Pittsburgh Riverhounds Sc (10-4-1) Vs. Philadelphia
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Riverhounds SC Communications Anthony Picardi, Director of Communications E: [email protected] | O: (412) 325-7229 | C: (412) 952-5789 PITTSBURGH RIVERHOUNDS SC (10-4-1) 2020 SCHEDULE & RECORD VS. PHILADELPHIA UNION II (2-10-3) Saturday, Oct. 3, 2020 >> 7 p.m. ET >> Highmark Stadium >> Pittsburgh, PA League Record: 10-4-1 Home: 4-2-1 • Away: 6-2-0 • Group Play: 9-2-0 TALE OF THE TAPE GAME 16 - QUICK HITTERS JULY • Pittsburgh Riverhounds SC (10-4-1 overall, 4-2-1 home) will Sun. 12 @Louisville City FC ESPN2 W, 3-1 host Philadelphia Union II (2-10-3 overall, 0-5-2 away) in its Sat. 18 @Philadelphia Union II WPNT W, 6-0 season finale. The Hounds are 2-0-0 against Philadelphia this Wed. 22 Indy Eleven ESPN2 L, 0-1 Sun. 26 @New York Red Bulls II WPNT L, 1-2 season. • Pittsburgh won the first meeting, 6-0, on July 18 at Subaru Park. Ropapa Mensah (29’), Danny Griffin (37’), Anthony Velarde (59’), Lukas Fernandes (67’) and Steevan Dos Santos AUGUST PITTSBURGH PHILADELPHIA (81’ and 87’) scored for the Hounds. Sat. 1 Philadelphia Union II WPNT W, 4-0 10-4-1 Record 2-10-3 • Riverhounds SC also won the second meeting, this time by a Sat. 8 New York Red Bulls II WPNT W, 4-1 2nd Group Standing 4th score of 4-0. Taking place on Aug. 1 at Highmark Stadium, the Sat. 15 @Indy Eleven WPNT L, 0-1 4-1-0 Last Five 1-3-1 Wed. 19 @Loudoun United FC ESPN+ W, 2-0 L1 Streak L2 Hounds won behind goals from (22’ and Steevan Dos Santos Sat. 22 Saint Louis FC WPNT T, 2-2 Bob Lilley Head Coach Marlon LeBlanc 42’), Thomas Vancaeyezeele (36’) and Ryan James (65’). @RiverhoundsSC Twitter Handles @PhilaUnionII Fri. 28 @Hartford Athletic ESPN+ W, 3-0 • This year, the Hounds are on a club-record pace with 2.47 All-Time Head-to-Head goals scored per game. The club’s benchmark for a single ............................................................................................7-3-3 season is 2.40 goals scored per game in 2004. Referee SEPTEMBER ............................................................................................. TBD • In addition, Pittsburgh is on a club-record pace with 0.60 goals Tue. 1 Loudoun United FC ESPN+ W, 3-0 Assistants allowed per game this season. The club’s benchmark for a Sat. 5 @New York Red Bulls II WPNT W, 3-0 ............................................................................................. TBD single season is 0.76 goals allowed per game in 2018. Sat. 12 Hartford Athletic WPNT W, 5-0 Fourth Official Sat. 19 @Loudoun United FC WPNT W, 1-0 ............................................................................................. TBD • The Hounds are 9-2-0 and averaging 2.91 goals scored per Sat. 26 Hartford Athletic WPNT L, 0-1 Unavailable for Selection game in group matches. ..................................................................................Xhelil Asani • Pittsburgh has a 7-3-3 all-time record against Philadelphia, including a 5-1-0 mark in home matches. OCTOBER STAT COMPARISON • Riverhounds SC leads the USL Championship with eight clean Sat. 3 Philadelphia Union II WPNT 7 p.m. Hounds Category Philadelphia sheets. 2.47 Scoring Average 1.27 • Pittsburgh leads the entire USL Championship with a 30 0.60 Opponent Scoring Average 2.87 *Times, dates and locations subject to change 37 Goals Scored 19 percent conversion rate. 9 Goals Allowed 43 • Defender Thomas Vancaeyezeele has played every minute this +28 Goal Differential -24 21 Assists 12 season for the Hounds. 10.13 Shots/Game 12.20 • In 91 all-competition matches under head coach Bob Lilley, 4.67 SOG/Game 4.47 the Hounds have allowed just 0.81 goals per game. 25 Yellow Cards 26 0 Red Cards 0 • Riverhounds SC is undefeated (13-0-0) all-time when forward Steevan Dos Santos scores a goal. TEAM LEADERS Hounds Category Philadelphia Ropapa Mensah, 6 Goals Jack McGlynn, 4 Kenardo Forbes, 7 Assists Jack McGlynn, 3 Ropapa Mensah, 14 Points Jack McGlynn, 11 Ropapa Mensah, 23 Shots Axel Picazo, 21 Thomas Vancaeyezeele, 1,350 Minutes Dante Huckaby, 1,350 Three tied, 3 Yellow Cards Three tied, 3 - Red Cards - Danny Vitiello, 0.43 GAA* Matt Freese, 2.29 Danny Vitiello, .813 SV%* Matt Freese, .628 * minimum three games played SUPERLATIVES CLUB NOTABLES TEAM Most Appearances .............................................................David Flavius (183) All-Time Goals Leader ..........................................................David Flavius (58) Hounds High Hounds Low Category Opp High Opp Low All-Time Assists Leader ............................................................ Kevin Kerr (27) 18 (at Philadelphia 7/18) 0 (two times) Points 5 (at New York 7/26) 0 (eight times) All-Time Record at Highmark Stadium .............................................. 56-37-35 6 (at Philadelphia 7/18) 0 (two times) Goals 2 (two times) 0 (eight times) 6 (at Philadelphia 7/18) 0 (four times) Assists 1 (four times) 0 (10 times) Last Game Summary 20 (vs. New York 8/8) 6 (two times) Shots 17 (vs. Saint Louis 8/22) 1 (vs. Hartford 9/12) Riverhounds SC 0, Hartford Athletic 1 11 (at Philadelphia 7/18) 1 (vs. Indy 7/22) SOG 7 (vs. Saint Louis 8/22) 0 (vs. Hartford 9/12) Game 15 • Highmark Stadium • Sept. 26, 2020 5 (vs. Saint Louis 8/22) 0 (vs. Hartford 9/12) Saves 5 (three times) 0 (vs. Hartford 9/12) Pittsburgh Riverhounds SC (10-4-1) fell to Hartford 22 (vs. Indy 7/22) 7 (two times) Fouls 19 (two times) 6 (three times) Athletic (9-3-2), 1-0, tonight at Highmark Stadium. Ever Guzman scored the match’s lone goal in the 36th minute. Despite the loss, the Hounds remain atop Group F, two MILESTONE TRACKER points ahead of Hartford. • With 24 assists in his Hounds career, Kenardo Forbes is tied for third in club history with Matthew Dallman. He only sits behind David Flavius (25) and Kevin Kerr (27). TIME OUT LAST • Steevan Dos Santos is one appearance away from 150 career USL Championship regular season games played. Follow Pittsburgh Riverhounds SC Pittsburgh Riverhounds SC > riverhounds.com > @RiverhoundsSC > #PITvPHI NOTES QUICK FACTS ACTIVE ROSTER Roster Size: 24 • Returners: 9 • Newcomers: 15 General Information Name: Pittsburgh Riverhounds SC City/Zip: Pittsburgh, PA 15219 NUMERICAL Founded: March 11, 1998 No. Name Pos Ht Wt Age Hometown (Previous Club) Nickname: Hounds 1 Danny Vitiello GK 6-2 185 24 Massapequa, N.Y. (Nashville SC) Colors: Black & Gold 2 Mark Lindstrom* D 6-3 200 24 Gavle, Gastrikland, Sweden (UNCW) Conference: USL Championship Eastern Conference 3 Ropapa Mensah F 6-0 170 23 Accra, Ghana (Nashville SC) Venue: Highmark Stadium 4 Dani Rovira M 5-9 145 23 Bogota, Colombia (University of Vermont) Capacity: 5,000 5 Jordan Dover D 5-8 150 25 Ajax, Ontario, Canada (Rochester Rhinos) Tuffy Shallenberger 6 Xhelil Asani D 6-1 165 25 Kičevo, North Macedonia (SKA Khabarovsk) Owner: 7 Ryan James D 5-8 155 26 Mississauga, Ontario, Canada (Nashville SC) Website: www.riverhounds.com 8 Dakota Barnathan M 6-2 165 25 Massapequa, N.Y. (Ottawa Fury FC) 9 Albert Dikwa F 5-11 161 22 Garoua, Cameroon (Saint Louis FC) 10 Steevan Dos Santos F 6-4 208 31 Mindelo, Cape Verde (Ottawa Fury FC) 11 Kenardo Forbes M 5-10 165 32 Kingston, Jamaica (Rochester Rhinos) RECORD WHEN... 12 Danny Griffin* M 5-9 165 22 Wethersfield, Conn. (Providence College) 14 Robbie Mertz M 5-7 150 23 Pittsburgh, Pa. (University of Michigan) At home ................................................................. 4-2-1 15 Anthony Velarde M 5-7 160 24 Reedley, Calif. (Fresno Pacific University) On road ................................................................. 6-2-0 16 Mark Forrest F 6-3 195 23 Douglassville, Pa. (Lehigh University) In games decided by one goal ................................. 1-4 17 Thomas Vancaeyezeele D 5-11 180 26 Caen, France (University of Charleston) In games decided by two goals or more .................. 9-0 18 Tomas Gomez GK 6-1 196 27 Webster Groves, Mo. (Saint Louis FC) vs. clubs with winning records ............................... 3-3-1 20 Tony Walls D 5-11 185 30 Wauwatosa, Wis. (Chattanooga Red Wolves SC) vs. clubs with losing records .................................. 6-1-0 21 Patrick Bunk-Andersen D 6-2 172 25 Hvidovre, Denmark (Toronto FC II) vs. clubs with .500 records .................................... 1-0-0 22 Hunter Ashworth* D 6-5 180 22 Laguna Beach, Calif. (UCSB) 23 Ray Lee D 5-11 176 27 Kansas City, Mo. (Chattanooga FC) Scoring first ............................................................ 9-1-1 24 Anthony Mwembia* GK 6-2 191 24 Toulouse, France (Bowling Green State University) Leading at half ....................................................... 8-0-1 33 Lukas Fernandes* F 5-10 165 22 Rochester, N.Y. (Temple University) Trailing at half ........................................................ 0-2-0 34 Skylar Thomas D 6-4 198 27 Scarborough, Ontario, Canada (Valour FC) Tied at half ............................................................. 2-2-0 Leading with 10:00 remaining ............................... 9-0-0 Trailing with 10:00 remaining ................................ 0-2-0 ALPHABETICAL Tied with 10:00 remaining ..................................... 1-2-1 Leading with 5:00 remaining ............................... 10-0-0 No. Name Pos Ht Wt Age Hometown (Previous Club) Trailing with 5:00 remaining .................................. 0-2-0 6 Xhelil Asani D 6-1 165 25 Kičevo, North Macedonia (SKA Khabarovsk) Tied with 5:00 remaining ....................................... 0-2-1 22 Hunter Ashworth* D 6-5 180 22 Laguna Beach, Calif. (UCSB) Outshooting opponent ......................................... 6-3-0 8 Dakota Barnathan M 6-2 165 25 Massapequa, N.Y. (Ottawa Fury FC) Being outshot by opponent .................................. 4-1-1 21 Patrick Bunk-Andersen D 6-2 172 25 Hvidovre, Denmark (Toronto FC II) Tying in shots with opponent ................................ 0-0-0 9 Albert Dikwa F 5-11 161 22 Garoua, Cameroon (Saint Louis FC) 10 Steevan Dos Santos F 6-4 208 31 Mindelo, Cape Verde (Ottawa Fury FC) Scoring no goals ...................................................