By Jeff DiVeronica Sunday, October 7, 2001) -- There was a moment of silence before last night's playoff match at Frontier Field to honor Rhinos forward Mickey Trotman, 26, who died in a car accident Wednesday in Trinidad. He was there training with the Trinidad & Tobago national team, which has retired his jersey number. Last night the Rhinos had a huge "14" -- Trotman's number -- painted on the field near their bench and flew a Trinidadian flag at half mast. Defender Scott Schweitzer trotted out during introductions wearing Trotman's jersey, then laid it over the team bench where it remained. "One more for Mickey," coach Pat Ercoli wrote on a message board after the 1-0 victory, which moved the defending A-League champion Rhinos to a fourth straight title game. Trotman played in only 11 games for Rochester because of T&T duty, but pushed his teammates in practice, they said. They've dedicated the rest of the season to him. "He wanted to be a part of it, to do things to help us win," Schweitzer said. "When I talked to Mickey (last week) all he wanted to do was win a championship. He thought this was the best chance he's ever had. This would be the most meaningful championship I've ever won." By Jeff DiVeronica

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