Long Island Rough Riders Men Look To Inch Closer To Playoffs

(Plainview, N.Y.) – The Long Island Rough Riders men’s team will host divisional rival, the Ocean City Barons (5-2-1, 16 pts.), Tuesday night at 7PM at Cy Donnelly Stadium at St. Anthony’s High School in South Huntington. 
 
Currently undefeated in their last eight games, the first-place Rough Riders (9-1-1, 28 pts.) will look to avenge their only loss of the season suffered at the hands of the Barons back in May. It’s an important week of games for the Rough Riders as they’ll be traveling to Ottawa on Sunday for a rematch with the Fury, whom they tied on Saturday night.
 
With only a handful of games remaining in the 2009 PDL season, the Rough Riders men are looking to return to the postseason for the first time since 2003, when they were a part of USL-2.

To see the remaining Rough Riders men’s and women’s team schedules or to purchase tickets, please visit www.liroughriders.com.
 
About the Long Island Rough Riders
The Long Island Rough Riders have been part of the Long Island soccer scene since their inception in 1994. The Rough Riders men and women’s team won their first National Championship in 1995. The Rough Riders men’s team featured former US National Team members Chris Armas, Tony Meola, and MLS star Giovanni Savarese. Since their initial success, the Rough Riders men’s team has gone on to win the United Soccer League (USL) 2nd Division National Championship in 2002 and has sent numerous players to Major League Soccer (MLS).

In 2007 the Rough Riders reacquired a W-League franchise, which was formerly known as the Lady Riders. The Rough Riders women’s team qualified for the Eastern Conference Finals in 2008.

In recent years, the Rough Riders organization has expanded to include the Junior Rough Riders program, featuring elite level players from 8 to 17 years of age. Junior Rough Riders teams from 13 to 17 years old participate in the Super Y-League (SYL), the youth component of the USL.