Riverhounds SC Communications Matt Grubba, Director of Communications E: [email protected] | O: (412) 325-7229 | C: (434) 238-6431 PITTSBURGH RIVERHOUNDS SC (2-2-1) 2021 SCHEDULE & RECORD vs. AUSTIN BOLD FC (1-2-1) Sunday, June 6 >> 6 p.m. ET >> Highmark Stadium >> Pittsburgh, Pa. League Record: 2-2-1 Home: 0-1-0 • Away: 2-1-1 • Division: 2-2-1 TALE OF THE TAPE GAME 6 - QUICK HITTERS MAY • The Hounds are meeting Austin, which joined the USL Sat. 8 @Tampa Bay Rowdies WPNT L, 0-3 Championship in 2019, for the first time. Sat. 15 @Hartford Athletic WPNT D, 1-1 • This is the first time the Hounds have faced a Western Sat. 22 Charlotte Independence WPNT L, 0-1 Fri. 28 @New York Red Bulls II ESPN+ W, 3-0 Conference opponent since the league split into two conferences before the 2015 season. Their last meeting with a current Western Conference team was Sept. 6, 2014, a 2-1 loss JUNE at Highmark Stadium to Arizona United, which is now Phoenix Wed. 2 @Loudoun United FC ESPN+ W, 3-2 PITTSBURGH AUSTIN Rising FC. Sun. 6 Austin Bold FC WPNT 6 p.m. 2-2-1 Record 1-2-1 • Only two Hounds players have played every minute of the Sat. 12 Miami FC WPNT 7 p.m. 4th - Atlantic 5th - Mountain Division Standing season: defender Shane Wiedt and midfielderDanny Griffin. Tues. 15 @Indy Eleven ESPN Deportes 8 p.m. 2-2-1 Last Five 1-2-1 Sat. 19 @Tampa Bay Rowdies WPNT 7:30 p.m. W2 Streak L1 • June is the busiest month on the schedule for the Hounds with Fri. 25 New York Red Bulls II ESPN+ 7 p.m. Bob Lilley Head Coach Marcelo Serrano seven matches, part of a stretch of 10 matches in 40 days. @RiverhoundsSC Twitter @AustinBoldFC Wed. 30 @Loudoun United FC ESPN+ 7 p.m. • Forward Russell Cicerone has scored in three of the team’s All-Time Head-to-Head past four matches, making him the only Hounds player with ............................................................................... First meeting multiple goals through the first five games. Referee JULY ............................................................................................. TBD • Cicerone has a goal in two consecutive matches, while forward Sat. 3 Charlotte Independence WPNT 7 p.m. Assistant referees Alex Dixon has an assist in back-to-back matches. Wed. 7 @Charleston Battery ESPN+ 7:30 p.m. ............................................................................................. TBD • Midfielder , the Hounds’ top returning scorer Sat. 17 Loudoun United FC WPNT 7 p.m. Fourth Official Anthony Velarde Fri. 23 @New York Red Bulls II ESPN+ 7 p.m. ............................................................................................. TBD from a season ago with five goals, got his first goal of the Sat. 31 Hartford Athletic WPNT 7 p.m. Injuries/Inactives season Wednesday in a 3-2 win over Loudoun. ........................................................................................... None • Austin assistant coach Ryan Thompson was a goalkeeper for the Hounds in 2015. He had a 3-4-3 record in 10 starts with AUGUST STAT COMPARISON Pittsburgh, but that year for him was most notable for his run Fri. 6 @Charleston Battery ESPN+ 7:30 p.m. Hounds Category Austin with the Jamaican National Team, which reached the final of Wed. 11 Miami FC ESPN+ 6 p.m. 1.40 Scoring Average 1.00 the CONCACAF Gold Cup by defeating Haiti, 1-0, and the Sat. 14 @Charlotte Independence WPNT 7 p.m. 1.40 Opponent Scoring Average 1.25 United States, 2-1, with Thompson starting in goal. Wed. 18 Tampa Bay Rowdies ESPN+ 6 p.m. 7 Goals Scored 4 Sun. 22 Atlanta United 2 WPNT 7 p.m. 7 Goals Allowed 5 • MidfielderKenardo Forbes, the USL Championship’s all-time Sat. 28 @Hartford Athletic WPNT 7 p.m. 0 Goal Differential -1 7.80 Shots/Game 6.25 assists leader, led the Hounds in that category a year ago with 3.20 SOG/Game 2.50 eight. 43.0 Average possession 47.4 • The Hounds allowed just 10 goals in 16 regular-season 11 Yellow Cards 11 SEPTEMBER 1 Red Cards 0 matches during 2020, making it the team’s best-ever defensive Wed. 1 New York Red Bulls II ESPN+ 6 p.m. season by both total goals and goals per game. The club’s per- Sat. 4 @San Antonio FC WPNT 8:30 p.m. game average was 0.63, which bested the 0.76 goals allowed Sat. 11 Loudoun United FC WPNT 7 p.m. TEAM LEADERS Sat. 18 @Charlotte Independence WPNT 7 p.m. per game in 2018, which was head coach Bob Lilley’s first Hounds Category Austin Sat. 25 Charleston Battery WPNT 7 p.m. Russell Cicerone, 3 Goals Three tied, 1 season in Pittsburgh. Alex Dixon, 2 Assists Two tied, 1 • Riverhounds SC also led the USL Championship with Russell Cicerone, 6 Points Nicholas Hinds, 3 eight clean sheets a season ago. Goalkeeper Russell Cicerone, 6 Shots Sean Okoli, 7 Danny OCTOBER Two tied, 450 Minutes Two tied, 360 Vitiello recorded five of those en route to winning the USL Sat. 2 @Miami FC WPNT 7:30 p.m. Josh Gatt, 2 Yellow Cards Sean Okoli, 3 Championship’s Golden Glove award, and he already has one Sun. 10 Tampa Bay Rowdies WPNT TBD Kenardo Forbes, 1 Red Cards None Sun. 17 @Miami FC WPNT 7:30 p.m. Danny Vitiello, 1.25 Elliott Panicco, 0.67 clean sheet this season. GAA Sat. 23 Charleston Battery WPNT 7 p.m. Danny Vitiello, .706 SV% Elliott Panicco, .714 • In 98 all-competition matches under , the Hounds Bob Lilley Sat. 30 Hartford Athletic WPNT 7 p.m. have allowed just 84 goals, an average of 0.86 goals per game. *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 Leader ............................................................ Kevin Kerr (27) 3 (at New York 5/28) 0 (two times) Goals 2 (vs. R. Monarchs 5/26) 0 (vs. El Paso 6/3) All-Time Record at Highmark Stadium .............................................. 57-38-35 3 (at New York 5/28) 0 (two times) Assists 1 (two times) 0 (two times) 14 (vs. Charlotte 5/22) 5 (at Tampa Bay 5/8) Shots 10 (at R. Monarchs 5/21) 4 (at New Mexico 5/15) Last Game Summary 5 (vs. Charlotte 5/22) 1 (at Tampa Bay 5/8) SOG 4 (vs. R. Monarchs 5/26) 1 (vs. El Paso 6/3) Riverhounds SC 3, Loudoun United FC 2 4 (two times) 1 (at Hartford 5/15) Saves 3 (three times) 0 (vs. El Paso 6/3) Game 5 • Segra Field • June 2, 2021 16 (at New York 5/28) 13 (two times) Fouls 19 (at New Mexico 5/15) 9 (vs. R. Monarchs 5/26) The Hounds made it two road wins in a row by holding on late against Loudoun. An Anthony Velarde goal and an own goal gave the Hounds a 2-0 halftime lead, but Jovanny Bolivar cut that to 2-1 by scoring in the 50th MILESTONE TRACKER minute. Russell Cicerone’s penalty kick pushed the Hounds’ lead back to 3-1, but Logan Panchot scored for • With 25 assists in his Hounds career, Kenardo Forbes is tied for second in club history with David Flavius. He Loudoun with 20 minutes remaining, setting up a frantic LAST TIME OUT LAST is two away from matching the total of 27 posted by Kevin Kerr. finish. • Defender Jordan Dover has played 98 USL Championship matches in his career. With three more, he will join teammates Kenardo Forbes, Alex Dixon and Todd Wharton as the only active Hounds to hit the century mark. • Bob Lilley is coaching his 99th game in all compeitions as head coach of the Hounds. He is poised to join Justin Evans (2010-14) as the only Hounds coach to reach 100 games in charge. Follow Pittsburgh Riverhounds SC Pittsburgh Riverhounds SC > riverhounds.com > @RiverhoundsSC > #PITvATX 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 ................................................................. 0-1-0 15 Anthony Velarde M 5’7” 160 25 Reedley, Calif. (Fresno Pacific University) On road ................................................................. 2-1-1 16 Shane Wiedt D 6’3” 185 25 Akron, Ohio (Loudoun United FC) In games decided by one goal or fewer ..............