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Rhinos End Road Swing in Arizona

June 13, 2014 - United Soccer League Championship (USL)
Rochester Rhinos News Release


The Rochester Rhinos close out their two match road trip to the west coast at the Peoria Sports Complex against Arizona United SC on Saturday, June 14th, 2014 at 10:00PM (EDT). The Rhinos enter the match tied for fourth place in the USL PRO table with 20 points from 13 games played. 15 of Rochester's 20 points have come away from home as the Rhinos are unbeaten in their last seven road matches. Rochester has won their last three matches outright away from Sahlen's Stadium. The match can be seen live in its entirety via streaming video on YouTube Live.

"We are in another difficult stretch of matches for us right now, and the schedule makers are definitely making sure that we're busy." Rochester Rhinos head coach Bob Lilley said. "We played Saturday night in Rochester, Wednesday night in LA, then we play Saturday night in Arizona and are back in Rochester for the U.S. Open Cup against D.C. (United) on Tuesday night. The schedule is difficult for everyone in our league at different times. The key for us to be successful in this stretch is to keep our eye on the challenge in front of us, focus on doing the little things that result in getting points, and get as many points as we can."

After dropping a home match 3:2 against bottom of the table Pittsburgh at Sahlen's Stadium on Saturday, June 7th, the Rhinos traveled across the country and shocked second place LA Galaxy II in StubHub Center by taking a 2:1 victory on Wednesday, June 11th. Jonny Mendoza opened the scoring for the visitors off of an assist from Alex Dixon in the eighth minute. Dixon doubled the Rhinos lead after he finished an assist from Minh Vu in the 29th minute. The home side got a goal back when Rafael Garcia finished unassisted in the 75th minute in a physical contest that saw three players from each side booked. Dixon now has three goals and two assists on the season, and he is the Rhinos second leading scorer behind JC Banks (four goals - two assists).

Arizona United SC enters the match on 11 points from 11 matches with a 3 - 6 - 2 record thus far this season. Arizona has defeated Sacramento Republic FC and played to a draw with the fourth place side, while they also have played to a draw with second place Los Dos. Conversely United has lost 4:0 three times this season, including twice at home. Arizona United SC has scored a league low eight goals this season and has the tenth best goals conceded record with 21 goals allowed in 11 matches. Former Dayton Dutch Lions striker Brandon Swartzendruber, a Rhinos nemesis last season, leads United with two goals and one assist this season. Six other players have scored a goal and five players have one assist for Arizona.

The match between the Rochester Rhinos and Arizona United SC can be seen live in its entirety via streaming video on United's YouTube Live channel https://www.youtube.com/user/ArizonaUnitedSoccer

The Rochester Rhinos next home match will be in the Fourth Round of the 2014 Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup against D.C. United of Major League Soccer on Tuesday, June 17th at 7:05PM in Sahlen's Stadium. Tickets for any match on the Rhinos home schedule will be available by by calling (585)454-KICK (5425), by visiting the MVP Health Care Box Office at Sahlen's Stadium, or by visiting ticketmaster.com. Rochester Rhinos season tickets, flex packages and group ticket sales are also currently available.

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