Riverhounds SC Communications Anthony Meier, Director of Communications & Creative E: [email protected] | O: (412) 325-7229 | C: (267) 374-1461 PITTSBURGH RIVERHOUNDS SC (15-4-11) 2018 SCHEDULE & RECORD AT CHARLOTTE INDEPENDENCE (9-11-10) League Record: 15-4-11 Saturday, Sept. 29, 2018 >> 7 p.m. ET >> Sportsplex at Matthews >> Charlotte, NC Home: 9-2-6 • Away: 6-2-5 • Non-League Play: 1-1-0 TALE OF THE TAPE MARCH GAME 31 - QUICK HITTERS Sat. 24 @Nashville SC CW T, 0-0 • Riverhounds SC (15-4-11) finishes a two-game road swing Sat. 31 PENN FC CW T, 0-0 against the Charlotte Independence (9-13-8) this Saturday at Sportsplex at Matthews. The two sides tied their first APRIL meeting, 0-0, at Highmark Stadium on Aug. 18. Sat. 7 TORONTO FC II YouTube W, 4-0 • With a 2-0 win against Penn FC, the Hounds are fresh off Sat. 14 OTTAWA FURY FC ESPN+ W, 1-0 a Keystone Derby Cup-clinching victory, as well as earning Sat. 21 @FC Cincinnati CW T, 2-2 their first playoff berth since 2015 and ninth all-time trip to Sat. 28 ATLANTA UNITED 2 ESPN+ W, 1-0 the postseason. PITTSBURGH CHARLOTTE • Next up for the Hounds is clinching a home playoff game. 15-4-11 Record 9-11-10 MAY 2nd Standing 12th The club has never hosted a playoff match at Highmark Sat. 5 @Toronto FC II CW W, 2-1 3-1-1 Last Five 2-1-2 Stadium before. The last time Pittsburgh hosted a playoff Fri. 11 INDY ELEVEN ESPN+ T, 0-0 Bob Lilley Head Coach Mike Jeffries match occurred in 2006 – a 4-0 semifinals loss against the Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup Round Two @RiverhoundsSC Twitter Handles @CLTindependence Charlotte Eagles at Falconi Field. Wed. 16 @Erie Commodores FC N/A W, 2-1 Head-to-Head • Pittsburgh can clinch a home playoff game with a win and/ Sat. 19 @Tampa Bay Rowdies CW T, 2-2 ............................................................................................0-5-3 or an Indy Eleven tie or loss this Saturday. Indy Eleven will Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup Round Three Referee clash with first-place FC Cincinnati this weekend. Wed. 23 FC CINCINNATI N/A L, 1-3 ................................................................................. Mark Allatin Sat. 26 PENN FC ESPN+ T, 0-0 Assistants • In addition to clinching a home playoff game, the Hounds ............................................Adrienne McDonald, Amilcar Sicaju also control their own destiny in terms of wrapping up Wed. 30 NASHVILLE SC ESPN+ L, 0-1 Fourth Official the No. 2 seed in the conference. Two points up on ............................................................................Wilmer Soriano second-place Louisville City FC, the Hounds have the same Injuries JUNE ................................................................. Kevin Kerr - Out (Calf) number of games left as Louisville. Sat. 2 @Richmond Kickers CW W, 2-1 ................................................. Kyle Morton - Out (Lower-body) • The Hounds have never defeated Charlotte before. The Sat. 16 NEW YORK RED BULLS II CW W, 3-0 team is 0-5-3 all-time against the Independence, including a Sat. 23 @Charleston Battery CW T, 0-0 STAT COMPARISON 0-3-1 road mark. Wed. 27 @Louisville City FC ESPN+ W, 1-0 • Kay Banjo and Andrew Lubahn became the 14th and 15th Hounds Category Charlotte different Hounds to notch a goal this season during their 1.43 Scoring Average 1.23 JULY 0.70 Opponent Scoring Average 1.63 2-0 victory against Penn FC on Wednesday. Wed. 4 NORTH CAROLINA FC ESPN+ W, 2-0 43 Goals Forced 37 • The last time 15 different Hounds scored a goal in a single Sun. 8 @Ottawa Fury FC ESPN+ W, 1-0 21 Goals Allowed 49 season occurred during the 2014 campaign. Sat. 21 CHARLESTON BATTERY ESPN+ L, 0-1 22 Goal Differential -12 Sat. 28 @North Carolina FC CW L, 1-2 30 Assists 28 • Neco Brett also posted his sixth assist of the season on 12.60 Shots/Game 9.63 Wednesday. He becomes the fifth player in club history to 4.47 SOG/Game 3.57 register at least 10 goals and six assists in a single season AUGUST 35 Yellow Cards 41 ( , , and 1 Red Cards 7 Thiago Martins Rob Vincent David Flavius Kevin Wed. 1 RICHMOND KICKERS ESPN+ W, 3-0 Kerr). Sat. 4 TORONTO FC II ESPN+ W, 1-0 • The Hounds are fresh off their USL-leading 16th clean sheet. Sun. 12 @Bethlehem Steel FC CW W, 2-1 TEAM LEADERS Their shut out of Penn FC marked their first clean sheet in Sat. 18 CHARLOTTE INDEPENDENCE ESPN+ T, 0-0 Hounds Category* Charlotte seven games. Before the Penn FC match on Wednesday, the Wed. 22 TAMPA BAY ROWDIES ESPN+ T, 1-1 Neco Brett, 15 Goals Jorge Herrera, 11 last time Pittsburgh blanked a team came against the very Wed. 29 @Indy Eleven ESPN+ T, 2-2 Kenardo Forbes, 8 Assists Two tied, 4 same Independence team it will face on Saturday. Neco Brett, 36 Jorge Herrera, 25 Points is the only Hound to have played every Neco Brett, 61 Shots Jorge Herrera, 36 • Mouhamed Dabo SEPTEMBER Vancaeyezeele, 2,549 Minutes Joel Johnson, 2,382 minute of the team’s last 12 matches. The last time the Sat. 1 @FC Cincinnati CW L, 1-2 Vancaeyezeele, 6 Yellow Cards Two tied, 7 holding midfielder did not log a full-90 came against the Fri. 7 BETHLEHEM STEEL FC ESPN+ W, 4-1 Ray Lee, 1 Seven tied, 1 Red Cards Charleston Battery on July 21. He has yet to be subbed off Sat. 15 LOUISVILLE CITY FC ESPN+ T, 2-2 Dan Lynd, 0.72 GAA Brandon Miller, 1.50 Dan Lynd, .706 SV% Brandon Miller, .647 during a match this season. Sat. 22 INDY ELEVEN ESPN+ W, 3-2 * Minimum four starts Wed. 26 @Penn FC ESPN+ W, 2-0 Sat. 29 @Charlotte Independence CW 7 p.m. OCTOBER Sat. 6 FC CINCINNATI ESPN+ 7 p.m. Wed. 10 @Atlanta United 2 ESPN+ 7 p.m. Sun. 14 @New York Red Bulls II ESPN+ 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 .......................................................................34-30-26 11 - Two times 0 - Eight times Points 6 - Three times 0 - 16 times Last Playoff Appearance ................................................................................................... 2015 4 - Two times 0 - Eight times Goals 2 - Seven times 0 - 16 times 3 - Three times 0 - 11 times Assists 2 - Three times 0 - 17 times 24 - vs. Bethlehem (9/7) 5 - at Charleston (6/23) Shots 15 - Two times 2 - at OTT (7/8) Last Game Summary 9 - Two times 1 - Two times SOG 7 - at Indy Eleven (8/29) 0 - Three times Riverhounds SC 2, Penn FC 0 5 - Two times 0 - Four times Saves 6 - Two times 0 - Two times Game 30 • FNB Field • Sept. 26, 2018 23 - vs. New York (6/16) 3 - vs. Charlotte (8/18) Fouls 21 - at Bethlehem (8/12) 5 - vs. Indy Eleven (5/11) Pittsburgh Riverhounds SC (15-4-11) clinched its third-ever Key- stone Derby Cup, presented by K&L Gates and the Pennsylvania INDIVIDUAL Lottery, with a 2-0 victory against Penn FC (9-14-8) on Wednesday Category Riverhounds SC Opponent at FNB Field. In addition to retaining the Derby Cup for a second Points 7 - Neco Brett vs. Toronto (4/7) 4 - Jack McInerney, Indy Eleven (8/29) consecutive year, the Hounds also clinched playoff berth for the Goals 3 - Neco Brett vs. Toronto (4/7) 2 - Jack McInerney, Indy Eleven (8/29) first time since the 2015 campaign. The goal that catapulted the Assists 2 - Kenardo Forbes vs. Richmond (8/1) 2 - Paco Craig, Louisville City FC (9/15) Black and Gold into the postseason came off the left foot of Kay Shots 6 - Two times 6 - Lebo Moloto, Nashville (3/24) Banjo in the 38th minute. Andrew Lubahn later added an insur- SOG 4 - Neco Brett [vs. NY (6/16), vs. RIC (8/1)] 3 - Three times TIME OUT LAST ance goal in second-half stoppage time. Saves 5 - Two times 6 - Trevor Spangenberg, RIC (6/2) and (8/1) Follow Pittsburgh Riverhounds SC 2018 Pittsburgh Riverhounds SC > riverhounds.com > @RiverhoundsSC > #CLTvPGH 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.