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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 (3-2-0) 2020 SCHEDULE & RECORD VS. NEW YORK RED BULLS II (2-3-0) Saturday, Aug. 8, 2020 >> 7 p.m. ET >> Highmark Stadium >> Pittsburgh, PA League Record: 3-2-0 Home: 1-1-0 • Away: 2-1-0 • Non-League Play: 0-0-0 TALE OF THE TAPE GAME 6 - QUICK HITTERS JULY • Pittsburgh Riverhounds SC (3-2-0 overall, 1-1-0 home) battles Sun. 12 @Louisville City FC ESPN2 W, 3-1 New York Red Bulls II (2-3-0 overall, 1-1-0 away) for the second Sat. 18 @Philadelphia Union II WPNT W, 6-0 time this season this Saturday. Both teams rank among the top Wed. 22 Indy Eleven ESPN2 L, 0-1 Sun. 26 @New York Red Bulls II WPNT L, 1-2 three in the Group F standings. • Riverhounds SC earlier lost to Red Bulls II, 2-1, on July 26 at Red Bull Arena. New York went ahead on a last-minute penalty kick goal from Deri Corfe in the 90’+5. Also scoring goals in AUGUST PITTSBURGH NEW YORK the contest were Omar Sowe (34’) for New York and Skylar Sat. 1 Philadelphia Union II WPNT W, 4-0 3-2-0 Record 2-3-0 Thomas (9’) for Pittsburgh. Sat. 8 New York Red Bulls II WPNT 7 p.m. 2nd Group Standing 3rd • Pittsburgh has a 4-7-1 all-time record against New York, Sat. 15 @Indy Eleven WPNT 7 p.m. 3-2-0 Last Five 2-3-0 Wed. 19 @Loudoun United FC ESPN+ 7 p.m. W1 Streak L1 including a 3-1-1 mark at home. Sat. 22 Saint Louis FC WPNT 7 p.m. Bob Lilley Head Coach John Wolyniec • Riverhounds SC has earned a point in 26 of its last 27 regular @RiverhoundsSC Twitter Handles @NYRBII Fri. 28 @Hartford Athletic ESPN+ 7 p.m. season home matches. All-Time Head-to-Head • The Hounds have assists on 13 of their 14 goals this season. ............................................................................................4-7-1 • Kenardo Forbes leads the USL Championship with seven Referee SEPTEMBER ............................................................................................. TBD assists. Tue. 1 Loudoun United FC ESPN+ 7 p.m. Assistants • Defenders Ryan James, Skylar Thomas and Thomas Sun. 6 @New York Red Bulls II WPNT 5 p.m. ............................................................................................. TBD have played every minute this season for the Sat. 12 Hartford Athletic WPNT 7 p.m. Fourth Official Vancaeyezeele Sat. 19 @Loudoun United FC WPNT 6:30 p.m. ............................................................................................. TBD Hounds. Sat. 26 Hartford Athletic WPNT 7 p.m. Unavailable for Selection • Eleven different Hounds have at least two points through five ..................................................................................Xhelil Asani ................................................................ Patrick Bunk-Andersen games this season, including five different Hounds with four ................................................................................Albert Dikwa points. ........................................................................... Mark Lindstrom OCTOBER ................................................................................... Tony Walls • In 81 all-competition matches under head coach Bob Lilley, Sat. 3 Philadelphia Union II WPNT 7 p.m. the Hounds have allowed just 0.85 goals per game. • Riverhounds SC is undefeated (12-0-0) all-time when forward STAT COMPARISON *Times, dates and locations subject to change Steevan Dos Santos scores a goal. Hounds Category New York • On Aug. 5, the Hounds announced the signing of defender 2.80 Scoring Average 1.80 0.80 Opponent Scoring Average 1.40 Ray Lee. Lee previously competed for the club in 2018. This 14 Goals Scored 9 will be his third season playing under head coach Bob Lilley 4 Goals Allowed 7 +10 Goal Differential +2 (also played for Lilley in 2017 with the Rochester Rhinos). 13 Assists 7 9.20 Shots/Game 15.60 4.60 SOG/Game 4.40 10 Yellow Cards 9 0 Red Cards 0 TEAM LEADERS Hounds Category New York Steevan Dos Santos, 4 Goals Three tied, 2 Kenardo Forbes, 7 Assists Two tied, 2 Steevan Dos Santos, 8 Points Deri Corfe, 5 Ropapa Mensah, 9 Shots Sebastian Elney, 14 Three tied, 450 Minutes Wallis Lapsley, 450 Robbie Mertz, 2 Yellow Cards Preston Kilwien, 3 - Red Cards - Tomas Gomez, 0.50 GAA Wallis Lapsley, 1.40 Tomas Gomez, .800 SV% Wallis Lapsley, .588 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 (vs. Indy 7/22) Points 5 (at New York 7/26) 0 (two times) All-Time Record at Highmark Stadium .............................................. 53-36-34 6 (at Philadelphia 7/18) 0 (vs. Indy 7/22) Goals 2 (at New York 7/26) 0 (two times) 6 (at Philadelphia 7/18) 0 (vs. Indy 7/22) Assists 1 (two times) 0 (three times) Last Game Summary 15 (at Philadelphia 7/18) 6 (at Louisville 7/12) Shots 11 (at Louisville 7/12) 4 (at Philadelphia 7/18) Riverhounds SC 4, Philadelphia Union II 0 11 (at Philadelphia 7/18) 1 (vs. Indy 7/22) SOG 4 (at New York 7/26) 1 (at Philadelphia 7/18) Game 5 • Highmark Stadium • Aug. 1, 2020 3 (vs. Philadelphia 8/1) 1 (at Philadelphia 7/18) Saves 5 (at Philadelphia 7/18) 1 (four times) Pittsburgh Riverhounds SC (3-2-0) defeated Philadelphia 22 (vs. Indy 7/22) 7 (at Philadelphia 7/18) Fouls 19 (at New York 7/26) 6 (at Philadelphia 7/18) Union II (0-4-1), 4-0, in its return to Highmark Stadium. Kenardo Forbes entered Saturday’s match one assist behind Maikel Chang for the USL Championship all-time MILESTONE TRACKER assist record. He recorded two first-half assists to break the record and cement his name in the history books. • With 24 assists in his Hounds career, Kenardo Forbes is tied for third in club history with Matthew Dallman. Forbes now has 38 career assists in league play. He only sits behind David Flavius (25) and Kevin Kerr (27). TIME OUT LAST Follow Pittsburgh Riverhounds SC Pittsburgh Riverhounds SC > riverhounds.com > @RiverhoundsSC > #PITvNY 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 22 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 ................................................................. 1-1-0 15 Anthony Velarde M 5-7 160 24 Reedley, Calif. (Fresno Pacific University) On road ................................................................. 2-1-0 16 Mark Forrest F 6-3 195 23 Douglassville, Pa. (Lehigh University) In games decided by one goal ................................. 0-2 17 Thomas Vancaeyezeele D 5-11 180 26 Caen, France (University of Charleston) In games decided by two goals or more .................. 3-0 18 Tomas Gomez GK 6-1 196 27 Webster Groves, Mo. (Saint Louis FC) vs. clubs with winning records ............................... 1-1-0 20 Tony Walls D 5-11 185 30 Wauwatosa, Wis. (Chattanooga Red Wolves SC) vs. clubs with losing records .................................. 1-1-0 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 ............................................................ 2-1-0 24 Anthony Mwembia* GK 6-2 191 24 Toulouse, France (Bowling Green State University) Leading at half ....................................................... 2-0-0 33 Lukas Fernandes* F 5-10 165 22 Rochester, N.Y. (Temple University) Trailing at half ........................................................ 0-0-0 34 Skylar Thomas D 6-4 198 27 Scarborough, Ontario, Canada (Valour FC) Tied at half ............................................................. 1-2-0 Leading with 10:00 remaining ............................... 3-0-0 Trailing with 10:00 remaining ................................ 0-0-0 ALPHABETICAL Tied with 10:00 remaining ..................................... 0-2-0 Leading with 5:00 remaining ................................. 3-0-0 No. Name Pos Ht Wt Age Hometown (Previous Club) Trailing with 5:00 remaining .................................. 0-0-0 6 Xhelil Asani