The Rochester Lancers are an indoor soccer

Indoor soccer

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 team in the Major Indoor Soccer League. The team is named in honor of the Rochester Lancers

Rochester Lancers

The Rochester Lancers were a soccer team based in Rochester, New York that played in the American Soccer League from 1967 until 1969 and the North American Soccer League from 1970 to 1980 at Aquinas Stadium...

 of the North American Soccer League

North American Soccer League

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Following a merger of a USL based league and the MISL, the Lancers played their first game in Syracuse

Syracuse

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 on November 4, 2011 against the Syracuse Silver Knights. Led by team captain and former Rochester Rhinos forward Doug Miller

Doug Miller

Doug Miller is a U.S. soccer forward and a youth soccer coach. He spent one season in Major Indoor Soccer League and nine in the National Professional Soccer League, winning two championships and leading the league in scoring in 1998-1999. Miller also played ten seasons of outdoor soccer in the...

, the first game in the team's history ended in a 16-15 loss and the top scorer was Lubo Kocic who scored 4 goals for the Lancers.

Current roster

as of November 13, 2011