Riverhounds SC Communications Anthony Picardi, Director of Communications E: [email protected] | O: (412) 325-7229 | C: (412) 952-5789 PITTSBURGH RIVERHOUNDS SC (0-1-0) 2019 SCHEDULE & RECORD AT SWOPE PARK RANGERS (0-1-0) Saturday, March 23, 2019 >> 5 p.m. ET >> Children’s Mercy Park >> Kansas City, KS League Record: 0-1-0 Home: 0-0-0 • Away: 0-1-0 • Non-League Play: 0-0-0 TALE OF THE TAPE GAME 2 - QUICK HITTERS MARCH Sat. 16 @Tampa Bay Rowdies CW L, 0-2 • This will mark the first-ever meeting between Riverhounds Sat. 23 @Swope Park Rangers CW 5 p.m. SC (0-1-0) and the Swope Park Rangers (0-1-0). Despite both Sat. 30 @Bethlehem Steel FC CW 7 p.m. competing at the USL Championship level, the teams never met until this season as the Rangers have now moved over to APRIL the Eastern Conference from the Western Conference. Sat. 6 @Louisville City FC CW 7 p.m. • This will mark the second game of a four-match road stretch Sat. 13 HARTFORD ATHLETIC ESPN+ 7 p.m. Sat. 20 SAINT LOUIS FC ESPN+ 7 p.m. to open the 2019 campaign for the Hounds. Never before has Sat. 27 NASHVILLE SC ESPN+ 7 p.m. PITTSBURGH SWOPE PARK Pittsburgh started a season with a four-game road swing. 0-1-0 Record 0-1-0 • The Hounds will be looking to avoid a second straight loss 16th Standing 15th to open the season. The last time Pittsburgh sustained two MAY 0-1-0 Last Five 0-1-0 Sat. 4 @Charleston Battery CW 7:30 p.m. L1 Streak L1 straight losses to start a campaign was in 2008, when the team Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup Round 2 Bob Lilley Head Coach Paulo Nagamura lost at the Cleveland City Stars, 2-1, and at Crystal Palace Wed. 15 TBD N/A TBD @RiverhoundsSC Twitter Handles @SwopeRangers Baltimore, 3-0. Sat. 18 @Memphis 901 FC CW 8 p.m. All-Time Head-to-Head • Riverhounds SC has been successful in avoiding two straight Sat. 25 CHARLOTTE INDEPENDENCE ESPN+ 7 p.m. ............................................................................................0-0-0 losses in recent history. The team only suffered two straight Referee ......................................................................Guido Gonzales Jr. losses once in 2018 and once (a three-game losing streak) in JUNE Assistants 2017. Sat. 1 @Indy Eleven CW 7 p.m. ....................................................... Matthew Seem, Justin Mack • Last time out, Swope Park allowed a whopping 23 total shots, Sat. 8 OTTAWA FURY FC ESPN+ 7 p.m. Fourth Official Sat. 15 @Atlanta United 2 CW 7:30 p.m. ................................................................Luis Fernando Tribaldo including 15 shots on goal. Goalkeeper Eric Dick totaled 12 Injuries saves in the squad’s 3-1 loss to New York Red Bulls II. Sat. 22 NEW YORK RED BULLS II ESPN+ 7 p.m. ........................................................................................... None Sat. 29 BIRMINGHAM LEGION FC ESPN+ 7 p.m. • This high-shot volume could be a welcome sight for the Hounds, which are coming off a zero-shot-on-target showing STAT COMPARISON against the Tampa Bay Rowdies – all despite outnumbering JULY Hounds Category Swope Park the Rowdies 19-8 in touches within the attacking 18-yard box. Thu. 4 BETHLEHEM STEEL FC CW 7 p.m. Sun. 7 @Charlotte Independence ESPN+ 7 p.m. 0.00 Scoring Average 1.00 • This will mark the Hounds’ first-ever game in the state of 2.00 Opponent Scoring Average 3.00 Sat. 13 TAMPA BAY ROWDIES ESPN+ 7 p.m. 0 Goals Forced 1 Kansas. Sat. 20 NORTH CAROLINA FC ESPN+ 7 p.m. 2 Goals Allowed 3 • The Hounds won or tied all of their first-ever meetings against Sat. 27 @Hartford Athletic CW 7 p.m. -2 Goal Differential -2 0 Assists 1 USL Championship squads in 2018 (2-0-2). 6.00 Shots/Game 8.00 • Rookie midfielderAnthony Velarde made his professional 0.00 1.00 AUGUST SOG/Game debut this past week for the Hounds. Logging 40 minutes, he Sat. 3 MEMPHIS 901 FC ESPN+ 7 p.m. 0 Yellow Cards 2 0 Red Cards 0 recorded one shot in the contest against Tampa Bay. Sat. 10 SWOPE PARK RANGERS ESPN+ 7 p.m. • Multiple Hounds created offensive opportunities in last Wed. 14 @New York Red Bulls II ESPN+ 7 p.m. Sat. 17 @North Carolina FC CW 7 p.m. weekend’s season opener. All six of the squad’s chances TEAM LEADERS Fri. 23 LOUDOUN UNITED FC ESPN+ 7 p.m. created came from six different players. Hounds Category Swope Park Fri. 30 @Ottawa Fury FC CW 7 p.m. - Goals Felipe Hernandez, 1 • All three listed forwards on Pittsburgh’s roster played in its - Assists Jerome Ngom Mbekeli, 1 season opener. Christian Volesky and Steevan Dos Santos SEPTEMBER - Points Felipe Hernandez, 2 received starting nods whereas was a second-half Five tied, 1 Shots Ethan Vanacore-Decker, 2 Neco Brett Sat. 7 LOUISVILLE CITY FC ESPN+ 7 p.m. Eight tied, 90 Minutes Eight tied, 90 substitute. Sat. 14 CHARLESTON BATTERY ESPN+ 7 p.m. - Yellow Cards Two tied, 1 • With his next tally, Brett surpasses Gary DePalma and Said Ali Sat. 21 @Nashville SC CW 8 p.m. - Red Cards - Sat. 28 INDY ELEVEN ESPN+ 7 p.m. Kyle Morton, 2.00 GAA Eric Dick, 3.00 for sole possession of ninth place on the club’s all-time goal Kyle Morton, .000 SV% Eric Dick, .800 leaderboard (regular season only). 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) 0 (at Tampa Bay 3/16) 0 (at Tampa Bay 3/16) Points 5 (at Tampa Bay 3/16) 5 (at Tampa Bay 3/16) All-Time Record at Highmark Stadium .............................................. 39-34-27 0 (at Tampa Bay 3/16) 0 (at Tampa Bay 3/16) Goals 2 (at Tampa Bay 3/16) 2 (at Tampa Bay 3/16) 0 (at Tampa Bay 3/16) 0 (at Tampa Bay 3/16) Assists 1 (at Tampa Bay 3/16) 1 (at Tampa Bay 3/16) Last Game Summary 6 (at Tampa Bay 3/16) 6 (at Tampa Bay 3/16) Shots 6 (at Tampa Bay 3/16) 6 (at Tampa Bay 3/16) Riverhounds SC 0, Tampa Bay Rowdies 2 0 (at Tampa Bay 3/16) 0 (at Tampa Bay 3/16) SOG 2 (at Tampa Bay 3/16) 2 (at Tampa Bay 3/16) Game 1 • Al Lang Stadium • March 16, 2019 0 (at Tampa Bay 3/16) 0 (at Tampa Bay 3/16) Saves 0 (at Tampa Bay 3/16) 0 (at Tampa Bay 3/16) Pittsburgh Riverhounds SC (0-1-0) dropped its season 17 (at Tampa Bay 3/16) 17 (at Tampa Bay 3/16) Fouls 9 (at Tampa Bay 3/16) 9 (at Tampa Bay 3/16) opener, losing to the Tampa Bay Rowdies (2-0-0), 2-0, on Saturday at Al Lang Stadium. The Rowdies jumped out to a 1-0 lead in the 26th minute with a goal from Shawn MILESTONE TRACKER Barry. The team added another goal late, this time from Zach Steinberger in the 86th minute. • 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. • Thomas Vancaeyezeele is one minute away from 3,000 in his professional and Hounds career. Follow Pittsburgh Riverhounds SC Pittsburgh Riverhounds SC > riverhounds.com > @RiverhoundsSC > #SPRvPIT 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 ................................................................. 0-1-0 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 ................................