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

Background

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

Friendlies

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

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
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'
 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'  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'
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'
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'
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'
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'
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'
Obekop 35'
Plewa  38'
Williams  44'
Bonomo  90'
Stadium: Sahlen's Stadium
Attendance: 4,672
Referee: David Mon
September 12, 2015 Match 28 Rochester Rhinos 2 - 0 Toronto FC II Rochester, NY
7:05 PM ET Rolfe  69'
Samuels  85'
Stadium: Sahlen's Stadium
Attendance: 5,612
Referee: Jaroslaw Werel

Standings (Eastern Conference)

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) Champion; (X) Regular Season League Champion.

Results Summary

OverallHomeAway
PldWDLGFGAGDPtsWDLGFGAGDWDLGFGAGD
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

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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

 
First RoundConference Semi-FinalsConference 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 (pen.)2 (4)
 
 
#3 Colorado Springs Switchbacks FC2 (3)
 
 
 
 

Playoff Results

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: 5,564
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
Referee: Nima Saghafi

Championship Game MVP: Asani Samuels

U.S. Open Cup

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

Statistics

Appearances and goals

No. Pos Nat Player TotalRegular SeasonPlayoffsU.S. Open Cup
AppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals

Top scorers

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

Disciplinary record

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

Roster

as of April 28, 2015 [1]

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

Technical Staff

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

See also

References

  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 2012-04-05. Retrieved May 30, 2015.
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