Riverhounds SC Communications Matt Grubba, Director of Communications E: [email protected] | O: (412) 325-7229 | C: (434) 238-6431 PITTSBURGH RIVERHOUNDS SC (5-4-2) 2021 SCHEDULE & RECORD vs. CHARLOTTE INDEPENDENCE (5-4-0) Saturday, July 3 >> 7 p.m. ET >> Highmark Stadium >> Pittsburgh, Pa. League Record: 5-4-2 Home: 1-2-1 • Away: 4-2-1 • Division: 4-3-2 TALE OF THE TAPE GAME 12 - QUICK HITTERS MAY • The Hounds will try once again to get their first win over the Sat. 8 @Tampa Bay Rowdies WPNT L, 0-3 Independence, having failed to do so in their first 12 meetings. Sat. 15 @Hartford Athletic WPNT D, 1-1 That is the most matches without a win for the Hounds vs. Sat. 22 Charlotte Independence WPNT L, 0-1 Fri. 28 @New York Red Bulls II ESPN+ W, 3-0 any opponent; the only other side near that total is the nine matches against FC Cincinnati (0-5-4). • Charlotte won the first meeting this season between the sides, JUNE 1-0 at Highmark Stadium on May 22. Irvin Parra scored the Wed. 2 @Loudoun United FC ESPN+ W, 3-2 PITTSBURGH CHARLOTTE lone goal in that match, and Charlotte held off the Hounds Sun. 6 Austin Bold FC WPNT L, 0-1 5-4-2 Record 5-4-0 playing with 10 men after Christian Dean was sent off in the Sat. 12 Miami FC WPNT D, 1-1 2nd - Atlantic Division Standing 3rd - Atlantic 66th minute for a second cautionable offense. Tues. 15 @Indy Eleven ESPN Deportes W, 1-0 3-1-1 Last Five 3-2-0 Sat. 19 @Tampa Bay Rowdies WPNT W, 2-1 L1 Streak L1 • The Hounds got their first home win of the season in their last Fri. 25 New York Red Bulls II ESPN+ W, 2-1 Bob Lilley Head Coach Mike Jeffries match at Highmark, defeating the New York Red Bulls II by a @RiverhoundsSC Twitter @Independence Wed. 30 @Loudoun United FC ESPN+ L, 1-2 2-1 score on June 25. All-Time Head-to-Head • Defender Jelani Peters is away with the Trinidad & Tobago ............................................................................................0-7-5 National Team, and he could make his international debut Referee JULY ............................................................................................. TBD during the Gold Cup Qualifying Tournament this weekend. Sat. 3 Charlotte Independence WPNT 7 p.m. Assistant referees • Forward Russell Cicerone leads the team with five goals. That Wed. 7 @Charleston Battery ESPN+ 7:30 p.m. ............................................................................................. TBD total matches his career-high for league goals in a season, Sat. 17 Loudoun United FC WPNT 7 p.m. Fourth official Fri. 23 @New York Red Bulls II ESPN+ 7 p.m. ............................................................................................. TBD which he did in both 2019 and 2020 with St. Louis. Sat. 31 Hartford Athletic WPNT 7 p.m. Injuries/Inactives • Midfielder is the only Hounds player to have ....................................OUT — Jelani Peters (international duty) Danny Griffin .........................QUESTIONABLE — Jordan Dover (lower body) played every minute of the season thus far, and he is second on the team with two goals. AUGUST • MidfielderKenardo Forbes, the USL Championship’s all-time Fri. 6 @Charleston Battery ESPN+ 7:30 p.m. STAT COMPARISON assists leader, recorded his second of the season and 41st in Wed. 11 Miami FC ESPN+ 6 p.m. USL play June 25 against New York. His effort in that match Sat. 14 @Charlotte Independence WPNT 7 p.m. Hounds Category Charlotte Wed. 18 Tampa Bay Rowdies ESPN+ 6 p.m. 1.27 Scoring Average 1.56 earned the two-time All-USL Championship first teamer his Sun. 22 Atlanta United 2 WPNT 7 p.m. 1.18 Opponent Scoring Average 1.33 first Team of the Week nod in 2021. 14 Goals Scored 14 Sat. 28 @Hartford Athletic WPNT 7 p.m. 13 Goals Allowed 12 • Defender Jordan Dover played his 100th USL regular-season +1 Goal Differential +2 match June 12 against Miami. He joined teammates Kenardo 7.64 Shots/Game 7.00 3.27 SOG/Game 3.89 Forbes, Alex Dixon and Todd Wharton as the only current SEPTEMBER 46% Average possession 48% Hounds to surpass the century mark, but injury has limited Wed. 1 New York Red Bulls II ESPN+ 6 p.m. 20 Yellow Cards 19 Dover to one appearance since that match. Sat. 4 @San Antonio FC WPNT 8:30 p.m. 2 Red Cards 2 Sat. 11 Loudoun United FC WPNT 7 p.m. • Louis Pérez, a first-year pro out of UCF, scored his first Sat. 18 @Charlotte Independence WPNT 7 p.m. TEAM LEADERS professional goal in the 2-1 loss to Loudoun on Wednesday. Sat. 25 Charleston Battery WPNT 7 p.m. The Paris native was making his second start with the Hounds. Hounds Category Charlotte • The Hounds allowed just 10 goals in 16 regular-season Russell Cicerone, 5 Goals Dane Kelly, 4 Alex Dixon, 3 Assists Blake Pope, 2 matches during 2020, making it the team’s best-ever defensive OCTOBER Russell Cicerone, 12 Points Dane Kelly, 9 season by both total goals and goals per game. Sat. 2 @Miami FC WPNT 7:30 p.m. Cicerone/Dikwa, 13 Shots Dane Kelly, 11 Danny Griffin, 990 Three tied, 810 • In 104 all-competition matches under Bob Lilley, the Hounds Sun. 10 Tampa Bay Rowdies WPNT TBD Minutes Sun. 17 @Miami FC WPNT 7:30 p.m. Shane Wiedt, 3 Yellow Cards Three tied, 3 have allowed just 90 goals, an average of 0.87 goals per Forbes/Peters, 1 Red Cards Dean/Riascos, 1 game. Sat. 23 Charleston Battery WPNT 7 p.m. Danny Vitiello, 1.13 GAA Brandon Miller, 1.33 Sat. 30 Hartford Athletic WPNT 7 p.m. Danny Vitiello, .700 SV% Brandon Miller, .657 *minimum 3 games played for GK statistics *Times, dates and locations subject to change 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 Leaders ..........................Kevin Kerr and Kenardo Forbes (27) 3 (at New York 5/28) 0 (three times) Goals 3 (three times) 0 (at Tampa Bay 5/1) All-Time Record at Highmark Stadium .............................................. 58-39-36 3 (at New York 5/28) 0 (four times) Assists 2 (two times) 0 (four times) 14 (vs. Charlotte 5/22) 5 (two times) Shots 10 (vs. Hartford 6/13) 2 (at Miami 5/29) Last Game Summary 5 (two times) 1 (two times) SOG 7 (vs. Hartford 6/13) 1 (at Miami 5/29) Loudoun United FC 2, Riverhounds SC 1 5 (two times) 0 (vs. Miami 6/12) Saves 5 (at Charleston 5/14) 1 (two times) Game 11 • Segra Field, Leesburg, Va. • June 30, 2021 18 (two times) 8 (two times) Fouls 17 (two times) 11 (two times) The Hounds had their three-game winning streak snapped as Loudoun got its first win over the Hounds in seven all-time meetings. Ted Ku-DiPietro gave Loudoun a 1-0 halftime lead, but the first pro goal for Louis Pérez MILESTONE TRACKER tied the game in the 48th minute. Jovanny Bolivar netted the go-ahead goal in the 75th minute, and Loudoun • With his 27th assist for the Hounds in the win over New York on June 25, Kenardo Forbes tied the club held on despite receiving eight yellow cards and playing LAST TIME OUT LAST record for assists posted by Kevin Kerr (2013-19). His next helper gives him sole possession of first. 10 minutes of second-half stoppage time • Bob Lilley is coaching his 105th game in all competitions as head coach of the Hounds. Barring any schedule changes, he is poised to tie Justin Evans’ franchise record 112 games in charge on Aug. 14 at Charlotte. Follow Pittsburgh Riverhounds SC Pittsburgh Riverhounds SC > riverhounds.com > @RiverhoundsSC > #PITvCLT ROSTER & NOTES QUICK FACTS ACTIVE ROSTER Roster Size: 23 • Returners: 7 • Newcomers: 16 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) First match: May 1, 1999 1 Danny Vitiello GK 6’2” 185 25 Massapequa, N.Y. (Nashville SC) Nickname: Hounds 2 Ezra Armstrong D 5’9” 175 22 Gastonia, N.C. (Skovshoved IF) Colors: Black & Gold 3 Casey Bartlett-Scott D 5’11” 170 26 Portsmouth, England (Fareham Town) Conference: Eastern Conference, Atlantic Division 4 Dani Rovira D 5’9” 148 24 Bogotá, Colombia (University of Vermont) Venue: Highmark Stadium 5 Jordan Dover D 5’8” 160 26 Ajax, Ontario (Rochester Rhinos) 5,000 6 Jalen Robinson D 6’0” 165 27 Catonsville, Md. (D.C. United) Capacity: 7 Alex Dixon F 5’8” 145 31 Bay City, Texas (Hartford Athletic) Owner: Tuffy Shallenberger 8 Tommy Williamson F 6’1” 175 22 Anaheim, Calif. (San Jose Earthquakes - loan) Website: www.riverhounds.com 9 Albert Dikwa F 6’0” 165 23 Garoua, Cameroon (Saint Louis FC) 10 Russell Cicerone F 5’11” 170 26 Bloomfield Hills, Mich. (Saint Louis FC) 11 Kenardo Forbes M 5’9” 165 32 Kingston, Jamaica (Rochester Rhinos) RECORD IN 2021 WHEN... 12 Danny Griffin M 5’9” 160 22 Wethersfield, Conn. (Providence College) 14 Todd Wharton M 6’0” 170 27 Glen Allen, Va. (Saint Louis FC) At home ................................................................. 1-2-1 15 Anthony Velarde M 5’7” 160 25 Reedley, Calif. (Fresno Pacific University) On road ................................................................. 4-2-1 16 Shane Wiedt D 6’3” 185 25 Akron, Ohio (Loudoun United FC) In games decided by one goal or fewer ............... 4-3-2 17 Mekeil Williams D 6’1” 188 30 Port of Spain, Trinidad and Tobago (CSD Municipal) In games decided by two goals or more ..............