Riverhounds SC Communications Anthony Picardi, Director of Communications E: [email protected] | O: (412) 325-7229 | C: (412) 952-5789 PITTSBURGH RIVERHOUNDS SC (17-4-10) 2019 SCHEDULE & RECORD VS. ATLANTA UNITED 2 (8-16-7) League Record: 17-4-10 Home: 10-0-6 • Away: 7-4-4 • Non-League Play: 2-1-0 Saturday, Oct. 5, 2019 >> 7 p.m. ET >> Highmark Stadium >> Pittsburgh, PA MARCH Sat. 16 @Tampa Bay Rowdies CW L, 0-2 TALE OF THE TAPE GAME 32 - QUICK HITTERS Sat. 23 @Swope Park Rangers CW T, 2-2 • Riverhounds SC (17-4-10 overall, 10-0-6 home) will battle Sat. 30 @Bethlehem Steel FC CW T, 2-2 Atlanta United 2 (8-16-7 overall, 1-8-6 away) this Saturday for APRIL their second meeting this season. This will be the Hounds’ fifth Sat. 6 @Louisville City FC CW W, 1-0 game in the past 15 days. Sat. 13 HARTFORD ATHLETIC ESPN+ W, 3-1 • In their first meeting, the Hounds won, 5-0, on June 15 at Sat. 20 SAINT LOUIS FC ESPN+ T, 0-0 Fifth Third Bank Stadium. Scoring for Pittsburgh were Robbie Sat. 27 NASHVILLE SC ESPN+ T, 2-2 Mertz (4’), Steevan Dos Santos (7’), Neco Brett (13’), Thomas Vancaeyezeele (70’) and an own goal from Laurence Wyke in MAY PITTSBURGH ATLANTA Sat. 4 @Charleston Battery CW T, 2-2 17-4-10 Record 8-16-7 the 76th minute. Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup Round 2* 1st 13th Standing • Pittsburgh is unbeaten in regular season games at Highmark Tue. 14 DAYTON DUTCH LIONS* ESPN+ W, 3-0 4-0-1 Last Five 3-0-2 W3 Streak T1 Stadium over the course of the past year. The last time the Sat. 25 CHARLOTTE INDEPENDENCE ESPN+ T, 0-0 Bob Lilley Head Coach Stephen Glass club dropped a regular season showdown at the venue came Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup Round 3** @RiverhoundsSC Twitter Handles @atlutd2 on July 21, 2018 - a 1-0 defeat to the Charleston Battery. Wed. 29 INDY ELEVEN** ESPN+ W, 1-0 All-Time Head-to-Head The Hounds have gone 14-0-10 in regular season matches at ............................................................................................2-0-1 Highmark Stadium since this defeat. JUNE Referee • The Hounds lead the USL Championship with 15 clean sheets. Sat. 1 @Indy Eleven CW L, 1-2 .......................................................................... Elvis Osmanovic Sat. 8 OTTAWA FURY FC ESPN+ T, 2-2 Assistants • Pittsburgh is tied for the least yellow cards (38) in the USL Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup Round 4*** ............................................. Walter Heatherly, Ross Kleinstuber Championship. Tue. 11 @Columbus Crew SC*** ESPN+ L, 0-1 Fourth Official ............................................................................Brad Neumann • Riverhounds SC has allowed just eight first-half goals this Sat. 15 @Atlanta United 2 CW W, 5-0 Injuries season. Sat. 22 NEW YORK RED BULLS II ESPN+ W, 3-0 .........................................Sammy Kahsai - Questionable (ankle) • The Hounds are undefeated (9-0-0) when forward Steevan Dos Sat. 29 BIRMINGHAM LEGION FC ESPN+ W, 4-1 Suspensions ................................... Robbie Mertz (yellow card accumulation) Santos has scored a goal. JULY • Kenardo Forbes currently ranks seventh in the USL Thu. 4 BETHLEHEM STEEL FC CW W, 1-0 Championship with 68 chances created. Sun. 7 @Charlotte Independence ESPN+ L, 0-1 STAT COMPARISON • On the club’s all-time home-goal leaderboard (all Sat. 13 TAMPA BAY ROWDIES ESPN+ T, 1-1 Sat. 20 NORTH CAROLINA FC ESPN+ W, 1-0 Hounds Category Atlanta competitions), midfielder Kevin Kerr ranks second with 24 Sat. 27 @Hartford Athletic CW W, 4-2 1.77 Scoring Average 1.26 tallies and forward Neco Brett places fifth with 18 tallies at 0.94 Opponent Scoring Average 2.29 friendly confines. 55 Goals Forced 39 29 Goals Allowed 71 • Pittsburgh holds a 21-4-13 home record under head coach AUGUST Sat. 3 MEMPHIS 901 FC ESPN+ W, 4-0 +26 Goal Differential -32 Bob Lilley in all competitions. 39 Assists 34 Sat. 10 SWOPE PARK RANGERS ESPN+ W, 3-2 11.61 Shots/Game 12.81 • The Hounds currently have six players (Neco Brett, Steevan Wed. 14 @New York Red Bulls II ESPN+ W, 2-1 4.06 SOG/Game 4.16 Dos Santos, Kenardo Forbes, Robbie Mertz, Kevin Kerr and Sat. 17 @North Carolina FC ESPN+ L, 0-5 38 Yellow Cards 79 ) who have at least 10 points this season. Fri. 23 LOUDOUN UNITED FC ESPN+ W, 1-0 4 Red Cards 4 Anthony Velarde This is the first time in club history at least six players have Fri. 30 @Ottawa Fury FC ESPN+ W, 4-0 TEAM LEADERS recorded double-digit points in a single season. • With one more win, the Hounds will set an all-time club record SEPTEMBER Sat. 7 LOUISVILLE CITY FC ESPN+ T, 0-0 Hounds Category Atlanta in single-season wins. The team has currently matched its 17 Neco Brett, 12 Goals Bienvenue Kanakimana, 6 Sat. 14 CHARLESTON BATTERY ESPN+ W, 1-0 Kenardo Forbes, 9 Assists Luiz Fernando, 4 wins from the 2004 campaign. Sat. 21 @Nashville SC CW T, 0-0 Neco Brett, 29 Points Two tied, 12 Tue. 24 @Memphis 901 FC ESPN+ W, 1-0 Steevan Dos Santos, 60 Andrew Carleton, 33 Shots Sat. 28 INDY ELEVEN ESPN+ W, 3-0 Tobi Adewole, 2,578 Minutes Jack Metcalf, 2,486 Jordan Dover, 6 Yellow Cards Laurence Wyke, 11 Four tied, 1 Red Cards Four tied, 1 OCTOBER Ben Lundgaard, 0.75 GAA* Brendan Moore, 1.33 Tue. 1 @Loudoun United FC ESPN+ W, 2-1 Kyle Morton, .708 SV%* Brendan Moore, .774 Sat. 5 ATLANTA UNITED 2 ESPN+ 7 p.m. *Min. three games played Sat. 12 @Saint Louis FC ESPN+ 8:30 p.m. Sun. 20 @Birmingham Legion FC CW 5:30 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 ............................................................ Kevin Kerr (27) 12 (vs. Birmingham 6/29) 0 (seven times) Points 13 (at North Carolina 8/17) 0 (15 times) All-Time Record at Highmark Stadium .............................................. 51-34-33 5 (at Atlanta 6/15) 0 (seven times) Goals 5 (at North Carolina 8/17) 0 (15 times) 4 (vs. Birmingham 6/29) 0 (10 times) Assists 3 (at North Carolina 8/17) 0 (16 times) Last Game Summary 23 (vs. Memphis 8/3) 3 (vs. Nashville 4/27) Shots 17 (at Indy Eleven 6/1) 4 (two times) Riverhounds SC 2, Loudoun United FC 1 11 (vs. Memphis 8/3) 0 (four times) SOG 8 (at North Carolina 8/17) 1 (six times) Game 31 • Segra Field • Oct. 1, 2019 5 (vs. New York 6/22) 0 (three times) Saves 7 (two times) 0 (seven times) Pittsburgh Riverhounds SC (17-4-10) defeated Loudoun 19 (vs. Swope Park 8/10) 6 (two times) Fouls 20 (at Charleston 5/4) 6 (at Ottawa 8/30) United FC (7-17-6), 2-1, on Tuesday at Segra Field. With the win, the Hounds now hold the top spot in the Eastern Conference. Loudoun struck first with a tally MILESTONE TRACKER from Kyle Murphy in the 52nd minute. Shortly afterward, Pittsburgh fought back with goals from Neco Brett in the • Christian Volesky is one goal away from 40 career tallies at the USL Championship level. 57th minute and Joe Greenspan in the 62nd minute. • Kevin Kerr is one goal away from tying Thiago Martins for the second-most career league tallies in club TIME OUT LAST history. Kerr currently has 29 career league goals with the Hounds. Follow Pittsburgh Riverhounds SC Pittsburgh Riverhounds SC > riverhounds.com > @RiverhoundsSC > #PITvATL NOTES QUICK FACTS ACTIVE ROSTER Roster Size: 24 • Returners: 10 • Newcomers: 14 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) Nickname: Hounds 1 Kyle Morton GK 6-4 195 25 West Chester, Pa. (Rochester Rhinos) Colors: Black & Gold 2 Tobi Adewole D 6-3 195 23 Ashton, Md. (George Washington University) Conference: USL Championship Eastern Conference 3 Uchenna Uzo D 5-11 204 26 Lagos, Nigeria (Phoenix Rising FC) Venue: Highmark Stadium 4 Dani Rovira* D 5-9 145 22 Bogota, Colombia (University of Vermont) 5 Jordan Dover D 5-8 150 24 Ajax, Ontario, Canada (Rochester Rhinos) Capacity: 5,000 6 Sammy Kahsai* M 6-0 165 24 Hyattsville, Md. (UMBC) Owner: Tuffy Shallenberger 7 Ryan James D 5-8 155 25 Mississauga, Ontario, Canada (Nashville SC) Website: www.riverhounds.com 8 Steevan Dos Santos F 6-4 208 30 Mindelo, Cape Verde (Ottawa Fury FC) 9 Neco Brett F 5-8 165 27 Kingston, Jamaica (Portland Timbers 2) 10 Kevin Kerr M 5-10 160 30 York, England (S.C. Wiedenbruck) 11 Kenardo Forbes M 5-10 165 31 Kingston, Jamaica (Rochester Rhinos) RECORD WHEN... 12 Christian Volesky F 6-1 170 27 Henderson, Nev. (OKC Energy FC) 13 Caleb Smith* D 5-9 155 22 Arlington, Texas (Southern Methodist University) At home ............................................................... 10-0-6 14 Noah Franke M 5-8 140 24 Orlando, Fla. (Creighton University) On road ................................................................. 7-4-4 15 Anthony Velarde* M 5-7 160 23 Reedley, Calif. (Fresno Pacific University) In games decided by one goal ................................. 9-2 16 Mark Forrest* F 6-3 195 22 Douglassville, Pa. (Lehigh University) In games decided by two goals or more .................. 8-2 17 Thomas Vancaeyezeele M 5-11 180 25 Caen, France (University of Charleston) vs. clubs with winning records ............................... 6-3-7 19 Prosper Figbe* D 6-2 195 22 Ilorin, Nigeria (University of Virginia) vs.