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PITTSBURGH RIVERHOUNDS SC (17-4-11) 2019 SCHEDULE & RECORD AT SAINT LOUIS FC (11-12-9) League Record: 17-4-11 Home: 10-0-7 • Away: 7-4-4 • Non-League Play: 2-1-0 Saturday, Oct. 12, 2019 >> 8:30 p.m. ET >> West Community Stadium >> Fenton, MO MARCH Sat. 16 @Tampa Bay Rowdies CW L, 0-2 TALE OF THE TAPE GAME 33 - QUICK HITTERS Sat. 23 @Swope Park Rangers CW T, 2-2 • Riverhounds SC (17-4-11 overall, 7-4-4 away) will travel to Sat. 30 @Bethlehem Steel FC CW T, 2-2 Saint Louis FC (11-12-9 overall, 8-2-6 home) for their second APRIL meeting this season. Sat. 6 @Louisville City FC CW W, 1-0 • In their first meeting, the clubs tied 0-0 on April 20 at Sat. 13 HARTFORD ATHLETIC ESPN+ W, 3-1 Highmark Stadium. Sat. 20 SAINT LOUIS FC ESPN+ T, 0-0 • Pittsburgh currently has a nine-game unbeaten streak. The Sat. 27 NASHVILLE SC ESPN+ T, 2-2 Hounds have lost just one match in their past 16 games, which came on the road at North Carolina FC on Aug. 17. In this MAY PITTSBURGH SAINT LOUIS Sat. 4 @Charleston Battery CW T, 2-2 17-4-11 Record 11-12-9 defeat, Riverhounds SC played down a man for more than a Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup Round 2* 1st 9th Standing half due to a red card. Tue. 14 DAYTON DUTCH LIONS* ESPN+ W, 3-0 3-0-2 Last Five 1-3-1 T1 Streak L2 • The Hounds lead the USL Championship with 15 clean sheets. Sat. 25 CHARLOTTE INDEPENDENCE ESPN+ T, 0-0 Bob Lilley Head Coach Anthony Pulis • Riverhounds SC has allowed just eight first-half goals this Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup Round 3** @RiverhoundsSC Twitter Handles @SaintLouisFC season. Wed. 29 INDY ELEVEN** ESPN+ W, 1-0
All-Time Head-to-Head • The Hounds are undefeated (9-0-0) when forward Steevan Dos ...... 1-1-3 Santos has scored a goal. JUNE Sat. 1 @Indy Eleven CW L, 1-2 Referee • Kenardo Forbes currently ranks fifth in the Eastern Conference ...... Jon Freemon Sat. 8 OTTAWA FURY FC ESPN+ T, 2-2 Assistants with 69 chances created. The midfielder is also tied for second Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup Round 4*** ...... Ryan Cook, Truman Berghall in the conference with nine assists, sitting just one behind the Tue. 11 @Columbus Crew SC*** ESPN+ L, 0-1 Fourth Official ...... Tom Kuczwara overall leader. Sat. 15 @Atlanta United 2 CW W, 5-0 Injuries • Pittsburgh is tied for first in the USL Championship with Sat. 22 NEW YORK RED BULLS II ESPN+ W, 3-0 ...... Caleb Smith - Out (back) a 20 percent conversion rate. This stat leads the Eastern Sat. 29 BIRMINGHAM LEGION FC ESPN+ W, 4-1 Conference. JULY STAT COMPARISON • The Hounds currently have six players (Neco Brett, Steevan Thu. 4 BETHLEHEM STEEL FC CW W, 1-0 , , , and Sun. 7 @Charlotte Independence ESPN+ L, 0-1 Hounds Category Saint Louis FC Dos Santos Kenardo Forbes Robbie Mertz Kevin Kerr 1.75 Scoring Average 1.25 Anthony Velarde) who have at least 10 points this season. Sat. 13 TAMPA BAY ROWDIES ESPN+ T, 1-1 0.94 Opponent Scoring Average 1.22 This is the first time in club history at least six players have Sat. 20 NORTH CAROLINA FC ESPN+ W, 1-0 56 Goals Forced 40 Sat. 27 @Hartford Athletic CW W, 4-2 30 Goals Allowed 39 recorded double-digit points in a single season. +26 Goal Differential +1 • With one more win, the Hounds will set an all-time club record 39 Assists 29 in single-season wins. The team has currently matched its 17 AUGUST 11.50 Shots/Game 12.84 Sat. 3 MEMPHIS 901 FC ESPN+ W, 4-0 3.97 SOG/Game 4.28 wins from the 2004 campaign. Sat. 10 SWOPE PARK RANGERS ESPN+ W, 3-2 40 Yellow Cards 49 • With a goal differential of +26, this ranks as the second-best Wed. 14 @New York Red Bulls II ESPN+ W, 2-1 4 3 Red Cards mark in club history. Riverhounds SC’s best goal differential Sat. 17 @North Carolina FC ESPN+ L, 0-5 was set in 2004 (+31). Fri. 23 LOUDOUN UNITED FC ESPN+ W, 1-0 TEAM LEADERS Fri. 30 @Ottawa Fury FC ESPN+ W, 4-0 Hounds Category Saint Louis FC Neco Brett, 13 Goals Three tied, 7 SEPTEMBER Kenardo Forbes, 9 Assists Lewis Hilton, 5 Sat. 7 LOUISVILLE CITY FC ESPN+ T, 0-0 Neco Brett, 31 Points Kyle Greig, 18 Steevan Dos Santos, 61 Kyle Greig, 49 Sat. 14 CHARLESTON BATTERY ESPN+ W, 1-0 Shots Sat. 21 @Nashville SC CW T, 0-0 Tobi Adewole, 2,667 Minutes Phanuel Kavita, 2,880 Jordan Dover, 7 Yellow Cards Two tied, 6 Tue. 24 @Memphis 901 FC ESPN+ W, 1-0 Four tied, 1 Red Cards Oscar Umar, 3 Sat. 28 INDY ELEVEN ESPN+ W, 3-0 Ben Lundgaard, 0.75 GAA* Jake Fenlason, 1.00 Kyle Morton, .697 SV%* Jake Fenlason, .680 OCTOBER *Min. three games played Tue. 1 @Loudoun United FC ESPN+ W, 2-1 Sat. 5 ATLANTA UNITED 2 ESPN+ T, 1-1 Sat. 12 @Saint Louis FC ESPN+ 8:30 p.m. Sun. 20 @Birmingham Legion FC CW 5:30 p.m.
HIGHS AND LOWS CLUB NOTABLES TEAM Most All-Time Appearances...... David Flavius (183) All-Time Goals Leader...... David Flavius (58) Hounds High Hounds Low Category Opponent High Opponent Low All-Time Assists Leader...... Kevin Kerr (27) 12 (vs. Birmingham 6/29) 0 (seven times) Points 13 (at North Carolina 8/17) 0 (15 times) All-Time Record at Highmark Stadium...... 51-34-34 5 (at Atlanta 6/15) 0 (seven times) Goals 5 (at North Carolina 8/17) 0 (15 times) 4 (vs. Birmingham 6/29) 0 (11 times) Assists 3 (at North Carolina 8/17) 0 (16 times) Last Game Summary 23 (vs. Memphis 8/3) 3 (vs. Nashville 4/27) Shots 17 (at Indy Eleven 6/1) 4 (two times) Riverhounds SC 1, Atlanta United 2 1 11 (vs. Memphis 8/3) 0 (four times) SOG 8 (at North Carolina 8/17) 1 (seven times) Game 32 • Highmark Stadium • Oct. 5, 2019 5 (vs. New York 6/22) 0 (four times) Saves 7 (two times) 0 (eight times) Pittsburgh Riverhounds SC (17-4-11) played to a 1-1 19 (vs. Swope Park 8/10) 6 (two times) Fouls 20 (at Charleston 5/4) 6 (at Ottawa 8/30) draw against Atlanta United 2 (8-16-8) on Saturday night at Highmark Stadium. The draw gives the Hounds a three-point lead in the Eastern Conference standings. MILESTONE TRACKER Neco Brett scored the first goal of the match in the 45th minute for Pittsburgh. Atlanta’s Wesly Decas notched the • Kevin Kerr is one goal away from tying Thiago Martins for the second-most career league tallies in club equalizer in the 87th minute. history. Kerr currently has 29 career league goals with the Hounds. TIME OUT LAST • The Hounds can set a new club single-season record with their next win. Currently, 17 wins ties the season total of the 2004 campaign for the most all-time.
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QUICK FACTS ACTIVE ROSTER Roster Size: 24 • Returners: 10 • Newcomers: 14 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 Kyle Morton GK 6-4 195 25 West Chester, Pa. (Rochester Rhinos) Colors: Black & Gold 2 Tobi Adewole D 6-3 195 23 Ashton, Md. (George Washington University) Conference: USL Championship Eastern Conference 3 Uchenna Uzo D 5-11 204 26 Lagos, Nigeria (Phoenix Rising FC) Venue: Highmark Stadium 4 Dani Rovira* D 5-9 145 22 Bogota, Colombia (University of Vermont) 5 Jordan Dover D 5-8 150 24 Ajax, Ontario, Canada (Rochester Rhinos) Capacity: 5,000 6 Sammy Kahsai* M 6-0 165 24 Hyattsville, Md. (UMBC) Owner: Tuffy Shallenberger 7 Ryan James D 5-8 155 25 Mississauga, Ontario, Canada (Nashville SC) Website: www.riverhounds.com 8 Steevan Dos Santos F 6-4 208 30 Mindelo, Cape Verde (Ottawa Fury FC) 9 Neco Brett F 5-8 165 27 Kingston, Jamaica (Portland Timbers 2) 10 Kevin Kerr M 5-10 160 30 York, England (S.C. Wiedenbruck) 11 Kenardo Forbes M 5-10 165 31 Kingston, Jamaica (Rochester Rhinos) RECORD WHEN... 12 Christian Volesky F 6-1 170 27 Henderson, Nev. (OKC Energy FC) 13 Caleb Smith* D 5-9 155 22 Arlington, Texas (Southern Methodist University) At home...... 10-0-7 14 Noah Franke M 5-8 140 24 Orlando, Fla. (Creighton University) On road...... 7-4-4 15 Anthony Velarde* M 5-7 160 23 Reedley, Calif. (Fresno Pacific University) In games decided by one goal...... 9-2 16 Mark Forrest* F 6-3 195 22 Douglassville, Pa. (Lehigh University) In games decided by two goals or more...... 8-2 17 Thomas Vancaeyezeele M 5-11 180 25 Caen, France (University of Charleston) vs. clubs with winning records...... 6-3-7 19 Prosper Figbe* D 6-2 195 22 Ilorin, Nigeria (University of Virginia) vs. clubs with losing records...... 10-1-4 20 Joe Greenspan D 6-6 205 27 Westfield, N.J. (Minnesota United FC) vs. clubs with .500 records...... 1-0-0 21 Mouhamed Dabo M 5-9 155 23 Senegal (Penn FC) 22 Ben Lundgaard** GK 6-5 205 24 Wilmington, Del. (Columbus Crew SC) Scoring first...... 15-1-6 23 Austin Pack GK 6-2 180 25 Atlanta, Ga. (Portland Timbers 2) Leading at half...... 11-1-3 24 Robbie Mertz* M 5-7 150 22 Pittsburgh, Pa. (University of Michigan) Trailing at half...... 0-3-2 26 Todd Pratzner D 6-1 190 25 Lancaster, Pa. (Memphis 901 FC) Tied at half...... 6-0-6 Leading with 10:00 remaining...... 16-0-4 ALPHABETICAL Trailing with 10:00 remaining...... 0-3-1 Tied with 10:00 remaining...... 1-1-6 No. Name Pos Ht Wt Age Hometown (Previous Club) Leading with 5:00 remaining...... 17-0-1 2 Tobi Adewole D 6-3 195 23 Ashton, Md. (George Washington University) Trailing with 5:00 remaining...... 0-4-1 9 Neco Brett F 5-8 165 27 Kingston, Jamaica (Portland Timbers 2) 21 Mouhamed Dabo M 5-9 155 23 Senegal (Penn FC) Tied with 5:00 remaining...... 0-0-9 8 Steevan Dos Santos F 6-4 208 30 Mindelo, Cape Verde (Ottawa Fury FC) Outshooting opponent...... 15-0-8 5 Jordan Dover D 5-8 150 24 Ajax, Ontario, Canada (Rochester Rhinos) Being outshot by opponent...... 2-4-3 19 Prosper Figbe* D 6-2 195 22 Ilorin, Nigeria (University of Virginia) Tying in shots with opponent...... 0-0-0 11 Kenardo Forbes M 5-10 165 31 Kingston, Jamaica (Rochester Rhinos) Scoring no goals...... 0-3-4 16 Mark Forrest* F 6-3 195 22 Douglassville, Pa. (Lehigh University) Scoring one goal...... 6-1-2 14 Noah Franke M 5-8 140 24 Orlando, Fla. (Creighton University) Scoring two goals...... 2-0-5 20 Joe Greenspan D 6-6 205 27 Westfield, N.J. (Minnesota United FC) 7 Ryan James D 5-8 155 25 Mississauga, Ontario, Canada (Nashville SC) Scoring three goals...... 4-0-0 6 Sammy Kahsai* M 6-0 165 24 Hyattsville, Md. (UMBC) Scoring four or more goals...... 5-0-0 10 Kevin Kerr M 5-10 160 30 York, England (S.C. Wiedenbruck) Allowing no goals...... 11-0-4 22 Ben Lundgaard** GK 6-5 205 24 Wilmington, Del. (Columbus Crew SC) Allowing one goal...... 4-1-2 24 Robbie Mertz* M 5-7 150 22 Pittsburgh, Pa. (University of Michigan) Allowing two goals...... 2-2-5 1 Kyle Morton GK 6-4 195 25 West Chester, Pa. (Rochester Rhinos) Allowing three goals...... 0-0-0 23 Austin Pack GK 6-2 180 25 Atlanta, Ga. (Portland Timbers 2) Allowing four or more goals...... 0-1-0 26 Todd Pratzner D 6-1 190 25 Lancaster, Pa. (Memphis 901 FC) 4 Dani Rovira* D 5-9 145 22 Bogota, Colombia (University of Vermont) On weekdays...... 6-0-0 13 Caleb Smith* D 5-9 155 22 Arlington, Texas (Southern Methodist University) On weekends...... 11-4-11 3 Uchenna Uzo D 5-11 204 26 Lagos, Nigeria (Phoenix Rising FC) In March...... 0-1-2 17 Thomas Vancaeyezeele M 5-11 180 25 Caen, France (University of Charleston) In April...... 2-0-2 15 Anthony Velarde* M 5-7 160 23 Reedley, Calif. (Fresno Pacific University) In May...... 0-0-2 12 Christian Volesky F 6-1 170 27 Henderson, Nev. (OKC Energy FC) In June...... 3-1-1 In July...... 3-1-1 TECHNICAL STAFF In August...... 5-1-0 In September...... 3-0-2 Head Coach: Bob Lilley In October...... 1-0-1 Assistant Coach: Dan Visser Assistant Coach: Gavin McInerney Goalkeeping Coach: Hunter Gilstrap Miscellaneous Head Athletic Trainer: Tim Smith Current Streak...... T1 Home Streak...... T1 Road Streak...... W2 PRONUNCIATION GUIDE Consecutive games with a goal...... 4 TOBI ADEWOLE TOE-BEE AD-EL-WALL-AY Consecutive games allowing one goal or less...... 9 NECO Brett KNEE-CO MOUHAMED DABO MOO-HA-MED DOB-O Noah FRANKE FRANK-EE Sammy KAHSAI KAH-SIGH Todd PRATZNER PRATS-NER UCHENNA UZO OO-CHAIN-AH OO-ZOU Thomas VANCAEYEZEELE VAN-KAY-YAH-ZEEL Anthony VELARDE VEY-LAR-DEH Christian VOLESKY VO-LESS-KEY
* Rookie ** Loanee STATISTICS AND STANDINGS
PLAYER STATISTICS INDIVIDUAL No. Name GP MIN G A PTS SH SOG FC T CL PK PKG YC RC 2 Tobi Adewole 31 2,667 2 0 4 10 4 28 45 93 0 0 3 1 3 Uchenna Uzo 6 190 0 0 0 0 0 3 4 7 0 0 0 0 4 Dani Rovira 7 341 0 0 0 0 0 4 15 7 0 0 1 0 5 Jordan Dover 23 2,068 1 2 4 10 4 35 49 30 0 0 7 0 6 Sammy Kahsai 13 638 1 0 2 5 3 15 17 2 0 0 1 0 7 Ryan James 32 2,651 0 5 5 8 2 19 84 41 0 0 3 0 8 Steevan Dos Santos 31 2,208 9 4 22 61 23 44 27 17 0 0 4 0 9 Neco Brett 29 2,121 13 5 31 51 30 22 16 3 4 3 1 0 10 Kevin Kerr 28 2,044 5 3 13 22 10 35 41 12 2 1 2 0 11 Kenardo Forbes 32 2,624 4 9 17 20 7 32 41 14 1 0 1 0 12 Christian Volesky 24 998 3 1 7 25 13 16 1 3 0 0 1 0 13 Caleb Smith 1 15 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 14 Noah Franke 16 797 0 0 0 1 1 9 21 6 0 0 0 0 15 Anthony Velarde 24 1,044 3 4 10 15 6 18 16 3 1 1 2 0 16 Mark Forrest 5 93 0 0 0 1 0 4 5 0 0 0 0 1 17 Thomas Vancaeyezeele 30 2,591 2 0 4 14 5 40 73 69 0 0 2 1 19 Prosper Figbe ------20 Joe Greenspan 30 2,574 4 1 9 23 7 23 25 147 0 0 5 1 21 Mouhamed Dabo 21 1,168 0 1 1 2 0 24 33 6 0 0 2 0 24 Robbie Mertz 24 1,588 6 4 16 17 12 27 32 5 0 0 5 0 26 Todd Pratzner 4 229 0 0 0 0 0 2 5 7 0 0 0 0
GOALKEEPERS No. Name GP MIN GA SV CS SV% GAA 1 Kyle Morton 22 1,980 20 46 11 .697 0.91 22 Ben Lundgaard 4 360 3 6 2 .667 0.75 23 Austin Pack 6 540 7 11 2 .611 1.17
TEAM STATISTICS G A SH* SOG CK OFF FC YC RC PK PKG OG GA SV POS% TOTAL: 56 39 368 127 147 80 400 40 4 8 5 0 30 63 - AVG: 1.75 1.22 11.50 3.97 4.59 2.50 12.50 1.25 0.13 0.25 0.16 0.00 0.94 1.97 46.18
*Includes blocked shots
EASTERN CONFERENCE STANDINGS Team GP W L T PTS Last 5 GF GA GD Pittsburgh Riverhounds SC 32 17 4 11 62 3-0-2 56 30 26 Nashville SC 32 18 7 7 61 3-1-1 54 26 28 Indy Eleven 32 18 9 5 59 1-4-0 45 27 18 New York Red Bulls II 32 17 9 6 57 1-3-1 70 42 28 Tampa Bay Rowdies 32 16 7 9 57 1-2-2 59 30 29 Louisville City FC 32 15 8 9 54 3-1-1 48 37 11 North Carolina FC 32 15 9 8 53 2-2-1 56 35 21 Ottawa Fury FC 32 14 9 9 51 4-1-0 48 39 9 Saint Louis FC 32 11 12 9 42 1-3-1 40 39 1 Birmingham Legion FC 32 11 14 7 40 1-3-1 33 49 -16
Charleston Battery 31 9 9 13 40 1-2-2 36 41 -5 Atlanta United 2 33 9 16 8 35 3-0-2 45 74 -29 Memphis 901 FC 31 9 15 7 34 3-2-0 35 46 -11 Loudoun United FC 32 9 17 6 33 3-2-0 50 61 -11 Charlotte Independence 32 7 14 11 32 2-3-0 37 51 -14 Bethlehem Steel FC 32 8 18 6 30 1-4-0 47 72 -25 Hartford Athletic 33 7 21 5 26 1-3-1 47 79 -32 Swope Park Rangers 32 6 18 8 26 2-2-1 42 70 -28
Standings current as of 10/10 GAME-BY-GAME RESULTS
REGULAR SEASON SCHEDULE Opponent W/L/T G A PTS SH SOG POSS PA% CK OFF FC PK PKG YC RC OG S HOUNDS L 0 0 0 6 0 49.6 68.6 2 0 17 0 0 0 0 0 0 @Tampa Bay 2 1 5 7 2 50.4 67.8 6 3 9 0 0 0 0 0 0 HOUNDS T 2 1 5 13 4 35.7 71.5 10 2 14 1 1 1 0 0 3 @Swope Park 2 1 5 8 5 64.3 86.2 3 1 12 0 0 2 1 0 2 HOUNDS T 2 2 6 16 7 54.3 68.4 7 2 14 1 0 1 0 0 1 @Bethlehem 2 2 6 13 3 45.7 66.8 2 6 14 0 0 3 0 0 5 HOUNDS W 1 0 2 11 2 41.6 57.1 3 2 11 1 1 2 0 0 1 @Louisville 0 0 0 6 1 58.4 69.0 7 0 13 0 0 2 0 0 2 @HOUNDS W 3 2 8 18 6 52.1 79.0 2 4 10 1 1 0 0 0 1 Hartford 1 1 3 9 2 47.9 77.4 1 1 17 0 0 3 0 0 3 @HOUNDS T 0 0 0 7 1 50.4 68.8 6 3 10 0 0 4 0 0 1 Saint Louis 0 0 0 6 1 49.6 65.6 3 3 8 0 0 0 0 0 1 @HOUNDS T 2 1 3 3 1 56.2 71.1 3 3 12 0 0 1 0 0 1 Nashville 2 1 5 9 3 43.8 65.2 4 1 14 0 0 2 0 1 0 HOUNDS T 2 2 6 7 2 46.0 67.8 3 2 11 0 0 1 0 0 2 @Charleston 2 1 5 8 4 54.0 73.8 4 2 20 1 1 4 0 0 0 @HOUNDS T 0 0 0 15 3 48.4 73.5 11 0 18 0 0 0 1 0 1 Charlotte 0 0 0 6 1 51.6 76.4 3 0 12 0 0 2 0 0 3 HOUNDS L 1 1 3 8 2 37.8 67.5 4 1 16 0 0 0 1 0 3 @Indy Eleven 2 2 6 17 5 62.2 79.3 8 2 9 0 0 1 0 0 1 @HOUNDS T 2 2 6 12 6 46.9 78.5 5 6 14 1 0 3 0 0 2 Ottawa 2 1 5 9 4 53.1 78.8 4 2 13 1 1 2 0 0 4 HOUNDS W 5 2 10 16 6 43.1 81.7 6 5 6 0 0 0 0 0 2 @Atlanta 0 0 0 9 2 56.9 86.4 5 1 13 0 0 2 0 1 3 @HOUNDS W 3 2 8 11 5 43.7 76.1 5 6 12 0 0 0 0 0 5 New York 0 0 0 10 5 56.3 78.3 2 1 13 0 0 1 1 0 2 @HOUNDS W 4 4 12 9 4 48.6 84.0 2 2 8 0 0 0 0 0 4 Birmingham 1 0 2 11 6 51.4 84.3 1 2 10 0 0 1 0 0 0 @HOUNDS W 1 0 2 14 2 42.3 73.7 5 1 15 0 0 3 0 0 2 Bethlehem 0 0 0 6 2 57.7 81.6 2 1 16 0 0 3 0 0 1 HOUNDS L 0 0 0 6 0 50.0 76.5 0 1 14 0 0 2 0 0 1 @Charlotte 1 1 3 8 2 50.0 78.1 2 4 12 0 0 0 0 0 0 @HOUNDS T 1 0 2 8 5 52.9 66.9 6 2 11 1 1 0 0 0 2 Tampa Bay 1 1 3 6 3 47.1 64.7 0 5 12 0 0 2 0 0 4 @HOUNDS W 1 1 3 16 7 48.0 69.6 6 7 11 1 0 1 0 0 2 North Carolina 0 0 0 14 2 52.0 71.0 2 1 9 0 0 0 0 0 6 HOUNDS W 4 1 7 15 9 52.3 84.4 3 1 9 0 0 0 0 0 2 @Hartford 2 1 5 9 4 47.7 81.4 6 2 10 0 0 1 0 1 6 @HOUNDS W 4 3 11 23 11 58.1 82.5 4 1 6 0 0 1 0 0 1 Memphis 0 0 0 4 1 41.9 73.1 3 2 9 0 0 2 0 0 7 @HOUNDS W 3 3 9 16 6 47.1 75.3 6 1 19 0 0 4 0 0 2 Swope Park 2 1 5 8 4 52.9 75.5 4 0 10 1 1 1 0 0 4 HOUNDS W 2 2 6 14 5 42.8 58.6 10 3 13 0 0 1 0 0 4 @New York 1 1 3 9 5 57.2 69.7 5 1 7 0 0 2 0 0 3 HOUNDS L 0 0 0 5 0 34.9 79.6 4 2 12 0 0 2 1 0 4 @North Carolina 5 3 13 13 8 65.1 91.0 3 3 8 2 1 2 0 0 0 @HOUNDS W 1 1 3 10 2 46.0 71.4 3 5 8 0 0 1 0 0 2 Loudoun 0 0 0 9 3 54.0 76.8 4 1 13 0 0 2 0 0 1 HOUNDS W 4 3 11 14 6 42.1 76.9 4 2 16 0 0 3 0 0 2 @Ottawa 0 0 0 8 2 57.9 77.3 9 4 6 0 0 0 0 0 1 @HOUNDS T 0 0 0 15 4 43.9 74.6 7 4 11 0 0 1 0 0 1 Louisville 0 0 0 8 1 56.1 76.8 3 2 10 0 0 1 0 0 4 @HOUNDS W 1 1 3 11 3 57.3 79.6 3 3 13 0 0 2 0 0 2 Charleston 0 0 0 6 2 42.7 69.0 4 4 11 0 0 1 0 0 2 HOUNDS T 0 0 0 5 0 35.4 68.1 2 2 8 0 0 1 1 0 4 @Nashville 0 0 0 10 4 64.6 80.7 8 2 12 0 0 0 0 0 0 HOUNDS W 1 1 3 5 2 43.4 78.3 1 0 17 0 0 2 0 0 2 @Memphis 0 0 0 9 2 56.6 83.9 4 1 7 0 0 0 0 0 1 @HOUNDS W 3 2 8 12 5 37.5 76.3 2 1 13 0 0 0 0 0 3 Indy Eleven 0 0 0 10 3 62.5 84.3 3 0 9 0 0 2 0 0 2 HOUNDS W 2 2 6 18 9 53.3 84.6 8 3 16 0 0 1 0 0 0 @Loudoun 1 1 3 4 1 46.7 82.3 1 0 12 0 0 2 0 0 7 @HOUNDS T 1 0 2 9 1 36.3 69.3 4 3 16 1 1 2 0 0 0 Atlanta 1 1 3 7 1 63.7 84.3 2 1 18 0 0 5 0 0 0 HOUNDS ------@Saint Louis ------HOUNDS ------@Birmingham ------TECHNICAL STAFF
HEAD COACH BOB LILLEY Announced as the club’s 10th head coach in its history on Nov. 14, 2017, Bob Lilley will enter his second season at the helm for Riverhounds SC.
During his first campaign with the club, Lilley led the Hounds to a 15-5-14 ecord,r which includes the second-highest win total in team history. The squad also posted a club-record 17 shutouts during regular season play. Under his guidance, the team placed third in the Eastern Conference en route to hosting its first-ever playoff match at Highmark Stadium.
Lilley came to Pittsburgh after coaching the USL-side Rochester Rhinos, which he led during two separate stints (2014-17 and 2010-11). In his six seasons with the Rhinos, Lilley compiled an 82-39-51 regular season record, which includes a 2015 mark of 17-1-10 en route to winning Coach of the Year honors and the USL Cup. He also was named Coach of the Year in 2010, when Rochester won the USSF Division 2 Professional League regular season title. The Rhinos made the playoffs in every season under Lilley and achieved at least a fourth-round finish in the Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup from 2014-17.
Before joining the Rhinos ahead of their 2010 season, Lilley spent the 2007-08 campaign as head coach of the Detroit Ignition of the Major Indoor Soccer League (MISL). He earned Coach of the Year honors, as the Ignition logged a 22-8 record and won the league’s regular season championship. Experience: Enters 19th season For three seasons (2005-07), Lilley served as head coach for the Vancouver Whitecaps of the USL First Division. While with the club, he guided (second with PIT) the Whitecaps to a 33-20-31 overall regular season record and a league championship in 2006. From 2002-03, Lilley was the head coach for the Montreal Impact of the USL A-League. He directed the club to the playoffs both years and amassed a regular season record of 32-15-9, in Date Hired: addition to winning Coach of the Year honors in 2003. November 14, 2017 The Fort Monmouth, New Jersey native began his head-coaching career with the Hershey Wildcats, which he led from 1997-01. In his five Hometown: seasons with the USL A-League club, he compiled an 86-46-6 overall regular season record and was named Coach of the Year in 1997, his first- Fort Monmouth, New Jersey ever campaign as a head coach. Hershey made the playoffs each season with Lilley at the helm, including a trip to the A-League final in 2001.
Alma Mater: Across his 18 seasons of head-coaching experience at every level, Lilley holds an all-time record of 270-133-111, has logged at least a .500 George Mason University winning percentage during each regular season and has led his team into the postseason every year. He also has won two league titles and (1987) earned Coach of the Year honors five times. In 2010, he was inducted into the USL Hall of Fame as a coach.
Accolades: Lilley played professionally with the Orlando Lions of the American Soccer League from 1989-90 (two seasons) and the Maryland Bays of 2015 USL Cup Champion the American Professional Soccer League in 1991 (one season). He also played professional indoor soccer with the Hershey Impact of the 2006 USL-1 Champion National Professional Soccer League (NPSL) from 1988-91 (three seasons), the Harrisburg Heat of the NPSL from 1991-97 (six seasons) and the USL Hall of Fame Pittsburgh Stingers of the Continental Indoor Soccer League in 1994 (one season). From 1984-87, Lilley played collegiately at George Mason Five-time Coach of the Year University, where he was a four-year starter and team captain. He was inducted into the George Mason Men’s Soccer Hall of Fame in 2011.
Dan Visser enters his third-full season as an assistant coach with Riverhounds SC after originally joining the club in July 2016.
ASSISTANT COACH Prior to arriving in Pittsburgh, Visser served as an assistant coach at the United States Naval Academy during its 2015 campaign. The Midshipmen finished this season with an 8-9-1 overall ecord.r From 2013-14, Visser DAN VISSER was head coach at Eastern Nazarene College in Quincy, Massachusetts. The Lions held a 3-14-0 record during his first year and improved to 5-12-1 during his second season at the helm. Visser began his coaching • Third full season with club career at the NCAA Division III level, serving as an assistant coach and recruiting coordinator at Eastern • Joined the staff in July 2016 University in St. Davids, Pennsylvania. During his two years at Eastern, the Eagles compiled a 21-11-2 record • West Chester, Pennsylvania and had 11 student-athletes earn All-Conference honors. native The West Chester, Pennsylvania native played collegiately as a midfielder at Messiah College for four seasons before graduating in 2008. During this period, the team won three national championships and accumulated an 89-6-2 record. The two-time team captain also received Regional All-America honors in 2007.
Riverhounds SC hired Gavin McInerney to its coaching staff on Oct. 4, 2019. McInerney most recently served as the goalkeeper coach with the Sporting Kansas City Academy and Swope Park Rangers (2017-19) and previously worked with head coach Bob Lilley with the Rochester Rhinos (2015-16). In 2015 with the Rhinos, McInerney was a coaching staff member of the USL Cup-winning team, which also won the regular season ASSISTANT COACH title with a record of 17-1-10. During this season, the Rhinos set a league record-low goals conceded mark at 15 goals allowed in 28 regular season games. He later made it back to the championship game with the GAVIN MCINERNEY Swope Park Rangers in 2017. • First season with club Before joining Lilley with the Rhinos, McInerney suited up for the Rochester Lancers, an indoor soccer squad, • Joined the staff in October 2019 from 2011-14. The Dublin, Ireland native also previously played professionally with St. Patrick’s Athletic FC • Dublin, Ireland native of the League of Ireland in 2005 and went on to play for the Bray Wanderers in 2008. Intertwined in these seasons, he began his coaching career as an assistant at the University at Buffalo for two seasons (2007 and 2009). The goalkeeper originally moved to the United States to play collegiately at the University of Memphis from 2004-05.
After coaching the club to its most single-season goalkeeper shutouts (17) in team history, Hunter Gilstrap returns for his third straight season as goalkeeping coach with Riverhounds SC.
GOALKEEPING Logging an 11-season professional playing career, Gilstrap spent six years (2010-14, 16) with Pittsburgh. In 2010, he was named USL-2 All-League First Team and Goalkeeper of the Year. The keeper ranks tied for ninth COACH with 102 appearances and second with 25 shutouts all-time in team history. In 2015, Gilstrap played for the HUNTER GILSTRAP Carolina RailHawks of the North American Soccer League (NASL). He made nine appearances with the club and also played two games for the USL-side Charlotte Independence while on loan from the RailHawks. • Third season with club • Joined the staff in January 2017 From 2007-09, the Lexington, South Carolina native played for the Cleveland City Stars. His professional • Lexington, South Carolina native career began in 2006, when Miami FC selected him with the No. 13 overall pick in the USL-1 Draft. At the collegiate level, Gilstrap competed at Clemson University from 2001-04 and attended the College of Charleston for his senior season in 2005. BROADCAST NOTES
Saves: 5 vs. NY (6/22) GK • 6-4 • 195 • West Chester, PA GA: 5 at NC (8/17) KYLE MORTON 11 • 14 clean sheets in 25 career starts Clean Sheets: GP/GS W/L/T S GA GAA SV% • Tied for fourth in league with 11 clean sheets ‘19 22/22 13-2-7 46 20 0.91 .697 • 2018 season w/ club cut short due to knee injury
1 GAME HIGHS
Minutes:Minutes: 90 -(26 times) D • 6-3 • 195 • Ashton, MD Goals:G: - 1 (two times) TOBI ADEWOLE - • Scored PIT’s first goal of season at SPR (3/23) Assists:Assists: 0 GP/GS MIN G A PTS SH SOG Points:2 (two - times) • 2x Team of the Week in 2018 Points: ‘19 31/30 2,667 2 0 4 10 4 Shots: - • 94 CLEAR last year (No. 3 on club) Shots: 1 (10 times)
2 GAME HIGHS SOG:SOG: 1 (four - times)
Minutes:Minutes: 90 -at IND (6/1) D • 5-11 • 204 • Lagos, Nigeria Goals:G: - 0 UCHENNA UZO - • Made PIT debut at CHS (5/4) Assists:Assists: 0 GP/GS MIN G A PTS SH SOG Points:0 - • Played with PHX in 2016-17 Points: ‘19 6/2 190 0 0 0 0 0 Shots: - • Was a member of U-17 Nigeria National Team Shots: 0
3 GAME HIGHS SOG:SOG: 0 -
Minutes: 86 vs. OTT (6/8) D • 5-9 • 145 • Bogota, Colombia Goals: 0 DANI ROVIRA 0 • Made PIT debut vs. Dayton Dutch Lions in USOC Assists: GP/GS MIN G A PTS SH SOG 0 • First league action at IND (6/1) Points: ‘19 7/4 341 0 0 0 0 0 0 • Played two seasons at University of Vermont Shots:
4 GAME HIGHS SOG: 0
Minutes:Minutes: 90 -(21 times) D • 5-8 • 150 • Ajax, ON Goals:G: - 1 vs. MEM (8/3) JORDAN DOVER - • Played for Guyana National Team in ‘19 Gold Cup Assists:Assists: 1 (two times) GP/GS MIN G A PTS SH SOG Points:2 vs. - MEM (8/3) • Assist vs. Dayton Dutch Lions in USOC (5/14) Points: ‘19 23/23 2,068 1 2 4 10 4 Shots: - • Started 29 of 30 GP last year Shots: 2 vs. CLT (5/25)
5 GAME HIGHS SOG:SOG: 1 (four - times)
Minutes: 90 at HFD (7/27) M • 6-0 • 165 • Hyattsville, MD Goals: 1 at OTT (8/30) SAMMY KAHSAI 0 • First career pro goal at OTT (8/30) Assists: GP/GS MIN G A PTS SH SOG 2 at OTT (8/30) • Made pro debut at CHS (5/4) Points: ‘19 13/7 638 1 0 2 5 3 1 (five times) • Competed for D.C. United Academy 2013-14 Shots:
6 GAME HIGHS SOG: 1 (three times)
Minutes:Minutes: 90 -(28 times) D • 5-8 • 155 • Mississauga, ON Goals:G: - 0 RYAN JAMES - • Leads club with 70 interceptions Assists:Assists: 1 (five times) GP/GS MIN G A PTS SH SOG Points:1 (five - times) • TOTW for game-high 8-INT Week 8 performance Points: ‘19 32/29 2,651 0 5 5 8 2 Shots: - • Played under Lilley in 16-17 w/ ROC Shots: 1 (eight times)
7 GAME HIGHS SOG:SOG: 1 (two - times)
Minutes: 90 (13 times) F • 6-4 • 208 • Mindelo, Cape Verde Goals: 1 (nine times) STEEVAN DOS SANTOS 2 at OTT (8/30) • Career in league: 134 GP and 40 goals Assists: GP/GS MIN G A PTS SH SOG 4 at OTT (8/30) • Player of the Week for 3-pt Week 15 performance Points: ‘19 31/26 2,208 9 4 22 61 23 7 vs. HFD (4/13) • Member of Lilley’s ’15 title team Shots:
8 GAME HIGHS SOG: 3 (two times)
Minutes:Minutes: 90 -(10 times) F • 5-8 • 165 • Kingston, Jamaica Goals:G: - 2 at OTT (8/30) NECO BRETT - • 2nd Hound ever to post consecutive 10-G years Assists:Assists: 1 (five times) GP/GS MIN G A PTS SH SOG Points:5 at - OTT (8/30) • Led PIT with 15 goals and 37 points in 2018 Points: ‘19 29/25 2,121 13 5 31 51 30 Shots: - • 37-point season is third best in club history Shots: 5 vs. OTT (6/8)
9 GAME HIGHS SOG:SOG: 3 (four - times)
Minutes: 90 (eight times) M • 5-10 • 160 • York, England Goals: 1 (five times) KEVIN KERR 2 vs. BHM (6/29) • Team of the Week for 3-pt Week 6 performance Assists: GP/GS MIN G A PTS SH SOG 3 vs. HFD (4/13) • No. 2 in club history with 179 games played Points: ‘19 28/25 2,044 5 3 13 22 10 3 (three times) • No. 2 in club history with 85 career points Shots:
10 GAME HIGHS SOG: 2 (three times)
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Minutes:Minutes: 90 -(26 times) KENARDO FORBES M • 5-10 • 165 • Kingston, Jamaica Goals:G: - 2 vs. IND (9/28) • Leads team with 69 chances created Assists:Assists: 2 vs. - MEM (8/3) GP/GS MIN G A PTS SH SOG - • 6x Team of the Week Points:Points: 4 vs. IND (9/28) ‘19 32/29 2,624 4 9 17 20 7 11 • All-League Second Team in 2018 Shots:Shots: 2 (five - times) GAME HIGHS SOG:SOG: 2 vs. - IND (9/28) SEASON HIGHS
Minutes:Minutes: 90 -(four times) CHRISTIAN VOLESKY F • 6-1 • 170 • Henderson, NV Goals:G: - 1 (three times) • Notched first PIT goal vs. NSH (4/27) Assists:Assists: 1 at - IND (6/1) GP/GS MIN G A PTS SH SOG • Career in league: 139 GP and 39 goals Points:Points: 2 (three - times) 12 ‘19 24/9 998 3 1 7 24 12 • Member of Lilley’s ’15 title team Shots:Shots: 3 vs. - SPR (8/10) GAME HIGHS SOG:SOG: 2 at - HFD (7/27) SEASON HIGHS
Minutes: 15 at SPR (3/23) CALEB SMITH D • 5-9 • 155 • Arlington, TX Goals: 0 • Made pro debut at SPR (3/23) Assists: 0 GP/GS MIN G A PTS SH SOG • Enters his rookie campaign Points: 0 ‘19 1/0 15 0 0 0 0 0 13 • Called up to U-20 National Team in 2014 Shots: 0 GAME HIGHS SOG: 0
Minutes:Minutes: 90 -(seven times) NOAH FRANKE M • 5-8 • 140 • Orlando, FL Goals:G: - 0 • Posted an assist in USOC vs. Indy Eleven (5/29) Assists:Assists: 0 - GP/GS MIN G A PTS SH SOG • Started 5 of 8 GP for PIT in ‘18 Points:Points: 0 - 14 ‘19 16/8 797 0 0 0 1 1 • No. 80 overall pick in 2018 SuperDraft Shots:Shots: 1 at - LDN (10/1) GAME HIGHS SOG:SOG: 1 at - LDN (10/1) SEASON HIGHS
Minutes: 90 (two times) ANTHONY VELARDE M • 5-7 • 160 • Reedley, CA Goals: 1 (three times) • Rookie scored first pro goal at SPR (3/23) Assists: 1 (four times) GP/GS MIN G A PTS SH SOG • Scored in USOC vs. Dayton Dutch Lions Points: 3 at HFD (7/27) ‘19 24/11 1,044 3 4 10 15 6 15 • Owns PacWest Conference career A record (44) Shots: 4 at LDN (10/1) GAME HIGHS SOG: 1 (six times)
Minutes: 63 at CLT (7/7) MARK FORREST F • 6-3 • 195 • Douglassville, PA Goals: 0 • Rookie made pro debut at IND (6/1) Assists: 0 GP/GS MIN G A PTS SH SOG • 41 G and 21 A in 73 GP in career at Lehigh Points: 0 ‘19 5/1 93 0 0 0 1 0 • 2x Patriot League Offensive Player of the Year Shots: 1 vs. NY (6/22)
16 GAME HIGHS SOG: 0
Minutes: 90 (28 times) THOMAS VANCAEYEZEELE M • 5-11 • 180 • Caen, France Goals: 1 (two times) • Played w/ French Guiana for Nations League Assists: 0 GP/GS MIN G A PTS SH SOG • Second on team with 62 interceptions Points: 2 (two times) ‘19 30/29 2,591 2 0 4 14 5 17 • Led team w/ 2,909 MIN in ‘18 Shots: 2 (two times) GAME HIGHS SOG: 1 (five times)
Minutes: - PROSPER FIGBE D • 6-2 • 195 • Ilorin, Nigeria Goals: - • Enters rookie season Assists: - GP/GS MIN G A PTS SH SOG • Played at University of Virginia (2017-18) Points: - ‘19 ------• Started 37 of 38 GP at Virginia Shots: -
19 GAME HIGHS SOG: -
Minutes: 90 (27 times) JOE GREENSPAN D • 6-6 • 205 • Westfield, NJ Goals: 1 (four times) • Leads club with 147 clearances this season Assists: 1 at ATL (6/15) GP/GS MIN G A PTS SH SOG • All-League First Team in 2018 Points: 2 (four times) ‘19 30/29 2,574 4 1 9 23 7 20 • Led PIT w/ 162 CLEAR in ‘18 Shots: 3 (four times) GAME HIGHS SOG: 3 at NY (8/14)
Minutes: 90 (nine times) M • 5-9 • 155 • Senegal Goals: 0 MOUHAMED DABO 1 vs. IND (9/28) • Winning 67 percent of his tackles Assists: GP/GS MIN G A PTS SH SOG • Recorded first pro assist vs. IND (9/28) Points: 1 vs. IND (9/28) ‘19 21/13 1,168 0 1 1 2 0 • 5 caps for Senegal U-17 National Team in 2013 Shots: 1 (two times)
21 GAME HIGHS SOG: 0
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Saves: 3 at SPR (3/23) 2 at SPR (3/23) GK • 6-5 • 205 • Wilmington, DE GA: BEN LUNDGAARD Clean Sheets: 2 • Called up from loan to Columbus Crew SC GP/GS W/L/T S GA GAA SV% • First career clean sheet at LOU (4/6) ‘19 4/4 2-0-2 6 3 0.75 .667 • No. 21 overall pick of 2018 SuperDraft 22 GAME HIGHS
Saves: 4 at IND (6/1) AUSTIN PACK GK • 6-2 • 180 • Atlanta, GA GA: 2 (three times) • Clean sheets vs. CLT (5/25) and at MEM (9/24) Clean Sheets: 2 GP/GS W/L/T S GA GAA SV% • Made PIT debut with CS in USOC vs. Dayton ‘19 6/6 2-2-2 11 7 1.17 .611 • Started playoff game for POR in 2018
23 GAME HIGHS
Minutes: 90 (12 times) ROBBIE MERTZ M • 5-7 • 150 • Pittsburgh, PA Goals: 2 vs. BHM (6/29) • 2x Team of the Week (7/2, 8/13) Assists: 2 vs. SPR (8/10) GP/GS MIN G A PTS SH SOG • Made pro debut at LOU (4/6) Points: 4 vs. BHM (6/29) ‘19 24/18 1,588 6 4 16 17 12 • No. 76 overall pick of 2019 SuperDraft (Rapids) Shots: 2 (five times)
24 GAME HIGHS SOG: 2 (two times)
Minutes: 90 (two times) TODD PRATZNER D • 6-1 • 190 • Lancaster, PA Goals: 0 • Signed with PIT on Sept. 18 Assists: 0 GP/GS MIN G A PTS SH SOG • Played first part of 2019 campaign with MEM Points: 0 ‘19 4/2 229 0 0 0 0 0 • 2019 w/MEM: 10 GP, 8 GS, 743 MIN, 1 SH, 40 CL Shots: 0
26 GAME HIGHS SOG: 0
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