Pittsburgh Riverhounds Sc (9-1-7) Vs. Charleston Battery
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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 (9-1-7) 2018 SCHEDULE & RECORD VS. CHARLESTON BATTERY (8-3-8) League Record: 9-1-7 Saturday, July 21, 2018 >> 7 p.m. ET >> Highmark Stadium >> Pittsburgh, PA Home: 5-1-3 • Away: 4-0-4 • Non-League Play: 1-1-0 TALE OF THE TAPE MARCH GAME 18 - QUICK HITTERS Sat. 24 @Nashville SC CW T, 0-0 • This weekend’s match pits two of the hottest clubs in Sat. 31 PENN FC CW T, 0-0 the Eastern Conference against one another. Both riding six-game unbeaten streaks, Riverhounds SC (9-1-7) and APRIL the Charleston Battery (8-3-8) sit second and third in the Sat. 7 TORONTO FC II YouTube W, 4-0 conference, respectively. Sat. 14 OTTAWA FURY FC ESPN+ W, 1-0 • Heading into the final meeting between the two clubs this Sat. 21 @FC Cincinnati CW T, 2-2 season, the Hounds and Battery last played to a nil-nil draw Sat. 28 ATLANTA UNITED 2 ESPN+ W, 1-0 PITTSBURGH CHARLESTON down south on June 23. 9-1-7 Record 8-3-8 • Pittsburgh is riding a three-game wining streak - its longest MAY 2nd Standing 3rd of the season - into Saturday’s showdown with the Battery. Sat. 5 @Toronto FC II CW W, 2-1 4-0-1 Last Five 3-0-2 The last time the Hounds won four straight matches in a Fri. 11 INDY ELEVEN ESPN+ T, 0-0 Bob Lilley Head Coach Mike Anhaeuser Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup Round Two @RiverhoundsSC Twitter Handles @chas_battery season came in 2013. • Multiple members of Riverhounds SC were recognized Wed. 16 @Erie Commodores FC N/A W, 2-1 Sat. 19 @Tampa Bay Rowdies CW T, 2-2 Head-to-Head by the league this past week. All nominated in their Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup Round Three ........................................................................................6-12-12 respective categories, head coach was tabbed for Referee Bob Lilley Wed. 23 FC CINCINNATI N/A L, 1-3 ............................................................................... Eric Tattersall USL Coach of the Year, while Dan Lynd earned a Goalkeep- Sat. 26 PENN FC ESPN+ T, 0-0 Assistants er of the Year nomination and fellow teammate Neco Brett ................................................... Gregory Irwin, Ryan Trombetta Wed. 30 NASHVILLE SC ESPN+ L, 0-1 Fourth Official earned one for Most Valuable Player. ...............................................................................Kerven Moon • The latest league recognition continues a theme for the Injuries season in general, as the Hounds have been named to USL JUNE ................................................. Kyle Morton - Out (Lower-body) Sat. 2 @Richmond Kickers CW W, 2-1 ............................... Ben Zemanski - Questionable (Lower-body) Team of the Week on 10 separate occasions. Sat. 16 NEW YORK RED BULLS II CW W, 3-0 • Certainly not a tired theme at this point but one that Sat. 23 @Charleston Battery CW T, 0-0 has become routine, the Riverhounds SC defense heads Wed. 27 @Louisville City FC ESPN+ W, 1-0 STAT COMPARISON into tonight’s match on an absolute roll. Running a clean Hounds Category Charleston Battery sheet streak of five straight games, the Hounds have more 1.24 Scoring Average 1.42 JULY 0.41 Opponent Scoring Average 1.00 shutouts (12) than goals allowed (7) on the season. Wed. 4 NORTH CAROLINA FC ESPN+ W, 2-0 21 Goals Forced 27 • The impressive showing has been even more noticeable Sun. 8 @Ottawa Fury FC ESPN+ W, 1-0 7 Goals Allowed 19 at home, as the Hounds have allowed only one goal at 14 8 Sat. 21 CHARLESTON BATTERY ESPN+ 7 p.m. Goal Differential Sat. 28 @North Carolina FC CW 7 p.m. 17 Assists 22 Highmark Stadium in nine contests. 11.71 Shots/Game 10.58 • At the center of the Pittsburgh defense during their current 3.94 SOG/Game 3.74 shutout streak, Joe Greenspan has provided a great boost 22 Yellow Cards 33 AUGUST 0 Red Cards 2 to the backline since returning from an injury that kept him Wed. 1 RICHMOND KICKERS ESPN+ 7 p.m. out more than two months this season. Pittsburgh has not Sat. 4 TORONTO FC II ESPN+ 7 p.m. allowed a goal this year while Greenspan has been on the Sun. 12 @Bethlehem Steel FC CW 5 p.m. TEAM LEADERS field. Sat. 18 CHARLOTTE INDEPENDENCE ESPN+ 7 p.m. Hounds Category* Charleston Battery • With one more clean sheet, goalkeeper Dan Lynd will set a Wed. 22 TAMPA BAY ROWDIES ESPN+ 7 p.m. Neco Brett, 8 Goals Ataulla Guerra, 10 single-season club record. He is currently tied with Wed. 29 @Indy Eleven ESPN+ 7 p.m. Two tied, 4 Assists Two tied, 3 Randy Neco Brett, 19 Points Ataulla Guerra, 22 Dedini (2003) and Hunter Gilstrap (2011), all having nine Neco Brett, 28 Shots Ataulla Guerra, 34 shutouts in a single campaign. With his next clean sheet, SEPTEMBER Vancaeyezeele, 1,530 Minutes Tah Anunga, 1,710 Lynd will also move into a tie with for the Sat. 1 @FC Cincinnati CW 7:30 p.m. Two tied, 3 Tah Anunga, 5 Chris Robinson Yellow Cards Sat. 8 BETHLEHEM STEEL FC ESPN+ 7 p.m. - Red Cards Two tied, 1 third most shutouts all-time in club history. Dan Lynd, 0.50 GAA Joe Kuzminsky, 0.77 • Rookie Thomas Vancaeyezeele is also on a record-setting Sat. 15 LOUISVILLE CITY FC ESPN+ 7 p.m. Dan Lynd, .800 SV% Joe Kuzminsky, .730 pace for the Hounds this season. As the only player to Sat. 22 INDY ELEVEN ESPN+ 7 p.m. * Minimum four starts Wed. 26 @Penn FC ESPN+ 6:30 p.m. compete in every minute of the season thus far, Vancaeye- Sat. 29 @Charlotte Independence CW 7 p.m. zeele is on pace to log 3,060 minutes. This would shatter the single-season mark of 2,813 minutes that Kevin Kerr set for the Hounds in 2017. 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 CLUB NOTABLES All-Time Leading Goal Scorer ...................................................................... David Flavius (58) TEAM Most Appearances ..................................................................................... David Flavius (183) Hounds High Hounds Low Category Opp High Opp Low All-Time Record at Highmark Stadium .......................................................................30-29-23 11 - vs. Toronto (4/7) 0 - Six times Points 5 - Two times 0 - 12 times Last Playoff Appearance ................................................................................................... 2015 4 - vs. Toronto (4/7) 0 - Six times Goals 2 - Two times 0 - 12 times 3 - Two times 0 - Seven times Assists 1 - Four times 0 - 13 times 20 - at Richmond (6/2) 5 - at Charleston (6/23) Shots 15 - Two times 2 - at OTT (7/8) Last Game Summary 8 - at Richmond (6/2) 1 - Two times SOG 5 - Three times 0 - Two times Riverhounds SC 1, Ottawa Fury FC 0 5 - at Louisville (6/27) 0 - Two times Saves 6 - at Richmond (6/2) 0 - Two times Game 17 • TD Place • July 8, 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 (9-1-7) defeated Ottawa Fury FC (6-8-3), 1-0, on Sunday at TD Place Stadium. Defender INDIVIDUAL Hugh Roberts scored the first and only goal of the match Category Riverhounds SC Opponent in the 22nd minute off an assist from fellow defender Todd 7 - Neco Brett vs. Toronto (4/7) 2 - Seven times Points . The shutout marks goalkeeper ’s ninth and 3 - Neco Brett vs. Toronto (4/7) 1 - Seven times Pratzner Dan Lynd Goals the team’s 12th clean sheet this season. The second-place Assists 1 - 16 times 1 - Four times Hounds now sit one point behind first-place FC Cincinnati in 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 the Eastern Conference. Saves 5 - Dan Lynd at Louisville (6/27) 6 - Trevor Spangenberg, Richmond (6/2) Follow Pittsburgh Riverhounds SC 2018 Pittsburgh Riverhounds SC > riverhounds.com > @RiverhoundsSC > #PGHvCHS 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... 14 Noah Franke M 5-8 140 Orlando, Fla. (Creighton University) 15 Dennis Chin F 6-1 190 Kingston, Jamaica (Ironi Nesher FC) At home ................................................................