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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 (11-3-7) 2018 SCHEDULE & RECORD AT BETHLEHEM STEEL FC (9-9-6) League Record: 11-3-7 Sunday, Aug. 12, 2018 >> 5 p.m. ET >> Goodman Stadium >> Pittsburgh, PA Home: 7-2-3 • Away: 4-1-4 • Non-League Play: 1-1-0 TALE OF THE TAPE MARCH GAME 22 - QUICK HITTERS Sat. 24 @Nashville SC CW T, 0-0 • Riverhounds SC (11-3-7) put its two-game winning streak on Sat. 31 PENN FC CW T, 0-0 the line in its first meeting of the season against Bethlehem Steel FC (9-9-6) on Sunday evening at Goodman Stadium. APRIL • The Hounds have faced their in-state foe a total of six times Sat. 7 TORONTO FC II YouTube W, 4-0 since Bethlehem joined in 2016, grinding to a deadlocked Sat. 14 OTTAWA FURY FC ESPN+ W, 1-0 2-2-2 head-to-head record, including 1-1-1 each of the past Sat. 21 @FC Cincinnati CW T, 2-2 of the two seasons. Sat. 28 ATLANTA UNITED 2 ESPN+ W, 1-0 PITTSBURGH BETHLEHEM • Facing one another only twice this year, the Hounds 11-3-7 Record 9-9-6 will have some demons to exorcise when they take the MAY 2nd Standing 6th Bethlehem pitch this weekend, as they are 0-2-2 all-time at Sat. 5 @Toronto FC II CW W, 2-1 3-2-0 Last Five 3-2-0 Goodman Stadium. Fri. 11 INDY ELEVEN ESPN+ T, 0-0 Bob Lilley Head Coach Brendan Burke Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup Round Two @RiverhoundsSC Twitter Handles @BSteelFC • The hosts head into Sunday’s match on a roll, winning three straight after suffering two straight defeats in mid-July. Wed. 16 @Erie Commodores FC N/A W, 2-1 Sat. 19 @Tampa Bay Rowdies CW T, 2-2 Head-to-Head Steel FC’s winning streak has seen the club outscore its Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup Round Three ............................................................................................2-2-2 opponents by a whopping 10-to-1 margin. Additionally, Referee Wed. 23 FC CINCINNATI N/A L, 1-3 ...........................................................................Guido Gonzales Bethlehem is 5-2-5 at home. Sat. 26 PENN FC ESPN+ T, 0-0 Assistants • Pittsburgh’s homestand sweep has the club on a two-game .........................................................Zeno Cho, Joe Zawistowski Wed. 30 NASHVILLE SC ESPN+ L, 0-1 Fourth Official clean sheet streak, as it leads the league with 14 total – only ............................................................................Bobby Cordrey three away from officially registering clean sheets in half of Injuries its regular season contests this year. JUNE ............................................................... Kay Banjo - Out (Head) Sat. 2 @Richmond Kickers CW W, 2-1 ................................................. Kyle Morton - Out (Lower-body) • A trend worth monitoring on Sunday? How about the Sat. 16 NEW YORK RED BULLS II CW W, 3-0 Hounds are an impressive 10-0-1 this season when scoring Sat. 23 @Charleston Battery CW T, 0-0 first and, furthermore, are unbeaten when leading at the Wed. 27 @Louisville City FC ESPN+ W, 1-0 STAT COMPARISON half (6-0-2). Hounds Category Bethlehem Steel FC • A big part of the club’s success has been the play of 1.24 Scoring Average 1.71 goalkeeper , who leads the Golden Glove race JULY 0.48 Opponent Scoring Average 1.25 Dan Lynd Wed. 4 NORTH CAROLINA FC ESPN+ W, 2-0 26 Goals Forced 41 with a paltry 0.56 GAA. Lynd’s 11 clean sheets already are Sun. 8 @Ottawa Fury FC ESPN+ W, 1-0 10 Goals Allowed 30 a club single-season record and the University of Pittsburgh Sat. 21 CHARLESTON BATTERY ESPN+ L, 0-1 16 Goal Differential 11 product is only three off the pace of setting a league record Sat. 28 @North Carolina FC CW L, 1-2 21 Assists 33 11.62 Shots/Game 13.92 for a single year at 14. 4.19 SOG/Game 5.13 • MidfielderKevin Kerr recorded his 150th appearance with AUGUST 29 Yellow Cards 38 the Hounds his last time out, becoming only the second 0 Red Cards 2 Wed. 1 RICHMOND KICKERS ESPN+ W, 3-0 player in franchise to reach that mark. Sat. 4 TORONTO FC II ESPN+ W, 1-0 • Broadening the scope, Kerr is one of only three players to Sun. 12 @Bethlehem Steel FC CW 5 p.m. TEAM LEADERS hit that number with one club in the current era of the USL Sat. 18 CHARLOTTE INDEPENDENCE ESPN+ 7 p.m. Hounds Category* Bethlehem Steel FC (since 2011), joining William Yomby of the Richmond Kickers Wed. 22 TAMPA BAY ROWDIES ESPN+ 7 p.m. Wed. 29 @Indy Eleven ESPN+ 7 p.m. Neco Brett, 11 Goals Fabian Herbers, 5 and Taylor Mueller of the Charleston Battery. He is also the Kenardo Forbes, 6 Assists Santi Moar, 7 Neco Brett, 25 Points Santi Moar, 15 12th player overall to hit the mark in the current era. Neco Brett, 36 Shots Santi Moar, 43 • Forward Neco Brett will look to keep up his fiery pace, SEPTEMBER Vancaeyezeele, 1,829 Minutes Matthew Mahoney, 1,939 having recorded three goals in his past two matches. The Sat. 1 @FC Cincinnati CW 7:30 p.m. Vancaeyezeele, 5 Yellow Cards Fabian Herbers, 5 Fri. 7 BETHLEHEM STEEL FC ESPN+ 7 p.m. - Two Tied, 1 Jamaican is one off the lead for the Golden Boot and Red Cards Sat. 15 LOUISVILLE CITY FC ESPN+ 7 p.m. Dan Lynd, 0.56 GAA John McCarthy, 1.11 most recently captured his second USL Player of the Week Dan Lynd, .773 SV% John McCarthy, .756 honor this season. Brett’s 11 goals on the year marks the Sat. 22 INDY ELEVEN ESPN+ 7 p.m. * Minimum four starts Wed. 26 @Penn FC ESPN+ 6:30 p.m. fourth straight season the Hounds have had a player reach Sat. 29 @Charlotte Independence CW 7 p.m. double-digit goals scored. • Only 22 games into the season, 15 individual players have already recorded at least a point on the offensive end. For OCTOBER comparison’s sake, last season saw only 13 players tally at Sat. 6 FC CINCINNATI ESPN+ 7 p.m. Wed. 10 @Atlanta United 2 ESPN+ 7 p.m. least one point in 32 matches. 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 .......................................................................32-30-23 11 - vs. Toronto (4/7) 0 - Seven times Points 5 - Three times 0 - 14 times Last Playoff Appearance ................................................................................................... 2015 4 - vs. Toronto (4/7) 0 - Seven times Goals 2 - Three times 0 - 14 times 3 - Two times 0 - Eight times Assists 1 - Six times 0 - 15 times 20 - at Richmond (6/2) 5 - at Charleston (6/23) Shots 15 - Two times 2 - at OTT (7/8) Last Game Summary 9 - vs. Richmond (8/1) 1 - Two times SOG 5 - Three times 0 - Three times Riverhounds SC 1, Toronto FC II 0 5 - at Louisville (6/27) 0 - Three times Saves 6 - Two times 0 - Two times Game 21 • Highmark Stadium • Aug. 4, 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 (11-3-7) earned its second straight win, defeating Toronto FC II (1-16-3), 1-0, on INDIVIDUAL Category Riverhounds SC Opponent Saturday at Highmark Stadium. Scoreless for the bulk Points 7 - Neco Brett vs. Toronto (4/7) 2 - 10 times of the game, forward Neco Brett posted the match’s Goals 3 - Neco Brett vs. Toronto (4/7) 1 - 10 times only tally in the 81st minute. On the defensive side, Assists 2 - Kenardo Forbes vs. Richmond (8/1) 1 - Six times the Hounds recorded their 14th shutout this season, Shots 6 - Two times 6 - Lebo Moloto, Nashville (3/24) SOG 4 - Neco Brett [vs. NY (6/16), vs. RIC (8/1)] 3 - Junior Flemmings, Tampa Bay (5/19) TIME OUT LAST which leads the entire USL. Saves 5 - Dan Lynd at Louisville (6/27) 6 - Trevor Spangenberg, RIC (6/2) and (8/1) Follow Pittsburgh Riverhounds SC 2018 Pittsburgh Riverhounds SC > riverhounds.com > @RiverhoundsSC > #BSTvPGH 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..