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. 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. 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. Flower City 1872 played in UWS' 2024 season, before departing for the USL W League (USLW) ahead of its 2025 season.
Identity
The club's crest features a silhouette of Susan B. Anthony, a prominent women's suffrage movement activist from Rochester. Its name, Flower City 1872, references the 1872 presidential election in which she illegally voted, in protest of laws that barred women from voting.
Seasons
List of Flower City 1872 seasons Season League Top goalscorer 2023 United Women's Soccer 6 1 0 5 6 30 –24 14th Taylor Wingerden (2) 2024 8 3 1 4 17 15 +2 9th Chloe DeLyser (5) 2025 USL W League 10 2 1 7 13 20 -6 5th Samantha Cipolla (4) 2026 USL W League 10 4 3 3 20 22 -2 3rd Eva Poissant (6)
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
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
2025
See also
Sports in Rochester, New York Rochester Ravens
References
External links
Flower City 1872 at Flower City Union Flower City 1872 at USL W League Flower City 1872 at Soccerway