Riverhounds SC Communications Anthony Picardi, Director of Communications E: [email protected] | O: (412) 325-7229 | C: (412) 952-5789 PITTSBURGH RIVERHOUNDS SC (2-1-4) 2019 SCHEDULE & RECORD AT CHARLESTON BATTERY (4-1-2) Saturday, May 4, 2019 >> 7:30 p.m. ET >> MUSC Health Stadium >> Charleston, SC League Record: 2-1-4 Home: 1-0-2 • Away: 1-1-2 • Non-League Play: 0-0-0 TALE OF THE TAPE GAME 8 - QUICK HITTERS MARCH Sat. 16 @Tampa Bay Rowdies CW L, 0-2 • Riverhounds SC (2-1-4 overall, 1-1-2 away) will hit the road to Sat. 23 @Swope Park Rangers CW T, 2-2 clash with the Charleston Battery (4-1-2 overall, 3-0-1 home) Sat. 30 @Bethlehem Steel FC CW T, 2-2 this weekend. Last year, the Battery held the upper hand in the series, going 1-0-1 against the Hounds. APRIL • The Hounds have yet to drop a match since their season Sat. 6 @Louisville City FC CW W, 1-0 opener against the Tampa Bay Rowdies. The club is one Sat. 13 HARTFORD ATHLETIC ESPN+ W, 3-1 Sat. 20 SAINT LOUIS FC ESPN+ T, 0-0 of three teams in the entire USL Championship to have an Sat. 27 NASHVILLE SC ESPN+ T, 2-2 PITTSBURGH CHARLESTON unbeaten streak of at least six games (Tampa Bay Rowdies and 2-1-4 Record 4-1-2 Fresno FC). 13th Standing 5th • Pittsburgh has had recent success against the Battery on the MAY 2-0-3 Last Five 3-1-1 Sat. 4 @Charleston Battery CW 7:30 p.m. T2 Streak W2 road, not losing a game at Charleston since 2015. The Black Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup Round 2 Bob Lilley Head Coach Mike Anhaeuser and Gold hold a 1-0-2 record at Charleston over the course of Tue. 14 TBD ESPN+ TBD @RiverhoundsSC Twitter Handles @Chas_Battery this stretch. Sat. 18 @Memphis 901 FC CW 8 p.m. All-Time Head-to-Head • The Black and Gold rank 14th in the Eastern Conference in Sat. 25 CHARLOTTE INDEPENDENCE ESPN+ 7 p.m. ........................................................................................6-13-12 total shots (74) and place fifth in the conference in conversion Referee ...........................................................................Gustavo Solorio rate (17.5 percent). JUNE Assistants • Pittsburgh has scored 10 goals thus far in the 2019 campaign. Sat. 1 @Indy Eleven CW 7 p.m. ...............................................Brian Marshall, Benjamin Wooten Seven different players have recorded a goal for the club. Sat. 8 OTTAWA FURY FC ESPN+ 7 p.m. Fourth Official .................................................................................Howard Ash Three of these 10 goals came from the penalty spot. Another Sat. 15 @Atlanta United 2 CW 7:30 p.m. Injuries tally saw the Hounds as beneficiaries of an own goal. Sat. 22 NEW YORK RED BULLS II ESPN+ 7 p.m. ............................................Mouhamed Dabo - Out (hamstring) Sat. 29 BIRMINGHAM LEGION FC ESPN+ 7 p.m. ..........................................................Prosper Figbe - Out (knee) • Eight of the Hounds’ 10 goals this year have come in the ........................................................Ben Lundgaard - Out (back) second half of games, but the team has more first half shots ............................................................ Caleb Smith - Out (groin) (38) than second half shots (36). Looking further, all three of JULY Pittsburgh’s penalty kick goals, as well as the beneficial own Thu. 4 BETHLEHEM STEEL FC CW 7 p.m. Sun. 7 @Charlotte Independence ESPN+ 7 p.m. STAT COMPARISON goal, occurred in the second half. Sat. 13 TAMPA BAY ROWDIES ESPN+ 7 p.m. Hounds Category Charleston • Defender Joe Greenspan leads the club with 52 clearances, Sat. 20 NORTH CAROLINA FC ESPN+ 7 p.m. 1.43 Scoring Average 1.57 which ranks second in the USL Championship. 1.29 Opponent Scoring Average 1.00 Sat. 27 @Hartford Athletic CW 7 p.m. 10 Goals Forced 11 • Defender Ryan James is on pace for 116 interceptions this 9 Goals Allowed 7 season. Since the statistic has been tracked by the league in +1 Goal Differential +4 AUGUST 6 Assists 5 2017, this would shatter the Hounds’ previous club high of 96 Sat. 3 MEMPHIS 901 FC ESPN+ 7 p.m. 10.57 Shots/Game 12.86 interceptions set by Taylor Washington in 2017. Sat. 10 SWOPE PARK RANGERS ESPN+ 7 p.m. 3.00 4.57 SOG/Game • James, Greenspan and midfielderThomas Vancaeyezeele Wed. 14 @New York Red Bulls II ESPN+ 7 p.m. 9 Yellow Cards 9 Sat. 17 @North Carolina FC CW 7 p.m. 0 Red Cards 0 are the only Hounds to have played every minute of the 2019 Fri. 23 LOUDOUN UNITED FC ESPN+ 7 p.m. campaign thus far. Fri. 30 @Ottawa Fury FC CW 7 p.m. TEAM LEADERS • The Charleston Battery and Riverhounds SC are the last two members of the Old Guard Shield competing in the USL Hounds Category Charleston SEPTEMBER Two tied, 2 Goals Ian Svantesson, 3 Championship. This past season, Penn FC went on hiatus and Sat. 7 LOUISVILLE CITY FC ESPN+ 7 p.m. Two tied, 2 Assists O’Brian Woodbine, 2 the Richmond Kickers have moved to USL League One. Sat. 14 CHARLESTON BATTERY ESPN+ 7 p.m. Kevin Kerr, 5 Points Ian Svantesson, 6 Sat. 21 @Nashville SC CW 8 p.m. Steevan Dos Santos, 14 Shots Zeiko Lewis, 16 Three tied, 630 Minutes Two tied, 630 Sat. 28 INDY ELEVEN ESPN+ 7 p.m. Two tied, 2 Yellow Cards Vincenzo Candela, 3 - Red Cards - OCTOBER Ben Lundgaard, 0.75 GAA Joe Kuzminsky, 1.00 Tue. 1 @Loudoun United FC ESPN+ 7:30 p.m. Ben Lundgaard, .667 SV% Joe Kuzminsky, .682 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. HIGHS AND LOWS CLUB NOTABLES TEAM Most All-Time Appearances ...............................................David Flavius (183) All-Time Goals Leader ..........................................................David Flavius (58) Hounds High Hounds Low Category Opponent High Opponent Low All-Time Assists Leader ............................... David Flavius and Kevin Kerr (25) 8 (vs. Hartford 4/13) 0 (two times) Points 6 (at Bethlehem 3/30) 0 (two times) All-Time Record at Highmark Stadium .............................................. 40-34-29 3 (vs. Hartford 4/13) 0 (two times) Goals 2 (four times) 0 (two times) 2 (two times) 0 (three times) Assists 2 (at Bethlehem 3/30) 0 (two times) Last Game Summary 18 (vs. Hartford 4/13) 3 (vs. Nashville 4/27) Shots 13 (at Bethlehem 3/30) 6 (two times) Riverhounds SC 2, Nashville SC 2 7 (at Bethlehem 3/30) 0 (at Tampa Bay 3/16) SOG 5 (at Swope Park 3/23) 1 (two times) Game 7 • Highmark Stadium • April 27, 2019 3 (at Swope Park 3/23) 0 (at Tampa Bay 3/16) Saves 5 (at Bethlehem 3/30) 0 (two times) Pittsburgh Riverhounds SC (2-1-4) secured a 2-2 draw 17 (at Tampa Bay 3/16) 10 (two times) Fouls 17 (vs. Hartford 4/13) 8 (vs. Saint Louis 4/20) against Nashville SC (3-2-2) on Saturday at Highmark Stadium. Goals from Ken Tribbett and Bradley Bourgeois allowed Nashville to take an early 2-0 lead. Pittsburgh’s MILESTONE TRACKER Christian Volesky created a glimmer of hope for the Hounds with a late goal in the 88th minute. An own goal • Kevin Kerr, 25 career helpers with the Hounds, is one assist away from becoming the team’s all-time assist from Kosuke Kimura in second-half stoppage time jolted LAST TIME OUT LAST leader (currently tied with David Flavius). the Black and Gold into a 2-2 final with Nashville. • Kerr, sitting at 26 career league goals with the club, is one goal away from tying Corey Hertzog for the third- most regular season tallies in team history. • The Hounds are three wins away from their 200th victory in franchise history (including league, postseason and Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup play). Follow Pittsburgh Riverhounds SC Pittsburgh Riverhounds SC > riverhounds.com > @RiverhoundsSC > #CHSvPIT NOTES QUICK FACTS ACTIVE ROSTER Roster Size: 23 • Returners: 10 • Newcomers: 13 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) Colors: Black & Gold 2 Tobi Adewole D 6-3 195 Ashton, Md. (George Washington University) Conference: USL Championship Eastern Conference 3 Uchenna Uzo D 5-11 204 Lagos, Nigeria (Phoenix Rising FC) Venue: Highmark Stadium 4 Dani Rovira* D 5-9 145 Bogota, Colombia (University of Vermont) 5 Jordan Dover D 5-8 150 Ajax, Ontario, Canada (Rochester Rhinos) Capacity: 5,000 6 Sammy Kahsai* M 6-0 165 Hyattsville, Md. (UMBC) Owner: Tuffy Shallenberger 7 Ryan James D 5-8 155 Mississauga, Ontario, Canada (Nashville SC) Website: www.riverhounds.com 8 Steevan Dos Santos F 6-4 208 Mindelo, Cape Verde (Ottawa Fury FC) 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) RECORD WHEN... 12 Christian Volesky F 6-1 170 Henderson, Nev. (OKC Energy FC) 13 Caleb Smith* D 5-9 155 Arlington, Texas (Southern Methodist University) At home ................................................................. 1-0-2 14 Noah Franke M 5-8 140 Orlando, Fla. (Creighton University) On road ................................................................. 1-1-2 15 Anthony Velarde* M 5-7 160 Reedley, Calif. (Fresno Pacific University) In games decided by one goal ................................. 1-0 16 Mark Forrest* F 6-3 195 Douglassville, Pa. (Lehigh University) In games decided by two goals or more .................