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Riverhounds Communications Anthony Meier, Director of Communications & Creative E: [email protected] | O: (412) 325-7229 | C: (267) 374-1461 PITTSBURGH RIVERHOUNDS (4-6-4) 2017 SCHEDULE & RECORD VS. TAMPA BAY ROWDIES (6-3-6) Thursday, June 22, 2017 >> 7 p.m. ET >> Highmark Stadium >> Pittsburgh, PA League Record: 4-6-4 Home: 2-4-1 • Away: 2-2-3 • Non-League Play: 0-1-0 TALE OF THE TAPE GAME 15 - QUICK HITTERS MARCH • The Riverhounds (4-6-4) return home in search of their first win Sat. 25 NEW YORK RED BULLS II YouTube T, 3-3 in over a month, as they host the Tampa Bay Rowdies (6-3-6) at Highmark Stadium. APRIL • The two clubs are meeting for the first time in USL play and Sat. 1 FC CINCINNATI YouTube L, 0-1 Sat. 8 @Charleston Battery YouTube W, 2-1 also for the first time since 2015, when the Hounds defeated Wed. 12 SAINT LOUIS FC YouTube L, 1-2 the Rowdies by the score of 1-0 in the Third Round of the U.S. Sat. 15 @Charlotte Independence YouTube T, 1-1 Open Cup. Sat. 22 @Richmond Kickers YouTube L, 1-2 PITTSBURGH TAMPA BAY • Currently in the midst of a five-game winless streak in league Sat. 29 HARRISBURG CITY ISLANDERS YouTube W, 1-0 4-6-4 Record 6-3-6 play, including three times shut out, the Hounds would be well 11th Standing 3rd served to look upon 2015 as a source of inspiration. Much like 0-3-2 Last Five 0-1-4 MAY Dave Brandt Head Coach Stuart Campbell this season, the club flirted with .500 for a majority of the year Wed. 3 TORONTO FC II ESPN3 W, 1-0 @PghRiverhounds Twitter Handles @TampaBayRowdies before ripping off a five-match unbeaten streak to secure a Sat. 13 @Ottawa Fury FC YouTube W, 1-0 playoff berth at the end of the year. At two games under, this Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup Round Two Head-to-Head Sat. 17 @Chicago FC United US Soccer L, 1-3 ............................................................................................1-0-0 iteration has some work to do, but at only one point out of the Referee Sat. 20 LOUISVILLE CITY FC YouTube L, 0-1 ..............................................................................Mark Kadlecik top-eight in the conference is still very much in the thick of the Wed. 24 @Harrisburg City Islanders YouTube T, 0-0 Assistants playoff race. ................................................Ross Kleinstuber, Nathaniel Buck • If there’s one trend that needs to change and change quickly, Fourth Official JUNE ...............................................................................Kerven Moon it’s the lack of bite in the Hounds attack. After starting the Sat. 3 ORLANDO CITY B YouTube L, 1-2 Injuries year scoring a promising three goals in its season opener, the Sat. 10 @Toronto FC II YouTube T, 1-1 ....................................................... Rich Balchan - Out (Achilles) Sat. 17 @Louisville City FC CW L, 0-3 ................................................................Kay Banjo - Out (Knee) well for Pittsburgh has dried up considerably, with the club .................................................. Ritchie Duffie - Doubtful (Knee) notching two or more tallies in a game only once since. Facing Thur. 22 TAMPA BAY ROWDIES YouTube 7 pm .......................................... Connor Maloney - Out (Lower-body) a Rowdies defense allowing less than one goal per game, but .......................................Abuchi Obinwa - Doubtful (Hamstring) ....................................................Victor Souto - Probable (Knee) also without a clean sheet in league play since May 13, the JULY Suspensions Hounds face a stiff test at getting back in the win column. Tue. 4 CHARLOTTE INDEPENDENCE YouTube 7 pm .......................... Taylor Washington (Yellow Card Accumulation) • For simplicity’s sake, the club needs to find a way to finish. Sat. 8 @Orlando City B YouTube 7:30 pm Sat. 15 @Bethlehem Steel FC YouTube 5 pm Creating chances at a more than competitive rate - 4.29 SOG/ Sat. 22 @Rochester Rhinos YouTube 6:05 pm STAT COMPARISON game ranks a comfortable sixth in the East - the Hounds have Wed. 26 CHARLESTON BATTERY YouTube 7 pm Hounds Category Tampa Bay seen only 22 percent of their shots on frame hit the back of Sat. 29 @Tampa Bay Rowdies CW 7:30 pm 0.93 Scoring Average 1.40 the net. 1.21 Opponent Scoring Average 0.87 13 Goals Forced 21 • With the past four matches marked by strong efforts by three AUGUST 17 Goals Allowed 13 opposing keepers, as well as a sound defeat at the hands of -4 Goal Differential 8 Sat. 5 RICHMOND KICKERS YouTube 7 pm 8 Assists 14 Louisville, the Hounds are still in search of a much needed Sat. 12 @Harrisburg City Islanders YouTube 7 pm 11.50 Shots/Game 11.93 spark. The most likely candidates are forwards Corey Hertzog Sat. 19 @Saint Louis FC YouTube 8:30 pm 4.29 SOG/Game 4.20 and . For Hertzog, he may be just be due for a Sat. 26 BETHLEHEM STEEL FC YouTube 7 pm 19 Yellow Cards 40 Romeo Parkes 1 Red Cards 0 goal, as his six goals still rank first on the team and he checks in at second in the USL in shots at 47. Parkes, meanwhile, SEPTEMBER TEAM LEADERS tallied his first goal on June 10, and had at least a shot on goal Sat. 2 @FC Cincinnati CW 4 pm in four-straight prior to the Louisville shutout. Sat. 9 LOUISVILLE CITY FC YouTube 7 pm Hounds Category Tampa Bay Sat. 16 ROCHESTER RHINOS YouTube 7 pm Corey Hertzog, 6 Goals Georgi Hristov, 6 • At 2-4-1 so far at home this season, Pittsburgh has yet to Sun. 24 @Bethlehem Steel FC YouTube 3 pm Two tied, 2 Michael Nanchoff, 4 Assists utilize its friendly confines on the Mon to its advantage. With Sat. 30 @New York Red Bulls II YouTube 4 pm Corey Hertzog, 12 Points Georgi Hristov, 14 Corey Hertzog, 47 Shots Deshorn Brown, 24 nine home games remaining, registering a .500-or-better Kevin Kerr, 1260 Minutes Neill Collins, 1350 regular season record at Highmark Stadium bodes well for OCTOBER Taylor Washington, 5 Yellow Cards Damion Lowe, 6 playoff hopes, as reflected in both 2013 (6-3-5) and 2015 (6-2- Agbossoumonde, 1 Red Cards None Sat. 7 ROCHESTER RHINOS YouTube 7 pm Trey Mitchell, 1.00 GAA Akira Fitzgerald, 0.00 6). As for 2014 (5-7-2) and 2016 (4-9-2)? Not so much. Sat. 14 OTTAWA FURY FC YouTube 7 pm Trey Mitchell, .727 SV% Akira Fitzgerald, 1.00 CLUB NOTABLES SUPERLATIVES All-Time Leading Goal Scorer ...................................................................... David Flavius (56) Most Appearances ..................................................................................... David Flavius (183) TEAM All-Time Record at Highmark Stadium .......................................................................23-25-16 Hounds High Hounds Low Category Opp High Opp Low Last Playoff Appearance ................................................................................................... 2015 8 - vs. New York (3/25) 0 - four times Points 8 - two times 0 - four times 3 - vs. New York (3/25) 0 - four times Goals 3 - two times 0 - four times 2 - twice 0 - seven times Assists 2 - two times 0 - five times Last Game Summary 19 - vs. Orlando (6/3) 6 - two times Shots 22 - at Louisville (6/17) 7 - vs. Orlando (6/3) Hounds 0, Louisville City FC 3 9 - vs. Orlando (6/3) 1 - at Louisville (6/17) SOG 7 - two times 2 - two times Game 14 • Louisville Slugger Field • June 17, 2017 5 - vs. Louisville (5/20) 0 - vs. Saint Louis (4/12) Saves 8 - vs. Orlando (6/3) 2 - five times The Pittsburgh Riverhounds (4-6-4) fell 3-0 to Louisville City FC 14 - at Charleston (4/8) 7 - vs. Louisville (5/20) Fouls 17 - two times 6 - at Richmond (4/22) (7-1-4) on the road at Slugger Field. The host’s tallies came via a brace from Cameron Lancaster in the 8th and 64th minute, INDIVIDUAL respectively, while Niall McCabe added a late goal in the 78th Category Riverhounds Opponent minute. Points 4 - Corey Hertzog vs. New York (3/25) 4 - Cameron Lancaster, Louisville (6/17) 4 - Vincent Bezecourt, New York (3/25) Goals 2 - Corey Hertzog vs. New York (3/25) 2 - Cameron Lancaster, Louisville (6/17) 2 - Vincent Bezecourt, New York (3/25) LAST TIME OUT Assists 1 - 2x; Marshall Hollingsworth (3/25 | 5/3) 2 - Wes Charpie, Saint Louis (4/12) 1 - 2x; Kevin Kerr (4/8 | 4/29) Shots 7 - Corey Hertzog vs. Orlando (6/3) 6 - Cameron Lancaster, Louisville (6/17) SOG 5 - Corey Hertzog vs. Orlando (6/3) 3 - four tied Saves 5 - Trey Mitchell vs. Louisville (5/20) 8 - Earl Edwards Jr., Orlando (6/3) Follow the Pittsburgh Riverhounds 2017 Pittsburgh Riverhounds > riverhounds.com > @PghRiverhounds > #PGHvTBR NOTES QUICK FACTS 2017 ROSTER Roster Size: 27 • Returners: 10 • Newcomers: 17 General Information Name: Pittsburgh Riverhounds City/Zip: Pittsburgh, PA 15219 NUMERICAL Founded: March 11, 1998 No. Name Pos Ht Wt Hometown (Previous Club) Nickname: Hounds 1 Keasel Broome GK 6-0 185 Claymont, Del. (Harrisburg City Islanders) Black & Gold / Blue 2 Shane Campbell D 6-0 175 York, Pa. (Harrisburg City Islanders) Colors: 3 Jack Thompson M/D 5-8 165 Hudson, Ohio (Charlotte Independence) Conference: USL Eastern Conference 4 Taylor Washington D 5-10 170 Somers, N.Y. (Bethlehem Steel FC) MLS Affiliate: Columbus Crew SC (Year 2) 5 Victor Souto* M 5-10 160 Sao Paulo, Brazil (University of Akron) Highmark Stadium 6 Abuchi Obinwa^ M 6-1 170 Orlando, Fla. (Columbus Crew SC) Venue: 7 Stephen Okai M 5-10 180 Accra, Ghana (Orange County Blues FC) Capacity: 3,500 8 Mike Green M 5-10 170 Strongsville, Ohio (University of New Mexico) Owner: Tuffy Shallenberger 9 Chevaughn Walsh F 6-2 203 Spanish Town, Jamaica (Ocean City Nor’easters) www.riverhounds.com 10 Kevin Kerr M 5-10 160 York, England (S.C.