Riverhounds SC Communications Anthony Picardi, Director of Communications E: [email protected] | O: (412) 325-7229 | C: (412) 952-5789 PITTSBURGH RIVERHOUNDS SC (11-4-1) REGULAR SEASON RESULTS AT LOUISVILLE CITY FC (11-3-2) Saturday, Oct. 10, 2020 >> 7:30 p.m. ET >> Lynn Family Stadium >> Louisville, KY Regular Season Record: 11-4-1 Home: 5-2-1 • Away: 6-2-0 • Group Play: 10-2-0 TALE OF THE TAPE EASTERN CONFERENCE QUARTERS JULY • Pittsburgh Riverhounds SC will open the 2020 USL Sun. 12 @Louisville City FC ESPN2 W, 3-1 Championship Playoffs with an away match against Louisville Sat. 18 @Philadelphia Union II WPNT W, 6-0 City FC in the Eastern Conference Quarterfinals. Riverhounds Wed. 22 Indy Eleven ESPN2 L, 0-1 Sun. 26 @New York Red Bulls II WPNT L, 1-2 SC finished second in Group F whereas Louisville won Group E this past regular season. • Pittsburgh and Louisville met once this regular season, which resulted in a 3-1 come-from-behind win for the Hounds. The AUGUST PITTSBURGH LOUISVILLE Black and Gold scored three straight goals, coming from Sat. 1 Philadelphia Union II WPNT W, 4-0 11-4-1 Regular Season Record 11-3-2 Jordan Dover (45’), Robbie Mertz (46’) and Anthony Velarde Sat. 8 New York Red Bulls II WPNT W, 4-1 2nd 1st Group Standing (51’). Devon Williams (18’) scored Louisville’s goal. This was the Sat. 15 @Indy Eleven WPNT L, 0-1 4-1-0 Last Five 5-0-0 Wed. 19 @Loudoun United FC ESPN+ W, 2-0 W1 Streak W6 inaugural match at Lynn Family Stadium. Sat. 22 Saint Louis FC WPNT T, 2-2 Bob Lilley Head Coach John Hackworth • This Saturday’s game will mark a rematch of their 2019 Eastern @RiverhoundsSC Twitter Handles @loucityfc Fri. 28 @Hartford Athletic ESPN+ W, 3-0 Conference Semifinals showdown. Louisville won this game, All-Time Head-to-Head 2-1, in extra time on Nov. 2 at Highmark Stadium. Pittsburgh ............................................................................................4-6-4 jumped out to an early lead with a goal from Thomas Referee SEPTEMBER ............................................................................................. TBD Vancaeyezeele in the 11th minute, but Louisville came back Tue. 1 Loudoun United FC ESPN+ W, 3-0 Assistants with goals from Luke Spencer (51’) and Paolo DelPiccolo Sat. 5 @New York Red Bulls II WPNT W, 3-0 ............................................................................................. TBD (118’). Sat. 12 Hartford Athletic WPNT W, 5-0 Fourth Official Sat. 19 @Loudoun United FC WPNT W, 1-0 ............................................................................................. TBD • Pittsburgh has a 4-6-4 all-time record against Louisville, Sat. 26 Hartford Athletic WPNT L, 0-1 Unavailable for Selection including a 4-1-1 mark in away matches. ..................................................................................Xhelil Asani • In club history, the Hounds hold an 8-12 record in playoff matches. This includes a 3-9 mark in away playoff matches. OCTOBER STAT COMPARISON Pittsburgh has not won a road playoff game since 2004, Sat. 3 Philadelphia Union II WPNT W, 2-1 Hounds Category Louisville when it defeated the Harrisburg City Islanders, 4-0, in the 2.44 Scoring Average 1.75 quarterfinals. 0.63 Opponent Scoring Average 0.75 39 Goals Scored 28 • The Hounds are 1-2 in postseason matches under head coach 10 Goals Allowed 12 Bob Lilley. Both losses came during either extra time or +29 Goal Differential +16 23 Assists 22 penalties. 10.75 Shots/Game 15.25 • This regular season, Pittsburgh set club records with 2.44 goals 4.88 SOG/Game 4.88 scored per game and 0.63 goals allowed per game. 28 Yellow Cards 23 0 Red Cards 0 • Defender Thomas Vancaeyezeele has played every minute this season for the Hounds. TEAM LEADERS • In 92 all-competition matches under head coach Bob Lilley, the Hounds have allowed just 0.82 goals per game. Hounds Category Louisville Ropapa Mensah, 6 Goals Cameron Lancaster, 10 Kenardo Forbes, 8 Assists Antoine Hoppenot, 6 Two tied, 14 Points Cameron Lancaster, 22 Ropapa Mensah, 27 Shots Cameron Lancaster, 52 Thomas Vancaeyezeele, 1,440 Minutes Devon Williams, 1,422 Two tied, 4 Yellow Cards Sean Totsch, 6 - Red Cards - CLUB NOTABLES Danny Vitiello, 0.50 GAA* Benjamin Lundt, 0.73 Danny Vitiello, .778 SV%* Benjamin Lundt, .744 Most Appearances .............................................................David Flavius (183) * minimum three games played All-Time Goals Leader ..........................................................David Flavius (58) All-Time Assists Leader ............................................................ Kevin Kerr (27) All-Time Record at Highmark Stadium .............................................. 57-37-35 SUPERLATIVES Last Game Summary Riverhounds SC 2, Philadelphia Union II 1 TEAM Game 16 • Highmark Stadium • Oct. 3, 2020 Hounds High Hounds Low Category Opponent High Opponent Low Pittsburgh Riverhounds SC (11-4-1) defeated 18 (at Philadelphia 7/18) 0 (three times) Points 5 (at New York 7/26) 0 (eight times) Philadelphia Union II (2-11-3), 2-1, tonight at Highmark 6 (at Philadelphia 7/18) 0 (three times) Goals 2 (two times) 0 (eight times) Stadium. Ray Lee got the Hounds on the board first in 6 (at Philadelphia 7/18) 0 (five times) Assists 1 (four times) 0 (12 times) the 15th minute. Then, in the 61st minute, Jack McGlynn 20 (two times) 6 (two times) Shots 17 (vs. Saint Louis 8/22) 1 (vs. Hartford 9/12) converted a penalty kick for Philadelphia to tie the game. 11 (at Philadelphia 7/18) 1 (two times) SOG 7 (vs. Saint Louis 8/22) 0 (vs. Hartford 9/12) A late goal from Albert Dikwa in the 90’+2 put the 5 (vs. Saint Louis 8/22) 0 (vs. Hartford 9/12) Saves 6 (vs. Philadelphia 10/3) 0 (vs. Hartford 9/12) Hounds ahead for good. 22 (vs. Indy 7/22) 7 (two times) Fouls 19 (two times) 6 (three times) TIME OUT LAST 2020 USL CHAMPIONSHIP PLAYOFFS Round/Opponent W/L G A PTS SH SOG POSS PA% CK OFF FC PK PKG YC RC OG S Eastern Conference Quarterfinals HOUNDS - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - @Louisville - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Pittsburgh Riverhounds SC > riverhounds.com > @RiverhoundsSC > #LOUvPIT NOTES QUICK FACTS ACTIVE ROSTER Roster Size: 24 • Returners: 9 • Newcomers: 15 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) Nickname: Hounds 1 Danny Vitiello GK 6-2 185 24 Massapequa, N.Y. (Nashville SC) Colors: Black & Gold 2 Mark Lindstrom* D 6-3 200 24 Gavle, Gastrikland, Sweden (UNCW) Conference: USL Championship Eastern Conference 3 Ropapa Mensah F 6-0 170 23 Accra, Ghana (Nashville SC) Venue: Highmark Stadium 4 Dani Rovira M 5-9 145 23 Bogota, Colombia (University of Vermont) Capacity: 5,000 5 Jordan Dover D 5-8 150 25 Ajax, Ontario, Canada (Rochester Rhinos) Tuffy Shallenberger 6 Xhelil Asani D 6-1 165 25 Kičevo, North Macedonia (SKA Khabarovsk) Owner: 7 Ryan James D 5-8 155 26 Mississauga, Ontario, Canada (Nashville SC) Website: www.riverhounds.com 8 Dakota Barnathan M 6-2 165 25 Massapequa, N.Y. (Ottawa Fury FC) 9 Albert Dikwa F 5-11 161 22 Garoua, Cameroon (Saint Louis FC) 10 Steevan Dos Santos F 6-4 208 31 Mindelo, Cape Verde (Ottawa Fury FC) 11 Kenardo Forbes M 5-10 165 32 Kingston, Jamaica (Rochester Rhinos) RECORD WHEN... 12 Danny Griffin* M 5-9 165 22 Wethersfield, Conn. (Providence College) 14 Robbie Mertz M 5-7 150 23 Pittsburgh, Pa. (University of Michigan) At home ................................................................. 5-2-1 15 Anthony Velarde M 5-7 160 24 Reedley, Calif. (Fresno Pacific University) On road ................................................................. 6-2-0 16 Mark Forrest F 6-3 195 23 Douglassville, Pa. (Lehigh University) In games decided by one goal ................................. 2-4 17 Thomas Vancaeyezeele D 5-11 180 26 Caen, France (University of Charleston) In games decided by two goals or more .................. 9-0 18 Tomas Gomez GK 6-1 196 27 Webster Groves, Mo. (Saint Louis FC) vs. clubs with winning records ............................... 3-3-1 20 Tony Walls D 5-11 185 30 Wauwatosa, Wis. (Chattanooga Red Wolves SC) vs. clubs with losing records .................................. 7-1-0 21 Patrick Bunk-Andersen D 6-2 172 25 Hvidovre, Denmark (Toronto FC II) vs. clubs with .500 records .................................... 1-0-0 22 Hunter Ashworth* D 6-5 180 22 Laguna Beach, Calif. (UCSB) 23 Ray Lee D 5-11 176 27 Kansas City, Mo. (Chattanooga FC) Scoring first .......................................................... 10-1-1 24 Anthony Mwembia* GK 6-2 191 24 Toulouse, France (Bowling Green State University) Leading at half ....................................................... 9-0-1 33 Lukas Fernandes* F 5-10 165 22 Rochester, N.Y. (Temple University) Trailing at half ........................................................ 0-2-0 34 Skylar Thomas D 6-4 198 27 Scarborough, Ontario, Canada (Valour FC) Tied at half ............................................................. 2-2-0 Leading with 10:00 remaining ............................... 9-0-0 Trailing with 10:00 remaining ................................ 0-2-0 ALPHABETICAL Tied with 10:00 remaining ..................................... 2-2-1 Leading with 5:00 remaining ............................... 10-0-0 No. Name Pos Ht Wt Age Hometown (Previous Club) Trailing with 5:00 remaining .................................. 0-2-0 6 Xhelil Asani D 6-1 165 25 Kičevo, North Macedonia (SKA Khabarovsk) Tied with 5:00 remaining ....................................... 1-2-1 22 Hunter Ashworth* D 6-5 180 22 Laguna Beach, Calif. (UCSB) Outshooting opponent ......................................... 7-3-0 8 Dakota Barnathan M 6-2 165 25 Massapequa, N.Y. (Ottawa Fury FC) Being outshot by opponent .................................. 4-1-1 21 Patrick Bunk-Andersen D 6-2 172 25 Hvidovre, Denmark (Toronto FC II) Tying in shots with opponent ................................ 0-0-0 9 Albert Dikwa F 5-11 161 22 Garoua, Cameroon (Saint Louis FC) 10 Steevan Dos Santos F 6-4 208 31 Mindelo, Cape Verde (Ottawa Fury FC) Scoring no goals ...................................................