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Rhinos host Battery this Saturday

June 23, 2005 - USL First Division (USL-1) - Rochester Rhinos News Release


(Rochester, NY)... The Rochester Raging Rhinos (5-5-1, 16 points) will host the Charleston Battery (5-7-2, 17 points) on Saturday, June 25th at 8:05 p.m. at Frontier Field. The game will be broadcast live on Fickle Radio 93.3-FM and rhinossoccer.com. The match was originally scheduled for 7:35 p.m., but was changed to accommodate the TV broadcast.

Saturday's match will be televised live on WHEC-TV Channel 10. The match will be the first of two games that will be televised on Channel 10 during the regular season. The Rhinos game against the Richmond Kickers on Saturday, July 30th will also be televised live. Kickoff for the match will be at 8:05 p.m. Gates for both games will open at 7:00 p.m.

This Saturday, the first 5,000 fans will receive a Rhinos trading card, courtesy of QuikPix Photo and Metlife. After the game, fans can meet their favorite players at the Rhinos Official Postgame Party at The Distillery (1142 Mt. Hope Ave.).

Charleston is 3-2-0 in its last five matches. Overall, the Rhinos are 8-2-2 all-time against the Battery. Last season, the two clubs went 1-1-1, with each team capturing a win at home. After a 1-1 tie on August 8, 2004 at Frontier Field, the Battery captured a 5-1 home win five days later in Charleston. This season, Battery forward Usiel Vasquez leads the team in goal scoring (3+0). Earlier this week, Vasquez was named the USL First Division Overall Player of the Week.

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