Riverhounds Communications Anthony Meier, Director of Communications & Creative E: [email protected] | O: (412) 325-7229 | C: (267) 374-1461 PITTSBURGH RIVERHOUNDS (0-1-1) 2017 SCHEDULE & RECORD AT CHARLESTON BATTERY (2-0-0) Saturday, April 8, 2017 >> 7:00 p.m. ET >> MUSC Health Stadium >> Charleston, SC Overall Record: 0-1-1 Home: 0-1-1 • Away: 0-0-0 • Non-League Play: 0-0-0 TALE OF THE TAPE GAME 3 - QUICK HITTERS MARCH • Hit with some unfortunate luck in last weekend’s close 1-0 Sat. 25 NEW YORK RED BULLS II YouTube D, 3-3 defeat to FC Cincinnati, the Pittsburgh Riverhounds (0-1-1) visit the Charleston Battery (2-0-0) still in search of their first APRIL win of the 2017 season. The Hounds are coming off a one- Sat. 1 FC CINCINNATI YouTube L, 0-1 Sat. 8 @Charleston Battery YouTube 7 pm goal defeat that saw the club reduced to 10 men in the 42nd Wed. 12 SAINT LOUIS FC YouTube 7 pm minute of play. Sat. 15 @Charlotte Independence YouTube 7 pm • Charleston has started the season hot, winning both of Sat. 22 @Richmond Kickers YouTube 5 pm PITTSBURGH CHARLESTON their matches so far by a combined 4-to-1 advantage. The Sat. 29 HARRISBURG CITY ISLANDERS YouTube 7 pm 0-1-1 Record 2-0-0 undefeated start has the Battery tied in points with the Tampa 12th Standing 2nd Bay Rowdies and second in the Eastern Conference table. 0-1-1 Last Five 2-0-0 MAY Dave Brandt Head Coach Mike Anhaeuser • The city of Charleston, and the Battery in general, have not Wed. 3 TORONTO FC II YouTube 7 pm @PghRiverhounds Twitter Handles @Chas_Battery been kind to the Hounds, as Pittsburgh has won only one of Sat. 13 @Ottawa Fury FC YouTube 2 pm Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup Round Two (since 2011) the past 14 head-to-head meetings between the two clubs (1- Head-to-Head Sat. 17 TBD N/A TBD ...................................................................................... 1-7-6 7-6). A mark that includes dropping five of the last six matches Referee Sat. 20 LOUISVILLE CITY FC YouTube 7 pm ................................................................Aleksander Zhelyazkov on the road to the Battery, though last season’s lone meeting Wed. 24 @Harrisburg City Islanders YouTube 6:30 pm Assistants at MUSC resulted in a 1-1 draw. ................................................... Wilmer Soriano, James Felluca • The last time Pittsburgh defeated Charleston? 2011 at then Fourth Official JUNE .................................................................................Jack Schultz Blackbaud Stadium. The 2-0 victory for the Hounds came Sat. 3 ORLANDO CITY B YouTube 7 p.m. Injuries thanks to tallies from Matt Tuttle and Shintaro Harada and Sat. 10 @Toronto FC II YouTube 7:30pm ............................................... Adeleye (Hamstring), Okai (Knee) a clean sheet effort spurred by current goalkeeping coach Sat. 17 @Louisville City FC YouTube 7:30pm Suspensions ........................................... Gale Agbossoumonde, Danny Earls Hunter Gilstrap. 2011 is also the last season Pittsburgh won Thur. 22 TAMPA BAY ROWDIES YouTube 7 pm the head-to-head series against their Eastern Conference STAT COMPARISON rivals. JULY • The Hounds enter Saturday’s match shorthanded, most Tue. 4 CHARLOTTE INDEPENDENCE YouTube 7 pm Hounds Category Charleston notably expected to be without the services of two cen- Sat. 8 @Orlando City B YouTube 7:30 pm 1.50 Scoring Average 2.00 Sat. 15 @Bethlehem Steel FC YouTube 5 pm 2.00 Opponent Scoring Average 0.50 ter backs in Gale Agbossoumonde (suspension) and Ryan Sat. 22 @Rochester Rhinos YouTube 6:05 pm 3 Goals Forced 4 (injury). While uncertainty lies in one of the CB spots, 4 Goals Allowed 1 Adeleye Wed. 26 CHARLESTON BATTERY YouTube 7 pm -1 Goal Differential 3 Jamal Jack has solidified the other side, playing a full 180 min- Sat. 29 @Tampa Bay Rowdies YouTube 7:30 pm 2 Assists 3 utes so far this season, leading all defensemen in clearances 10.5 Shots/Game 10.5 5.0 SOG/Game 6.5 (9) and ranking second in tackles (6). AUGUST 8 Yellow Cards 2 • Finishing last in the east in goals scored in 2016, last 1 0 Sat. 5 RICHMOND KICKERS YouTube 7 pm Red Cards weekend’s shutout may portend to similar results, but the Sat. 12 @Harrisburg City Islanders YouTube 7 pm opportunities created so far to start the 2017 season say Sat. 19 @Saint Louis FC YouTube 8:30 pm TEAM LEADERS otherwise. The Hounds scored three goals in the season Sat. 26 BETHLEHEM STEEL FC YouTube 7 pm Hounds Category Charleston opener against the defending league champions before going Corey Hertzog, 2 Goals Forrest Lasso, 2 on to tie FC Cincinnati in shots on goal (4) despite being SEPTEMBER Two tied, 1 Assists Justin Portillo, 2 Sat. 2 @FC Cincinnati YouTube 4 pm Corey Hertzog, 4 Two tied, 4 a man down. Additionally, the club’s 24 shots through two Points Sat. 9 LOUISVILLE CITY FC YouTube 7 pm Corey Hertzog, 9 Shots Two tied, 4 matches ranks tied for sixth in the Eastern Conference. Six tied, 180 Minutes Eight tied, 180 • Though past performance doesn’t mark future success, the Sat. 16 ROCHESTER RHINOS YouTube 7 pm Agbossoumonde, 2 Yellow Cards Forrest Lasso, 2 Sun. 24 @Bethlehem Steel FC YouTube 3 pm Agbossoumonde, 1 Red Cards None Hounds would be well-served to accumulate points against the Sat. 30 @New York Red Bulls II YouTube 4 pm Trey Mitchell, 1.00 GAA Alexandros Tabakis, 0.50 “contenders” in the Eastern Conference. Last season, the club Trey Mitchell, .750 SV% Alexandros Tabakis, .833 finished 1-14-3 against the top-eight finishers in the confer- OCTOBER ence, including 0-13-3 against teams with winning records. Sat. 7 ROCHESTER RHINOS YouTube 7pm Sat. 14 OTTAWA FURY FC YouTube 7pm SUPERLATIVES CLUB NOTABLES All-Time Leading Goal Scorer ...................................................................... David Flavius (56) TEAM Most Appearances ..................................................................................... David Flavius (183) Hounds High Hounds Low Category Opp High Opp Low All-Time Record at Highmark Stadium .......................................................................21-22-16 10 - vs. New York (3/25) 0 - vs. Cincinnati (4/1) Points 10 - vs. New York (3/25) 3 - vs. Cincinnati (4/1) Last Playoff Appearance ................................................................................................... 2015 3 - vs. New York (3/25) 0 - vs. Cincinnati (4/1) Goals 3 - vs. New York (3/25) 1 - vs. Cincinnati (4/1) 2 - vs. New York (3/25) 0 - vs. Cincinnati (4/1) Assists 2 - vs. New York (3/25) 1 - vs. Cincinnati (4/1) 13 - vs. New York (3/25) 8 - vs. Cincinnati (4/1) Shots 14 - vs. Cincinnati (4/1) 12 - vs. New York (3/25) Last Game Summary 6 - vs. New York (3/25) 4 - vs. Cincinnati (4/1) SOG 7 - vs. New York (3/25) 4 - vs. Cincinnati (4/1) Hounds, 0, FC Cincinnati, 1 4 - vs. New York (3/25) 3 - vs. Cincinnati (4/1) Saves 4 - vs. Cincinnati (4/1) 3 - vs. New York (3/25) Game 2 • Highmark Stadium • April 1, 2017 11 - vs. Cincinnati (4/1) 10 - vs. New York (3/25) Fouls 17 - vs. Cincinnati (4/1) 16 - vs. New York (3/25) The Pittsburgh Riverhounds (0-1-1) were unable to overcome a first-half red card, eventually falling 1-0 to FC Cincinnati (1-1-0) INDIVIDUAL at Highmark Stadium. Netting the match’s lone tally was forward Category Riverhounds Opponent Djiby Fall in the 55th minute. The Hounds went down a man 42 4 - Corey Hertzog vs. New York (3/25) 4 - Vincent Bezecourt, New York (3/25) Points minutes into the match after defender Gale Agbossoumonde Goals 2 - Corey Hertzog vs. New York (3/25) 2 - Vincent Bezecourt, New York (3/25) recorded his second yellow card in the first half. With the loss, Assists 1 - Marshall Hollingsworth vs. New York (3/25) 1 - Andrew Wiedeman, Cincinnati (4/1) the Hounds remain winless (0-3-1) against their Queen City rivals. 1 - Taylor Washington vs. New York (3/25) 1 - Arun Basuljevic, New York (3/25) Pittsburgh did match FC Cincinnati with four shots on goal though, 1 - Andrew Tinari, New York (3/25) LAST TIME OUT despite a 60-40 split in possession and loss of a man. Shots 6 - Corey Hertzog vs. New York (3/25) 4 - Vincent Bezecourt, New York (3/25) 4 - Florian Valot, New York (3/25) SOG 4 - Corey Hertzog vs. New York (3/25) 3 - Florian Valot, New York (3/25) Saves 4 - Keasel Broome vs. New York (3/25) 4 - Mitch Hildebrandt, Cincinnati (4/1) Follow the Pittsburgh Riverhounds 2017 Pittsburgh Riverhounds > riverhounds.com > @PghRiverhounds > #CHSvPGH NOTES QUICK FACTS 2017 ROSTER Roster Size: 28 • Returners: 11 • Newcomers: 17 General Information Name: Pittsburgh Riverhounds City/Zip: Pittsburgh, PA 15219 NUMERICAL Founded: March 11, 1998 No. Name Pos Ht Wt Hometown (Previous Club) Nickname: Hounds 1 Keasel Broome GK 6-0 185 Claymont, Del. (Harrisburg City Islanders) Colors: Black & Gold / Blue 2 Shane Campbell D 6-0 175 York, Pa. (Harrisburg City Islanders) 3 Jack Thompson M/D 5-8 165 Hudson, Ohio (Charlotte Independence) Conference: USL Eastern Conference 4 Taylor Washington D 5-10 170 Somers, N.Y. (Bethlehem Steel FC) MLS Affiliate: Columbus Crew SC (Year 2) 5 Victor Souto* M 5-10 160 Sao Paulo, Brazil (University of Akron) Venue: Highmark Stadium 6 Abuchi Obinwa^ M 6-1 170 Orlando, Fla. (Columbus Crew SC) 7 Stephen Okai M 5-10 180 Accra, Ghana (Orange County Blues FC) Capacity: 3,500 8 Mike Green M 5-10 170 Strongsville, Ohio (University of New Mexico) Owner: Tuffy Shallenberger 9 Chevaughn Walsh F 6-2 203 Spanish Town, Jamaica (Ocean City Nor’easters) Website: www.riverhounds.com 10 Kevin Kerr M 5-10 160 York, England (S.C.