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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 (5-3-0) 2020 SCHEDULE & RECORD VS. SAINT LOUIS FC (4-3-1) Saturday, Aug. 22, 2020 >> 7 p.m. ET >> Highmark Stadium >> Pittsburgh, PA League Record: 5-3-0 Home: 2-1-0 • Away: 3-2-0 • Group Play: 4-1-0 TALE OF THE TAPE GAME 9 - QUICK HITTERS JULY • Pittsburgh Riverhounds SC (5-3-0 overall, 2-1-0 home) battles Sun. 12 @Louisville City FC ESPN2 W, 3-1 Saint Louis FC (4-3-1 overall, 1-2-0 away) for the only time this Sat. 18 @Philadelphia Union II WPNT W, 6-0 season on Saturday. This will mark the Hounds’ final non-group Wed. 22 Indy Eleven ESPN2 L, 0-1 Sun. 26 @New York Red Bulls II WPNT L, 1-2 play match. • This will be the third match of a three-game-in-eight-day stretch for Riverhounds SC. • Pittsburgh has a 2-1-3 all-time record against Saint Louis FC, AUGUST PITTSBURGH SAINT LOUIS including a 0-1-2 mark in home matches. Sat. 1 Philadelphia Union II WPNT W, 4-0 5-3-0 Record 4-3-1 • The Hounds have scored the second-most goals (20) in the Sat. 8 New York Red Bulls II WPNT W, 4-1 1st Group Standing 3rd entire USL Championship and sit behind Phoenix Rising FC by Sat. 15 @Indy Eleven WPNT L, 0-1 3-2-0 Last Five 2-2-1 Wed. 19 @Loudoun United FC ESPN+ W, 2-0 W1 Streak W1 five tallies. Sat. 22 Saint Louis FC WPNT 7 p.m. Bob Lilley Head Coach Steve Trittschuh • Pittsburgh leads the entire USL Championship with a 30 @RiverhoundsSC Twitter Handles @SaintLouisFC Fri. 28 @Hartford Athletic ESPN+ 7 p.m. percent conversion rate, which is five percent better than the All-Time Head-to-Head next closest club. ............................................................................................2-1-3 • Kenardo Forbes is tied for the USL Championship lead with Referee SEPTEMBER ............................................................................................. TBD seven assists. Tue. 1 Loudoun United FC ESPN+ 7 p.m. Assistants • Defenders Ryan James and Thomas Vancaeyezeele have Sat. 5 @New York Red Bulls II WPNT 5 p.m. ............................................................................................. TBD played every minute this season for the Hounds. Sat. 12 Hartford Athletic WPNT 7 p.m. Fourth Official Sat. 19 @Loudoun United FC WPNT 6:30 p.m. ............................................................................................. TBD • Eleven different Hounds have at least two points through Sat. 26 Hartford Athletic WPNT 7 p.m. Unavailable for Selection seven games this season, including five different Hounds with ..................................................................................Xhelil Asani ................................................................................Albert Dikwa at least six points. ................................................................................... Tony Walls • In 84 all-competition matches under head coach Bob Lilley, OCTOBER the Hounds have allowed just 0.85 goals per game. Sat. 3 Philadelphia Union II WPNT 7 p.m. STAT COMPARISON • Riverhounds SC is undefeated (13-0-0) all-time when forward Steevan Dos Santos scores a goal. Hounds Category Saint Louis FC *Times, dates and locations subject to change 2.50 Scoring Average 1.25 0.75 Opponent Scoring Average 1.00 20 Goals Scored 10 6 Goals Allowed 8 +14 Goal Differential +2 16 Assists 8 9.88 Shots/Game 11.38 4.75 SOG/Game 4.38 16 Yellow Cards 12 0 Red Cards 0 TEAM LEADERS Hounds Category Saint Louis FC Steevan Dos Santos, 5 Goals Two tied, 3 Kenardo Forbes, 7 Assists Two tied, 2 Steevan Dos Santos, 10 Points Two tied, 6 Ropapa Mensah, 13 Shots Russell Cicerone, 19 Two tied, 720 Minutes Todd Wharton, 650 Six tied, 2 Yellow Cards Three tied, 2 - Red Cards - Tomas Gomez, 0.80 GAA Kyle Morton, 1.00 Two tied, .714 SV% Kyle Morton, .788 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 (two times) Points 5 (at New York 7/26) 0 (three times) All-Time Record at Highmark Stadium .............................................. 54-36-34 6 (at Philadelphia 7/18) 0 (two times) Goals 2 (at New York 7/26) 0 (three times) 6 (at Philadelphia 7/18) 0 (two times) Assists 1 (three times) 0 (four times) Last Game Summary 20 (vs. New York 8/8) 6 (two times) Shots 11 (at Louisville 7/12) 4 (two times) Riverhounds SC 2, Loudoun United FC 0 11 (at Philadelphia 7/18) 1 (vs. Indy 7/22) SOG 4 (at New York 7/26) 1 (at Philadelphia 7/18) Game 8 • Segra Field • Aug. 19, 2020 3 (two times) 1 (three times) Saves 5 (at Philadelphia 7/18) 1 (five times) Pittsburgh Riverhounds SC (5-3-0) defeated Loudoun 22 (vs. Indy 7/22) 7 (at Philadelphia 7/18) Fouls 19 (at New York 7/26) 6 (at Philadelphia 7/18) United FC (1-4-1), 2-0, tonight at Segra Field. Steevan Dos Santos got the scoring started in the 7th minute, giving him his fifth goal against Group F opponents. MILESTONE TRACKER Lukas Fernandes added another goal in the 11th minute to give the Hounds a two-goal lead. Goalkeeper Danny • With 24 assists in his Hounds career, Kenardo Forbes is tied for third in club history with Matthew Dallman. Vitiello recorded his first professional clean sheet, saving LAST TIME OUT LAST He only sits behind David Flavius (25) and Kevin Kerr (27). three shots on the night. Follow Pittsburgh Riverhounds SC Pittsburgh Riverhounds SC > riverhounds.com > @RiverhoundsSC > #PITvSTL 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 23 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 ................................................................. 2-1-0 15 Anthony Velarde M 5-7 160 24 Reedley, Calif. (Fresno Pacific University) On road ................................................................. 3-2-0 16 Mark Forrest F 6-3 195 23 Douglassville, Pa. (Lehigh University) In games decided by one goal ................................. 0-3 17 Thomas Vancaeyezeele D 5-11 180 26 Caen, France (University of Charleston) In games decided by two goals or more .................. 5-0 18 Tomas Gomez GK 6-1 196 27 Webster Groves, Mo. (Saint Louis FC) vs. clubs with winning records ............................... 1-2-0 20 Tony Walls D 5-11 185 30 Wauwatosa, Wis. (Chattanooga Red Wolves SC) vs. clubs with losing records .................................. 3-1-0 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 ............................................................ 4-1-0 24 Anthony Mwembia* GK 6-2 191 24 Toulouse, France (Bowling Green State University) Leading at half ....................................................... 4-0-0 33 Lukas Fernandes* F 5-10 165 22 Rochester, N.Y. (Temple University) Trailing at half ........................................................ 0-1-0 34 Skylar Thomas D 6-4 198 27 Scarborough, Ontario, Canada (Valour FC) Tied at half ............................................................. 1-2-0 Leading with 10:00 remaining ............................... 5-0-0 Trailing with 10:00 remaining ................................ 0-1-0 ALPHABETICAL Tied with 10:00 remaining ..................................... 0-2-0 Leading with 5:00 remaining ................................. 5-0-0 No. Name Pos Ht Wt Age Hometown (Previous Club) Trailing with 5:00 remaining .................................. 0-1-0 6 Xhelil Asani D 6-1 165 24 Kičevo, North Macedonia (SKA Khabarovsk) Tied with 5:00 remaining ....................................... 0-2-0 22 Hunter Ashworth* D 6-5 180 22 Laguna Beach, Calif. (UCSB) Outshooting opponent ......................................... 2-2-0 8 Dakota Barnathan M 6-2 165 25 Massapequa, N.Y. (Ottawa Fury FC) Being outshot by opponent .................................. 3-1-0 21 Patrick Bunk-Andersen D 6-2 172 25 Hvidovre, Denmark (Toronto FC II) Tying in shots with opponent ................................ 0-0-0 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) Scoring no goals .................................................... 0-2-0 5 Jordan Dover D 5-8 150 25 Ajax, Ontario, Canada (Rochester Rhinos) Scoring one goal ................................................... 0-1-0 33 Lukas Fernandes* F 5-10 165 22 Rochester, N.Y. (Temple University) Scoring two goals .................................................. 1-0-0 11 Kenardo Forbes M 5-10 165 32 Kingston, Jamaica (Rochester Rhinos) Scoring three goals ............................................... 1-0-0 16 Mark Forrest F 6-3 195 23 Douglassville, Pa.