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Riverhounds SC Communications Matt Grubba, Director of Communications E: [email protected] | O: (412) 325-7229 | C: (434) 238-6431 PITTSBURGH RIVERHOUNDS SC (5-3-2) 2021 SCHEDULE & RECORD at LOUDOUN UNITED FC (1-7-0) Wednesday, June 30 >> 7 p.m. ET >> Segra Field >> Leesburg, Va. League Record: 5-3-2 Home: 1-2-1 • Away: 4-1-1 • Division: 4-2-2 TALE OF THE TAPE GAME 11 - QUICK HITTERS MAY • The Hounds travel to Northern Virginia for the second time Sat. 8 @Tampa Bay Rowdies WPNT L, 0-3 this month, as they hope to keep their perfect 6-0-0 record Sat. 15 @Hartford Athletic WPNT D, 1-1 against Loudoun intact while also extending their current Sat. 22 Charlotte Independence WPNT L, 0-1 Fri. 28 @New York Red Bulls II ESPN+ W, 3-0 overall win streak of three. • Today’s match ends the busiest month on the Hounds schedule, as they play their seventh match in June. A win JUNE would make the Hounds 5-1-1 for the month, and that would Wed. 2 @Loudoun United FC ESPN+ W, 3-2 PITTSBURGH LOUDOUN be just the second time since 2004 the Hounds picked up five Sun. 6 Austin Bold FC WPNT L, 0-1 5-3-2 Record 1-7-0 wins in the same calendar month. They also accomplished the Sat. 12 Miami FC WPNT D, 1-1 2nd - Atlantic Division Standing 8th - Atlantic feat going 5-1-0 in August 2019. Tues. 15 @Indy Eleven ESPN Deportes W, 1-0 3-1-1 Last Five 0-5-0 Sat. 19 @Tampa Bay Rowdies WPNT W, 2-1 W3 Streak L5 • The Hounds have won eight consecutive weeknight (Monday- Fri. 25 New York Red Bulls II ESPN+ W, 2-1 Bob Lilley Head Coach Ryan Martin Friday) matches. The team’s last loss on a weekday was a 1-0 @RiverhoundsSC Twitter @LoudounUnitedFC Wed. 30 @Loudoun United FC ESPN+ 7 p.m. defeat against Indy Eleven on July 22, 2020 — a Wednesday. All-Time Head-to-Head • The Hounds enter the game having won four straight on ............................................................................................6-0-0 the road, a feat they also achieved in each of the past two Referee JULY ............................................................................................. TBD seasons. Sat. 3 Charlotte Independence WPNT 7 p.m. Assistant referees • Defender Jelani Peters is away with the Trinidad & Tobago Wed. 7 @Charleston Battery ESPN+ 7:30 p.m. ............................................................................................. TBD National Team, and he could make his international debut Sat. 17 Loudoun United FC WPNT 7 p.m. Fourth official Fri. 23 @New York Red Bulls II ESPN+ 7 p.m. ............................................................................................. TBD during the Gold Cup Qualifying Tournament this weekend. Sat. 31 Hartford Athletic WPNT 7 p.m. Injuries/Inactives • Forward leads the team with five goals. That ....................................OUT — Jelani Peters (international duty) Russell Cicerone .........................QUESTIONABLE — Jordan Dover (lower body) total matches his career-high for league goals in a season, which he did in both 2019 and 2020 with St. Louis. AUGUST • MidfielderDanny Griffin is the only Hounds player to have Fri. 6 @Charleston Battery ESPN+ 7:30 p.m. STAT COMPARISON played every minute of the season thus far, and he is second Wed. 11 Miami FC ESPN+ 6 p.m. on the team with two goals. Sat. 14 @Charlotte Independence WPNT 7 p.m. Hounds Category Loudoun Wed. 18 Tampa Bay Rowdies ESPN+ 6 p.m. 1.30 Scoring Average 0.88 • Forward leads the team with three assists, and his Alex Dixon Sun. 22 Atlanta United 2 WPNT 7 p.m. 1.10 Opponent Scoring Average 1.88 playmaking has shown outside of those assists. In a 3-2 win 13 Goals Scored 7 Sat. 28 @Hartford Athletic WPNT 7 p.m. 11 Goals Allowed 15 June 2 in the first meeting with Loudoun, Dixon created all +2 Goal Differential -8 three goals with an assist, a cross leading to an own goal and a 7.60 Shots/Game 10.25 3.20 SOG/Game 3.63 foul drawn in the box, earning a penalty kick. SEPTEMBER 45% Average possession 59% • MidfielderKenardo Forbes, the USL Championship’s all-time Wed. 1 New York Red Bulls II ESPN+ 6 p.m. 19 Yellow Cards 18 assists leader, recorded his second of the season and 41st in Sat. 4 @San Antonio FC WPNT 8:30 p.m. 2 Red Cards 0 Sat. 11 Loudoun United FC WPNT 7 p.m. USL play last Friday against New York. Sat. 18 @Charlotte Independence WPNT 7 p.m. TEAM LEADERS • Defender Jordan Dover played his 100th USL regular-season Sat. 25 Charleston Battery WPNT 7 p.m. match June 12 against Miami. He joined teammates Kenardo Hounds Category Loudoun , and as the only current Russell Cicerone, 5 Goals Jovanny Bolívar, 3 Forbes Alex Dixon Todd Wharton Alex Dixon, 3 Assists Four tied, 1 Hounds to surpass the century mark. OCTOBER Russell Cicerone, 12 Points Jovanny Bolívar, 7 • The Hounds allowed just 10 goals in 16 regular-season Sat. 2 @Miami FC WPNT 7:30 p.m. Russell Cicerone, 12 Shots Jovanny Bolívar, 20 Danny Griffin, 900 Timmy Mehl, 720 matches during 2020, making it the team’s best-ever defensive Sun. 10 Tampa Bay Rowdies WPNT TBD Minutes Sun. 17 @Miami FC WPNT 7:30 p.m. Shane Wiedt, 3 Yellow Cards Timmy Mehl, 3 season by both total goals and goals per game. Sat. 23 Charleston Battery WPNT 7 p.m. Forbes/Peters, 1 Red Cards None • In 103 all-competition matches under Bob Lilley, the Hounds Danny Vitiello, 1.13 GAA Jermaine Fordah, 2.00 Sat. 30 Hartford Athletic WPNT 7 p.m. Danny Vitiello, .700 SV% Jermaine Fordah, .647 have allowed just 88 goals, an average of 0.85 goals per *minimum 3 games played for GK statistics game. *Times, dates and locations subject to change 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 Leaders ..........................Kevin Kerr and Kenardo Forbes (27) 3 (at New York 5/28) 0 (three times) Goals 2 (vs. Pittsburgh 6/2) 0 (two times) All-Time Record at Highmark Stadium .............................................. 58-39-36 3 (at New York 5/28) 0 (four times) Assists 1 (four times) 0 (four times) 14 (vs. Charlotte 5/22) 5 (two times) Shots 20 (at Miami 5/2) 4 (vs. Pittsburgh 6/2) Last Game Summary 5 (two times) 1 (two times) SOG 8 (at Miami 5/2) 2 (at Hartford 6/19) Riverhounds SC 2, New York Red Bulls II 1 5 (vs. New York 6/25) 0 (vs. Miami 6/12) Saves 6 (at Hartford 6/19) 0 (vs. New York 5/18) Game 10 • Highmark Stadium, Pittsburgh, Pa. • June 25, 2021 18 (two times) 8 (two times) Fouls 15 (vs. New York 5/18) 10 (two times) The Hounds extended their win streak to three in a row by topping New York for the second time in as many meetings this season. Todd Wharton scored his first goal for the Hounds to open the scoring. The Baby Bulls MILESTONE TRACKER pulled level through an own goal, but Albert Dikwa scored his first of the season just before halftime, and it • With his 27th assist for the Hounds in the win over New York last Friday, Kenardo Forbes tied the club record stood up as the game-winning goal. for assists posted by Kevin Kerr (2013-19). His next helper gives him sole possession of first. TIME OUT LAST • Bob Lilley is coaching his 104th game in all competitions as head coach of the Hounds. Barring any schedule changes, he is poised to tie Justin Evans’ franchise record 112 games in charge on Aug. 14 at Charlotte. Follow Pittsburgh Riverhounds SC Pittsburgh Riverhounds SC > riverhounds.com > @RiverhoundsSC > #LDNvPIT ROSTER & NOTES QUICK FACTS ACTIVE ROSTER Roster Size: 23 • Returners: 7 • Newcomers: 16 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) First match: May 1, 1999 1 Danny Vitiello GK 6’2” 185 25 Massapequa, N.Y. (Nashville SC) Nickname: Hounds 2 Ezra Armstrong D 5’9” 175 22 Gastonia, N.C. (Skovshoved IF) Colors: Black & Gold 3 Casey Bartlett-Scott D 5’11” 170 26 Portsmouth, England (Fareham Town) Conference: Eastern Conference, Atlantic Division 4 Dani Rovira D 5’9” 148 24 Bogotá, Colombia (University of Vermont) Venue: Highmark Stadium 5 Jordan Dover D 5’8” 160 26 Ajax, Ontario (Rochester Rhinos) 5,000 6 Jalen Robinson D 6’0” 165 27 Catonsville, Md. (D.C. United) Capacity: 7 Alex Dixon F 5’8” 145 31 Bay City, Texas (Hartford Athletic) Owner: Tuffy Shallenberger 8 Tommy Williamson F 6’1” 175 22 Anaheim, Calif. (San Jose Earthquakes - loan) Website: www.riverhounds.com 9 Albert Dikwa F 6’0” 165 23 Garoua, Cameroon (Saint Louis FC) 10 Russell Cicerone F 5’11” 170 26 Bloomfield Hills, Mich. (Saint Louis FC) 11 Kenardo Forbes M 5’9” 165 32 Kingston, Jamaica (Rochester Rhinos) RECORD IN 2021 WHEN... 12 Danny Griffin M 5’9” 160 22 Wethersfield, Conn. (Providence College) 14 Todd Wharton M 6’0” 170 27 Glen Allen, Va. (Saint Louis FC) At home ................................................................. 1-2-1 15 Anthony Velarde M 5’7” 160 25 Reedley, Calif. (Fresno Pacific University) On road ................................................................. 4-1-1 16 Shane Wiedt D 6’3” 185 25 Akron, Ohio (Loudoun United FC) In games decided by one goal or fewer ............... 4-2-2 17 Mekeil Williams D 6’1” 188 30 Port of Spain, Trinidad and Tobago (CSD Municipal) In games decided by two goals or more ..............