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Riverhounds SC Communications Anthony Meier, Director of Communications & Creative E: [email protected] | O: (412) 325-7229 | C: (267) 374-1461 PITTSBURGH RIVERHOUNDS SC (6-1-7) 2018 SCHEDULE & RECORD AT LOUISVILLE CITY FC (7-2-4) League Record: 6-1-7 Wednesday, June 27, 2018 >> 7 p.m. ET >> Louisville Slugger Field >> Louisville, KY Home: 4-1-3 • Away: 2-0-4 • Non-League Play: 1-1-0 TALE OF THE TAPE MARCH GAME 15 - QUICK HITTERS Sat. 24 @Nashville SC CW T, 0-0 • Riverhounds SC (6-1-7) caps off its two-game road swing Sat. 31 PENN FC CW T, 0-0 with a visit to reigning league-champion Louisville City FC (7-2-4) on Wednesday night. The meeting will be the first APRIL of the season between the two clubs, as Louisville holds a Sat. 7 TORONTO FC II YouTube W, 4-0 considerable advantage in head-to-head play with a 5-1-2 Sat. 14 OTTAWA FURY FC ESPN+ W, 1-0 record. Sat. 21 @FC Cincinnati CW T, 2-2 • This week’s tilt has the looks of an unstoppable force Sat. 28 ATLANTA UNITED 2 ESPN+ W, 1-0 PITTSBURGH LOUISVILLE meeting an immovable object, as the Hounds put their 6-1-7 Record 7-2-4 unbeaten road record to the test (2-0-4) against Louisville’s MAY 3rd Standing 2nd unbeaten home resume (5-0-1). The Hounds are the last Sat. 5 @Toronto FC II CW W, 2-1 2-1-2 Last Five 2-0-3 team in the East yet to concede defeat on the road, while Fri. 11 INDY ELEVEN ESPN+ T, 0-0 Bob Lilley Head Coach James O’Connor Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup Round Two @RiverhoundsSC Twitter Handles @loucityfc Louisville is tied with New York Red Bulls II for the most wins on home turf. Wed. 16 @Erie Commodores FC N/A W, 2-1 Sat. 19 @Tampa Bay Rowdies CW T, 2-2 Head-to-Head • The Hounds face a tough task against the reigning USL Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup Round Three ............................................................................................1-5-2 champions on Wednesday. In the current era of the USL Referee Wed. 23 FC CINCINNATI N/A L, 1-3 ............................................................................ Rubiel Vazquez (since 2011), Pittsburgh is 0-3-2 in its first game facing the Sat. 26 PENN FC ESPN+ T, 0-0 Assistants league champions in the following season. ...............................Cory Richardson, Benjamin Hall-Volpenhein Wed. 30 NASHVILLE SC ESPN+ L, 0-1 Fourth Official • Lou City has been stingy on the defensive end at Slugger .............................................................................. Joshua Kelley Field, allowing an average of only one goal per game at Injuries Slugger Field. The Hounds, on the other hand, have played JUNE ................................................. Kyle Morton - Out (Lower-body) Sat. 2 @Richmond Kickers CW W, 2-1 ...............................................Ben Zemanski - Out (Lower-body) the role of chameleon, recording two clean sheets away Sat. 16 NEW YORK RED BULLS II CW W, 3-0 from home (NSH and CHS), but also overcoming deficits on Sat. 23 @Charleston Battery CW T, 0-0 two occasions to salvage at least a point (TBR and RIC). Wed. 27 @Louisville City FC ESPN+ 7 p.m. STAT COMPARISON • While capturing a point on the road can almost be Hounds Category Louisville considered a positive, the Hounds would like to buck one 1.21 Scoring Average 1.46 trend. To date, only one of the club’s five wins have come JULY 0.50 Opponent Scoring Average 0.92 Wed. 4 NORTH CAROLINA FC ESPN+ 7 p.m. 17 Goals Forced 19 against a team with a winning record. The Black and Gold Sun. 8 @Ottawa Fury FC ESPN+ 1 p.m. 7 Goals Allowed 12 have held serve for the most part at 1-1-3, but Louisville Sat. 21 CHARLESTON BATTERY ESPN+ 7 p.m. 10 Goal Differential 7 might be ripe for the picking as it has blown second-half Sat. 28 @North Carolina FC CW 7 p.m. 14 Assists 13 12.21 Shots/Game 15.31 leads in the final-five minutes in each of its past two match- 3.71 SOG/Game 4.69 es. AUGUST 20 Yellow Cards 19 • The Hounds have a plus-10 goal differential on the season. 0 Red Cards 0 Wed. 1 RICHMOND KICKERS ESPN+ 7 p.m. If the team would stay in the positive double-digits, this Sat. 4 TORONTO FC II ESPN+ 7 p.m. would mark the fourth time in club history it would achieve Sun. 12 @Bethlehem Steel FC CW 5 p.m. TEAM LEADERS this feat. Sat. 18 CHARLOTTE INDEPENDENCE ESPN+ 7 p.m. Hounds Category* Louisville • Allowing a historically-low 0.50 goals per game so far this Wed. 22 TAMPA BAY ROWDIES ESPN+ 7 p.m. Neco Brett, 8 Goals Cameron Lancaster, 6 season, the Hounds have understandably acquired their fair Wed. 29 @Indy Eleven ESPN+ 7 p.m. Kevin Kerr, 4 Assists Two tied, 3 Neco Brett, 19 Points Ilija Ilic, 13 share of clean sheets. Leading the league with nine to date, Romeo Parkes, 24 Shots Cameron Lancaster, 31 Pittsburgh’s defensive prowess makes up for 13 percent of SEPTEMBER Vancaeyezeele, 1,260 Minutes Two tied, 1,170 the Eastern Conference’s shutouts. Sat. 1 @FC Cincinnati CW 7:30 p.m. Two tied, 3 Yellow Cards Paco Craig, 4 Sat. 8 BETHLEHEM STEEL FC ESPN+ 7 p.m. - - • Goalkeeper Dan Lynd has been a part of six of those clean Red Cards Sat. 15 LOUISVILLE CITY FC ESPN+ 7 p.m. Kyle Morton, 0.00 GAA Gregory Ranjitsingh, 0.92 sheets, and not even halfway through the season already Kyle Morton, 1.000 SV% Gregory Ranjitsingh, .707 has him tied with Trey Mitchell for fourth all-time in club Sat. 22 INDY ELEVEN ESPN+ 7 p.m. * Minimum three starts Wed. 26 @Penn FC ESPN+ 6:30 p.m. history. At this pace, Lynd may have a chance to crack the Sat. 29 @Charlotte Independence CW 7 p.m. top-three by season’s end (Chris Robinson – 10). • With another appearance, Kevin Kerr will move into sole possession for second all-time in club games played, OCTOBER breaking a tie of 145 with . Kerr also sits one Sat. 6 FC CINCINNATI ESPN+ 7 p.m. Gary DePalma Wed. 10 @Atlanta United 2 ESPN+ 7 p.m. assist behind David Flavius’ all-time club-best mark of 25 Sun. 14 @New York Red Bulls II CW 5 p.m. helpers. SUPERLATIVES CLUB NOTABLES All-Time Leading Goal Scorer ...................................................................... David Flavius (56) TEAM Most Appearances ..................................................................................... David Flavius (182) Hounds High Hounds Low Category Opp High Opp Low All-Time Record at Highmark Stadium .......................................................................29-29-23 11 - vs. Toronto (4/7) 0 - Six times Points 5 - Two times 0 - Nine times Last Playoff Appearance ................................................................................................... 2015 4 - vs. Toronto (4/7) 0 - Six times Goals 2 - Two times 0 - Nine times 3 - Two times 0 - Six times Assists 1 - Four times 0 - 10 times 20 - at Richmond (6/2) 5 - at Charleston (6/23) Shots 15 - at Tampa Bay (5/19) 3 - Three times Last Game Summary 8 - at Richmond (6/2) 1 - Two times SOG 5 - Two times 0 - Two times Riverhounds SC 0, Charleston Battery 0 3 - Three times 0 - Two times Saves 6 - at Richmond (6/2) 0 - Two times Game 14 • MUSC Health Stadium • June 23, 2018 23 - vs. New York (6/16) 8 - vs. Indy Eleven (5/11) Fouls 17 - at Cincinnati (4/21) 5 - vs. Indy Eleven (5/11) Pittsburgh Riverhounds SC (6-1-7) battled the Charleston Battery (5-3-7) to a 0-0 draw on Saturday at MUSC Health Stadium. Led by INDIVIDUAL goalkeeper Dan Lynd, this result marks the squad’s ninth shutout Category Riverhounds SC Opponent this season and first clean sheet at Charleston since 2011. Grab- Points 7 - Neco Brett vs. Toronto (4/7) 2 - Seven times bing a point on the road, Pittsburgh remains in third place in the Goals 3 - Neco Brett vs. Toronto (4/7) 1 - Seven times Eastern Conference standings. Assists 1 - 14 times 1 - Four times Shots 6 - Two times 6 - Lebo Moloto, Nashville (3/24) SOG 4 - Neco Brett vs. New York (6/16) 3 - Junior Flemmings, Tampa Bay (5/19) TIME OUT LAST Saves 3 - Dan Lynd 3x [CIN (4/21), TBR (5/19), PEN (5/26)] 6 - Trevor Spangenberg, Richmond (6/2) Follow Pittsburgh Riverhounds SC 2018 Pittsburgh Riverhounds SC > riverhounds.com > @RiverhoundsSC > #LOUvPGH NOTES QUICK FACTS 2018 ACTIVE ROSTER Roster Size: 25 • Returners: 6 • Newcomers: 19 General Information Name: Pittsburgh Riverhounds SC City/Zip: Pittsburgh, PA 15219 NUMERICAL Founded: March 11, 1998 No. Name Pos Ht Wt Hometown (Previous Club) Nickname: Hounds 1 Kyle Morton GK 6-4 190 West Chester, Pa. (Rochester Rhinos) Black & Gold 2 Tobi Adewole D 6-3 190 Ashton, Md. (George Washington University) Colors: 3 Ray Lee D 5-11 174 Kansas City, Missouri (Rochester Rhinos) Conference: USL Eastern Conference 4 Joe Holland M 5-10 170 London, England (Houston Dynamo) Venue: Highmark Stadium 5 Jordan Dover D 5-8 150 Ajax, Ontario, Canada (Rochester Rhinos) 5,000 6 Hugh Roberts D 6-4 170 Gaithersburg, Md. (Bethlehem Steel FC) Capacity: 7 Christiano François M 5-7 141 Cabaret, Haiti (Rochester Rhinos) Owner: Tuffy Shallenberger 8 Bakie Goodman M 5-9 145 Sarasota, Fla. (Detroit City FC) Website: www.riverhounds.com 9 Neco Brett F 5-8 165 Kingston, Jamaica (Portland Timbers 2) 10 Kevin Kerr M 5-10 160 York, England (S.C. Wiedenbruck) 11 Kenardo Forbes M 5-10 170 Kingston, Jamaica (Rochester Rhinos) 12 Connor Maloney D 5-6 145 Harrisburg, PA (Columbus Crew SC) 13 Ben Zemanski M 5-11 150 Akron, Ohio (Portland Timbers) RECORD WHEN..