Sounders earn fifth straight win

ROCHESTER, N.Y. — Greg Howes, Roger Levesque and Hugo Alcaraz-Cuellar scored to lift the Seattle Sounders to a 3-2 victory over the Rochester Raging Rhinos at Paetec Park.

The win was the Sounders' fifth straight, keeping them in the race for the USL First Division playoffs.

Seattle (9-5-4) got the winning goal in the 80th minute when Alcaraz-Cuellar knocked home a free kick by Leighton O'Brien.

From team reports.

SOUNDERS 3, RAGING RHINOS 2

Seattle	1 2 — 3
Rochester	0 2 — 2

First half — 1, Seattle, Greg Howes (Roger Levesque), 38:00. Second half — 2, Rochester, PJ Scheufele, 52:00; 3, Seattle, Levesque, 55:00; 4, Rochester, Hamed Diallo (Rey Martinez), 73:00; 5, Seattle, Hugo Alcaraz-Cuellar, 80:00. Cautions — Seattle: Josh Gardner 31:00, Greg Howes 57:00, Noah Merl, 83:00. Shots — Seattle 14, Rochester 13. Saves — Seattle 2, Rochester 3. Fouls — Seattle 14, Rochester 10. Offsides — Seattle 6, Rochester 4. Corners — Seattle 2, Rochester 7. A — 8,707.