PITTSBURGH RIVERHOUNDS SC (7-3-1) 2020 SCHEDULE & RECORD at NEW YORK RED BULLS II (3-6-0) Saturday, Sept
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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 (7-3-1) 2020 SCHEDULE & RECORD AT NEW YORK RED BULLS II (3-6-0) Saturday, Sept. 5, 2020 >> 5 p.m. ET >> Red Bull Arena >> Harrison, NJ League Record: 7-3-1 Home: 3-1-1 • Away: 4-2-0 • Group Play: 6-1-0 TALE OF THE TAPE GAME 12 - QUICK HITTERS JULY • Pittsburgh Riverhounds SC (7-3-1 overall, 4-2-0 away) will Sun. 12 @Louisville City FC ESPN2 W, 3-1 travel to New York Red Bulls II (3-6-0 overall, 1-3-0 home) for Sat. 18 @Philadelphia Union II WPNT W, 6-0 their third and final meeting this regular season. The Hounds Wed. 22 Indy Eleven ESPN2 L, 0-1 Sun. 26 @New York Red Bulls II WPNT L, 1-2 are 1-1-0 against New York this year. • In their first meeting, New York won, 2-1, on July 26 at Red Bull Arena off of goals from Omar Sowe (34’) and Deri Corfe (90’+5). Skylar Thomas (9’) notched Pittsburgh’s goal. AUGUST PITTSBURGH NEW YORK • In their second meeting, Pittsburgh won, 4-1, on Aug. 8 at Sat. 1 Philadelphia Union II WPNT W, 4-0 7-3-1 Record 3-6-0 Highmark Stadium off of goals from Robbie Mertz (3’ and 61’), Sat. 8 New York Red Bulls II WPNT W, 4-1 1st 3rd Group Standing Ropapa Mensah (65’) and Anthony Velarde (80’). New York’s Sat. 15 @Indy Eleven WPNT L, 0-1 3-1-1 Last Five 1-4-0 Wed. 19 @Loudoun United FC ESPN+ W, 2-0 W2 Streak W1 lone goal came from (90’+3). Dantouma Toure Sat. 22 Saint Louis FC WPNT T, 2-2 Bob Lilley Head Coach John Wolyniec • This year, the Hounds are on a single season-record pace with @RiverhoundsSC Twitter Handles @NYRBII Fri. 28 @Hartford Athletic ESPN+ W, 3-0 2.55 goals scored per game. The club’s benchmark for a single All-Time Head-to-Head season is 2.40 goals scored per game in 2004. ............................................................................................5-7-1 • The Hounds are 6-1-0 and are averaging 3.29 goals scored per Referee SEPTEMBER ............................................................................................. TBD game in group matches. Tue. 1 Loudoun United FC ESPN+ W, 3-0 Assistants • This will be the third match of a three-game-in-nine-day stretch Sat. 5 @New York Red Bulls II WPNT 5 p.m. ............................................................................................. TBD for Riverhounds SC. Sat. 12 Hartford Athletic WPNT 7 p.m. Fourth Official Sat. 19 @Loudoun United FC WPNT 6:30 p.m. ............................................................................................. TBD • Pittsburgh has a 5-7-1 all-time record against New York, Sat. 26 Hartford Athletic WPNT 7 p.m. Unavailable for Selection including a 1-6-0 mark in away matches. ..................................................................................Xhelil Asani ........................................................................Dakota Barnathan • The Hounds have scored the second-most goals (28) in the ...........................................................................Kenardo Forbes entire USL Championship and sit behind Phoenix Rising FC by OCTOBER one tally. Sat. 3 Philadelphia Union II WPNT 7 p.m. STAT COMPARISON • Pittsburgh leads the entire USL Championship with a 31 percent conversion rate. Hounds Category New York *Times, dates and locations subject to change 2.55 Scoring Average 1.67 • Kenardo Forbes is second in the USL Championship with 0.73 Opponent Scoring Average 1.89 seven assists. 28 Goals Scored 15 8 Goals Allowed 17 • Defender Thomas Vancaeyezeele has played every minute this +20 Goal Differential -2 season for the Hounds. 18 Assists 12 10.18 Shots/Game 14.67 • In 87 all-competition matches under head coach Bob Lilley, 5.09 SOG/Game 4.78 the Hounds have allowed just 0.84 goals per game. 20 Yellow Cards 15 • Riverhounds SC is undefeated (13-0-0) all-time when forward 0 Red Cards 1 Steevan Dos Santos scores a goal. TEAM LEADERS Hounds Category New York Steevan Dos Santos, 5 Goals Sebastian Elney, 3 Kenardo Forbes, 7 Assists Caden Clark, 4 Three tied, 10 Points Jake LaCava, 7 Ropapa Mensah, 18 Shots Sebastian Elney, 22 Thomas Vancaeyezeele, 990 Minutes Wallis Lapsley, 645 Skylar Thomas, 3 Yellow Cards Preston Kilwien, 4 - Red Cards Wallis Lapsley, 1 Danny Vitiello, 0.67 GAA* Wallis Lapsley, 1.81 Danny Vitiello, .818 SV%* Wallis Lapsley, .594 * 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 (five times) All-Time Record at Highmark Stadium .............................................. 55-36-35 6 (at Philadelphia 7/18) 0 (two times) Goals 2 (two times) 0 (five times) 6 (at Philadelphia 7/18) 0 (four times) Assists 1 (four times) 0 (seven times) Last Game Summary 20 (vs. New York 8/8) 6 (two times) Shots 17 (vs. Saint Louis 8/22) 4 (two times) Riverhounds SC 3, Loudoun United FC 0 11 (at Philadelphia 7/18) 1 (vs. Indy 7/22) SOG 7 (vs. Saint Louis 8/22) 1 (at Philadelphia 7/18) Game 11 • Highmark Stadium • Sept. 1, 2020 5 (vs. Saint Louis 8/22) 1 (three times) Saves 5 (three times) 1 (six times) Pittsburgh Riverhounds SC (7-3-1) defeated Loudoun 22 (vs. Indy 7/22) 7 (two times) Fouls 19 (at New York 7/26) 6 (three times) United FC (1-6-2), 3-0, tonight at Highmark Stadium. Mark Forrest scored his first goal of the season in the 5th minute, after converting a penalty kick. Anthony Velarde MILESTONE TRACKER converted another penalty kick for the Hounds in the 8th minute, giving him four goals on the year. Albert Dikwa • With 24 assists in his Hounds career, Kenardo Forbes is tied for third in club history with Matthew Dallman. scored Pittsburgh’s final goal in the 88th minute in his LAST TIME OUT LAST He only sits behind David Flavius (25) and Kevin Kerr (27). first game in a Pittsburgh uniform. Follow Pittsburgh Riverhounds SC Pittsburgh Riverhounds SC > riverhounds.com > @RiverhoundsSC > #NYvPIT 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 24 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 30 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 ................................................................. 3-1-1 15 Anthony Velarde M 5-7 160 24 Reedley, Calif. (Fresno Pacific University) On road ................................................................. 4-2-0 16 Mark Forrest F 6-3 195 23 Douglassville, Pa. (Lehigh University) In games decided by one goal ................................. 0-3 17 Thomas Vancaeyezeele D 5-11 180 26 Caen, France (University of Charleston) In games decided by two goals or more .................. 7-0 18 Tomas Gomez GK 6-1 196 27 Webster Groves, Mo. (Saint Louis FC) vs. clubs with winning records ............................... 2-2-1 20 Tony Walls D 5-11 185 30 Wauwatosa, Wis. (Chattanooga Red Wolves SC) vs. clubs with losing records .................................. 4-1-0 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 ............................................................ 6-1-1 24 Anthony Mwembia* GK 6-2 191 24 Toulouse, France (Bowling Green State University) Leading at half ....................................................... 6-0-1 33 Lukas Fernandes* F 5-10 165 22 Rochester, N.Y. (Temple University) Trailing at half ........................................................ 0-1-0 34 Skylar Thomas D 6-4 198 27 Scarborough, Ontario, Canada (Valour FC) Tied at half ............................................................. 1-2-0 Leading with 10:00 remaining ............................... 7-0-0 Trailing with 10:00 remaining ................................ 0-1-0 ALPHABETICAL Tied with 10:00 remaining ..................................... 0-2-1 Leading with 5:00 remaining ................................. 7-0-0 No. Name Pos Ht Wt Age Hometown (Previous Club) Trailing with 5:00 remaining .................................. 0-1-0 6 Xhelil Asani D 6-1 165 24 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 ......................................... 3-2-0 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 ...............................