The Rochester Lady Lancers will kick off their United Women’s Soccer season at home against the Pittsburgh Hotspurs on Sunday, May 15.

The first of five home matches at Charles A. Schiano Field at Aquinas Institute Stadium will begin at 2 p.m. ET.

The Lady Lancers will play 10 regular-season games and will compete in the Penn-NY Conference along with AC Syracuse Pulse, Erie Commodores FC, FC Buffalo and Pittsburgh Hotspurs.

The four-team conference playoffs are set for the weekend of July 15-17. The winner will qualify for the UWS National Championship from July 22-24.

The schedule

Home

Sunday, May 15 – vs. Pittsburgh Hotspurs, 2 p.m.

Sunday, June 5 – vs. AC Syracuse Pulse, 2 p.m.

Sunday, June 26 – vs. AC Syracuse Pulse, 2 p.m.

Date TBD – vs. AC Syracuse Pulse, 2 p.m.

Sunday, July 10 – vs. Erie Commodores, 2 p.m.

Away

Saturday, May 28 – at FC Buffalo, 3 p.m.

Thursday, June 9 – at AC Syracuse Pulse, 7 p.m.

Sunday, June 12 – at Erie Commodores, TBD

Saturday, June 18 – at Pittsburgh Hotspurs, 7 p.m.

Friday, June 24 – at FC Buffalo, 7 p.m.

Front Row Soccer editor Michael Lewis has covered 13 World Cups (eight men, five women), seven Olympics and 25 MLS Cups. He has written about New York City FC, New York Cosmos, the New York Red Bulls and both U.S. national teams for Newsday and has penned a soccer history column for the Guardian.com. Lewis, who has been honored by the Press Club of Long Island and National Soccer Coaches Association of America, is the former editor of BigAppleSoccer.com. He has written seven books about the beautiful game and has published ALIVE AND KICKING The incredible but true story of the Rochester Lancers. It is available at Amazon.com.