Riverhounds SC Communications Matt Grubba, Director of Communications E: [email protected] | O: (412) 325-7229 | C: (434) 238-6431 PITTSBURGH RIVERHOUNDS SC (12-6-4) 2021 SCHEDULE & RECORD vs. NEW YORK RED BULLS II (3-12-4) Wednesday, Sept. 1 >> 6 p.m. ET >> Highmark Stadium >> Pittsburgh, Pa. League Record: 12-6-4 Home: 5-3-2 • Away: 7-3-2 • Division: 10-5-4 TALE OF THE TAPE GAME 23 - QUICK HITTERS MAY • The Hounds have won five straight vs. New York dating back Sat. 8 @Tampa Bay Rowdies WPNT L, 0-3 to last season. Bob Lilley has won all four home matches Sat. 15 @Hartford Athletic WPNT D, 1-1 against New York during his Pittsburgh tenure, and the Hounds Sat. 22 Charlotte Independence WPNT L, 0-1 Fri. 28 @New York Red Bulls II ESPN+ W, 3-0 are 5-1-1 against New York all-time at Highmark Stadium. • Striker Russell Cicerone moved into sole possession of second in the USL Championship goals race with two more Saturday at JUNE Hartford. He has five in the past two matches, and his career- Wed. 2 @Loudoun United FC ESPN+ W, 3-2 PITTSBURGH NEW YORK best 13 on the season trails only Colorado Springs’ Hadji Sun. 6 Austin Bold FC WPNT L, 0-1 12-6-4 Record 3-12-4 Berry, who leads with 20. Sat. 12 Miami FC WPNT D, 1-1 2nd - Atlantic Division Standing 7th - Atlantic • Cicerone’s winning goal against Hartford was the first game- Tues. 15 @Indy Eleven ESPN Deportes W, 1-0 2-2-1 Last Five 0-5-0 Sat. 19 @Tampa Bay Rowdies WPNT W, 2-1 W2 Streak L6 winning goal in stoppage time for the Hounds since Albert Fri. 25 New York Red Bulls II ESPN+ W, 2-1 Bob Lilley Head Coach John Wolyniec Dikwa netted the late winner in a 2-1 victory over Philadelphia @RiverhoundsSC Twitter @NYRBII Wed. 30 @Loudoun United FC ESPN+ L, 1-2 Union II on Oct. 3, 2020. All-Time Head-to-Head • Forward Alex Dixon added his third goal in three matches ............................................................................................9-7-1 against his former Hartford club, which gives him seven goals Referee JULY ...........................................................................Adam Kilpatrick and a team-leading seven assists on the season. Dixon also Sat. 3 Charlotte Independence WPNT W, 1-0 Assistant referees has a goal in two of three meetings with New York this year. Wed. 7 @Charleston Battery ESPN+ D, 1-1 .....................................................Chris Schurfranz, Noah Matos • The Hounds have had a penalty kick saved against them Sat. 17 Loudoun United FC WPNT W, 1-0 Fourth official Fri. 23 @New York Red Bulls II ESPN+ W, 3-1 .........................................................................Stephen Milhoan in each of the past two matches, but the kick-taker in both Sat. 31 Hartford Athletic WPNT W, 3-1 Injuries/Inactives instances — Cicerone vs. Atlanta and Dixon at Hartford — ....................................................... OUT — Albert Dikwa (groin) ............................................ OUT — Jordan Dover (lower body) would score at least one goal in the run of play later in the ............................................................. OUT — Josh Gatt (knee) match. The Hounds are 3-for-5 from the spot this season. ..........................................OUT — Jalen Robinson (lower body) AUGUST • Goalkeeper Danny Vitiello has four shutouts this season after Fri. 6 @Charleston Battery ESPN+ W, 3-2 his most recent, a three-save performance in the scoreless Wed. 11 Miami FC ESPN+ L, 2-3 STAT COMPARISON draw against Tampa Bay on Aug. 18. That gives him nine clean Sat. 14 @Charlotte Independence WPNT L, 0-1 sheets since joining the Hounds at the start of 2020, which Wed. 18 Tampa Bay Rowdies ESPN+ D, 0-0 Hounds Category New York Sun. 22 Atlanta United 2 WPNT W, 4-1 1.59 Scoring Average 1.26 already ranks him sixth all-time in club history. Sat. 28 @Hartford Athletic WPNT W, 3-2 1.14 Opponent Scoring Average 2.32 • Midfielder , the USL Championship’s all-time 35 Goals Scored 24 Kenardo Forbes 25 Goals Allowed 44 assists leader with 44, took sole possession of the Hounds’ +10 Goal Differential -20 club record in that category with 29 after setting up the first SEPTEMBER 8.45 Shots/Game 10.26 Wed. 1 New York Red Bulls II ESPN+ 6 p.m. 4.06 4.68 two goals in the Hounds’ 3-1 win at New York on July 23. He SOG/Game Sat. 4 @San Antonio FC WPNT 8:30 p.m. 49% Average possession 53% pushed his Hounds total to 30 against Atlanta when he set up 40 Yellow Cards 57 for his fourth goal of the season. Sat. 11 Loudoun United FC WPNT 7 p.m. 2 Red Cards 1 Tommy Williamson Sat. 18 @Charlotte Independence WPNT 7 p.m. • MidfielderDanny Griffin is the only player who has started Sat. 25 Charleston Battery WPNT 7 p.m. every match this season for the Hounds, and he has played all TEAM LEADERS but 13 minutes thus far in 2021. Hounds Category New York • Forward Wyatt Borso has appeared in the last two matches Russell Cicerone, 13 Goals Omar Sowe, 6 OCTOBER Alex Dixon, 7 Assists Jeremy Rafanello, 5 for the Hounds after making his first-team debut earlier in Sat. 2 @Miami FC WPNT 7:30 p.m. Russell Cicerone, 30 Points Rafanello/Sowe, 13 the month against Miami. The 17-year-old is the first Hounds Sun. 10 Tampa Bay Rowdies WPNT TBD Russell Cicerone, 32 Shots Omar Sowe, 38 player under a USL Academy contract and the first player born Sun. 17 @Miami FC WPNT 7:30 p.m. Danny Griffin, 1,967 Minutes Daniel Edelman, 1,631 Sat. 23 Charleston Battery WPNT 7 p.m. Dani Rovira, 7 Emir Tombul, 9 in the 2000s to appear for the club. Yellow Cards Sat. 30 Hartford Athletic WPNT 7 p.m. Forbes/Peters, 1 Red Cards Emir Tombul, 1 • In 115 all-competition matches under Bob Lilley, the Hounds Danny Vitiello, 1.00 GAA Luca Lewis, 2.13 Danny Vitiello, .700 SV% Luca Lewis, .575 have allowed just 102 goals, an average of 0.89 goals per *Times, dates and locations subject to change *minimum 5 games played for GK statistics game. SUPERLATIVES CLUB NOTABLES TEAM Most Appearances .............................................................David Flavius (183) All-Time Goals Leader ..........................................................David Flavius (58) Hounds High Hounds Low Category Opp High Opp Low All-Time Assists Leader ................................................... Kenardo Forbes (30) 4 (vs. Atlanta 8/22) 0 (five times) Goals 3 (two times) 0 (five times) All-Time Record at Highmark Stadium .............................................. 62-40-37 4 (vs. Atlanta 8/22) 0 (eight times) Assists 3 (at Charlotte 7/7) 0 (six times) 16 (at Hartford 8/28) 3 (vs. Tampa Bay 8/18) Shots 17 (at Hartford 7/10) 5 (vs. Charleston 5/7) Last Game Summary 9 (two times) 0 (vs. Tampa Bay 8/18) SOG 12 (at Charlotte 7/7) 2 (five times) Riverhounds SC 3, Hartford Athletic 2 5 (two times) 0 (two times) Saves 7 (vs. Miami 7/2) 0 (vs. Charlotte 8/10) Game 22 • Dillon Stadium, Hartford, Conn. • Aug. 28, 2021 24 (vs. Loudoun 7/17) 8 (four times) Fouls 20 (vs. Miami 7/2) 9 (vs. Pittsburgh 5/28) Russell Cicerone scored the game-winning goal seconds into stoppage time for the Hounds to keep pace in the Atlantic. It was Cicerone’s second goal of the game, giving him 13 on the season, and Alex Dixon netted his MILESTONE TRACKER seventh for the Hounds. Juan Carlos Obregón Jr. and Danny Barrera scored for Hartford, which took a 2-1 lead • Kenardo Forbes also has 48 points (nine goals, 30 assists) with the Hounds after his assist vs. Atlanta last early in the second half but couldn’t hold on playing with LAST TIME OUT LAST Sunday. That puts him three points away from 50, a total that will see him enter the top 10 in club history. 10 men after Tulu was sent off in the 36th minute. • Danny Vitiello recorded his ninth shutout in two years with the Hounds in the 0-0 draw Aug. 18 against Tampa Bay. He is one away from tying Chris Robinson for fifth on the club’s clean sheets list. • Russell Cicerone has 13 goals on the season. His next goal ties him with Corey Hertzog (2017) for sixth on the team’s list for a single regular season (league goals only), and two more tie him for third at 15 with Said Ali (2004), José Angulo (2013) and Neco Brett (2018). Follow Pittsburgh Riverhounds SC Pittsburgh Riverhounds SC > riverhounds.com > @RiverhoundsSC > #PITvNY ROSTER & NOTES QUICK FACTS ACTIVE ROSTER Roster Size: 24 • Returners: 7 • Newcomers: 17 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) First match: May 1, 1999 1 Danny Vitiello GK 6’2” 185 25 Massapequa, N.Y. (Nashville SC) Nickname: Hounds 2 Ezra Armstrong D 5’9” 175 22 Gastonia, N.C. (Skovshoved IF) Colors: Black & Gold 3 Casey Bartlett-Scott D 5’11” 170 26 Portsmouth, England (Fareham Town) Conference: Eastern Conference, Atlantic Division 4 Dani Rovira D 5’9” 148 24 Bogotá, Colombia (University of Vermont) Venue: Highmark Stadium 5 Jordan Dover D 5’8” 160 26 Ajax, Ontario (Rochester Rhinos) 5,000 6 Jalen Robinson D 6’0” 165 27 Catonsville, Md. (D.C. United) Capacity: 7 Alex Dixon F 5’8” 145 31 Bay City, Texas (Hartford Athletic) Owner: Tuffy Shallenberger 8 Tommy Williamson F 6’1” 175 22 Anaheim, Calif. (San Jose Earthquakes - loan) Website: www.riverhounds.com 9 Albert Dikwa F 6’0” 165 23 Garoua, Cameroon (Saint Louis FC) 10 Russell Cicerone F 5’11” 170 26 Bloomfield Hills, Mich.