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Flower City 1872

Flower City 1872 is a semi-professional women's soccer club based in Rochester, New York that competes in the USL W League (USLW), underneath the three sanctioned tiers of the United States league system. They are the sister club of Flower City Union, and play their home games at the Rochester Community Sports Complex Stadium. Its name and crest are a tribute to the women's suffrage movement activist Susan B. Anthony.

First playing in the 2023 season of United Women's Soccer (UWS) as a replacement for the Rochester Lady Lancers, Flower City 1872 spent two seasons in the UWS, before moving to the USLW in its 2025 season, where it currently competes in the Great Forest Division of the Central Conference.

History

Ahead of its 2023 season, Flower City Union were granted membership in United Women's Soccer (UWS), replacing the Rochester Lady Lancers, who folded after a six-year tenure in the league.[1] The branding for their new women's team to compete in the league, Flower City 1872, was unveiled at a press event held outside the Susan B. Anthony House & Museum in Rochester in March.[2][3] Former Lady Lancers head coach Adam Schwartz was brought on as 1872's first ever head coach, while former Union midfielder Matt Bolduc joined as an assistant coach.[4][5] Flower City 1874 played in UWS' 2024 season,[6][7] before departing for the USL W League (USLW) ahead of its 2025 season.[8][9]

Identity

The club's crest features a silhouette of Susan B. Anthony, a prominent women's suffrage movement activist from Rochester.[2][10] Its name, Flower City 1872, references the 1872 presidential election in which she illegally voted, in protest of laws that barred women from voting.[2][10][11]

Seasons

List of Flower City 1872 seasons
Season League Pld W D L GF GA GD Pos Top goalscorer Ref
2023 United Women's Soccer 6 1 0 5 6 30 –24 14th Taylor Wingerden (2) [12]
2024 8 3 1 4 17 15 +2 9th Chloe DeLyser (5) [13]

2023

No. Name Games Played Goals Minutes
2023 Outfield Players
2/7 Madeline Tulloch 5 0 374
3 Winsom Hudson 5 1 275
4 Victoria Sabel 5 0 368
6 Kate Wagner 3 0 270
9 Niyah Rosado 3 0 93
10 Taylor Wingerden 4 2 295
11 Raenah Campbell 4 1 331
12 Taylor Rutland 6 1 527
13 Maya Rutland 6 1 527
14 Kahlee Brown 2 0 166
14 Lindsay Goggins 2 0 112
15 Maria Karipidis 3 0 247
17 Rachel Lee 2 0 156
18 Miah Lathrop 4 0 213
19 Danielle Schnauber 3 0 225
23 Amanda Wisotzke 5 0 450
24 Gabriella Wirth 1 0 83
25 Taylor Ashe 3 0 270
26 Samantha Bishop 3 0 135
29 Sutsadah Khounpachamsy 3 0 124
33 Lauren DiMarzo 1 0 69
Unk Abby Miller 1 0 90
2023 Goalkeepers
No. Name Games Played Goals Against Minutes
0 Madeline Pizzo 3 21 250
30 Amanda Kessler 4 9 290
See also: 2023 United Women's Soccer season
May 20 1 Flower City 1872 0–6 FC Buffalo Rochester, New York
14:30 (EDT) Report
  • Carissima Cutrona 20'
  • Marcella Barberic 40', 52', 53'
  • Laura Bogner 59'
  • Morgan Kulniszewski 72'
 Stadium: Rochester Community Sports Complex Stadium
May 27 2 Flower City 1872 1–6 BC United Rochester, New York
14:30 (EDT)
  • Taylor Rutland 14'
 Report
  • Maya Anand 16', 27', 89'
  • Olivia McKnight 29', 67'
  • Victoria McKnight 82'
 Stadium: Rochester Community Sports Complex Stadium
June 2 3 FC Buffalo 10–1 Flower City 1872 Williamsville, New York
19:00 (EDT)
  • Carissima Cutrona 5', 53'
  • Morgan Kulniszewskil 15'
  • Marcella Barberic 18', 27', 54', 63'
  • Payton Robertson 29'
  • Victoria Colotti 50'
  • Lianna Van Sice 78'
 Report
  • Raenah Campbell 24'
 Stadium: Williamsville South High School Stadium
June 24 4 Flower City 1872 2–1 Erie Commodores FC Rochester, New York
14:30 (EDT)
  • Maya Rutland 25'
  • Winsom Hudson 67'
 Report
  • Rebecka Habursky 68'
 Stadium: Rochester Community Sports Complex Stadium
5 Flower City 1872 Cancelled FC Berlin Rochester, New York
Report Stadium: Rochester Community Sports Complex Stadium
July 2 6 Steel City FC 4–0 Flower City 1872 Cheswick, Pennsylvania
17:30 (EDT)
  • Mackenzie Dupre 11'
  • Emily Cooper 14', 22'
  • Katelyn Killinger 51'
 Report Stadium: Founders Field
July 8 7 Erie Commodores FC 3–2 Flower City 1872 Erie, Pennsylvania
17:00 (EDT)
  • Kourtney Kessler 34'
  • Grace Emanuel 38'
  • Rebecka Habursky 63'
 Report
  • Taylor Wingerden 18', 51
 Stadium: Saxon Stadium
8 FC Berlin Cancelled Flower City 1872 Buffalo, New York
Report Stadium: Coyer Field

2024

No. Name Games Played Goals Minutes Yellow Cards
2024 Outfield Players
2 Sierra Edwards 3 0 138 0
2/18 Miah Lathrop 2 0 82 0
3/15 Chloe DeLyser 6 0 500 0
4 Jailyn Parrotte 8 0 720 1
5 Grace Murphy 2 0 96 0
6 Anna Costello 5 0 266 0
7/9 Madeline Tulloch 3 0 160 0
7/19 Bre DeHond 4 0 96 0
8 Sabrina Trapani 1 0 73 0
9 Julia Dening 1 0 31 0
10 Taylor Wingerden 3 0 149 0
10/20 Niyah Rosado 8 0 535 1
11/12 Courtney Carter 6 0 540 0
12 Bridget Merkel 5 0 313 0
13 Caitlyn Nelson 4 0 260 0
12/13/19 Sarah O'Donnell 4 0 252 0
14 Corynna Rotoli 8 0 615 0
15 Maria Karipidis 5 0 324 0
16 Maya Ikewood 8 0 658 0
17 Delaney Tellex 3 0 214 0
20/24 Finn Cregan 5 0 301 0
21 Sophia Konstantinou 5 0 347 0
25 Winsom Hudson 4 0 128 1
26 Autumn Edwards 4 0 136 0
31 Emma Herrmann 6 0 236 0
2024 Goalkeepers
No. Name Games Played GA GA Minutes
0 Sam Haley 8 13 2.00 585
1 Cate Burns 3 2 1.33 135
See also: 2024 United Women's Soccer season
May 26 1 Flower City 1872 4–3 Erie Commodores FC Rochester, New York
17:00 (EDT)
  • Chloe DeLyser 19', 83'
  • Emma Herrmann 27'
  • Niyah Rosado 79'
 Report
  • Grace Emanuel 54', 61'
  • Ellie Mills 66'
 Stadium: Rochester Community Sports Complex Stadium
Attendance: 308
June 8 2 Erie Commodores FC 3–4 Flower City 1872 Erie, Pennsylvania
15:00 (EDT)
  • Paula Pinilla 26'
  • Brooklyn Respecki'
  • Grace Emanuel 44'
 Report
  • Chloe DeLyser 60', 89'
  • Niyah Rosado 81'
  • Bridget Merkel 90+2'
 Stadium: Saxon Stadium
Attendance: 524
June 14 3 Flower City 1872 6–0 FC Berlin Rochester, New York
19:00 (EDT)
  • Maria Karipidis 20'
  • Corynna Rotoli 22'
  • Delaney Tellex 37', 54', 60'
  • Niyah Rosado 55'
 Report Stadium: Rochester Community Sports Complex Stadium
Attendance: 257
June 16 4 Steel City FC 2–1 Flower City 1872 Cheswick, Pennsylvania
17:00 (EDT)
  • Emily Graeca 76' (P)
  • Maddie DeLucio 87'
Jailyn Parrotte Yellow card
 Report
  • Chloe DeLyser 56'
 Stadium: Founders Field
Attendance: 95
June 21 5 FC Berlin 1–0 Flower City 1872 Buffalo, New York
20:00 (EDT)
  • Lauren Cuisia 84'
 Report Stadium: Coyer Field
Attendance: 67
June 26 6 Flower City 1872 0–2 FC Buffalo Rochester, New York
19:00 (EDT) Report
  • Grace Kulniszewski 65'
  • Kasia Bak 83'
 Stadium: Rochester Community Sports Complex Stadium
Attendance: 206
June 30 7 Flower City 1872 1–1 Steel City FC Rochester, New York
14:00 (EDT)
  • Bridget Merkel 74'
 Report
  • Kat McGuire 86'
 Stadium: Rochester Community Sports Complex Stadium
Attendance: 294
July 5 8 FC Buffalo 3–1 Flower City 1872 Buffalo, New York
20:00 (EDT)
  • Gianna Tuzzolino 10'
  • Dani Martinez 64'
  • Corynna Rotoli 66' (OG)
 Report
  • Autumn Edwards 49'

Niyah Rosado Yellow card

Winsom Hudson Yellow card
 Stadium: All-High Stadium
Attendance: Unk

2025

See also: 2025 USL W League season
May 22 1 FC Buffalo v Flower City 1872 Buffalo, New York
19:00 (EDT) Stadium: All-High Stadium
May 24 2 Flower City 1872 v Pittsburgh Riveters SC Rochester, New York
18:00 (EDT) Stadium: Rochester Community Sports Complex Stadium
May 30 3 Pittsburgh Riveters SC v Flower City 1872 Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
19:00 (EDT) Stadium: Highmark Stadium
June 1 4 Flower City 1872 v Erie Sports Center Rochester, New York
14:00 (EDT) Stadium: Rochester Community Sports Complex Stadium
June 7 5 Cleveland Force SC v Flower City 1872 Cleveland, Ohio
18:30 (EDT) Stadium: Krenzler Field
June 14 6 Flower City 1872 v Steel City FC Rochester, New York
18:00 (EDT) Stadium: Rochester Community Sports Complex Stadium
June 17 7 Flower City 1872 v FC Buffalo Rochester, New York
19:00 (EDT) Stadium: Rochester Community Sports Complex Stadium
June 21 8 Steel City FC v Flower City 1872 Cheswick, Pennsylvania
16:00 (EDT) Stadium: Founders Field
June 24 9 Flower City 1872 v Cleveland Force SC Rochester, New York
19:00 (EDT) Stadium: Rochester Community Sports Complex Stadium
June 28 10 Erie Sports Center v Flower City 1872 Erie, Pennsylvania
14:00 (EDT) Stadium: Lecom Sports Park

See also

References

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