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PITTSBURGH RIVERHOUNDS SC (9-3-8) 2019 SCHEDULE & RECORD VS. SWOPE PARK RANGERS (3-11-6) League Record: 9-3-8 Home: 6-0-5 • Away: 3-3-3 • Non-League Play: 2-1-0 Saturday, Aug. 10, 2019 >> 7 p.m. ET >> Highmark Stadium >> Pittsburgh, PA MARCH TALE OF THE TAPE Sat. 16 @Tampa Bay Rowdies CW L, 0-2 GAME 21 - QUICK HITTERS Sat. 23 @Swope Park Rangers CW T, 2-2 • Riverhounds SC (9-3-8 overall, 6-0-5 home) will host Swope Sat. 30 @Bethlehem Steel FC CW T, 2-2 Park Rangers (3-11-6 overall, 0-7-2 away) for their second APRIL meeting this season. Sat. 6 @Louisville City FC CW W, 1-0 • In their first meeting, the teams played to a 2-2 draw at Sat. 13 HARTFORD ATHLETIC ESPN+ W, 3-1 Children’s Mercy Park in Kansas City, Kansas. Tobi Adewole Sat. 20 SAINT LOUIS FC ESPN+ T, 0-0 (71st minute) and Anthony Velarde (90’+1 minute) scored for Sat. 27 NASHVILLE SC ESPN+ T, 2-2 the Hounds whereas Rodney Wallace (83rd minute) and Kelyn PITTSBURGH SWOPE PARK Rowe (88th minute) potted tallies for the Rangers. MAY Sat. 4 @Charleston Battery CW T, 2-2 9-3-8 Record 3-11-6 • Pittsburgh is unbeaten in regular season games at Highmark Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup Round 2* 6th Standing 18th Stadium over the course of the past year. The last time the 3-1-1 Last Five 2-3-0 Tue. 14 DAYTON DUTCH LIONS* ESPN+ W, 3-0 W3 Streak L2 club dropped a regular season showdown at the venue came Sat. 25 CHARLOTTE INDEPENDENCE ESPN+ T, 0-0 Bob Lilley Head Coach Paulo Nagamura on July 21, 2018 - a 1-0 defeat to the Charleston Battery. Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup Round 3** @RiverhoundsSC Twitter Handles @SwopeRangers The Hounds have gone 10-0-9 in regular season matches at Wed. 29 INDY ELEVEN** ESPN+ W, 1-0 All-Time Head-to-Head Highmark Stadium since this defeat...... 0-0-1 • Riverhounds SC has allowed just five first-half goals this JUNE Referee Sat. 1 @Indy Eleven CW L, 1-2 ...... Alejandro Mariscal season. Sat. 8 OTTAWA FURY FC ESPN+ T, 2-2 Assistants • Pittsburgh leads the USL Championship with a 21 percent Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup Round 4*** ...... Eric Weisbrod, James Duling conversion rate. Fourth Official Tue. 11 @Columbus Crew SC*** ESPN+ L, 0-1 ...... Jason Caruso • As for discipline, the Hounds have the least yellow cards (20) in Sat. 15 @Atlanta United 2 CW W, 5-0 Injuries the entire USL Championship. Sat. 22 NEW YORK RED BULLS II ESPN+ W, 3-0 ...... Prosper Figbe - Out (knee) ...... Caleb Smith - Out (groin) • Kenardo Forbes paces the team with 45 chances created this Sat. 29 BIRMINGHAM LEGION FC ESPN+ W, 4-1 season, which ranks fifth in the Eastern Conference. JULY • Posting two helpers last time out, Forbes now has 14 career Thu. 4 BETHLEHEM STEEL FC CW W, 1-0 STAT COMPARISON assists with the Hounds. This ranks No. 6 all-time in club Sun. 7 @Charlotte Independence ESPN+ L, 0-1 Sat. 13 TAMPA BAY ROWDIES ESPN+ T, 1-1 Hounds Category Swope Park history. 1.90 Scoring Average 1.25 • Goalkeeper Kyle Morton recorded his fifth clean sheet of the Sat. 20 NORTH CAROLINA FC ESPN+ W, 1-0 1.00 Opponent Scoring Average 2.25 season last time out against Memphis 901 FC. In the midst of Sat. 27 @Hartford Athletic CW W, 4-2 38 Goals Forced 25 20 Goals Allowed 45 his second season with the organization, he now ranks No. 5 +18 Goal Differential -20 all-time in club history with eight career shutouts. He has eight AUGUST Sat. 3 MEMPHIS 901 FC ESPN+ W, 4-0 24 Assists 17 shutouts in 15 career games played for the Black and Gold. 11.70 Shots/Game 11.00 Sat. 10 SWOPE PARK RANGERS ESPN+ 7 p.m. 4.15 SOG/Game 4.00 • The Hounds are undefeated (6-0-0) when forward Steevan Dos Wed. 14 @New York Red Bulls II ESPN+ 7 p.m. 20 Yellow Cards 38 Santos has scored a goal. Sat. 17 @North Carolina FC CW 7 p.m. 2 Red Cards 3 • On the club’s all-time home-goal leaderboard (all Fri. 23 LOUDOUN UNITED FC ESPN+ 7 p.m. competitions), midfielderKevin Kerr ranks second with 24 Fri. 30 @Ottawa Fury FC CW 7 p.m. TEAM LEADERS tallies and forward Neco Brett places tied for fifth (Phil Karn) Hounds Category Swope Park with 16 tallies at friendly confines. SEPTEMBER Three tied, 6 Goals Felipe Hernandez, 8 Sat. 7 LOUISVILLE CITY FC ESPN+ 7 p.m. Kenardo Forbes, 6 Assists Alexsander Andrade, 5 • Pittsburgh holds a 17-4-12 home record under head coach Sat. 14 CHARLESTON BATTERY ESPN+ 7 p.m. Two tied, 14 Points Felipe Hernandez, 18 Bob Lilley in all competitions. Sat. 21 @Nashville SC CW 8 p.m. Steevan Dos Santos, 40 Shots Ethan Vanacore-Decker, 22 Tue. 24 @Memphis 901 FC CW 8 p.m. Thomas Vancaeyezeele, 1,800 Minutes Alexsander Andrade, 1,693 Joe Greenspan, 4 Yellow Cards Mark Segbers, 6 Sat. 28 INDY ELEVEN ESPN+ 7 p.m. Two tied, 1 Red Cards Three tied, 1 Ben Lundgaard, 0.75 GAA* Adrián Zendejas, 2.00 OCTOBER Two tied, .677 SV%* Eric Dick, .673 Tue. 1 @Loudoun United FC ESPN+ 7:30 p.m. *Min. three games played Sat. 5 ATLANTA UNITED 2 ESPN+ 7 p.m. Sat. 12 @Saint Louis FC CW 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 (four times) Points 6 (two times) 0 (eight times) All-Time Record at Highmark Stadium...... 47-34-32 5 (at Atlanta 6/15) 0 (four times) Goals 2 (eight times) 0 (eight times) 4 (vs. Birmingham 6/29) 0 (seven times) Assists 2 (two times) 0 (nine times) Last Game Summary 23 (vs. Memphis 8/3) 3 (vs. Nashville 4/27) Shots 17 (at Indy Eleven 6/1) 4 (vs. Memphis 8/3) Riverhounds SC 4, Memphis 901 FC 0 11 (vs. Memphis 8/3) 0 (two times) SOG 6 (vs. Birmingham 6/29) 1 (four times) Game 20 • Highmark Stadium • Aug. 3, 2019 5 (vs. New York 6/22) 0 (two times) Saves 7 (vs. Memphis 8/3) 0 (five times) Pittsburgh Riverhounds SC (9-3-8) defeated Memphis 18 (vs. Charlotte 5/25) 6 (two times) Fouls 20 (at Charleston 5/4) 8 (vs. Saint Louis 4/20) 901 FC (4-10-6), 4-0, this past Saturday at Highmark Stadium. Tobi Adewole’s goal in the first half set the stage for the night, as Pittsburgh went on to win in MILESTONE TRACKER convincing fashion. • Christian Volesky is two goals away from 40 career tallies at the USL Championship level. • Kevin Kerr is one goal away from tying Thiago Martins for the second-most career league tallies in club TIME OUT LAST history. Kerr currently has 29 career league goals with the Hounds.

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QUICK FACTS ACTIVE ROSTER Roster Size: 23 • Returners: 10 • Newcomers: 13 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 29 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 26 Henderson, Nev. (OKC Energy FC) 13 Caleb Smith* D 5-9 155 22 Arlington, Texas (Southern Methodist University) At home...... 6-0-5 14 Noah Franke M 5-8 140 24 Orlando, Fla. (Creighton University) On road...... 3-3-3 15 Anthony Velarde* M 5-7 160 23 Reedley, Calif. (Fresno Pacific University) In games decided by one goal...... 3-2 16 Mark Forrest* F 6-3 195 22 Douglassville, Pa. (Lehigh University) In games decided by two goals or more...... 6-1 17 Thomas Vancaeyezeele M 5-11 180 25 Caen, France (University of Charleston) vs. clubs with winning records...... 2-2-5 19 Prosper Figbe* D 6-2 195 22 Ilorin, Nigeria (University of Virginia) vs. clubs with losing records...... 6-1-3 20 Joe Greenspan D 6-6 205 26 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 23 Wilmington, Del. (Columbus Crew SC) Scoring first...... 9-1-5 23 Austin Pack GK 6-2 180 25 Atlanta, Ga. (Portland Timbers 2) Leading at half...... 7-1-2 24 Robbie Mertz* M 5-7 150 22 Pittsburgh, Pa. (University of Michigan) Trailing at half...... 0-2-2 Tied at half...... 2-0-4 Leading with 10:00 remaining...... 9-0-3 ALPHABETICAL Trailing with 10:00 remaining...... 0-2-1 Tied with 10:00 remaining...... 0-1-4 No. Name Pos Ht Wt Age Hometown (Previous Club) 2 Tobi Adewole D 6-3 195 23 Ashton, Md. (George Washington University) Leading with 5:00 remaining...... 9-0-0 9 Neco Brett F 5-8 165 27 Kingston, Jamaica (Portland Timbers 2) Trailing with 5:00 remaining...... 0-3-1 21 Mouhamed Dabo M 5-9 155 23 Senegal (Penn FC) Tied with 5:00 remaining...... 0-0-7 8 Steevan Dos Santos F 6-4 208 29 Mindelo, Cape Verde (Ottawa Fury FC) Outshooting opponent...... 8-0-6 5 Jordan Dover D 5-8 150 24 Ajax, Ontario, Canada (Rochester Rhinos) Being outshot by opponent...... 1-3-2 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...... 0-2-2 16 Mark Forrest* F 6-3 195 22 Douglassville, Pa. (Lehigh University) 14 Noah Franke M 5-8 140 24 Orlando, Fla. (Creighton University) Scoring one goal...... 3-1-1 20 Joe Greenspan D 6-6 205 26 Westfield, N.J. (Minnesota United FC) Scoring two goals...... 0-0-5 7 Ryan James D 5-8 155 25 Mississauga, Ontario, Canada (Nashville SC) Scoring three goals...... 2-0-0 6 Sammy Kahsai* M 6-0 165 24 Hyattsville, Md. (UMBC) Scoring four or more goals...... 4-0-0 10 Kevin Kerr M 5-10 160 30 York, England (S.C. Wiedenbruck) Allowing no goals...... 6-0-2 22 Ben Lundgaard** GK 6-5 205 23 Wilmington, Del. (Columbus Crew SC) Allowing one goal...... 2-1-1 24 Robbie Mertz* M 5-7 150 22 Pittsburgh, Pa. (University of Michigan) Allowing two goals...... 1-2-5 1 Kyle Morton GK 6-4 195 25 West Chester, Pa. (Rochester Rhinos) 23 Austin Pack GK 6-2 180 25 Atlanta, Ga. (Portland Timbers 2) Allowing three goals...... 0-0-0 4 Dani Rovira* D 5-9 145 22 Bogota, Colombia (University of Vermont) Allowing four or more goals...... 0-0-0 13 Caleb Smith* D 5-9 155 22 Arlington, Texas (Southern Methodist University) On weekdays...... 1-0-0 3 Uchenna Uzo D 5-11 204 26 Lagos, Nigeria (Phoenix Rising FC) On weekends...... 8-3-8 17 Thomas Vancaeyezeele M 5-11 180 25 Caen, France (University of Charleston) In March...... 0-1-2 15 Anthony Velarde* M 5-7 160 23 Reedley, Calif. (Fresno Pacific University) In April...... 2-0-2 12 Christian Volesky F 6-1 170 26 Henderson, Nev. (OKC Energy FC) In May...... 0-0-2 In June...... 3-1-1 In July...... 3-1-1 TECHNICAL STAFF In August...... 1-0-0 Head Coach: Bob Lilley In September...... 0-0-0 Assistant Coach: Dan Visser In October...... 0-0-0 Goalkeeping Coach: Hunter Gilstrap Head Athletic Trainer: Tim Smith Miscellaneous Current Streak...... W3 Home Streak...... W2 PRONUNCIATION GUIDE Road Streak...... W1 TOBI ADEWOLE TOE-BEE AD-EL-WALL-AY Consecutive games with a goal...... 4 NECO Brett KNEE-CO Consecutive games allowing one goal or less...... 1 MOUHAMED DABO MOO-HA-MED DOB-O Noah FRANKE FRANK-EE Sammy KAHSAI KAH-SIGH 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 20 1,728 2 0 4 6 3 18 23 59 0 0 2 0 3 Uchenna Uzo 4 174 0 0 0 0 0 2 3 6 0 0 0 0 4 Dani Rovira 4 247 0 0 0 0 0 3 9 4 0 0 1 0 5 Jordan Dover 14 1,258 1 1 3 7 3 17 28 19 0 0 2 0 6 Sammy Kahsai 6 277 0 0 0 2 1 4 4 1 0 0 0 0 7 Ryan James 20 1,737 0 5 5 5 2 12 55 23 0 0 1 0 8 Steevan Dos Santos 20 1,421 6 2 14 40 16 26 15 8 0 0 3 0 9 Neco Brett 19 1,267 6 2 14 27 17 12 10 2 3 2 1 0 10 Kevin Kerr 19 1,367 5 3 13 18 9 20 28 7 2 1 1 0 11 Kenardo Forbes 20 1,778 2 6 10 12 4 20 23 8 1 0 0 0 12 Christian Volesky 17 682 2 1 5 17 9 13 0 2 0 0 1 0 13 Caleb Smith 1 15 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 14 Noah Franke 11 505 0 0 0 0 0 4 13 4 0 0 0 0 15 Anthony Velarde 16 625 2 2 6 10 4 11 9 1 1 1 1 0 16 Mark Forrest 4 92 0 0 0 1 0 4 4 0 0 0 0 1 17 Thomas Vancaeyezeele 20 1,800 2 0 4 12 4 33 53 45 0 0 2 0 19 Prosper Figbe ------20 Joe Greenspan 18 1,521 1 1 3 14 2 15 18 82 0 0 4 1 21 Mouhamed Dabo 9 523 0 0 0 2 0 11 10 3 0 0 1 0 24 Robbie Mertz 14 928 6 1 13 11 9 13 14 4 0 0 0 0

GOALKEEPERS No. Name GP MIN GA SV CS SV% GAA 1 Kyle Morton 12 1,080 12 24 5 .667 1.00 22 Ben Lundgaard 4 360 3 6 2 .667 0.75 23 Austin Pack 4 360 5 7 1 .583 1.25

TEAM STATISTICS G A SH* SOG CK OFF FC YC RC PK PKG OG GA SV POS% TOTAL: 38 24 234 83 93 51 238 20 2 7 4 0 20 37 - AVG: 1.90 1.20 11.70 4.15 4.65 2.55 11.90 1.00 0.10 0.35 0.20 0.00 1.00 1.85 47.90

*Includes blocked shots

EASTERN CONFERENCE STANDINGS Team GP W L T PTS Last 5 GF GA GD Tampa Bay Rowdies 22 13 2 7 46 3-1-1 39 15 24 New York Red Bulls II 22 13 4 5 44 4-0-1 51 26 25 Nashville SC 22 12 5 5 41 4-1-0 41 19 22 Indy Eleven 20 12 4 4 40 2-2-1 30 15 15 North Carolina FC 22 10 5 7 37 2-3-0 36 20 16 Pittsburgh Riverhounds SC 20 9 3 8 35 3-1-1 38 20 18 Louisville City FC 22 9 7 6 33 2-2-1 29 27 2 Ottawa Fury FC 21 8 4 9 33 1-1-3 32 22 10 Charleston Battery 19 6 5 8 26 1-2-2 26 29 -3 Saint Louis FC 20 6 7 7 25 1-3-1 24 25 -1

Charlotte Independence 23 5 9 9 24 2-2-1 25 33 -8 Birmingham Legion FC 21 6 10 5 23 3-1-1 20 36 -16 Bethlehem Steel FC 22 6 12 4 22 1-4-0 30 44 -14 Loudoun United FC 18 5 9 4 19 1-3-1 25 31 -6 Memphis 901 FC 21 4 10 7 19 1-2-2 20 30 -10 Atlanta United 2 21 4 12 5 17 1-3-1 23 49 -26 Hartford Athletic 24 4 16 4 16 1-4-0 29 57 -28 Swope Park Rangers 20 3 11 6 15 2-3-0 25 45 -20

Standings current as of 8/8 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 ------Swope Park ------HOUNDS ------@New York ------HOUNDS ------@North Carolina ------@HOUNDS ------Loudoun ------HOUNDS ------@Ottawa ------@HOUNDS ------Louisville ------@HOUNDS ------Charleston ------HOUNDS ------@Nashville ------HOUNDS ------@Memphis ------@HOUNDS ------Indy Eleven ------HOUNDS ------@Loudoun ------@HOUNDS ------Atlanta ------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 Experience: season championship. Enters 19th season (second with PIT) 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 the Whitecaps to a 33-20-31 overall regular season record and a league championship in 2006. Date Hired: November 14, 2017 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 addition to winning Coach of the Year honors in 2003. Hometown: Fort Monmouth, New Jersey The Fort Monmouth, New Jersey native began his head-coaching career with the Hershey Wildcats, which he led from 1997-01. In his five 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 Alma Mater: first-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 George Mason University in 2001. (1987) 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 Accolades: winning percentage during each regular season and has led his team into the postseason every year. He also has won two league titles and 2015 USL Cup Champion earned Coach of the Year honors five times. In 2010, he was inducted into the USL Hall of Fame as a coach. 2006 USL-1 Champion USL Hall of Fame Lilley played professionally with the Orlando Lions of the American Soccer League from 1989-90 (two seasons) and the Maryland Bays of Five-time Coach of the Year the American Professional Soccer League in 1991 (one season). He also played professional indoor soccer with the Hershey Impact of the National Professional Soccer League (NPSL) from 1988-91 (three seasons), the Harrisburg Heat of the NPSL from 1991-97 (six seasons) and the Pittsburgh Stingers of the Continental Indoor Soccer League in 1994 (one season).

From 1984-87, Lilley played collegiately at George Mason 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.

ASSISTANT COACH GOALKEEPING COACH DAN VISSER HUNTER GILSTRAP

• Third full season with club • Third season with club • Joined the staff in July 2016 • Joined the staff in January 2017 • Graduated Messiah College in 2008 • Graduated College of Charleston in 2005 • West Chester, Pennsylvania native • Lexington, South Carolina native

Dan Visser enters his third-full season as an assistant coach with Riverhounds SC after After coaching the club to its most single-season goalkeeper shutouts (17) in team originally joining the club in July 2016. history, Hunter Gilstrap returns for his third straight season as goalkeeping coach with Riverhounds SC. 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 Logging an 11-season professional playing career, Gilstrap spent six years (2010- an 8-9-1 overall record. 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 with 102 appearances and From 2013-14, Visser was head coach at Eastern Nazarene College in Quincy, second with 25 shutouts all-time in team history. 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. In 2015, Gilstrap played for the Carolina RailHawks of the North American Soccer League (NASL). He made nine appearances with the club and also played two Visser began his coaching career at the NCAA Division III level, serving as an assistant games for the USL-side Charlotte Independence while on loan from the RailHawks. coach and recruiting coordinator at Eastern University in St. Davids, Pennsylvania. During his two years at Eastern, the Eagles compiled a 21-11-2 record and had 11 From 2007-09, the Lexington, South Carolina native played for the Cleveland City student-athletes earn All-Conference honors. Stars. In 2009, Gilstrap captained the team during its first campaign at the USL First Division level, making 22 appearances for the club. From 2007-08, Gilstrap and the The West Chester, Pennsylvania native played collegiately as a midfielder at Messiah Stars competed at the USL Second Division level. In 2008, he helped Cleveland City College for four seasons before graduating in 2008. During this period, the team won to its first league championship. three national championships and accumulated an 89-6-2 record. The two-time team captain also received Regional All-America honors in 2007. His professional 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.

Gilstrap also currently serves as the Director of Goalkeeping for the Riverhounds Development Academy (RDA). In 2012, he built the RDA Goalkeeper Academy program. BROADCAST NOTES

Saves: 5 vs. NY (6/22) GK • 6-4 • 195 • West Chester, PA GA: 2 (five times) KYLE MORTON 5 • Hounds unbeaten in his last 11 starts Clean Sheets: GP/GS W/L/T S GA GAA SV% • Three shutouts in first three pro starts (2018) ‘19 12/12 7-1-4 24 12 1.00 .667 • 2018 season w/ club cut short due to knee injury

1 GAME HIGHS

Minutes:Minutes: 90 -(17 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 20/19 1,728 2 0 4 6 3 Shots: - • 94 CLEAR last year (No. 3 on club) Shots: 1 (six times)

2 GAME HIGHS SOG:SOG: 1 (three - 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 4/2 174 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 4/3 247 0 0 0 0 0 0 • Played two seasons at University of Vermont Shots:

4 GAME HIGHS SOG: 0

Minutes:Minutes: 90 -(12 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 vs. NSH (4/27) 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 14/14 1,258 1 1 3 7 3 Shots: - • Started 29 of 30 GP last year Shots: 2 vs. CLT (5/25)

5 GAME HIGHS SOG:SOG: 1 (three - times)

Minutes: 90 at HFD (7/27) M • 6-0 • 165 • Hyattsville, MD Goals: 0 SAMMY KAHSAI 0 • Made pro debut at CHS (5/4) Assists: GP/GS MIN G A PTS SH SOG 0 • Started every GP as a senior at UMBC Points: ‘19 6/3 277 0 0 0 2 1 1 (two times) • Competed for D.C. United Academy 2013-14 Shots:

6 GAME HIGHS SOG: 1 vs. NC (7/20)

Minutes:Minutes: 90 -(19 times) D • 5-8 • 155 • Mississauga, ON Goals:G: - 0 RYAN JAMES - • Leads club with 48 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 20/19 1,737 0 5 5 5 2 Shots: - • Played under Lilley in 16-17 w/ ROC Shots: 1 (five times)

7 GAME HIGHS SOG:SOG: 1 (two - times)

Minutes: 90 (nine times) F • 6-4 • 208 • Mindelo, Cape Verde Goals: 1 (six times) STEEVAN DOS SANTOS 1 (two times) • Career in league: 123 GP and 37 goals Assists: GP/GS MIN G A PTS SH SOG 3 (two times) • Player of the Week for 3-pt Week 15 performance Points: ‘19 20/17 1,421 6 2 14 40 16 7 vs. HFD (4/13) • Member of Lilley’s ’15 title team Shots:

8 GAME HIGHS SOG: 3 vs. HFD (4/13)

Minutes:Minutes: 90 -(five times) F • 5-8 • 165 • Kingston, Jamaica Goals:G: - 1 (six times) NECO BRETT - • 68 career USL Championship points Assists:Assists: 1 (two times) GP/GS MIN G A PTS SH SOG Points:2 (six - times) • Led PIT with 15 goals and 37 points in 2018 Points: ‘19 19/15 1,267 6 2 14 27 17 Shots: - • 37-point season is third best in club history Shots: 5 vs. OTT (6/8)

9 GAME HIGHS SOG:SOG: 3 (two - times)

Minutes: 90 (five 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 170 games played Points: ‘19 19/17 1,367 5 3 13 18 9 3 (two 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 -(18 times) KENARDO FORBES M • 5-10 • 165 • Kingston, Jamaica Goals:G: - 1 (two times) • Leads team with 45 chances created Assists:Assists: 2 vs. - MEM (8/3) GP/GS MIN G A PTS SH SOG - • 3x Team of the Week honoree Points:Points: 3 at CHS (5/4) ‘19 20/20 1,778 2 6 10 12 4 11 • All-League Second Team in 2018 Shots:Shots: 2 (three - times) GAME HIGHS SOG:SOG: 1 (four - times) SEASON HIGHS

Minutes:Minutes: 90 -(two times) CHRISTIAN VOLESKY F • 6-1 • 170 • Henderson, NV Goals:G: - 1 (two 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: 132 GP and 38 goals Points:Points: 2 (two - times) 12 ‘19 17/6 682 2 1 5 17 9 • Member of Lilley’s ’15 title team Shots:Shots: 2 (four - times) 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 -(five 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 11/5 505 0 0 0 0 0 • No. 80 overall pick in 2018 SuperDraft Shots:Shots: 0 - GAME HIGHS SOG:SOG: 0 - SEASON HIGHS

Minutes: 90 at HFD (7/27) ANTHONY VELARDE M • 5-7 • 160 • Reedley, CA Goals: 1 (two times) • Rookie scored first pro goal at SPR (3/23) Assists: 1 (two times) GP/GS MIN G A PTS SH SOG • Scored in USOC vs. Dayton Dutch Lions Points: 3 at HFD (7/27) ‘19 16/6 625 2 2 6 10 4 15 • Owns PacWest Conference career A record (44) Shots: 2 (three times) GAME HIGHS SOG: 1 (four 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 4/1 92 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 (20 times) THOMAS VANCAEYEZEELE M • 5-11 • 180 • Caen, France Goals: 1 (two times) • Second on team with 45 interceptions Assists: 0 GP/GS MIN G A PTS SH SOG • Led team w/ 2,909 MIN in ‘18 Points: 2 (two times) ‘19 20/20 1,800 2 0 4 12 4 17 • Led PIT w/ 32 starts in ‘18 Shots: 2 (two times) GAME HIGHS SOG: 1 (four 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 (16 times) JOE GREENSPAN D • 6-6 • 205 • Westfield, NJ Goals: 1 at BST (3/30) • Leads club with 82 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 at BST (3/30) ‘19 18/17 1,521 1 1 3 14 2 20 • Led PIT w/ 162 CLEAR in ‘18 Shots: 3 (two times) GAME HIGHS SOG: 2 at BST (3/30)

Minutes: 90 (three times) M • 5-9 • 155 • Senegal Goals: 0 MOUHAMED DABO 0 • Winning 70 percent of his tackles Assists: GP/GS MIN G A PTS SH SOG • Started 19 of 24 2018 GP Points: 0 ‘19 9/6 523 0 0 0 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 • First career clean sheet at LOU (4/6) GP/GS W/L/T S GA GAA SV% • On loan from Columbus Crew SC ‘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 (two times) • Clean sheet vs. CLT (5/25) Clean Sheets: 1 GP/GS W/L/T S GA GAA SV% • Made PIT debut with CS in USOC vs. Dayton ‘19 4/4 0-2-2 7 5 1.25 .583 • Started playoff game for POR in 2018

23 GAME HIGHS

Minutes: 90 (eight times) ROBBIE MERTZ M • 5-7 • 150 • Pittsburgh, PA Goals: 2 vs. BHM (6/29) • Team of the Week after brace vs. BHM (6/29) Assists: 1 vs. OTT (6/8) GP/GS MIN G A PTS SH SOG • Made pro debut at LOU (4/6) Points: 4 vs. BHM (6/29) ‘19 14/10 928 6 1 13 11 9 • No. 76 overall pick of 2019 SuperDraft (Rapids) Shots: 2 (three times)

24 GAME HIGHS SOG: 2 (two times)

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