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PITTSBURGH RIVERHOUNDS SC (4-2-7) 2019 SCHEDULE & RECORD AT SC (5-9-2) Overall Record: 4-2-7 Home: 3-0-4 • Away: 1-2-3 Tuesday, June 11, 2019 >> 7 p.m. ET >> MAPFRE Stadium >> Columbus, OH MARCH TALE OF THE TAPE Sat. 16 @ CW L, 0-2 USOC ROUND 4 - QUICK HITTERS Sat. 23 @Swope Park Rangers CW T, 2-2 • Riverhounds SC advances to the fourth round of the Lamar Sat. 30 @Bethlehem Steel FC CW T, 2-2 Hunt U.S. Open Cup, where it will meet Columbus Crew APRIL SC of MLS. Crew SC, as well as other MLS teams, enter the Sat. 6 @Louisville City FC CW W, 1-0 tournament in the fourth round of action. Sat. 13 HARTFORD ATHLETIC ESPN+ W, 3-1 • This will mark the first time and Columbus will meet Sat. 20 SAINT LOUIS FC ESPN+ T, 0-0 in the Open Cup. Sat. 27 NASHVILLE SC ESPN+ T, 2-2 • In the third round of Open Cup play, Pittsburgh defeated Indy PITTSBURGH COLUMBUS Eleven 1-0 at Highmark Stadium. MidfielderKenardo Forbes, MAY Sat. 4 @ CW T, 2-2 4-2-7 Overall Record 5-9-2 a second-half substitute, led the way with a goal in the 85th Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup Round 2* USL Championship League MLS minute. Bob Lilley Head Coach Caleb Porter Tue. 14 * ESPN+ W, 3-0 @RiverhoundsSC Twitter Handles @ColumbusCrewSC • Leading the Hounds to a 3-0 victory in the second round of Sat. 25 ESPN+ T, 0-0 Open Cup play against the Dayton Dutch Lions of USL League Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup Round 3** All-Time Head-to-Head ...... 0-0-0 Two were forward Neco Brett (with a brace) and midfielder Wed. 29 ** ESPN+ W, 1-0 All-Time Head-to-Head (Home) Anthony Velarde with a tally in second-half stoppage time...... 0-0-0 • MidfielderKevin Kerr has the second-most Open Cup goals JUNE All-Time Head-to-Head (Away) Sat. 1 @Indy Eleven CW L, 1-2 ...... 0-0-0 (three) in club history. He trails only Rob Vincent, who notched Sat. 8 OTTAWA FURY FC ESPN+ T, 2-2 Injuries four Open Cup goals in his Pittsburgh career. Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup Round 4*** ...... Mouhamed Dabo - Out (hamstring) • All-time in Open Cup action, the Hounds sport a 13-16 overall ...... Prosper Figbe - Out (knee) Tue. 11 @Columbus Crew SC*** ESPN+ 7 p.m...... Caleb Smith - Out (groin) record, including a 3-11 away record. Sat. 15 @ CW 7:30 p.m. • In 29 all-time Open Cup appearances, the Hounds have Sat. 22 II ESPN+ 7 p.m. recorded seven clean sheets, including their two shutouts Sat. 29 BIRMINGHAM LEGION FC ESPN+ 7 p.m. LAST TIME OUT during this year’s tournament. Riverhounds SC 2, Ottawa Fury FC 2 • Pittsburgh has only been shut out once dating back to 2014 JULY Thu. 4 BETHLEHEM STEEL FC CW 7 p.m. Saturday, June 8 | Highmark Stadium (2-0 loss in 2016 to Lansdowne Bhoys FC). Sun. 7 @Charlotte Independence ESPN+ 7 p.m. • The farthest the Black and Gold have advanced into the Open Pittsburgh Riverhounds SC (2-2-7) tied Sat. 13 TAMPA BAY ROWDIES ESPN+ 7 p.m. Cup came in 2001, when the squad eventually lost to the Ottawa Fury FC (6-2-4), 2-2, this past Sat. 20 NORTH CAROLINA FC ESPN+ 7 p.m. Chicago Fire, 3-2 2OT, in a quarterfinals match. Sat. 27 @Hartford Athletic CW 7 p.m. Saturday night at Highmark Stadium. A • Pittsburgh has faced an MLS team a total of five times in the tough result for the Riverhounds, which tournament. It holds a record of 1-4 against MLS competition. AUGUST were leading 2-0 at the 62nd minute The lone win came against the in 2001 – a Sat. 3 MEMPHIS 901 FC ESPN+ 7 p.m. mark, but Fury FC eventually tied the 2-0 result. Sat. 10 SWOPE PARK RANGERS ESPN+ 7 p.m. game. Neco Brett and Kevin Kerr led the Wed. 14 @New York Red Bulls II ESPN+ 7 p.m. • The last time the Hounds faced an MLS team came in 2015. scoring with beautiful goals from inside Sat. 17 @North Carolina FC CW 7 p.m. The Black and Gold lost to D.C. United 3-1 in extra time at the 18-yard box. Ottawa later scored two Fri. 23 LOUDOUN UNITED FC ESPN+ 7 p.m. Highmark Stadium. Fri. 30 @Ottawa Fury FC CW 7 p.m. second-half goals to even the score. • If Pittsburgh were to defeat Crew SC, it would advance to the Round of 16, which would take place June 18-23. Opponent, SEPTEMBER time, date and place is still to be determined, as there would Sat. 7 LOUISVILLE CITY FC ESPN+ 7 p.m. be a deciding draw scheduled for June 13. Sat. 14 CHARLESTON BATTERY ESPN+ 7 p.m. Sat. 21 @Nashville SC CW 8 p.m. Tue. 24 @Memphis 901 FC CW 8 p.m. Sat. 28 INDY ELEVEN ESPN+ 7 p.m. OCTOBER Tue. 1 @Loudoun United FC ESPN+ 7:30 p.m. Follow Riverhounds SC 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 4:30 p.m. 2019 LAMAR HUNT U.S. OPEN CUP RESULTS

Round/Opponent W/L G A PTS SH SOG POSS PA% CK OFF FC PK PKG YC RC OG S Round 2 @HOUNDS W 3 2 8 15 9 59.2 86.6 6 3 14 1 1 0 0 0 4 Dayton 0 0 0 8 4 40.8 77.2 1 1 9 1 0 0 0 0 6 Round 3 @HOUNDS W 1 1 3 11 3 39.3 65.6 2 2 12 0 0 2 0 0 5 Indy 0 0 0 13 5 60.7 72.6 4 4 8 0 0 0 0 0 2

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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 Hometown (Previous Club) Nickname: Hounds 1 GK 6-4 195 West Chester, Pa. () Colors: Black & Gold 2 Tobi Adewole D 6-3 195 Ashton, Md. (George Washington University) Conference: USL Championship Eastern Conference 3 Uchenna Uzo D 5-11 204 Lagos, Nigeria (Phoenix Rising FC) Venue: Highmark Stadium 4 Dani Rovira* D 5-9 145 Bogota, Colombia (University of Vermont) 5 Jordan Dover D 5-8 150 Ajax, Ontario, Canada (Rochester Rhinos) Capacity: 5,000 6 Sammy Kahsai* M 6-0 165 Hyattsville, Md. (UMBC) Owner: Tuffy Shallenberger 7 Ryan James D 5-8 155 Mississauga, Ontario, Canada (Nashville SC) Website: www.riverhounds.com 8 Steevan Dos Santos F 6-4 208 Mindelo, Cape Verde (Ottawa Fury FC) 9 Neco Brett F 5-8 165 Kingston, Jamaica ( 2) 10 Kevin Kerr M 5-10 160 York, England (S.C. Wiedenbruck) 11 Kenardo Forbes M 5-10 165 Kingston, Jamaica (Rochester Rhinos) RECORD WHEN... 12 Christian Volesky F 6-1 170 Henderson, Nev. (OKC Energy FC) 13 Caleb Smith* D 5-9 155 Arlington, Texas (Southern Methodist University) At home...... 3-0-4 14 Noah Franke M 5-8 140 Orlando, Fla. (Creighton University) On road...... 1-2-3 15 Anthony Velarde* M 5-7 160 Reedley, Calif. (Fresno Pacific University) In games decided by one goal...... 2-1 16 Mark Forrest* F 6-3 195 Douglassville, Pa. (Lehigh University) In games decided by two goals or more...... 2-1 17 M 5-11 180 Caen, France (University of Charleston) vs. clubs with winning records...... 2-2-4 19 Prosper Figbe* D 6-2 195 Ilorin, Nigeria (University of Virginia) vs. clubs with losing records...... 1-0-3 20 Joe Greenspan D 6-6 205 Westfield, New Jersey (Minnesota United FC) vs. clubs with .500 records...... 1-0-0 21 Mouhamed Dabo M 5-9 155 Senegal (Penn FC) 22 Ben Lundgaard** GK 6-5 205 Wilmington, Del. (Columbus Crew SC) Scoring first...... 4-1-4 23 Austin Pack GK 6-2 180 Atlanta, Ga. (Portland Timbers 2) Leading at half...... 1-1-2 24 Robbie Mertz* M 5-7 150 Pittsburgh, Pa. (University of Michigan) Trailing at half...... 0-1-2 Tied at half...... 3-0-3 Leading with 10:00 remaining...... 3-0-2 ALPHABETICAL Trailing with 10:00 remaining...... 0-1-1 Tied with 10:00 remaining...... 1-1-4 No. Name Pos Ht Wt Hometown (Previous Club) 2 Tobi Adewole D 6-3 195 Ashton, Md. (George Washington University) Leading with 5:00 remaining...... 3-0-0 9 Neco Brett F 5-8 165 Kingston, Jamaica (Portland Timbers 2) Trailing with 5:00 remaining...... 0-2-1 21 Mouhamed Dabo M 5-9 155 Senegal (Penn FC) Tied with 5:00 remaining...... 1-0-6 8 Steevan Dos Santos F 6-4 208 Mindelo, Cape Verde (Ottawa Fury FC) Outshooting opponent...... 3-0-5 5 Jordan Dover D 5-8 150 Ajax, Ontario, Canada (Rochester Rhinos) Being outshot by opponent...... 1-2-2 19 Prosper Figbe* D 6-2 195 Ilorin, Nigeria (University of Virginia) Tying in shots with opponent...... 0-0-0 11 Kenardo Forbes M 5-10 165 Kingston, Jamaica (Rochester Rhinos) Scoring no goals...... 0-1-2 16 Mark Forrest* F 6-3 195 Douglassville, Pa. (Lehigh University) 14 Noah Franke M 5-8 140 Orlando, Fla. (Creighton University) Scoring one goal...... 2-1-0 20 Joe Greenspan D 6-6 205 Westfield, New Jersey (Minnesota United FC) Scoring two goals...... 0-0-5 7 Ryan James D 5-8 155 Mississauga, Ontario, Canada (Nashville SC) Scoring three goals...... 2-0-0 6 Sammy Kahsai* M 6-0 165 Hyattsville, Md. (UMBC) Scoring four or more goals...... 0-0-0 10 Kevin Kerr M 5-10 160 York, England (S.C. Wiedenbruck) Allowing no goals...... 3-0-2 22 Ben Lundgaard** GK 6-5 205 Wilmington, Del. (Columbus Crew SC) Allowing one goal...... 1-0-0 24 Robbie Mertz* M 5-7 150 Pittsburgh, Pa. (University of Michigan) Allowing two goals...... 0-2-5 1 Kyle Morton GK 6-4 195 West Chester, Pa. (Rochester Rhinos) 23 Austin Pack GK 6-2 180 Atlanta, Ga. (Portland Timbers 2) Allowing three goals...... 0-0-0 4 Dani Rovira* D 5-9 145 Bogota, Colombia (University of Vermont) Allowing four or more goals...... 0-0-0 13 Caleb Smith* D 5-9 155 Arlington, Texas (Southern Methodist University) On weekdays...... 2-0-0 3 Uchenna Uzo D 5-11 204 Lagos, Nigeria (Phoenix Rising FC) On weekends...... 2-2-7 17 Thomas Vancaeyezeele M 5-11 180 Caen, France (University of Charleston) In March...... 0-1-2 15 Anthony Velarde* M 5-7 160 Reedley, Calif. (Fresno Pacific University) In April...... 2-0-2 12 Christian Volesky F 6-1 170 Henderson, Nev. (OKC Energy FC) In May...... 2-0-2 In June...... 0-1-1 In July...... 0-0-0 TECHNICAL STAFF In August...... 0-0-0 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...... T1 Home Streak...... T1 PRONUNCIATION GUIDE Road Streak...... L1 TOBI ADEWOLE TOE-BEE AD-EL-WALL-AY Consecutive games with a goal...... 3 NECO Brett KNEE-CO Consecutive games allowing one goal or less...... 0 MOUHAMED DABO MOO-HA-MED DOB-O Noah FRANKE FRANK-EE *All above records include all competitions 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

PLAYER STATISTICS - ALL COMPETITIONS INDIVIDUAL No. Name GP MIN G A PTS SH SOG FC T CL PK PKG YC RC 2 Tobi Adewole 13 1,161 1 0 2 4 2 13 18 37 0 0 0 0 3 Uchenna Uzo 5 291 0 0 0 1 0 2 5 10 0 0 0 0 4 Dani Rovira 4 261 0 0 0 0 0 2 9 4 0 0 0 0 5 Jordan Dover 10 817 0 2 2 4 0 14 20 15 0 0 2 0 6 Sammy Kahsai 3 241 0 0 0 0 0 2 6 1 0 0 0 0 7 Ryan James 13 1,170 0 4 4 2 1 11 33 15 0 0 2 0 8 Steevan Dos Santos 13 894 1 0 2 22 8 19 13 3 0 0 2 0 9 Neco Brett 13 880 5 0 10 22 13 10 7 3 4 3 1 0 10 Kevin Kerr 11 767 4 1 9 8 5 10 19 6 1 0 0 0 11 Kenardo Forbes 13 992 2 3 7 6 3 11 12 6 0 0 0 0 12 Christian Volesky 9 406 1 1 3 8 4 8 0 2 0 0 0 0 13 Caleb Smith 1 15 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 14 Noah Franke 7 230 0 1 1 1 0 4 6 1 0 0 0 0 15 Anthony Velarde 12 528 2 1 5 7 3 8 7 0 1 1 1 0 16 Mark Forrest 1 10 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 17 Thomas Vancaeyezeele 13 1,170 0 0 0 6 1 27 37 32 0 0 2 0 19 Prosper Figbe ------20 Joe Greenspan 11 936 1 0 2 9 2 11 11 64 0 0 4 1 21 Mouhamed Dabo 7 490 0 0 0 2 0 11 10 3 0 0 1 0 24 Robbie Mertz 8 386 1 1 3 5 4 7 4 0 0 0 0 0

GOALKEEPERS No. Name GP MIN GA SV CS SV% GAA 1 Kyle Morton 5 450 8 9 1 .529 1.60 22 Ben Lundgaard 4 360 3 6 2 .667 0.75 23 Austin Pack 4 360 4 10 2 .714 1.00

TEAM STATISTICS - ALL COMPETITIONS G A SH* SOG CK OFF FC YC RC PK PKG OG GA SV POS% TOTAL: 19 14 142 46 64 30 172 15 2 6 4 0 15 25 - AVG: 1.46 1.08 10.92 3.54 4.92 2.31 13.23 1.15 0.15 0.46 0.31 0.00 1.15 1.92 47.50

*Includes blocked shots OPEN CUP HISTORY

LAMAR HUNT U.S. OPEN CUP HISTORY YEAR ROUND DATE CITY OPPONENT RESULT PIT GOALS OPP GOALS 2000 Second June 14 Bethel Park, PA Rochester Raging Rhinos L, 1-2 Phil Karn 20’ Martin Nash 15’ Onandi Lowe 74’ 2001 Second June 27 Bethel Park, PA Colorado Rapids W, 2-0 Alfredo Ulloa 54’ Phil Karn 90’+

Third July 11 El Paso, TX El Paso Patriots W, 2-1 David Flavius 1’ Luis Macias 86’ Henry Gutierrez (P) 48’

Quarterfinals July 24 Wheaton, IL Chicago Fire L, 2-3 2OT Welton Melo 9’ Hristo Stoitchkov (P) 15’ Paul Dougherty 70’ Dema Kovalenko 49’ Amos Magee 111’ 2003 Third July 16 Germantown, MD D.C. United L, 1-2 Thiago Martins 74’ Mike Petke 33’ Dema Kovalenko 44’ 2005 First June 15 Waukee, IA Des Moines Menace L, 1-1 P (2-4) Gregory Victor 101’ Brian Biggerstaff 111’ 2006 First June 14 Rochester, MI Michigan Bucks L, 0-2 Kenny Uzoigwe 14’ Mychal Turpin 56’ 2008 First June 10 Lisle, IL A.A.C. Eagles W, 4-0 Nathan Salsi (FH) Leon Browne (FH) Jean Jerome (SH) Travis MacKenzie (SH)

Second June 24 Rochester, NY Rochester Rhinos L, 0-3 Johnny Menyongar 26’ Mauricio Salles 61’ Luke Kreamalmeyer 75’ 2009 First June 9 Rochester, NY Rochester Rhinos L, 1-1 P (2-4) Tenywa Bonseu 22’ Taiwo Atieno 90’+ 2010 First June 15 Bridgeville, PA Detroit United W, 2-0 Alex Weekes (P) 35’ Adam Gazda 42’

Second June 22 Rochester, NY Rochester Rhinos L, 0-3 Tyler Rosenlund 3’ Aaron Pitchkolan 8’ Tyler Rosenlund 66’ 2011 First June 14 Bridgeville, PA Chattanooga FC W, 3-2 E Jason Yeisley 79’ Ivan Heredia 14’ Stefan Lundberg 89’ Mark Beattie 55’ Jeremy Deighton 99’

Second June 21 Richmond, VA L, 1-4 Chad Severs 30’ David Bulow 17’ David Bulow 41’ Matthew Delicate 52’ Matthew Delicate 81’ 2012 Second May 22 Bridgeville, PA Michigan Bucks L, 0-1 Stewart Givens (P) 90’ 2013 First May 14 Pittsburgh, PA RWB Adria W, 1-1 P (5-4) Seth C’deBaca 53’ Carlos Munoz 17’

Second May 21 Ocean City, NJ Ocean City Nor’easters L, 0-1 Ken Tribbett 68’ 2014 Second May 14 Pittsburgh, PA New York Red Bulls (NPSL) W, 3-1 Kevin Kerr 10’ Sean Sheridan (P) 12’ Jose Angulo 68’ Rob Vincent 81’

Third May 28 Pittsburgh, PA RWB Adria W, 3-2 E Danny Earls 40’ Derek Huffman 44’ Collins John 80’ Taylor Bond 62’ Jhonny Arteaga 112’

Fourth June 18 Bridgeview, IL Chicago Fire L, 1-2 Andrew Marshall 42’ Grant Ward 22’ Mike Magee 40’ 2015 Second May 20 Pittsburgh, PA West Virginia Chaos W, 3-0 Rob Vincent 9’ Lebo Moloto 10’ Kevin Kerr 87’

Third May 27 Pittsburgh, PA Tampa Bay Rowdies W, 1-0 Rob Vincent 90’+1

Fourth June 17 Pittsburgh, PA D.C. United L, 1-3 E Rob Vincent (P) 24’ Facundo Coria 8’ Kofi Opare 92’ Nick DeLeon 104’ 2016 Second May 18 Pittsburgh, PA Lansdowne Bhoys FC L, 0-2 Craig Purcell 10’ Daryl Kavanagh 76’ 2017 Second May 17 Evanston, IL Chicago FC United L, 1-3 Kay Banjo 58’ Mark Segbres 19’ Tom Barlow 73’ Ryan Sierakowski 90’+4 2018 Second May 16 Erie, PA Erie Commodores FC W, 2-1 Thomas Vancaeyezeele 4’ Cameron Philpot 45’ Kevin Kerr (P) 30’

Third May 23 Pittsburgh, PA FC Cincinnati L, 1-3 Dennis Chin 88’ Jimmy McLaughlin 39’ Lance Laing 61’ Daniel Haber 62’ 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 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. IND (5/29) GK • 6-4 • 195 • West Chester, PA GA: 2 (four times) KYLE MORTON 1 • Clean sheet vs. Indy Eleven in USOC (5/29) Clean Sheets: GP/GS W/L/T S GA GAA SV% • Three shutouts in first three pro starts (2018) ‘19 5/5 1-1-3 9 8 1.60 .529 • 2018 season w/ club cut short due to knee injury

1 GAME HIGHS

Minutes:Minutes: 90 -(11 times) D • 6-3 • 195 • Ashton, MD Goals:G: - 1 at SPR (3/23) 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 at - SPR (3/23) • 2x Team of the Week in 2018 Points: ‘19 13/13 1,161 1 0 2 4 2 Shots: - • 94 CLEAR last year (No. 3 on club) Shots: 1 (four times)

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

Minutes:Minutes: 90 -(three times) 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 5/3 291 0 0 0 1 0 Shots: - • Was a member of U-17 Nigeria National Team Shots: 1 vs. DAY (5/14)

3 GAME HIGHS SOG:SOG: 0 -

Minutes: 89 vs. DAY (5/14) DANI ROVIRA D • 5-9 • 145 • Bogota, Colombia Goals: 0 • Made PIT debut vs. Dayton Dutch Lions (5/14) Assists: 0 GP/GS MIN G A PTS SH SOG 0 • Played two seasons at University of Vermont Points: ‘19 4/3 261 0 0 0 0 0 0 • 33 games played (23 starts) for Vermont Shots:

4 GAME HIGHS SOG: 0

Minutes:Minutes: 90 -(seven times) D • 5-8 • 150 • Ajax, ON Goals:G: - 0 JORDAN DOVER - • Called up to Guyana National Team for Gold Cup Assists:Assists: 1 (two times) GP/GS MIN G A PTS SH SOG Points:1 (two - times) • Assist in USOC vs. Dayton Dutch Lions (5/14) Points: ‘19 10/9 817 0 2 2 4 0 Shots: - • Started 29 of 30 GP last year Shots: 2 vs. CLT (5/25)

5 GAME HIGHS SOG:SOG: 0 -

Minutes: 90 vs. DAY (5/14) 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 3/3 241 0 0 0 0 0 0 • Competed for D.C. United Academy 2013-14 Shots:

6 GAME HIGHS SOG: 0

Minutes:Minutes: 90 -(13 times) D • 5-8 • 155 • Mississauga, ON Goals:G: - 0 RYAN JAMES - • One of two Hounds to play every minute this year Assists:Assists: 1 (four times) GP/GS MIN G A PTS SH SOG Points:1 (four - times) • TOTW for game-high 8-INT Week 8 performance Points: ‘19 13/13 1,170 0 4 4 2 1 Shots: - • Played under Lilley in 16-17 w/ ROC Shots: 1 (two times)

7 GAME HIGHS SOG:SOG: 1 at - LOU (4/6)

Minutes: 90 (seven times) F • 6-4 • 208 • Mindelo, Cape Verde Goals: 1 vs. HFD (4/13) STEEVAN DOS SANTOS 0 • Career in league: 114 GP and 32 goals Assists: GP/GS MIN G A PTS SH SOG 2 vs. HFD (4/13) • Tied for team lead with 22 shots Points: ‘19 13/10 894 1 0 2 22 8 7 vs. HFD (4/13) • Member of Lilley’s 2015 title team Shots:

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

Minutes:Minutes: 90 -(three times) F • 5-8 • 165 • Kingston, Jamaica Goals:G: - 2 vs. DAY (5/14) NECO BRETT - • Scored brace in USOC vs. Dayton Dutch Lions Assists:Assists: 0 GP/GS MIN G A PTS SH SOG Points:4 vs. - DAY (5/14) • Led PIT with 15 goals and 37 points in 2018 Points: ‘19 13/10 880 5 0 10 22 13 Shots: - • 37-point season is third best in club history Shots: 5 (two times)

9 GAME HIGHS SOG:SOG: 4 vs. - DAY (5/14)

Minutes: 90 (two times) M • 5-10 • 160 • York, England Goals: 1 (four times) KEVIN KERR 1 vs. HFD (4/13) • 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 162 games played Points: ‘19 11/10 767 4 1 9 8 5 3 at BST (3/30) • No. 2 in club history with 81 career points Shots:

10 GAME HIGHS SOG: 2 at BST (3/30)

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Minutes:Minutes: 90 -(10 times) KENARDO FORBES M • 5-10 • 165 • Kingston, Jamaica Goals:G: - 1 (two times) • Second on team with three assists Assists:Assists: 1 (three - times) GP/GS MIN G A PTS SH SOG - • TOTW after 3-point Week 9 performance at CHS Points:Points: 3 at CHS (5/4) ‘19 13/11 992 2 3 7 6 3 11 • All-League Second Team in 2018 Shots:Shots: 1 (six - times) GAME HIGHS SOG:SOG: 1 (three - times) SEASON HIGHS

Minutes:Minutes: 90 -(two times) CHRISTIAN VOLESKY F • 6-1 • 170 • Henderson, NV Goals:G: - 1 vs. NSH (4/27) • 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: 124 GP and 37 goals Points:Points: 2 vs. - NSH (4/27) 12 ‘19 9/4 406 1 1 3 8 4 • Member of Lilley’s ’15 title team Shots:Shots: 2 at - CHS (5/4) GAME HIGHS SOG:SOG: 1 (four - times) 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 -(two times) NOAH FRANKE M • 5-8 • 140 • Orlando, FL Goals:G: - 0 • Posted an assist in USOC vs. Indy Eleven Assists:Assists: 1 vs. - IND (5/29) GP/GS MIN G A PTS SH SOG • Started both prior USOC matches Points:Points: 1 vs. - IND (5/29) 14 ‘19 7/2 230 0 1 1 1 0 • No. 80 overall pick in 2018 SuperDraft Shots:Shots: 1 vs. - DAY (5/14) GAME HIGHS SOG:SOG: 0 - SEASON HIGHS

Minutes: 90 vs. DAY (5/14) ANTHONY VELARDE M • 5-7 • 160 • Reedley, CA Goals: 1 (two times) • Rookie scored first pro goal at SPR (3/23) Assists: 1 vs. DAY (5/14) GP/GS MIN G A PTS SH SOG • Scored in USOC vs. Dayton Dutch Lions (5/14) Points: 3 vs. DAY (5/14) ‘19 12/5 528 2 1 5 7 3 15 • Owns PacWest Conference career A record (44) Shots: 2 at LOU (4/6) GAME HIGHS SOG: 1 (three times)

Minutes: 10 at IND (6/1) 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 1/0 10 0 0 0 0 0 • 2x Patriot League Offensive Player of the Year Shots: 0

16 GAME HIGHS SOG: 0

Minutes: 90 (13 times) THOMAS VANCAEYEZEELE M • 5-11 • 180 • Caen, France Goals: 0 • One of two Hounds to play every minute this year Assists: 0 GP/GS MIN G A PTS SH SOG • Led team w/ 2,909 MIN in ‘18 Points: 0 ‘19 13/13 1,170 0 0 0 6 1 17 • Led PIT w/ 32 starts in ‘18 Shots: 2 at BST (3/30) GAME HIGHS SOG: 1 vs. DAY (5/14)

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 (10 times) JOE GREENSPAN D • 6-6 • 205 • Westfield, NJ Goals: 1 at BST (3/30) • Leads club with 64 clearances this season Assists: 0 GP/GS MIN G A PTS SH SOG • All-League First Team in 2018 Points: 2 at BST (3/30) ‘19 11/11 936 1 0 2 9 2 20 • Led PIT w/ 162 CLEAR in ‘18 Shots: 3 at BST (3/30) 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 7/6 490 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 vs. DAY (5/14) AUSTIN PACK GK • 6-2 • 180 • Atlanta, GA GA: 2 (two times) • Two CS in first two games played with PIT Clean Sheets: 2 GP/GS W/L/T S GA GAA SV% • Started playoff game for POR in 2018 ‘19 4/4 1-1-2 10 4 1.00 .714 • 11 GP and 2 CS for Puerto Rico FC (2016-17)

23 GAME HIGHS

Minutes: 90 (three times) ROBBIE MERTZ M • 5-7 • 150 • Pittsburgh, PA Goals: 1 at IND (6/1) • Scored first pro goal at IND (6/1) Assists: 1 vs. OTT (6/8) GP/GS MIN G A PTS SH SOG • Made pro debut at LOU (4/6) Points: 2 at IND (6/1) ‘19 8/4 386 1 1 3 5 4 • No. 76 overall pick of 2019 SuperDraft (Rapids) Shots: 2 vs. DAY (5/14)

24 GAME HIGHS SOG: 2 vs. DAY (5/14)

*All player stats include league games plus Open Cup play

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