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Page Title #UNLEASH I Page Title #UNLEASH II Introduction General Information quick facts contents Name ...................Pittsburgh Riverhounds SC City/Zip ........................Pittsburgh, PA 15219 INTRODUCTION Quick Facts ........................................................................................... 1 Founded ................................March 11, 1998 Media Information ................................................................................ 1 Nickname .......................................... Hounds Roster ................................................................................................... 2 Colors ....................................Black and Gold Season Preview ..................................................................................... 3 Conference .........USL Championship Eastern Schedule ............................................................................................... 4 Venue ...............................Highmark Stadium Highmark Stadium ................................................................................ 5 Capacity ............................................... 5,000 Owner .............................Tuffy Shallenberger 2019 RIVERHOUNDS SC Head Coach Bob Lilley ......................................................................... 6 Website ...................... www.riverhounds.com Assistant Coaches ................................................................................. 7 T eam Results Player Bios ....................................................................................... 8-17 2018 Record ...................................... 15-5-14 Conference Finish .................................... 3rd 2019 OPPONENTS Goals For ................................................... 47 Opponent Profiles ......................................................................... 18-20 Goals Against ............................................ 26 Goal Differential (+/-) .............................. +21 2018 SEASON REVIEW Season Recap ..................................................................................... 22 Points Leader ........................ Neco Brett (37) Schedule and Results ......................................................................... 23 Goals Leader ......................... Neco Brett (15) Roster | Statistics ................................................................................. 24 Assists Leader .................Kenardo Forbes (8) League Results ................................................................................... 25 Minutes Leader ... Thomas Vancaeyezeele (2,909) Returners/Newcomers ......................... 10/10 TEAM HISTORY All-Time Table ..................................................................................... 26 T eam Staff Year-by-Year Results ....................................................................... 27-45 Head Coach ....................................Bob Lilley Postseason History ............................................................................. 46 Alma Mater ...................George Mason, 1987 U.S. Open Cup History .................................................................. 47-48 All-Time Leaders ............................................................................ 50-52 Assistant Coach .............................Dan Visser Awards & Achievements ..................................................................... 53 Alma Mater ................Messiah College, 2008 Goalkeeping Coach ..............Hunter Gilstrap Alma Mater ....... College of Charleston, 2005 19 USL Championship regular season schedule Date Opponent Site Date Opponent Site March 16 @Tampa Bay Rowdies ......................St. Petersburg, FL July 13 Tampa Bay Rowdies ...............................Pittsburgh, PA March 23 @Swope Park Rangers..........................Kansas City, KS July 20 North Carolina FC .................................Pittsburgh, PA March 30 @Bethlehem Steel FC ................................Chester, PA July 27 @Hartford Athletic ................................... Hartford, CT April 6 @Louisville City FC ................................. Louisville, KY Aug. 3 Memphis 901 FC ...................................Pittsburgh, PA April 13 Hartford Athletic ....................................Pittsburgh, PA Aug. 10 Swope Park Rangers ..............................Pittsburgh, PA April 20 Saint Louis FC ........................................Pittsburgh, PA Aug. 14 @New York Red Bulls II ...........................Montclair, NJ April 27 Nashville SC...........................................Pittsburgh, PA Aug. 17 @North Carolina FC .......................................Cary, NC May 4 @Charleston Battery ............................ Charleston, SC Aug. 23 Loudoun United FC ...............................Pittsburgh, PA May 18 @Memphis 901 FC .................................Memphis, TN Aug. 30 @Ottawa Fury FC......................................Ottawa, ON May 25 Charlotte Independence .......................Pittsburgh, PA Sept. 7 Louisville City FC ...................................Pittsburgh, PA June 1 @Indy Eleven ...................................... Indianapolis, IN Sept. 14 Charleston Battery .................................Pittsburgh, PA June 8 Ottawa Fury FC .....................................Pittsburgh, PA Sept. 21 @Nashville SC .........................................Nashville, TN June 15 @Atlanta United 2.................................Kennesaw, GA Sept. 28 Indy Eleven ............................................Pittsburgh, PA June 22 New York Red Bulls II .............................Pittsburgh, PA Oct. 1 @Loudoun United FC .............................Leesburg, VA June 29 Birmingham Legion FC ..........................Pittsburgh, PA Oct. 5 Atlanta United 2 ....................................Pittsburgh, PA July 4 Bethlehem Steel FC ...............................Pittsburgh, PA Oct. 12 @Saint Louis FC ........................................Fenton, MO July 7 @Charlotte Independence ....................Charlotte, NC Oct. 20 @Birmingham Legion FC ....................Birmingham, AL media info MEDIA CREDENTIALS PHOTOGRAPHY All requests for working press, photo and broadcast credentials Photography credentials are issued to newspapers, wire services to Hounds home games should be submitted via email to: and special publications. No flash photography is permitted, and Anthony Picardi strobe use must be approved in advance. Photographers are Email: [email protected] required to stay behind marked areas during matches. Cell: (412) 952-5789 PRACTICES INTERVIEWS Riverhounds SC normally trains in-season Monday through Friday Interviews with players must be arranged through Director of from 10-12 p.m. at Highmark Stadium. Practices are open, but Communications Anthony Picardi via the above contact info. check in advance to the team’s availability because of conditioning sessions, off days and travel for away matches. Follow Pittsburgh Riverhounds SC #UNLEASH 1 2019 Roster Numerical roster breakdown No. Name Pos Ht Wt Hometown (Previous Club) Returners 1 Kyle Morton GK 6-4 195 West Chester, Pa. (Rochester Rhinos) Tobi Adewole 2 Tobi Adewole D 6-3 195 Ashton, Md. (George Washington University) Neco Brett 3 Uchenna Uzo D 5-11 204 Lagos, Nigeria (Phoenix Rising FC) Mouhamed Dabo 4 Dani Rovira* D 5-9 145 Bogota, Colombia (University of Vermont) Jordan Dover 5 Jordan Dover D 5-8 150 Ajax, Ontario, Canada (Rochester Rhinos) Kenardo Forbes 6 Sammy Kahsai* M 6-0 165 Hyattsville, Md. (UMBC) Noah Franke 7 Ryan James D 5-8 155 Mississauga, Ontario, Canada (Nashville SC) Joe Grenspan 8 Steevan Dos Santos F 6-4 208 Mindelo, Cape Verde (Ottawa Fury FC) Kevin Kerr 9 Neco Brett F 5-8 165 Kingston, Jamaica (Portland Timbers 2) Kyle Morton 10 Kevin Kerr M 5-10 160 York, England (S.C. Wiedenbruck) Thomas Vancaeyezeele 11 Kenardo Forbes M 5-10 165 Kingston, Jamaica (Rochester Rhinos) 12 Christian Volesky F 6-1 170 Henderson, Nev. (OKC Energy FC) 13 Caleb Smith* D 5-9 155 Arlington, Texas (Southern Methodist University) 14 Noah Franke D 5-8 140 Orlando, Fla. (Creighton University) By Position Ben Lundgaard 15 Anthony Velarde* M 5-7 160 Reedley, Calif. (Fresno Pacific University) GK Kyle Morton 17 Thomas Vancaeyezeele M 5-11 180 Caen, France (University of Charleston) 20 Joe Greenspan D 6-6 205 Westfield, N.J. (Minnesota United FC) Tobi Adewole 21 Mouhamed Dabo M 5-9 155 Senegal (Penn FC) Jordan Dover 22 Ben Lundgaard** GK 6-5 205 Wilmington, Del. (Columbus Crew SC) Joe Greenspan 33 Ethan Kutler M 5-11 165 Ithaca, N.Y. (New York Red Bulls II) D Ryan James Dani Rovira Caleb Smith Uchenna Uzo Mouhamed Dabo Alphabetical Kenardo Forbes No. Name Pos Ht Wt Hometown (Previous Club) Noah Franke 2 Tobi Adewole D 6-3 195 Ashton, Md. (George Washington University) M Sammy Kahsai 9 Neco Brett F 5-8 165 Kingston, Jamaica (Portland Timbers 2) Kevin Kerr 21 Mouhamed Dabo M 5-9 155 Senegal (Penn FC) Ethan Kutler 8 Steevan Dos Santos F 6-4 208 Mindelo, Cape Verde (Ottawa Fury FC) Thomas Vancaeyezeele 5 Jordan Dover D 5-8 150 Ajax, Ontario, Canada (Rochester Rhinos) Anthony Velarde 11 Kenardo Forbes M 5-10 165 Kingston, Jamaica (Rochester Rhinos) 14 Noah Franke D 5-8 140 Orlando, Fla. (Creighton University) Neco Brett 20 Joe Greenspan D 6-6 205 Westfield, N.J. (Minnesota United FC) F Steevan Dos Santos 7 Ryan James D 5-8 155 Mississauga, Ontario, Canada (Nashville SC) Christian Volesky 6 Sammy Kahsai* M 6-0 165 Hyattsville, Md. (UMBC) 10 Kevin Kerr