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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 (18-4-11) 2019 SCHEDULE & RECORD AT BIRMINGHAM LEGION FC (12-14-7) League Record: 18-4-11 Home: 10-0-7 • Away: 8-4-4 • Non-League Play: 2-1-0 Sunday, Oct. 20, 2019 >> 5:30 p.m. ET >> BBVA Field >> Birmingham, AL MARCH Sat. 16 @Tampa Bay Rowdies CW L, 0-2 TALE OF THE TAPE GAME 34 - QUICK HITTERS Sat. 23 @Swope Park Rangers CW T, 2-2 • Riverhounds SC (18-4-11 overall, 8-4-4 away) will travel to Sat. 30 @Bethlehem Steel FC CW T, 2-2 Birmingham Legion FC (12-14-7 overall, 7-6-3 home) for the APRIL USL Championship regular season finale. Sat. 6 @Louisville City FC CW W, 1-0 • The Hounds won their first meeting, 4-1, on June 29 at Sat. 13 HARTFORD ATHLETIC ESPN+ W, 3-1 Highmark Stadium. Steevan Dos Santos (13’), Robbie Mertz Sat. 20 SAINT LOUIS FC ESPN+ T, 0-0 (25’ and 39’) and Christian Volesky (75’) scored for the Sat. 27 NASHVILLE SC ESPN+ T, 2-2 Black and Gold whereas Chandler Hoffman (83’) scored for Birmingham. MAY PITTSBURGH BIRMINGHAM Sat. 4 @Charleston Battery CW T, 2-2 18-4-11 Record 12-14-7 • Pittsburgh currently has a 10-game unbeaten streak. The Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup Round 2* 1st 9th Standing Hounds have lost just one match in their past 17 games, which Tue. 14 DAYTON DUTCH LIONS* ESPN+ W, 3-0 4-0-1 Last Five 2-2-1 W1 Streak W1 came on the road at North Carolina FC on Aug. 17. In this Sat. 25 CHARLOTTE INDEPENDENCE ESPN+ T, 0-0 Bob Lilley Head Coach Tom Soehn defeat, Riverhounds SC played down a man for more than a Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup Round 3** @RiverhoundsSC Twitter Handles @bhmlegion half due to a red card. Wed. 29 INDY ELEVEN** ESPN+ W, 1-0 All-Time Head-to-Head • The Hounds lead the USL Championship with 16 clean sheets. ............................................................................................1-0-0 • Riverhounds SC has allowed just eight first-half goals this JUNE Referee season. Sat. 1 @Indy Eleven CW L, 1-2 ............................................................................ Kevin Broadley Sat. 8 OTTAWA FURY FC ESPN+ T, 2-2 Assistants • The Hounds are undefeated (10-0-0) when forward Steevan Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup Round 4*** .......................................... Brian Marshall, Matthew Osterhouse Dos Santos has scored a goal. Tue. 11 @Columbus Crew SC*** ESPN+ L, 0-1 Fourth Official ............................................................................ Peter Gonzalez • Kenardo Forbes currently ranks fifth in the Eastern Conference Sat. 15 @Atlanta United 2 CW W, 5-0 Injuries with 71 chances created. The midfielder is also tied for third Sat. 22 NEW YORK RED BULLS II ESPN+ W, 3-0 ..........................................................Todd Pratzner - Out (head) in the conference with nine assists, sitting just one behind the Sat. 29 BIRMINGHAM LEGION FC ESPN+ W, 4-1 overall leader. JULY STAT COMPARISON • With 12 clean sheets this season, goalkeeper Kyle Morton Thu. 4 BETHLEHEM STEEL FC CW W, 1-0 is tied with for the club single-season record in Sun. 7 @Charlotte Independence ESPN+ L, 0-1 Hounds Category Birmingham Dan Lynd 1.73 Scoring Average 1.06 shutouts. Lynd set this mark last season. Sat. 13 TAMPA BAY ROWDIES ESPN+ T, 1-1 0.91 Opponent Scoring Average 1.52 • Pittsburgh is tied for second in the USL Championship with a Sat. 20 NORTH CAROLINA FC ESPN+ W, 1-0 57 Goals Forced 35 Sat. 27 @Hartford Athletic CW W, 4-2 30 Goals Allowed 50 19 percent conversion rate. +27 Goal Differential -15 • The Hounds currently have six players (Neco Brett, Steevan 39 Assists 29 Dos Santos, Kenardo Forbes, Robbie Mertz, Kevin Kerr and AUGUST 11.61 Shots/Game 12.03 Sat. 3 MEMPHIS 901 FC ESPN+ W, 4-0 4.03 SOG/Game 4.24 Anthony Velarde) who have at least 10 points this season. Sat. 10 SWOPE PARK RANGERS ESPN+ W, 3-2 41 Yellow Cards 66 This is the first time in club history at least six players have Wed. 14 @New York Red Bulls II ESPN+ W, 2-1 4 6 Red Cards recorded double-digit points in a single season. Sat. 17 @North Carolina FC ESPN+ L, 0-5 • With a goal differential of +27, this ranks as the second-best Fri. 23 LOUDOUN UNITED FC ESPN+ W, 1-0 TEAM LEADERS mark in club history. Riverhounds SC’s best goal differential Fri. 30 @Ottawa Fury FC ESPN+ W, 4-0 Hounds Category Birmingham was set in 2004 (+31). Neco Brett, 13 Goals Two tied, 7 SEPTEMBER Kenardo Forbes, 9 Assists Anderson Asiedu, 6 Sat. 7 LOUISVILLE CITY FC ESPN+ T, 0-0 Neco Brett, 31 Points Brian Wright, 16 Steevan Dos Santos, 65 Prosper Kasim, 56 Sat. 14 CHARLESTON BATTERY ESPN+ W, 1-0 Shots Sat. 21 @Nashville SC CW T, 0-0 Tobi Adewole, 2,757 Minutes Prosper Kasim, 2,646 Jordan Dover, 7 Yellow Cards Three tied, 8 Tue. 24 @Memphis 901 FC ESPN+ W, 1-0 Four tied, 1 Red Cards Zachary Herivaux, 2 Sat. 28 INDY ELEVEN ESPN+ W, 3-0 Ben Lundgaard, 0.75 GAA* Matt Van Oekel, 1.50 Kyle Morton, .697 SV%* Matt Van Oekel, .647 OCTOBER *Min. three games played Tue. 1 @Loudoun United FC ESPN+ W, 2-1 Sat. 5 ATLANTA UNITED 2 ESPN+ T, 1-1 Sat. 12 @Saint Louis FC ESPN+ W, 1-0 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 (seven times) Points 13 (at North Carolina 8/17) 0 (16 times) All-Time Record at Highmark Stadium .............................................. 51-34-34 5 (at Atlanta 6/15) 0 (seven times) Goals 5 (at North Carolina 8/17) 0 (16 times) 4 (vs. Birmingham 6/29) 0 (12 times) Assists 3 (at North Carolina 8/17) 0 (17 times) Last Game Summary 23 (vs. Memphis 8/3) 3 (vs. Nashville 4/27) Shots 17 (at Indy Eleven 6/1) 4 (two times) Riverhounds SC 1, Saint Louis FC 0 11 (vs. Memphis 8/3) 0 (four times) SOG 8 (at North Carolina 8/17) 0 (at Saint Louis 10/12) Game 33 • West Community Stadium • Oct. 12, 2019 5 (vs. New York 6/22) 0 (five times) Saves 7 (two times) 0 (eight times) Pittsburgh Riverhounds SC (18-4-11) defeated Saint Louis 19 (vs. Swope Park 8/10) 6 (two times) Fouls 20 (at Charleston 5/4) 6 (at Ottawa 8/30) FC (11-13-9), 1-0, on Saturday at West Community Stadium. With a late goal, Steevan Dos Santos scored the game- winner in the 88th minute to give the Hounds three points. Pittsburgh still holds the top spot in the Eastern Conference, MILESTONE TRACKER and will control its own destiny with one game remaining on • Kevin Kerr is one goal away from tying Thiago Martins for the second-most career league tallies in club its regular season schedule. Riverhounds SC has also clinched history. Kerr currently has 29 career league goals with the Hounds. TIME OUT LAST a home playoff game to start the postseason. • Neco Brett is one goal away from tying Thiago Martins for the third-most all competitions goals (includes league, playoffs and Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup matches) in club history. Brett currently has 30 career all competition goals with the club. Follow Pittsburgh Riverhounds SC Pittsburgh Riverhounds SC > riverhounds.com > @RiverhoundsSC > #BHMvPIT NOTES QUICK FACTS ACTIVE ROSTER Roster Size: 24 • Returners: 10 • Newcomers: 14 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 24 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 30 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 27 Henderson, Nev. (OKC Energy FC) 13 Caleb Smith* D 5-9 155 23 Arlington, Texas (Southern Methodist University) At home ............................................................... 10-0-7 14 Noah Franke M 5-8 140 24 Orlando, Fla. (Creighton University) On road ................................................................. 8-4-4 15 Anthony Velarde* M 5-7 160 23 Reedley, Calif. (Fresno Pacific University) In games decided by one goal ............................... 10-2 16 Mark Forrest* F 6-3 195 22 Douglassville, Pa. (Lehigh University) In games decided by two goals or more .................. 8-2 17 Thomas Vancaeyezeele M 5-11 180 25 Caen, France (University of Charleston) vs.