By KEVIN OKLOBZIJA When you compare the 2017 season with the the current campaign for the Rochester Lady Lancers, the first word that comes to mind is success. The Lady Lancers didn't win a game last summer, going 0-9-1. They were outscored 35-10. This year, with one game remaining, Rochester is 4-3-2 and 14 points. That's called a big-time turnaround. Yet late … [Read more...] about Lady Lancers ’18 turnaround is ‘satisfying,’ but loss sure stings
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Playoff push begins Saturday for Lady Lancers
By KEVIN OKLOBZIJA The playoffs for United Women's Soccer don't start for another two weeks, but for the Rochester Lady Lancers, they essentially begin Saturday. "You could say that, that's for sure," Lady Lancers coach Sal Galvano said Thursday night after a training session for the team. In first place heading into last week, the Lady Lancers find themselves in third … [Read more...] about Playoff push begins Saturday for Lady Lancers
Despite possession domination, Lady Lancers fall to Flash
By KEVIN OKLOBZIJA The roll was fun while it lasted for the Rochester Lady Lancers. Now the real work begins. Between June 9 and June 17, they rattled off three consecutive victories and vaulted to first place in the East Conference of United Women's Soccer. But unless you keep winning, unless you keep playing well and taking advantage of opportunities, first place can … [Read more...] about Despite possession domination, Lady Lancers fall to Flash
Mercy’s Rizzo intends to help Lady Lancers now, the country in the future
By KEVIN OKLOBZIJA For now, Dori Rizzo is quite happy to be helping to change the fortunes of the Rochester Lady Lancers. In the future, however, she intends to help change the country and, in the process, the planet through a career in politics. Just 16, Rizzo is completing her junior year of high school at Our Lady of Mercy, with her senior season on the soccer pitch … [Read more...] about Mercy’s Rizzo intends to help Lady Lancers now, the country in the future
Wingerden cultivating goals and produce
By KEVIN OKLOBZIJA Walk into the College of Education and Human Development at the University of Texas-San Antonio and you probably won't find Taylor Wingerden as the poster student for the major in kinesiology. Oh, she did just fine as a student athlete, playing soccer for the Roadrunners while earning her bachelor of science degree. It's the post-college part of the … [Read more...] about Wingerden cultivating goals and produce