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
March 6, 2015 PreseasonRochester Rhinos6 - 1Niagara Purple EaglesNorth Chili, New York
6:00 PM ET Totsch
Ugarte
Samuels
Rolfe ,
Volesky  80'		 Report Ferguson Stadium: Roberts Wesleyan College
March 8, 2015 PreseasonRochester Rhinos3 - 0Buffalo BullsNorth Chili, New York
Volesky  23'
Duba  40'
Tsoulakos  59'		 Report Stadium: Roberts Wesleyan College
March 13, 2015 PreseasonOttawa Fury FC1 - 1Rochester RhinosRochester, New York
DeBellis  25'
Haworth  75'		 Report Lanteri  20' Stadium: Sahlen's Stadium
March 15, 2015 PreseasonRochester Rhinos0 - 0Cornell Big RedRochester, New York
3:00 PM ET Report Stadium: Sahlen's Stadium
March 20, 2015 PreseasonRochester Rhinos4 - 0Syracuse OrangeRochester, 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 GameRochester Rhinos3 - 0FC BuffaloRochester, New York
ET Samuels  8'
Ruggles  56'
Forbes  74'		 Report Stadium: Sahlen's Stadium
Attendance: 5,000+
Note: 80-minute match

USL
Further information: 2015 USL season
March 28, 2015 Match 1New York Red Bulls II0 - 0Rochester RhinosHarrison, 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 2Pittsburgh Riverhounds1 - 2Rochester RhinosPittsburgh, 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 3FC Montreal0 - 3Rochester RhinosMontreal, 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 4Louisville City FC1 - 1Rochester RhinosLouisville, 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 5Saint Louis FC0 - 1Rochester RhinosFenton, 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 6Rochester Rhinos2 - 0New York Red Bulls IIRochester, 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 7FC Montreal1 - 2Rochester RhinosMontreal, 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 8Rochester Rhinos1 - 0Toronto FC IIRochester, 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 9Wilmington Hammerheads1 - 1Rochester RhinosWilmington, 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 10Toronto FC II0 - 0Rochester RhinosToronto, Ontario
12:00 PM ET Report Garzi  69' Stadium: BMO Field
May 30, 2015 Match 11Rochester Rhinos1 - 0FC MontrealRochester, 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 12Rochester Rhinos2 - 0Louisville City FCRochester, 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 13Harrisburg City Islanders1 - 1Rochester RhinosHarrisburg, 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 14Rochester Rhinos1 - 0Pittsburgh RiverhoundsRochester, 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 15Charleston Battery0 - 0Rochester RhinosCharleston, 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 16Rochester Rhinos2 - 1FC MontrealRochester, 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 17Toronto FC II0 - 2Rochester RhinosVaughan, 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 18Rochester Rhinos0 - 0Charlotte IndependenceRochester, 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 19Rochester Rhinos1 - 0Charleston BatteryRochester, 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 20Charlotte Independence4 - 1Rochester RhinosCharlotte, 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 21Rochester Rhinos1 - 1Richmond KickersRochester, 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 22Rochester Rhinos2 - 1Wilmington HammerheadsRochester, 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 23Rochester Rhinos4 - 0Harrisburg City IslandersRochester, 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 24Rochester Rhinos2 - 0Saint Louis FCRochester, 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 25Richmond Kickers0 - 0Rochester RhinosRichmond, 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 26Pittsburgh Riverhounds1 - 1Rochester RhinosPittsburgh, 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 27Rochester Rhinos3 - 2New York Red Bulls IIRochester, 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 28Rochester Rhinos2 - 0Toronto FC IIRochester, 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
Main article: 2015 USL Playoffs § Bracket
 
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-finalsRochester Rhinos2–0New York Red Bulls IIRochester, 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 FinalsRochester Rhinos1 - 0Louisville City FCRochester, 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) ChampionshipRochester Rhinos2–1 (a.e.t.)LA Galaxy IIRochester, 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
Further information: 2015 U.S. Open Cup
May 20, 2015 Second RoundRochester Rhinos 1–0 GBFC ThunderRochester, New York
7:05 PM ET Forbes  39' Report Stadium: Sahlen's Stadium
May 27, 2015 Third RoundHarrisburg City Islanders 1 - 3 Rochester RhinosHarrisburg, 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 RoundPhiladelphia Union 0–0 (a.e.t.)
(3–1 p)		 Rochester RhinosChester, 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

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

In

Out

Loan In

Loan Out

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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