University of Rochester has won thirteen straight games against RIT since 2000, according to WHEC-TV. Going into the game, RIT was only 16-25-1 all-time against U of R, according to RIT Athletics. On Saturday, September 21, the cross-town teams faced each other again in a tenacious double overtime effort.
On the rainy and wet Saturday night, the Men’s Soccer teams of RIT and U of R squared off in the Battle of Rochester. The matchup was not only intended to continue the rivalry, but also to help a charitable cause. The game was the closer for the second annual Hillside Community Shield, a fundraiser directed at supporting at-risk youth and families in the Rochester area...