PITTSBURGH RIVERHOUNDS SC (0-0-0) 2019 SCHEDULE & RECORD at TAMPA BAY ROWDIES (1-0-0) Saturday, March 16, 2019 >> 7:30 P.M
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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 (0-0-0) 2019 SCHEDULE & RECORD AT TAMPA BAY ROWDIES (1-0-0) Saturday, March 16, 2019 >> 7:30 p.m. ET >> Al Lang Stadium >> St. Petersburg, FL League Record: 0-0-0 Home: 0-0-0 • Away: 0-0-0 • Non-League Play: 0-0-0 TALE OF THE TAPE GAME 1 - QUICK HITTERS MARCH Sat. 16 @Tampa Bay Rowdies CW 7:30 p.m. • Riverhounds SC (0-0-0) kicks off its 20th anniversary season Sat. 23 @Swope Park Rangers CW 5 p.m. against the Tampa Bay Rowdies (1-0-0) this weekend. The Sat. 30 @Bethlehem Steel FC CW 7 p.m. club did not have a league match last weekend, the opening weekend of league play. APRIL • This match will mark Tampa Bay’s 2019 home opener, in Sat. 6 @Louisville City FC CW 7 p.m. addition to Pittsburgh’s season opener. Sat. 13 HARTFORD ATHLETIC ESPN+ 7 p.m. Sat. 20 SAINT LOUIS FC ESPN+ 7 p.m. • In both of their meetings last season, they played to draws (2-2 Sat. 27 NASHVILLE SC ESPN+ 7 p.m. PITTSBURGH TAMPA BAY in St. Petersburg and 1-1 in Pittsburgh). 0-0-0 Record 1-0-0 • In the all-time series, the Hounds hold the upper hand with a t-10th Standing 7th 2-1-2 overall record (all competitions). However, the Black and MAY 0-0-0 Last Five 1-0-0 Sat. 4 @Charleston Battery CW 7:30 p.m. - Streak W1 Gold are searching for their first road win against the Rowdies, Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup Round 2 Bob Lilley Head Coach Neill Collins as the club holds a 0-1-1 away record in the series. Wed. 15 TBD N/A TBD @RiverhoundsSC Twitter Handles @TampaBayRowdies • This year’s Pittsburgh team features a wealth of experience. Sat. 18 @Memphis 901 FC CW 8 p.m. All-Time Head-to-Head Four Hounds (Kevin Kerr, Kenardo Forbes, Christian Volesky Sat. 25 CHARLOTTE INDEPENDENCE ESPN+ 7 p.m. ............................................................................................2-1-2 and Steevan Dos Santos) have at least 100 games played at Referee .......................................................................... Elvis Osmanovic the USL Championship level. JUNE Assistants • Kerr’s next assist will tie him with recently inducted Sat. 1 @Indy Eleven CW 7 p.m. ............................ Trent Robert Van Haitsma, Matthew Schwartz Riverhounds SC Hall of Famer for the most Sat. 8 OTTAWA FURY FC ESPN+ 7 p.m. Fourth Official David Flavius ............................................................................. Miguel Martes all-time in team history. The midfielder heads into the 2019 Sat. 15 @Atlanta United 2 CW 7:30 p.m. Injuries campaign with 24 career assists with the club. Sat. 22 NEW YORK RED BULLS II ESPN+ 7 p.m. ..................................................Ethan Kutler - Out (Concussion) Sat. 29 BIRMINGHAM LEGION FC ESPN+ 7 p.m. • Between the pipes, Kyle Morton enters the 2019 season with a sterling 1.000 career save percentage and 0.00 career goals- STAT COMPARISON against average. All three of the goalkeeper’s career starts JULY Hounds Category Tampa Bay came with the Hounds last year. Thu. 4 BETHLEHEM STEEL FC CW 7 p.m. Sun. 7 @Charlotte Independence ESPN+ 7 p.m. - Scoring Average 1.00 • Defense was the team’s strong point in 2018, as the club - Opponent Scoring Average 0.00 Sat. 13 TAMPA BAY ROWDIES ESPN+ 7 p.m. - Goals Forced 1 posted 17 shutouts in 34 regular season games. This year, Sat. 20 NORTH CAROLINA FC ESPN+ 7 p.m. - Goals Allowed 0 the Hounds return Jordan Dover, Tobi Adewole and Joe Sat. 27 @Hartford Athletic CW 7 p.m. - Goal Differential +1 - Assists 0 Greenspan on the backline. - Shots/Game 7.00 • The Hounds will look to replicate last season’s start. In 2018, - 3.00 AUGUST SOG/Game the team was unbeaten through its first 10 games (4-0-6) of Sat. 3 MEMPHIS 901 FC ESPN+ 7 p.m. - Yellow Cards 1 - Red Cards 0 the campaign, including notching four straight clean sheets to Sat. 10 SWOPE PARK RANGERS ESPN+ 7 p.m. open the schedule. Wed. 14 @New York Red Bulls II ESPN+ 7 p.m. Sat. 17 @North Carolina FC CW 7 p.m. • Of their 20 players under contract, the Hounds return 10 TEAM LEADERS Fri. 23 LOUDOUN UNITED FC ESPN+ 7 p.m. athletes from their 2018 roster. Hounds Category Tampa Bay Fri. 30 @Ottawa Fury FC CW 7 p.m. - Goals Sebastián Guenzatti, 1 • Pittsburgh begins its 2019 season with a four-game road - Assists - stretch. Never before in team history (first-ever season was SEPTEMBER - Points Sebastián Guenzatti, 2 in 1999) has the squad opened a campaign with four straight - Shots Sebastián Guenzatti, 3 Sat. 7 LOUISVILLE CITY FC ESPN+ 7 p.m. - Minutes Nine tied, 90 away matches. Sat. 14 CHARLESTON BATTERY ESPN+ 7 p.m. - Yellow Cards Zach Steinberger, 1 • The Black and Gold currently hold a streak of T2 in season Sat. 21 @Nashville SC CW 8 p.m. - Red Cards - Sat. 28 INDY ELEVEN ESPN+ 7 p.m. - GAA John McCarthy, 0.00 openers. In addition, they hold a streak of T3 in road season - SV% John McCarthy. 1.000 openers. OCTOBER Tue. 1 @Loudoun United FC ESPN+ 7:30 p.m. 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. 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 ........................................................David Flavius (25) - - Points - - All-Time Record at Highmark Stadium .............................................. 39-34-27 - - Goals - - - - Assists - - Last Game Summary - - Shots - - Riverhounds SC 1, Toronto FC II 3 - - SOG - - Preseason • Highmark Stadium • March 9, 2019 - - Saves - - Pittsburgh Riverhounds SC completed its preseason - - Fouls - - schedule with a 3-1 defeat to Toronto FC II on Saturday at Highmark Stadium. The Hounds received their goal from Steevan Dos Santos in the 49th minute, but it MILESTONE TRACKER wasn’t enough to overcome a 2-0 halftime deficit. • Kenardo Forbes is two points away from 50 career USL Championship points • Kevin Kerr, 24 career helpers with the Hounds, is one assist away from tying David Flavius for the all-time TIME OUT LAST club record. • Tobi Adewole is one appearance away from his 40th career game played with the club. Follow the Pittsburgh Riverhounds SC Pittsburgh Riverhounds SC > riverhounds.com > @RiverhoundsSC > #TBRvPIT NOTES QUICK FACTS ACTIVE ROSTER Roster Size: 20 • Returners: 10 • Newcomers: 10 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 6-4 195 West Chester, Pa. (Rochester Rhinos) Black & Gold 2 Tobi Adewole D 6-3 195 Ashton, Md. (George Washington University) Colors: 3 Uchenna Uzo D 5-11 204 Lagos, Nigeria (Phoenix Rising FC) Conference: USL Championship Eastern Conference 4 Dani Rovira* D 5-9 145 Bogota, Colombia (University of Vermont) Venue: Highmark Stadium 5 Jordan Dover D 5-8 150 Ajax, Ontario, Canada (Rochester Rhinos) 5,000 6 Sammy Kahsai* M 6-0 165 Hyattsville, Md. (UMBC) Capacity: 7 Ryan James D 5-8 155 Mississauga, Ontario, Canada (Nashville SC) Owner: Tuffy Shallenberger 8 Steevan Dos Santos F 6-4 208 Mindelo, Cape Verde (Ottawa Fury 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 5-10 165 Kingston, Jamaica (Rochester Rhinos) 12 Christian Volesky F 6-1 170 Henderson, Nev. (OKC Energy FC) 13 Caleb Smith* D 5-9 155 Arlington, Texas (Southern Methodist University) RECORD WHEN... 14 Noah Franke M 5-8 140 Orlando, Fla. (Creighton University) 15 Anthony Velarde* M 5-7 160 Reedley, Calif. (Fresno Pacific University) At home ................................................................. 0-0-0 17 Thomas Vancaeyezeele M 5-11 180 Caen, France (University of Charleston) On road ................................................................. 0-0-0 20 Joe Greenspan D 6-6 205 Westfield, New Jersey (Minnesota United FC) 21 Mouhamed Dabo M 5-9 155 Senegal (Penn FC) In games decided by one goal ................................. 0-0 22 Ben Lundgaard** GK 6-5 205 Wilmington, Del. (Columbus Crew SC) In games decided by two goals or more .................. 0-0 33 Ethan Kutler M 5-11 165 Ithaca, N.Y. (New York Red Bulls II) vs. clubs with winning records ............................... 0-0-0 vs. clubs with losing records .................................. 0-0-0 vs. clubs with .500 records .................................... 0-0-0 Scoring first ............................................................ 0-0-0 Leading at half ....................................................... 0-0-0 ALPHABETICAL Trailing at half ........................................................ 0-0-0 No. Name Pos Ht Wt Hometown (Previous Club) 2 Tobi Adewole D 6-3 195 Ashton, Md. (George Washington University) Tied at half ............................................................. 0-0-0 9 Neco Brett F 5-8 165 Kingston, Jamaica (Portland Timbers 2) Leading with 10:00 remaining ............................... 0-0-0 21 Mouhamed Dabo M 5-9 155 Senegal (Penn FC) Trailing with 10:00 remaining ................................ 0-0-0 8 Steevan Dos Santos F 6-4 208 Mindelo, Cape Verde (Ottawa Fury FC) 5 Jordan Dover D 5-8 150 Ajax, Ontario, Canada (Rochester Rhinos) Tied with 10:00 remaining ..................................... 0-0-0 11 Kenardo Forbes M 5-10 165 Kingston, Jamaica (Rochester Rhinos) Leading with 5:00 remaining ................................. 0-0-0 14 Noah Franke M 5-8 140 Orlando, Fla. (Creighton University) Trailing with 5:00 remaining .................................