toronto, Ontario
12:00 PM ET Report Garzi   69' Stadium: BMO Field
Attendance: 986
May 30, 2015 Match 11 Rochester Rhinos 1 - 0 FC Montreal Rochester, NY
7:05 PM ET Volesky   8'
Duba   9'		 Report Alessandro   34'
Hocine   37'
Morelli   46'
Ndiaye   88'		 Stadium: Sahlen's Stadium
Attendance: 4,487
Referee: Vito Testa, Jr.
June 13, 2015 Match 12 Rochester Rhinos 2 - 0 Louisville City FC Rochester, NY
7:05 PM ET Walls   24'
Forbes   44'
Duba   68'		 Report Rivera   62' Stadium: Sahlen's Stadium
Attendance: 6,896
Referee: Jaroslav Werel
June 19, 2015 Match 13 Harrisburg City Islanders 1 - 1 Rochester Rhinos Harrisburg, PA
7:30 PM ET Plumhoff   44' Report Ringhof   56'
Volesky   87'		 Stadium: Skyline Sports Complex
Attendance: 3,024
Referee: Mark Treilman
June 27, 2015 Match 14 Rochester Rhinos 1 - 0 Pittsburgh Riverhounds Rochester, NY
7:05 PM ET Walls   79' Report Hunt   53'
Earls   82'
Arena   90'
Hunt   90'		 Stadium: Sahlen's Stadium
Attendance: 6,704
Referee: Jamie Herrera
July 3, 2015 Match 15 Charleston Battery 0 - 0 Rochester Rhinos Charleston, SC
7:30 PM ET van Schaik   57' Report Garzi   30'
McMahon   35'
Rudy   84'
Volesky   86'		 Stadium: Blackbaud Stadium
Attendance: 3,448
Referee: Aleksander Zhelyazk
July 8, 2015 Match 16 Rochester Rhinos 2 - 1 FC Montreal Rochester, NY
7:05 PM ET Rolfe   15'
Rudy   29'
Volesky   32'
Rudy   64'		 Report Paulmin   14'
Messoudi   56'
Gravelle   85'		 Stadium: Sahlen's Stadium
Attendance: 4,251
Referee: Ernie Constantine
July 11, 2015 Match 17 Toronto FC II 0 - 2 Rochester Rhinos Vaughan, Ontario
2:00 PM ET Report Duba   55'
Mendoza   57'
Duba   63'
Volesky   90'		 Stadium: Ontario Soccer Centre
Attendance: 565
Referee: Alexis Vaughan
July 18, 2015 Match 18 Rochester Rhinos 0 - 0 Charlotte Independence Rochester, NY
7:05 PM ET Garzi   68' Summary Martínez   2'
DelPiccolo   34'		 Stadium: Sahlen's Stadium
Attendance: 5,189
Referee:   David Mon
July 26, 2015 Match 19 Rochester Rhinos 1 - 0 Charleston Battery Rochester, NY
4:05 PM ET Steevan Dos Santos   9'
Van De Casteele   32'		 Summary Garbanzo   24'
Ferguson   90'		 Stadium: Sahlen's Stadium
Attendance: 6,922
Referee:   Charles Murphy
August 1, 2015 Match 20 Charlotte Independence 4 - 1 Rochester Rhinos Charlotte, NC
7:00 PM ET Mike Garzi   25'
Grant Van De Casteele   32'
Pat McMahon   39'
Tony Walls   56'
Christian Volesky   59'		 [1]   27'   34' Alex Martínez
  38' Tomasz Zahorski
  51' Enzo Martínez
  61' (pen.)   66' Caros Alvarez		 Stadium: Ramblewood Soccer Complex
Attendance: 2,145
Referee: Neil Barbulescu
August 9, 2015 Match 21 Rochester Rhinos 1 - 1 Richmond Kickers Rochester, NY
5:05 PM ET Kenardo Forbes   50' [2]   37'   53' Jared Jeffrey
  42' William Yomby
  50' Travis Worra
  67' Fred Owusu Sekyere		 Stadium: Sahlen's Stadium
Attendance: 5,234
Referee: Vito Testa, Jr.
August 15, 2015 Match 22 Rochester Rhinos 2 - 1 Wilmington Hammerheads Rochester, NY
7:05 PM ET Mendoza   37'
Forbes   26'
Apostolopoulos   33'
Van de Casteele   81'		 [3] Moose   59'
Cole   60'
Ackley   82'
Heaney  89'		 Stadium: Sahlen's Stadium
Attendance: 4,842
Referee: Tori Penso
August 22, 2015 Match 23 Rochester Rhinos 4 - 0 Harrisburg City Islanders Rochester, NY
7:05 PM ET Walls   16'
Mendoza   19'
Duba   67'
Duba   71'
Samuels   86'		 [4] Leverock   48'
Ekra   55'
Noble   60'		 Stadium: Sahlen's Stadium
Attendance: 6,272
Referee: David Mon
August 30, 2015 Match 24 Rochester Rhinos 2 - 0 Saint Louis FC Rochester, NY
4:05 PM ET Rolfe   4'
Walls   35'		 [5] Roberts   30' Stadium: Sahlen's Stadium
Attendance: 5,532
Referee: Jamie Herrera
September 5, 2015 Match 25 Richmond Kickers 0 - 0 Rochester Rhinos Richmond, VA
7:00 PM ET Callahan   36'
Robinson   44'
Martin   78'		 [6] McMahon   69' Stadium: City Stadium
Attendance: 3,411
Referee: Neil Barbulescu
September 16, 2015 Match 26 Pittsburgh Riverhounds 1 - 1 Rochester Rhinos Pittsburgh, PA
7:00 PM ET Hunt   51'
Moloto   69'		 [7] Volesky   83' Stadium: Highmark Stadium
Attendance: 2,499
Referee: Guido Gonzalez Jr
September 19, 2015 Match 27 Rochester Rhinos 3 - 2 New York Red Bulls II Rochester, NY
7:05 PM ET Rolfe  3'
Rolfe  9'
McMahon   31'
Mulgrew   53'
Garzi   60'
Mendoza   88'
Mendoza   90'		 [8] Obekop  35'
Plewa   38'
Williams   44'
Bonomo   90'		 Stadium: Sahlen's Stadium
Attendance: 4,672
Referee: David Mon
September 24, 2015 Match 28 Rochester Rhinos 2 - 0 Toronto FC II Rochester, NY
7:05 PM ET Rolfe   69'
Samuels   85'		 [9] Stadium: Sahlen's Stadium
Attendance: 5,612
Referee: Jaroslaw Werel

Standings (Eastern Conference) edit

Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Rochester Rhinos (C, X) 28 17 10 1 40 15 +25 61 Conference semi-finals
2 Louisville City FC 28 14 6 8 55 34 +21 48
3 Charleston Battery 28 12 10 6 43 28 +15 46 First round
4 New York Red Bulls II 28 12 6 10 46 45 +1 42
5 Pittsburgh Riverhounds 28 11 8 9 53 42 +11 41
6 Richmond Kickers 28 10 11 7 41 35 +6 41
7 Charlotte Independence 28 10 10 8 38 35 +3 40
8 Harrisburg City Islanders 28 11 6 11 49 53 −4 39
9 Saint Louis FC 28 8 9 11 30 40 −10 33
10 FC Montreal 28 8 4 16 32 46 −14 28
11 Toronto FC II 28 6 5 17 26 52 −26 23
12 Wilmington Hammerheads 28 3 10 15 22 42 −20 19
Source: 2015 USL schedule
Rules for classification: 1) head-to-head; 2) total wins; 3) total goal differential; 4) total goals scored; 5) disciplinary points; 6) away goals scored; 7) away goal differential; 8) home goals scored; 9) home goal differential; 10) coin toss or drawing of lots
(C) Champions; (X) Regular Season League Champion

Results summary edit

Overall Home Away
Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts W D L GF GA GD W D L GF GA GD
28 17 10 1 39 15  +24 61 12 2 0 24 5  +19 5 8 1 15 10  +5

Last updated: October 6, 2015.
Source: USL

Results by matchday edit

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Updated to match(es) played on October 6, 2015. Source: USL
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

USL Playoffs edit

Main article: 2015 USL Playoffs § Bracket
 
First roundConference SemifinalsConference FinalsUSL Championship
 
              
 
 
 
 
October 3
 
 
#1 Rochester Rhinos2
 
September 26
 
#4 New York Red Bulls II0
 
#4 New York Red Bulls II (a.e.t.)4
 
October 10
 
#5 Pittsburgh Riverhounds2
 
#1 Rochester Rhinos1
 
September 26
 
#2 Louisville City FC0
 
#3 Charleston Battery (a.e.t.)2
 
October 3
 
#6 Richmond Kickers1
 
#2 Louisville City FC (a.e.t.)2
 
 
#3 Charleston Battery0
 
 
October 16
 
 
#1 Rochester Rhinos (a.e.t.)2
 
 
#5 LA Galaxy II1
 
 
October 3
 
 
#1 Orange County Blues FC0
 
September 26
 
#5 LA Galaxy II2
 
#4 Sacramento Republic FC0
 
October 11
 
#5 LA Galaxy II1
 
#5 LA Galaxy II2
 
September 25
 
#2 Oklahoma City Energy FC1
 
#3 Colorado Springs Switchbacks FC2
 
October 4
 
#6 Seattle Sounders FC 20
 
#2 Oklahoma City Energy FC (p)2 (4)
 
 
#3 Colorado Springs Switchbacks FC2 (3)
 
 
 
 

Playoff Results edit

October 3, 2015 (2015-10-03) Conference Semi-finals Rochester Rhinos 2–0 New York Red Bulls II Rochester, New York
7:05 pm EDT Dos Santos   48'
Obasi   63'
Dos Santos   69'
Van De Casteele   77'		 Report
Report		 Plewa   22' Stadium: Sahlen's Stadium
Attendance: 6,378
Referee: Greg Dopka
October 10, 2015 (2015-10-10) Conference finals Rochester Rhinos 1 - 0 Louisville City FC Rochester, New York
7:05 pm EDT Apostolopolous   23'
McMahon   29'
Forbes   49'
Walls   60'
Dixon   74'
Duba   83'		 Report Quinn   49' Stadium: Sahlen's Stadium
Attendance: 5,561
Referee: Matthew Kreutzer
October 16, 2015 (2015-10-16) Championship Rochester Rhinos 2–1 (a.e.t.) LA Galaxy II Rochester, New York
7:30 pm EDT Bourdeau   58'
Forbes   81'
Samuels   90+'
Samuels   113'		 Walker   45'
Lassiter   65'
Maganto   85'		 Stadium: Sahlen's Stadium
Attendance: 5,247
Referee: Nima Saghafi

Championship Game MVP: Asani Samuels

U.S. Open Cup edit

Further information: 2015 U.S. Open Cup
May 20, 2015 Second round Rochester Rhinos   1–0   GBFC Thunder Rochester, New York
7:05 PM ET Forbes   39' Report Stadium: Sahlen's Stadium
May 27, 2015 Third Round Harrisburg City Islanders   1 - 3   Rochester Rhinos Harrisburg, Pennsylvania
7:00 PM ET Barril   8'
Cruz   57'
Tribbett   68'
DiPrima   75'
Jankouskas   106'		 Report Duba   15'   38'
Ringhof   98'
Forbes   107'
Samuels   115', 120',   119'
Walls   119'		 Stadium: Skyline Sports Complex
June 16, 2015 Fourth Round Philadelphia Union   0–0 (a.e.t.)
(3–1 p)		   Rochester Rhinos Chester, Pennsylvania
7:30 PM ET Pfeffer   104' Report
Box Score		 Totsch   80'
McMahon   90'
Walls   98'
Volesky   103'		 Stadium: PPL Park
Penalties
Edu  
Nogueira  
Sapong  
Maidana  		 Mendoza  
Apostolopoulos  
Walls  
Volesky  

Statistics edit

Appearances and goals edit

No. Pos Nat Player Total Regular Season Playoffs U.S. Open Cup
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals

Top scorers edit

Position Nation Number Name USL Pro U.S. Open Cup Total

Disciplinary record edit

Position Nation Number Name USL Pro U.S. Open Cup Preseason Total (USSF Total)
               
TOTALS — — — — — — — —

Roster edit

as of April 28, 2015 [1]

No. Position Player Nation
1 GK Adam Grinwis   United States
2 MF Marcos Ugarte   United States
3 MF Alex Dixon   United States
4 DF Sean Totsch   United States
5 DF Vassilios Apostolopoulos   Greece
6 MF Christian Silva   United States
7 DF Onua Thomas Obasi   England
8 FW Christian Volesky   United States
9 FW Colin Rolfe   United States
10 FW Steevan Humberto Fortes dos Santos   Cape Verde
11 MF Jonny Mendoza   United States
12 FW Asani Samuels   Jamaica
13 MF Mike Garzi   United States
15 DF Pat McMahon   United States
16 MF Drew Ruggles   United States
18 DF Grant Van De Casteele   United States
20 DF Tony Walls   United States
21 MF Kenardo Forbes   Jamaica
22 DF Julian Ringhof   Germany
27 GK Sean Murdoch   Scotland
29 MF Tyler Rudy   United States
33 GK Brandon Miller   United States
92 FW Timi Mulgrew   United States

Technical Staff edit

as of May 30, 2015[2]

Position Name
Head coach   Bob Lilley
Assistant coach   Georgios Kyriazis
Goalkeeping coach   Gavin McInerny
Head Trainer   Doug Graham

Transfers edit

In edit

Out edit

Loan in edit

Loan out edit

See also edit

References edit

  1. ^ "Rochester Rhinos Team Roster". Archived from the original on August 22, 2011. Retrieved April 28, 2015.
  2. ^ "Rochester Rhinos Coaching Staff". Archived from the original on April 5, 2012. Retrieved May 30, 2015.
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