RENO 1868 FC 2019 MATCH NOTES SCHEDULE/RESULTS MARCH Sat. 9 Orange County SC ........................D, 2-2 Sat. 16 Austin Bold FC ............................. W, 2-1 V Sat. 23 @ Fresno FC ............................................. D, 1-1 Sat. 30 OKC Energy FC ..............................D, 3-3 RIO GRANDE VALLEY FC RENO 1868 FC APRIL Sat. 6 @ Real Monarchs SLC ............................ L, 3-1 Sat. 13 @ Colorado Switchbacks FC ..............W, 0-2 (6-10-5) 23pts (12-5-5) 38pts Sat. 20 New Mexico United ..................... W, 2-1 Sat. 27 @ El Paso Locomotive ........................... L, 1-0 Match 23: Saturday, July 27 | 7:15 p.m. PT | H-E-B Park | Edinburg, Texas MAY Referee - Chris Ruska, Assistant Referees - Stephen McGonagle & Justin Fillmore, Fourth Official - Jamie Padilla Wed. 4 Tulsa Roughnecks FC ...................D, 2-2 Sat. 11 @ Sacramento Republic FC ................W, 1-4 MATCH INFORMATION VS RIO GRANDE VALLEY (AUGUST 3) Sat. 18 @ Tacoma Defiance ............................... D, 1-1 Live Video Stream ........................................................................................................................ ESPN+ JUNE Series Record.....................................................................................Colorado Springs leads, 3-1-1 Sat. 1 Las Vegas Lights .......................... W, 4-0 Last Reno win ............................................................................................ July 3, 2019 (4-0 at Reno) Sat. 8 @ San Antonio FC ................................... L, 3-2 Sat. 15 LA Galaxy II ..................................... W, 4-2 Last Colorado Springs win ....................................................September 16, 2017 (1-0 at RGV) Tue. 18 Phoenix Rising FC ..............................L, 0-3 Wed. 26 @ Portland Timbers 2 .................................W, 1-2 Rio Grande Valley home record ..................................................................................................5-3-3 Sat. 29 Sacramento Republic FC .................. W, 2-0 Reno road record .............................................................................................................................5-4-2 JULY Wed. 3 Rio Grande Valley FC ........................ W, 4-0 Wed. 17 @ OKC Energy FC ...................................W, 3-2 Sat. 20 @ LA Galaxy II ..........................................W, 2-1 Wed. 24 @ Orange County SC ................................. L, 4-1 USL CHAMPIONSHIP STANDINGS Sat. 27 Co. Switchbatcks FC ......................... W, 4-0 WESTERN CONFERENCE AUGUST Sat. 3 @ Rio Grande Valley FC ...................... H-E-B Park Team P Record Points GD Form Sat. 10 San Antonio FC ...Greater Nevada Field Fri. 16 @ Phoenix Rising FC .....P.R. Soccer Complex 1. Phoenix Rising FC 20 13-2-5 44 +36 WWWWW Sat. 31 Portland Timbers 2 ..Greater Nevada Field 2. Reno 1868 FC 22 12-5-5 41 +16 WWWLW SEPTEMBER 3. Fresno FC 20 10-3-7 37 +14 WWWWL Sat. 7 Fresno FC ............Greater Nevada Field Tue. 10 Tacoma Defiance .. Greater Nevada Field 4. Austin Bold FC 21 9-7-5 32 -2 WLWLW Sun. 15 @ Austin Bold FC ....Austin Bold FC Stadium Fri. 20 @ New Mexico United .............. Isotopes Park 5. New Mexico United 20 7-5-8 29 +4 LDLLW Sat. 28 Real Monarchs SLC ... Greater Nevada Field 6. El Paso Locomotive FC 20 7-5-8 29 +3 DLDLD OCTOBER 7. OKC Energy FC 22 7-7-8 29 -2 WDLLW Sat. 5 El Paso Locomotive ... Greater Nevada Field 8. LA Galaxy II 22 7-7-8 29 -8 WDLWW Sat. 12 @ Las Vegas Lights FC .........Cashman Field Sat. 19 @ Tulsa Roughnecks FC ............ ONEOK Field 9. Real Monarchs SLC 19 8-7-4 28 +6 WWWDL Home games in bold 10. Portland Timbers 2 21 7-7-7 28 +4 LDLLL All game times listed in PST 11.Sacramento Republic FC 20 8-9-3 27 +3 LWLLD 12. San Antonio FC 21 7-8-6 27 +2 DWWDW 1868 FC COMMUNICATIONS 13.Orange County SC 22 6-7-9 27 0 WLDWD PR/Comms Manager Kevin Bass 14. Las Vegas Lights FC 20 7-8-5 26 -2 WLDLD E-mail [email protected] 15. Rio Grande Valley FC 21 6-10-5 23 -5 LDLWL Office 775-334-7070 Cell 831-595-5111 16. Co. Sp. Switchbacks FC 21 6-13-2 20 -19 LLWWL Twitter @Reno1868FC Instagram @Reno1868FC 17. Tulsa Roughnecks FC 21 4-11-6 18 -16 LDLLL Facebook /Reno1868FC 18. Tacoma Defiance 21 3-13-5 14 -34 DDLWL #COYBIB | #VamosAzules | #RGVvRNO BY THE NUMBERS QUICK FACTS #4 - Forward Corey Hertzog’s USL rank in goals scored (11) #2 - Midfielder Raul Mendiola’s USL rank in assists (7) 66 - Scoring chances created by Seth Casiple, second in the ABOUT RENO 1868 FC entire USL. Location .................................................Reno, Nev. 133 - Crosses on the season by Casiple, fifth in the USL. Reno/Sparks Population .......................425,417 +16 - Reno’s goal differential, second in the western Colors ........................................... Blue and Yellow conference. Stadium .............. Greater Nevada Field (9,013) 41 - Points on the season for Reno, second most in the President ..........................................Eric Edelstein conference and tied for third in the entire USL. General Manager ..........................Doug Raftery 12 - Matches this season in which Reno has outshot their Front Office Phone ......................775-334-7001 opponent. Reno is 7-2-5 in those matches, and 5-3-0 Ticket Office Phone .....................775-334-7000 when they do not. Website ....................................Reno1868FC.com 53 - Total shots on the season by Hertzog, third most in the USL. 48 - Goals on the season by Reno, third most in the USL. COACHING STAFF Head Coach ..........................................Ian Russell so hot it hertz Alma Mater .................Univ. of Washington ‘97 Reno striker Corey Hertzog is currently tied for fourth in the Record at Reno .................46-21-24 (Third year) USL with 11 goals, four of which have come in his last five Playoff Record ............. 1-2 (Two appearances) games. The hot streak comes after Hertzog was scoreless in his Assistant Coach .....................................Casey Tate first eight appearances this season. Assistant Coach ............................... Chris Malenab familiar opponent TEAM HISTORY Reno heads to Texas to take on Rio Grande Valley FC, just a First season ......................................................2017 month after topping the Toros in Reno. On July 3, Reno scored four goals and JT Marcinkowski kept a clean sheet to pick up 2017 Record..................................................17-7-8 three points against RGV. 2018 Record............................................... 16-7-11 All-Time Home Record ........................... 25-9-11 july fireworks All-Time Road Record ...........................21-12-13 July was a month to remember for the boys in blue, with the team going 4-1 with a +7 goal differential. Reno scored three INJURY/SUSPENSION REPORT or more goals in three of the five goals, and went 2-1-0 on the road. The team was 2-0-0 at home, with two 4-0 wins. N/A rising up the table Last week, Reno topped Colorado Springs Switchbacks FC, while Fresno FC fell to Austin. The win, paired with a Fresno loss, puts Reno four points ahead of Fresno for second place in the USL’s Western Conference. 1868 trails Phoenix Rising FC by just three points for first place in the conferene, and is tied for the third most points in the whole league. chasing history With 12 matches left to go in Reno’s third season, the team owns 45 regular season wins. The total is fifth all time in USL history for a club’s first three seasons. If 1868 can earn five CLUB STREAKS (ALL-TIME) wins in the final 12 matches, the team will become just the second ever to win 50. Reno can also become just the sixth Longest winning ......................................6 (8/5/17 - 9/9/17) team ever to make the playoffs in each of their first three Current winning ...................................1 (7/27/19 - Present) seasons. Longest unbeaten ........................... 16 (4/21/18 - 7/11/18) MOST WINS IN A CLUB’S FIRST THREE USL SEASONS Current unbeaten ................................1 (7/27/19 - Present) *FC Cincinnati / 51 wins Longest losing ........................................................ 2 (4 times) *Louisville City / 49 wins *Swope Park Rangers / 46 wins Current losing ........................................................................N/A *New York Red Bulls II / 46 wins Longest winless .................................6 (10/14/17 - 4/21/18) Reno 1868 FC / 45 wins Current winless ......................................................................N/A *Sacramento Republic / 44 wins 2019 RENO 1868 FC 1868 WHEN... RENO HITS THE ROAD TO TAKE ON RIO GRANDE VALLEY FC 1868 FC ENTERS WITH 12-5-5 RECORD Playing at HOME 7-1-3 RENO, Nev. – Coming off of a 4-0 home victory over Colorado Springs Playing on the ROAD 5-4-2 Switchbacks FC last weekend, Reno 1868 FC hits the road this week- end for a matchup with Rio Grande Valley FC. Reno enters the match in Leading at halftime 6-1-1 second place in the USL’s Western Conference, trailing first-place Phoenix Trailing at halftime 3-3-2 Rising FC by just three points. Tied at halftime 3-1-2 “We had a good result the first time we saw them,” said head coach Ian Russell. “They got embarrassed here so they’re going to be looking to show that they’re better than that. For us it’s about keeping our mentali- Reno scores first 7-1-3 ty strong and going in knowing we can get it done on the road.” Opponent scores first 5-4-2 Los Azules are solidifying their second-place position in the west, and two individuals are climbing up league rankings. Corey Hertzog is tied for fourth in the league in goals with 11, and Raul Mendiola is second in Taking more shots 7-2-5 assists with seven. Reno’s 48 goals and 41 points on the season are bboth Opponent takes more shots 5-3-0 good for third in the USL. Total shots are even 0-0-0 Reno and Rio Grande Valley are meeting for the second time this season, with the first coming in Reno on July 3. Reno rolled RGV 4-0, thanks to Scoring 1 goal 0-2-2 two goals and an assist by Sam Gleadle. Most recently, the boys in blue Scoring 2 goals 6-1-2 defeated Colorado Springs at home 4-0. Lindo Mfeka scored two second half goals, and Mendiola tallied two assists in the first half.