Riverhounds SC Communications Anthony Meier, Director of Communications & Creative E: [email protected] | O: (412) 325-7229 | C: (267) 374-1461 PITTSBURGH RIVERHOUNDS SC (12-3-7) 2018 SCHEDULE & RECORD VS. CHARLOTTE INDEPENDENCE (7-9-7) League Record: 12-3-7 Saturday, Aug. 18, 2018 >> 7 p.m. ET >> Highmark Stadium >> Pittsburgh, PA Home: 7-2-3 • Away: 5-1-4 • Non-League Play: 1-1-0 TALE OF THE TAPE MARCH GAME 23 - QUICK HITTERS Sat. 24 @Nashville SC CW T, 0-0 • Riverhounds SC (12-3-7) hosts the Charlotte Independence Sat. 31 PENN FC CW T, 0-0 (7-9-7) for the first time this season on Saturday night. • Dropping back-to-back games for the first time all season at APRIL the end of July, the Hounds have responded emphatically, Sat. 7 TORONTO FC II YouTube W, 4-0 reeling off their second three-game win streak of the year. Sat. 14 OTTAWA FURY FC ESPN+ W, 1-0 • A win on Saturday night would give Pittsburgh a Sat. 21 @FC Cincinnati CW T, 2-2 season-high four-game winning streak. The last time the Sat. 28 ATLANTA UNITED 2 ESPN+ W, 1-0 PITTSBURGH CHARLOTTE Black and Gold hit that mark in a season? 2013. 12-3-7 Record 7-9-7 • The Hounds will also be shooting for their eighth home MAY 2nd Standing 11th victory. Eight home wins would be the most the club has Sat. 5 @Toronto FC II CW W, 2-1 3-2-0 Last Five 3-2-0 amassed since 2004. Only three other times in franchise Fri. 11 INDY ELEVEN ESPN+ T, 0-0 Bob Lilley Head Coach Mike Jeffries Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup Round Two @RiverhoundsSC Twitter Handles @CLTindependence history has it totaled at least eight home wins (2004, 2000 and 1999). Wed. 16 @Erie Commodores FC N/A W, 2-1 Sat. 19 @Tampa Bay Rowdies CW T, 2-2 Head-to-Head • Adding to the On the Mon drama, a victory this weekend Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup Round Three ............................................................................................0-5-2 ensures the Hounds a winning record at Highmark Stadium Referee Wed. 23 FC CINCINNATI N/A L, 1-3 .......................................................................... Elvis Osmanovic for 2018. Since the modern era of USL began play in 2011, Sat. 26 PENN FC ESPN+ T, 0-0 Assistants Pittsburgh has accomplished a winning record at home on .....................................................Ian McKay, Aaron Wawrzyniak Wed. 30 NASHVILLE SC ESPN+ L, 0-1 Fourth Official three occasions, all resulting in playoff berths (2015, 2013, .........................................................................Samuel Reynolds 2011). Injuries • Accomplishing all of this will have to buck some historical JUNE ................................................................. Kevin Kerr - Out (Calf) Sat. 2 @Richmond Kickers CW W, 2-1 ................................................................ Dan Lynd - Out (Head) trends though, as the Independence hold a spotless 5-0-2 Sat. 16 NEW YORK RED BULLS II CW W, 3-0 ................................................. Kyle Morton - Out (Lower-body) record against the Hounds all-time, including a 2-0-1 mark Sat. 23 @Charleston Battery CW T, 0-0 at Highmark Stadium. Wed. 27 @Louisville City FC ESPN+ W, 1-0 STAT COMPARISON • The disparity in head-to-head competition has been jarring with Charlotte outscoring Pittsburgh by a 16-to-5 margin in Hounds Category Charlotte these contests. JULY 1.25 Scoring Average 1.30 Wed. 4 NORTH CAROLINA FC ESPN+ W, 2-0 0.50 Opponent Scoring Average 1.61 • If there is a bogeyman the Hounds should be on the lookout Sun. 8 @Ottawa Fury FC ESPN+ W, 1-0 28 Goals Forced 30 for on Saturday, look no further than Jorge Herrera. Herrera Sat. 21 CHARLESTON BATTERY ESPN+ L, 0-1 11 Goals Allowed 37 leads the Jacks with 10 goals and has had past success Sat. 28 @North Carolina FC CW L, 1-2 17 Goal Differential -7 23 Assists 23 against Pittsburgh, scoring 11 career goals against the 11.95 Shots/Game 10.00 Black and Gold - the second most an opponent has scored AUGUST 4.32 SOG/Game 3.48 against the Hounds in their history. 31 Yellow Cards 35 Wed. 1 RICHMOND KICKERS ESPN+ W, 3-0 0 Red Cards 5 • The scoresheet has been all Reggae Boyz during the three- Sat. 4 TORONTO FC II ESPN+ W, 1-0 game win streak with Jamaicans Neco Brett and Kenardo Sun. 12 @Bethlehem Steel FC CW W, 2-1 Forbes accounting for 13 (5G/3A) of the 17 points (6G/5A) Sat. 18 CHARLOTTE INDEPENDENCE ESPN+ 7 p.m. TEAM LEADERS tallied by the Hounds. Wed. 22 TAMPA BAY ROWDIES ESPN+ 7 p.m. Hounds Category* Charlotte • Brett has been a man on fire, tallying five goals during his Wed. 29 @Indy Eleven ESPN+ 7 p.m. Neco Brett, 13 Goals Jorge Herrera, 10 Kenardo Forbes, 7 Assists Four tied, 3 three-game scoring streak, including game-winning tallies Neco Brett, 29 Points Jorge Herrera, 23 in each of those contests. The RMU product has upped his SEPTEMBER Neco Brett, 40 Shots Jorge Herrera, 35 goal total to 13, placing him in a tie for second in the race Sat. 1 @FC Cincinnati CW 7:30 p.m. Vancaeyezeele, 1,919 Minutes Jorge Herrera, 2,019 Fri. 7 BETHLEHEM STEEL FC ESPN+ 7 p.m. Vancaeyezeele, 5 Two tied, 6 for the Golden Boot. Yellow Cards Sat. 15 LOUISVILLE CITY FC ESPN+ 7 p.m. - Red Cards Five tied, 1 • Forbes, meanwhile, has played distributor, adding three Dan Lynd, 0.58 GAA Andrew Dykstra, 1.47 assists to his club-leading total of seven – continuing to Sat. 22 INDY ELEVEN ESPN+ 7 p.m. Wed. 26 @Penn FC ESPN+ 6:30 p.m. Dan Lynd, .761 SV% Andrew Dykstra, .606 build on a career-high for the four-year USL veteran. * Minimum four starts Sat. 29 @Charlotte Independence CW 7 p.m. • Also worth noting, midfielderChristiano François is on a two-game assist streak. The Haitian has been a sensation for the Hounds as of late, tallying points in four of his past OCTOBER seven contests (2G/2A). Sat. 6 FC CINCINNATI ESPN+ 7 p.m. Wed. 10 @Atlanta United 2 ESPN+ 7 p.m. 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 - Seven 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 2, Bethlehem Steel FC 1 5 - at Louisville (6/27) 0 - Three times Saves 6 - Two times 0 - Two times Game 22 • Goodman Stadium • Aug. 12, 2018 23 - vs. New York (6/16) 8 - vs. Indy Eleven (5/11) Fouls 21 - at Bethlehem (8/12) 5 - vs. Indy Eleven (5/11) Pittsburgh Riverhounds SC (12-3-7) earned its first-ever victory at Goodman Stadium, defeating Bethlehem Steel INDIVIDUAL FC (9-10-6), 2-1, on Sunday. Behind a brace from Neco Category Riverhounds SC Opponent Points 7 - Neco Brett vs. Toronto (4/7) 2 - 11 times Brett, the Hounds have now won three straight matches Goals 3 - Neco Brett vs. Toronto (4/7) 1 - 11 times and sit second in the Eastern Conference standings. Assists 2 - Kenardo Forbes vs. Richmond (8/1) 1 - Seven times MidfieldersKenardo Forbes and Christiano François also Shots 6 - Two times 6 - Lebo Moloto, Nashville (3/24) found themselves on the score sheet, each notching an SOG 4 - Neco Brett [vs. NY (6/16), vs. RIC (8/1)] 3 - Junior Flemmings, Tampa Bay (5/19) TIME OUT LAST assist. 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 > #PGHvCLT 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... 14 Noah Franke M 5-8 140 Orlando, Fla. (Creighton University) 15 Dennis Chin F 6-1 190 Kingston, Jamaica (Ironi Nesher FC) At home ................................................................