Lindsey Birch just completed her freshman season at Division I University of Nebraska Omaha. This summer, Birch will play for Rochester FC in the USL W League.
Men's soccer club Rochester FC is moving up two rungs and will play in USL League Two next season. Club owners Midhat Mujic and Muharem Dedic are also adding a top-tiered women's amateur team to their operation in Rochester.
The Rochester FC amatuer soccer team was brimming with high-school aged players last season, This year, there is more of a mix of youth and experience.
Rochester FC had been playing winning soccer of late. But the Milwaukee Bavarians still knocked it off on Saturday, winning 5-2 in the United Premier Soccer League Midwest Regional playoffs at Rochester Regional Stadium.
Between them, Rochester and Austin have seven minor-league sports franchises, the Austin Bruins, Rochester Grizzlies, Med City FC and the Rochester Honkers having been around the longest. The owners of each are driven by their love of their sport, community building and an inclination to dream big.
