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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 (4-0-4) 2018 SCHEDULE & RECORD AT TAMPA BAY ROWDIES (4-5-0) League Record: 4-0-4 Saturday, May 19, 2018 >> 7:30 p.m. ET >> Al Lang Stadium >> St. Petersburg, FL Home: 3-0-2 • Away: 1-0-2 • Non-League Play: 1-0-0 TALE OF THE TAPE MARCH GAME 9 - QUICK HITTERS Sat. 24 @Nashville SC CW T, 0-0 • Riverhounds SC (4-0-4) continues a busy month of May with Sat. 31 PENN FC CW T, 0-0 a visit to the Tampa Bay Rowdies (4-5-0) on Saturday night at Al Lang Stadium. The match marks the first meeting APRIL between the two clubs this season with the Hounds holding Sat. 7 TORONTO FC II YouTube W, 4-0 a 2-1-0 advantage all-time – last season’s meeting in Tampa Sat. 14 OTTAWA FURY FC ESPN+ W, 1-0 saw the hosts prevail, 2-0. Sat. 21 @FC Cincinnati CW T, 2-2 • As mentioned, the Hounds are in the midst of a busy stretch Sat. 28 ATLANTA UNITED 2 ESPN+ W, 1-0 PITTSBURGH TAMPA BAY that will see the club play at least twice for each of the 4-0-4 Record 4-5-0 next three weeks, including this one. They’re already one MAY 4th Standing 7th game in, having defeated Erie Commodores FC, 2-1, in Sat. 5 @Toronto FC II CW W, 2-1 3-0-2 Last Five 1-4-0 the Second Round of Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup action on Fri. 11 INDY ELEVEN ESPN+ T, 0-0 Bob Lilley Head Coach Neill Collins Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup Round Two @RiverhoundsSC Twitter Handles @TampaBayRowdies Wednesday. The victory marked the first on the road for the Hounds in Open Cup play since 2008. Wed. 16 @Erie Commodores FC N/A W, 2-1 Sat. 19 @Tampa Bay Rowdies CW 7:30 p.m. Head-to-Head • Certainly not to be forgotten, Pittsburgh remains in the Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup Round Three ............................................................................................2-1-0 midst of its best start in club history, currently holding an Referee Wed. 23 FC CINCINNATI N/A 7 p.m. .................................................................................David Barrie unbeaten streak of eight games. The club remains the lone Sat. 26 PENN FC ESPN+ 7 p.m. Assistants unbeaten in the USL with six of its eight matches in league . ...................................... Walter Heatherly, Matthew Osterhouse Wed. 30 NASHVILLE SC ESPN+ 7 p.m Fourth Official play resulting in clean sheets. ..............................................................................Janessa Gunn • Tampa Bay can be best categorized as a Jekyll and Hyde Injuries foe, seemingly unbeatable at home (3-0), but apparently JUNE ................................................Kay Banjo - Doubtful (Hamstring) Sat. 2 @Richmond Kickers CW 7 p.m. .........................................Mouhamed Dabo - Out (Lower-body) just as beatable on the road (1-5), as its three-game losing Sat. 16 NEW YORK RED BULLS II CW 7 p.m. ............................................. Ben Fitzpatrick - Out (Lower body) streak – four if including this weekend’s Open Cup tilt – Sat. 23 @Charleston Battery CW 7 p.m. ......................................................... Joe Greenspan - Out (Calf) away from Al Lang would indicate. Still, with a roster largely Wed. 27 @Louisville City FC ESPN+ 7 p.m. ................................................. Kyle Morton - Out (Lower-body) unchanged from last season’s third-place finish in the East, the Rowdies have yet to allow a goal on home turf this JULY STAT COMPARISON season and hold an overall home record of 13-5-1 since Wed. 4 NORTH CAROLINA FC ESPN+ 7 p.m. Hounds Category Tampa Bay joining the USL in 2017. Sun. 8 @Ottawa Fury FC ESPN+ 1 p.m. 1.25 Scoring Average 1.33 • With a date against FC Cincinnati confirmed for next Sat. 21 CHARLESTON BATTERY ESPN+ 7 p.m. 0.38 Opponent Scoring Average 1.33 Wednesday in the Open Cup, the Hounds face the prospect Sat. 28 @North Carolina FC CW 7 p.m. 10 Goals Forced 12 3 Goals Allowed 12 of three of their next four games featuring clubs currently 7 Goal Differential 0 in playoff position in the East – TBR (7th), CIN (1st), NSH AUGUST 8 Assists 8 (8th). To date, all of the Hounds victories have come against 12.00 Shots/Game 12.78 Wed. 1 RICHMOND KICKERS ESPN+ 7 p.m. 3.00 SOG/Game 4.22 opponents in the bottom-half of the conference table – TOR Sat. 4 TORONTO FC II ESPN+ 7 p.m. 8 Yellow Cards 13 (2x), ATL (1x), Ottawa (1x). Sun. 12 @Bethlehem Steel FC CW 5 p.m. 0 0 Red Cards • Strength of opponent might not have much to factor in any- Sat. 18 CHARLOTTE INDEPENDENCE ESPN+ 7 p.m. ways with the way the Hounds have been playing defense, Wed. 22 TAMPA BAY ROWDIES ESPN+ 7 p.m. TEAM LEADERS as they are tied for the league lead in clean sheets with six Wed. 29 @Indy Eleven ESPN+ 7 p.m. Hounds Category* Tampa Bay and have allowed a league-low three goals – next best is a Neco Brett, 5 Goals Georgi Hristov, 4 tie between Indy and Nashville at five. SEPTEMBER Two tied, 2 Assists Jack Blake, 2 • Pittsburgh’s shot suppression has been near unprecedented Sat. 1 @FC Cincinnati CW 7:30 p.m. Neco Brett, 12 Points Georgi Hristov, 9 Sat. 8 BETHLEHEM STEEL FC ESPN+ 7 p.m. Neco Brett, 15 Leo Fernandes, 16 in club history as well, with two of those clean sheets having Shots Sat. 15 LOUISVILLE CITY FC ESPN+ 7 p.m. Vancaeyezeele, 720 Minutes Four tied, 810 featured zero shots on goal, while three others only a shot Two tied, 2 Yellow Cards Joe Cole, 3 apiece - overall average of 1.63 SOG allowed per game. Sat. 22 INDY ELEVEN ESPN+ 7 p.m. - Red Cards - Wed. 26 @Penn FC ESPN+ 6:30 p.m. Kyle Morton, 0.00 GAA Cody Mizell, 1.33 • Individually, this past week marked the sixth straight a Sat. 29 @Charlotte Independence CW 7 p.m. Kyle Morton, 1.000 SV% Cody Mizell, .700 Hounds player has been named to USL Team of the Week, * Minimum three starts with defender Jordan Dover being the latest to take home the weekly honor. OCTOBER Sat. 6 FC CINCINNATI ESPN+ 7 p.m. Wed. 10 @Atlanta United 2 ESPN+ 7 p.m. Sun. 14 @New York Red Bulls II CW 5 p.m. SUPERLATIVES TEAM Hounds High Hounds Low Category Opp High Opp Low CLUB NOTABLES 11 - vs. Toronto (4/7) 0 - Three times Points 5 - at Cincinnati (4/21) 0 - Six times All-Time Leading Goal Scorer ...................................................................... David Flavius (56) 4 - vs. Toronto (4/7) 0 - Three times Goals 2 - at Cincinnati (4/21) 0 - Six times Most Appearances ..................................................................................... David Flavius (182) 3 - vs. Toronto (4/7) 0 - Three times Assists 1 - Two times 0 - Six times All-Time Record at Highmark Stadium .......................................................................28-28-22 16 - vs. Toronto (4/7) 10 - Two times Shots 13 - at Cincinnati (4/21) 3 - vs. Ottawa (4/14) Last Playoff Appearance ................................................................................................... 2015 5 - at Toronto (5/5) 1 - vs. Indy Eleven (5/11) SOG 5 - at Cincinnati (4/21) 0 - Two times 3 - at Cincinnati (4/21) 0 - Two times Saves 4 - vs. Penn FC (3/31) 0 - Two times Last Game Summary 16 - vs. Penn FC (3/31) 8 - vs. Indy Eleven (5/11) Fouls 17 - at Cincinnati (4/21) 5 - vs. Indy Eleven (5/11) Riverhounds SC 2, Erie Commodores FC 1 INDIVIDUAL U.S. Open Cup Round 2 • McConnell Family Stadium • May 16, 2018 Category Riverhounds SC Opponent Pittsburgh Riverhounds SC advanced into the third round Points 7 - Neco Brett vs. Toronto (4/7) 2 - Three times of the Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup after a 2-1 second Goals 3 - Neco Brett vs. Toronto (4/7) 1 - Three times round victory against Erie Commodores FC on Assists 1 - Eight tied 1 - Two times Wednesday at McConnell Family Stadium of Gannon Shots 6 - Neco Brett vs. Toronto (4/7) 6 - Lebo Moloto, Nashville (3/24) University. The game-winning tally came via a penalty SOG 3 - Neco Brett vs. Toronto (4/7) 2 - Lebo Moloto, Nashville (3/24) Saves 3 - Dan Lynd at Cincinnati (4/21) 4 - Romuald Peiser, Penn FC (3/31) kick for the Hounds in the 30th minute from midfielder Kevin Kerr. LAST TIME OUT LAST Follow Pittsburgh Riverhounds SC 2018 Pittsburgh Riverhounds SC > riverhounds.com > @RiverhoundsSC > #TBRvPGH NOTES QUICK FACTS 2018 ACTIVE ROSTER Roster Size: 24 • Returners: 6 • Newcomers: 18 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.