Rochester continues its drive for a USL playoff berth.
ROCHESTER, N.Y. — The Rochester Rhinos return home this weekend to face the Pittsburgh Riverhounds with kickoff at 6:05 p.m. on Saturday, which is Mascot Night for Rex’s birthday celebration. All fans are encouraged to dress up as their favorite superheroes and join the celebration.
The Rhinos (9-5-9 for 36 points) are in 7th place in the USL Eastern Conference standings. The top 8 teams in each conference qualify for a playoff berth.
Follow the match using #ROCvPGH, and the match will be streamed on USL Match Center.
UR Medicine’s Golisano Children’s Hospital will be the title sponsor for the match, with a portion of each ticket sold going to their Give to Kids campaign. The Rhinos encourage all fans to visit givetokids.urmc.edu to learn more about how they can support Golisano Children’s Hospitals latest efforts.
Following the annual USL Board of Governors mid-year meetings, held last Thursday in San Jose, the league’s Board of Governors approved a 32-game schedule that will begin the weekend of March 24-26, 2017, to be contested in a span of not more than 30 weeks.
The 2017 playoff format will mirror 2016 with the top 8 teams in each conference qualifying for the postseason.