2015 Rochester Rhinos season

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Rochester Rhinos
2015 season
OwnerRob Clark
Head coach Bob Lilley
Stadium Sahlen's Stadium
USL 1st, Eastern Conference
USL PlayoffsUSL Champions
U.S. Open Cup Fourth 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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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.

Contents

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

USL

March 28, 2015Match 1 New York Red Bulls II 0 - 0 Rochester Rhinos Harrison, NJ
2:00 PM ET Report Garzi Yellow card.svg 31'
Rolfe Yellow card.svg 42'
Ringhof Yellow card.svg 79'		Stadium: Red Bull Arena
Attendance: 547
Referee: Ryan Dos Reis
April 4, 2015Match 2 Pittsburgh Riverhounds 1 - 2 Rochester Rhinos Pittsburgh, PA
7:00 PM ET Arena Yellow card.svg 37'
Touloute Soccerball shade.svg48'
Earls Yellow card.svg 67'		 Report McMahon Yellow card.svg 23'
Walls Soccerball shade.svg27'
Volesky Yellow card.svg 45'
Dixon Soccerball shade.svg50'
Silva Yellow card.svg 77'		Stadium: Highmark Stadium
Attendance: 2,274
Referee: Vito Testa Jr.
April 11, 2015Match 3 FC Montreal 0 - 3 Rochester Rhinos Montreal, Quebec
2:30 PM ET Dinkota Yellow card.svg 57'
Lajoie-Gravelle Yellow card.svg 60'
Zoue Red card.svg 63'
Charbonneau Yellow card.svg 88'		 Report Rolfe Yellow card.svg 6'
Mendoza Soccerball shade.svg33'
Volesky Soccerball shade.svg67', 69'
McMahon Yellow card.svg 87'		Stadium: Saputo Stadium
Attendance: 258
April 16, 2015Match 4 Louisville City FC 1 - 1 Rochester Rhinos Louisville, KY
7:30 PM ET West Yellow card.svg 20'
Guzman Soccerball shade.svg34'		 Report Dixon Soccerball shade.svg21'
Ruggles Yellow card.svg 40'		Stadium: Louisville Slugger Field
Attendance: 4,772
Referee: Aaron Hernandez
April 18, 2015Match 5 Saint Louis FC 0 - 1 Rochester Rhinos Fenton, MO
8:30 PM CT Gaul Yellow card.svg 37' Report Rolfe Soccerball shade.svg77'Stadium: World Wide Technology Soccer Park
Attendance: 5,001
Referee: Cedric Adams
April 26, 2015Match 6 Rochester Rhinos 2 - 0 New York Red Bulls II Rochester, NY
2:05 PM ET Obasi Yellow card.svg 9'
Dixon Soccerball shade.svg39'
Garzi Yellow card.svg 83'		 Report Jean-Baptiste Yellow card.svg 78'
Etienne Yellow card.svg 89'		Stadium: Sahlen's Stadium
Attendance: 6,184
Referee: Brandon Artis
May 2, 2015Match 7 FC Montreal 1 - 2 Rochester Rhinos Montreal, Quebec
4:00 PM ET Gagnon Yellow card.svg 17'
Riggi Soccerball shade.svg87'		 Report Walls Yellow card.svg 27'
Volesky Soccerball shade.svg56', 63'
Ringhof Yellow card.svg 71'
Mendoza Yellow card.svg 76'		Stadium: Saputo Stadium
Attendance: 330
May 9, 2015Match 8 Rochester Rhinos 1 - 0 Toronto FC II Rochester, NY
7:05 PM ET Van De Casteele Yellow card.svg 58'
Duba Soccerball shade.svg90'		 Report Edwards Yellow card.svg 49'
Babouli Yellow card.svg 87' Yellow-red card.svg 89'		Stadium: Sahlen's Stadium
Attendance: 5,179
Referee: David Mon
May 16, 2015Match 9 Wilmington Hammerheads 1 - 1 Rochester Rhinos Wilmington, NC
7:00 PM ET Rolfe Yellow card.svg 70'
Duba Soccerball shade.svg90'		 Report Fairclough Soccerball shade.svg90+'Stadium: Legion Stadium
Attendance: 2,781
Referee: Doug Hartemann
May 23, 2015Match 10 Toronto FC II 0 - 0 Rochester Rhinos Toronto, Ontario
12:00 PM ET Report Garzi Yellow card.svg 69'Stadium: BMO Field
Attendance: 986
May 30, 2015Match 11 Rochester Rhinos 1 - 0 FC Montreal Rochester, NY
7:05 PM ET Volesky Yellow card.svg 8'
Duba Soccerball shade.svg9'		 Report Alessandro Yellow card.svg 34'
Hocine Yellow card.svg 37'
Morelli Red card.svg 46'
Ndiaye Yellow card.svg 88'		Stadium: Sahlen's Stadium
Attendance: 4,487
Referee: Vito Testa, Jr.
June 13, 2015Match 12 Rochester Rhinos 2 - 0 Louisville City FC Rochester, NY
7:05 PM ET Walls Yellow card.svg 24'
Forbes Soccerball shade.svg44'
Duba Soccerball shade.svg68'		 Report Rivera Yellow card.svg 62'Stadium: Sahlen's Stadium
Attendance: 6,896
Referee: Jaroslav Werel
June 19, 2015Match 13 Harrisburg City Islanders 1 - 1 Rochester Rhinos Harrisburg, PA
7:30 PM ET Plumhoff Soccerball shade.svg44' Report Ringhof Yellow card.svg 56'
Volesky Soccerball shade.svg87'		Stadium: Skyline Sports Complex
Attendance: 3,024
Referee: Mark Treilman
June 27, 2015Match 14 Rochester Rhinos 1 - 0 Pittsburgh Riverhounds Rochester, NY
7:05 PM ET Walls Soccerball shade.svg79' Report Hunt Yellow card.svg 53'
Earls Yellow card.svg 82'
Arena Yellow card.svg 90'
Hunt Red card.svg 90'		Stadium: Sahlen's Stadium
Attendance: 6,704
Referee: Jamie Herrera
July 3, 2015Match 15 Charleston Battery 0 - 0 Rochester Rhinos Charleston, SC
7:30 PM ET van Schaik Yellow card.svg 57' Report Garzi Yellow card.svg 30'
McMahon Yellow card.svg 35'
Rudy Yellow card.svg 84'
Volesky Yellow card.svg 86'		Stadium: Blackbaud Stadium
Attendance: 3,448
Referee: Aleksander Zhelyazk
July 8, 2015Match 16 Rochester Rhinos 2 - 1 FC Montreal Rochester, NY
7:05 PM ET Rolfe Soccerball shade.svg15'
Rudy Yellow card.svg 29'
Volesky Soccerball shade.svg32'
Rudy Red card.svg 64'		 Report Paulmin Yellow card.svg 14'
Messoudi Yellow card.svg 56'
Gravelle Soccerball shade.svg85'		Stadium: Sahlen's Stadium
Attendance: 4,251
Referee: Ernie Constantine
July 11, 2015Match 17 Toronto FC II 0 - 2 Rochester Rhinos Vaughan, Ontario
2:00 PM ET Report Duba Soccerball shade.svg55'
Mendoza Soccerball shade.svg57'
Duba Yellow card.svg 63'
Volesky Yellow card.svg 90'		Stadium: Ontario Soccer Centre
Attendance: 565
Referee: Alexis Vaughan
July 18, 2015Match 18 Rochester Rhinos 0 - 0 Charlotte Independence Rochester, NY
7:05 PM ET Garzi Yellow card.svg 68' Summary Martínez Yellow card.svg 2'
DelPiccolo Yellow card.svg 34'		Stadium: Sahlen's Stadium
Attendance: 5,189
Referee: Flag of the United States.svg David Mon
July 26, 2015Match 19 Rochester Rhinos 1 - 0 Charleston Battery Rochester, NY
4:05 PM ET Steevan Dos Santos Soccerball shade.svg9'
Van De Casteele Yellow card.svg 32'		 Summary Garbanzo Yellow card.svg 24'
Ferguson Yellow card.svg 90'		Stadium: Sahlen's Stadium
Attendance: 6,922
Referee: Flag of the United States.svg Charles Murphy
August 1, 2015Match 20 Charlotte Independence 4 - 1 Rochester Rhinos Charlotte, NC
7:00 PM ET Mike Garzi Yellow card.svg 25'
Grant Van De Casteele Soccerball shade.svg32'
Pat McMahon Yellow card.svg 39'
Tony Walls Yellow card.svg 56'
Christian Volesky Soccerball shade.svg59'		 Yellow card.svg 27'Soccerball shade.svg34' Alex Martínez
Soccerball shade.svg38' Tomasz Zahorski
Soccerball shade.svg51' Enzo Martínez
Soccerball shade.svg61' (pen.)Yellow card.svg 66' Caros Alvarez		Stadium: Ramblewood Soccer Complex
Attendance: 2,145
Referee: Neil Barbulescu
August 9, 2015Match 21 Rochester Rhinos 1 - 1 Richmond Kickers Rochester, NY
5:05 PM ET Kenardo Forbes Soccerball shade.svg50' Yellow card.svg 37'Soccerball shade.svg53' Jared Jeffrey
Yellow card.svg 42' William Yomby
Yellow card.svg 50' Travis Worra
Yellow card.svg 67' Fred Owusu Sekyere 		Stadium: Sahlen's Stadium
Attendance: 5,234
Referee: Vito Testa, Jr.
August 15, 2015Match 22 Rochester Rhinos 2 - 1 Wilmington Hammerheads Rochester, NY
7:05 PM ET Mendoza Yellow card.svg 37'
Forbes Soccerball shade.svg26'
Apostolopoulos Yellow card.svg 33'
Van de Casteele Soccerball shade.svg81'		 Moose Soccerball shade.svg59'
Cole Yellow card.svg 60'
Ackley Yellow card.svg 82'
Heaney Yellow card.svg 89'		Stadium: Sahlen's Stadium
Attendance: 4,842
Referee: Tori Penso
August 22, 2015Match 23 Rochester Rhinos 4 - 0 Harrisburg City Islanders Rochester, NY
7:05 PM ET Walls Soccerball shade.svg16'
Mendoza Yellow card.svg 19'
Duba Soccerball shade.svg67'
Duba Soccerball shade.svg71'
Samuels Soccerball shade.svg86'		 Leverock Yellow card.svg 48'
Ekra Yellow card.svg 55'
Noble Yellow card.svg 60'		Stadium: Sahlen's Stadium
Attendance: 6,272
Referee: David Mon
August 30, 2015Match 24 Rochester Rhinos 2 - 0 Saint Louis FC Rochester, NY
4:05 PM ET Rolfe Soccerball shade.svg4'
Walls Soccerball shade.svg35'		 Roberts Yellow card.svg 30'Stadium: Sahlen's Stadium
Attendance: 5,532
Referee: Jamie Herrera
September 5, 2015Match 25 Richmond Kickers 0 - 0 Rochester Rhinos Richmond, VA
7:00 PM ET Callahan Yellow card.svg 36'
Robinson Yellow card.svg 44'
Martin Yellow card.svg 78'		 McMahon Yellow card.svg 69'Stadium: City Stadium
Attendance: 3,411
Referee: Neil Barbulescu
September 16, 2015Match 26 Pittsburgh Riverhounds 1 - 1 Rochester Rhinos Pittsburgh, PA
7:00 PM ET Hunt Yellow card.svg 51'
Moloto Soccerball shade.svg69'		 Volesky Soccerball shade.svg83'Stadium: Highmark Stadium
Attendance: 2,499
Referee: Guido Gonzalez Jr
September 19, 2015Match 27 Rochester Rhinos 3 - 2 New York Red Bulls II Rochester, NY
7:05 PM ET Rolfe Soccerball shade.svg3'
Rolfe Soccerball shade.svg9'
McMahon Yellow card.svg 31'
Mulgrew Yellow card.svg 53'
Garzi Red card.svg 60'
Mendoza Yellow card.svg 88'
Mendoza Soccerball shade.svg90'		 Obekop Soccerball shade.svg35'
Plewa Yellow card.svg 38'
Williams Yellow card.svg 44'
Bonomo Soccerball shade.svg90'		Stadium: Sahlen's Stadium
Attendance: 4,672
Referee: David Mon
September 24, 2015Match 28 Rochester Rhinos 2 - 0 Toronto FC II Rochester, NY
7:05 PM ET Rolfe Soccerball shade.svg69'
Samuels Soccerball shade.svg85'		 Stadium: Sahlen's Stadium
Attendance: 5,612
Referee: Jaroslaw Werel

Standings (Eastern Conference)

PosTeam
PldWDLGFGAGDPtsQualification
1 Rochester Rhinos (C, X)28171014015+2561 Conference semi-finals
2 Louisville City FC 2814685534+2148
3 Charleston Battery 28121064328+1546 First round
4 New York Red Bulls II 28126104645+142
5 Pittsburgh Riverhounds 2811895342+1141
6 Richmond Kickers 28101174135+641
7 Charlotte Independence 28101083835+340
8 Harrisburg City Islanders 28116114953−439
9 Saint Louis FC 2889113040−1033
10 FC Montreal 2884163246−1428
11 Toronto FC II 2865172652−2623
12 Wilmington Hammerheads 28310152242−2019
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

OverallHomeAway
PldWDLGFGAGDPtsWDLGFGAGDWDLGFGAGD
28171013915 +24611220245 +195811510 +5

Last updated: October 6, 2015.
Source: USL

Results by matchday

Matchday12345678910111213141516171819202122232425262728
StadiumAAAAAHAHAAHHAHAHAHHAHHHHAHAH
ResultDWWDWWWWDDWWDWDWWDWLDWWWDDWW
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 SemifinalsConference FinalsUSL Championship
 
              
 
 
 
 
October 3
 
 
#1 Rochester Rhinos 2
 
September 26
 
#4 New York Red Bulls II 0
 
#4 New York Red Bulls II (a.e.t.)4
 
October 10
 
#5 Pittsburgh Riverhounds 2
 
#1 Rochester Rhinos 1
 
September 26
 
#2 Louisville City FC 0
 
#3 Charleston Battery (a.e.t.)2
 
October 3
 
#6 Richmond Kickers 1
 
#2 Louisville City FC (a.e.t.)2
 
 
#3 Charleston Battery 0
 
 
October 16
 
 
#1 Rochester Rhinos (a.e.t.)2
 
 
#5 LA Galaxy II 1
 
 
October 3
 
 
#1 Orange County Blues FC 0
 
September 26
 
#5 LA Galaxy II 2
 
#4 Sacramento Republic FC 0
 
October 11
 
#5 LA Galaxy II 1
 
#5 LA Galaxy II 2
 
September 25
 
#2 Oklahoma City Energy FC 1
 
#3 Colorado Springs Switchbacks FC 2
 
October 4
 
#6 Seattle Sounders FC 2 0
 
#2 Oklahoma City Energy FC (p)2 (4)
 
 
#3 Colorado Springs Switchbacks FC 2 (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 Soccerball shade.svg48'
Obasi Yellow card.svg 63'
Dos Santos Soccerball shade.svg69'
Van De Casteele Yellow card.svg 77'		 Report
Report 		Plewa Red card.svg 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 Soccerball shade.svg23'
McMahon Yellow card.svg 29'
Forbes Yellow card.svg 49'
Walls Yellow card.svg 60'
Dixon Yellow card.svg 74'
Duba Red card.svg 83'		 Report Quinn Yellow card.svg 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 Yellow card.svg 58'
Forbes Yellow card.svg 81'
Samuels Soccerball shade.svg90+'
Samuels Soccerball shade.svg113'		 Walker Yellow card.svg 45'
Lassiter Soccerball shade.svg65'
Maganto Yellow card.svg 85'		Stadium: Sahlen's Stadium
Attendance: 5,247
Referee: Nima Saghafi

Championship Game MVP: Asani Samuels

U.S. Open Cup

Statistics

Appearances and goals

No.PosNatPlayerTotal Regular Season Playoffs U.S. Open Cup
AppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals

Top scorers

PositionNationNumberNameUSL ProU.S. Open CupTotal

Disciplinary record

PositionNationNumberNameUSL ProU.S. Open CupPlayoffsTotal (USSF Total)
Yellow card.svgRed card.svgYellow card.svgRed card.svgYellow card.svgRed card.svgYellow card.svgRed card.svg
TOTALS412——81——

Roster

as of April 28, 2015 [1]

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

Technical Staff

as of May 30, 2015 [2]

PositionName
Head coach Flag of the United States.svg Bob Lilley
Assistant coach Flag of Greece.svg Georgios Kyriazis
Goalkeeping coach Flag of Ireland.svg Gavin McInerny
Head Trainer Flag of the United States.svg 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 April 5, 2012. Retrieved May 30, 2015.
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