Riverhounds SC Communications Anthony Picardi, Director of Communications E: [email protected] | O: (412) 325-7229 | C: (412) 952-5789 No. 1 PITTSBURGH RIVERHOUNDS SC 2019 REGULAR SEASON RESULTS VS. No. 4 LOUISVILLE CITY FC League Record: 19-4-11 Home: 10-0-7 • Away: 9-4-4 • Non-League Play: 2-1-0 Saturday, Nov. 2, 2019 >> 7 p.m. ET >> Highmark Stadium >> Pittsburgh, PA MARCH Sat. 16 @Tampa Bay Rowdies CW L, 0-2 TALE OF THE TAPE EASTERN CONFERENCE SEMIS Sat. 23 @Swope Park Rangers CW T, 2-2 • No. 1 seed Pittsburgh Riverhounds SC plays host to No. 4 Sat. 30 @Bethlehem Steel FC CW T, 2-2 seed Louisville City FC on Saturday at Highmark Stadium in an APRIL Eastern Conference Semifinals showdown. Sat. 6 @Louisville City FC CW W, 1-0 • The Hounds hold a 1-0-1 record against Louisville this season. Sat. 13 HARTFORD ATHLETIC ESPN+ W, 3-1 Pittsburgh defeated the foe, 1-0, courtesy of a Neco Brett Sat. 20 SAINT LOUIS FC ESPN+ T, 0-0 penalty kick goal on April 6 at Louisville Slugger Field and tied Sat. 27 NASHVILLE SC ESPN+ T, 2-2 the foe, 0-0, on Sept. 7 at Highmark Stadium. • Despite holding an all-time record of 3-5-4 against Louisville, MAY PITTSBURGH LOUISVILLE Sat. 4 @Charleston Battery CW T, 2-2 19-4-11 Regular Season Record 17-8-9 Pittsburgh has never beat the adversary at home (0-4-3). Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup Round 2* No. 1 No. 4 Seed • Pittsburgh is currently riding a 12-game unbeaten streak. The Tue. 14 DAYTON DUTCH LIONS* ESPN+ W, 3-0 Bob Lilley Head Coach John Hackworth @RiverhoundsSC Twitter Handles @loucityfc last loss came back on Aug. 17 against North Carolina FC, a Sat. 25 CHARLOTTE INDEPENDENCE ESPN+ T, 0-0 game in which the Hounds played down a man for more than Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup Round 3** Wed. 29 INDY ELEVEN** ESPN+ W, 1-0 All-Time Head-to-Head a half due to a red card. ............................................................................................3-5-4 • Pittsburgh is 8-11 all-time in postseason play. Referee • Last time out in the Eastern Conference Quarterfinals, JUNE ......................................................................... Michael Radchuk Sat. 1 @Indy Eleven CW L, 1-2 Assistants Riverhounds SC defeated Birmingham Legion FC, 7-0. This ...............................................................Tom Felice, Ben Pilgrim tied a club single-game record with seven goals scored (all Sat. 8 OTTAWA FURY FC ESPN+ T, 2-2 Fourth Official Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup Round 4*** .......................................................................... Elvis Osmanovic competitions). Seven goals are the most the club has ever Tue. 11 @Columbus Crew SC*** ESPN+ L, 0-1 Injuries scored in a postseason game. Sat. 15 @Atlanta United 2 CW W, 5-0 ..........................................................Todd Pratzner - Out (head) • In this Conference Quarterfinals match,Neco Brett scored four Sat. 22 NEW YORK RED BULLS II ESPN+ W, 3-0 goals. He became the second player, joining Thiago Martins, Sat. 29 BIRMINGHAM LEGION FC ESPN+ W, 4-1 STAT COMPARISON in club history to score four goals in a single match. Brett is JULY now the club’s all-time leading postseason goalscorer. Hounds Category Louisville Thu. 4 BETHLEHEM STEEL FC CW W, 1-0 1.86 Scoring Average 1.71 • The Hounds are undefeated (10-0-0) when forward Steevan Sun. 7 @Charlotte Independence ESPN+ L, 0-1 0.86 Opponent Scoring Average 1.20 scores a goal. Sat. 13 TAMPA BAY ROWDIES ESPN+ T, 1-1 65 60 Dos Santos Goals Forced Sat. 20 NORTH CAROLINA FC ESPN+ W, 1-0 30 Goals Allowed 42 • The Hounds had six players (Neco Brett, Steevan Dos Santos, Sat. 27 @Hartford Athletic CW W, 4-2 +35 Goal Differential +18 Kenardo Forbes, Robbie Mertz, Kevin Kerr and Anthony 44 Assists 41 ) who posted at least 10 points this regular season. 11.97 Shots/Game 16.14 Velarde 4.34 SOG/Game 5.20 This is the first time in club history at least six players have AUGUST Sat. 3 MEMPHIS 901 FC ESPN+ W, 4-0 43 Yellow Cards 58 recorded double-digit points in a single season. 4 Red Cards 6 Sat. 10 SWOPE PARK RANGERS ESPN+ W, 3-2 • This year, the Hounds have 20 clean sheets in 38 matches Wed. 14 @New York Red Bulls II ESPN+ W, 2-1 across all competitions, including league, postseason and Sat. 17 @North Carolina FC ESPN+ L, 0-5 TEAM LEADERS Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup play. Fri. 23 LOUDOUN UNITED FC ESPN+ W, 1-0 Hounds Category Louisville • In 20 matches across all competitions, Pittsburgh is unbeaten Fri. 30 @Ottawa Fury FC ESPN+ W, 4-0 Neco Brett, 17 Goals Magnus Rasmussen, 15 Kenardo Forbes, 10 Assists Oscar Jimenez, 7 at home (13-0-7). Neco Brett, 39 Points Magnus Rasmussen, 33 SEPTEMBER Steevan Dos Santos, 71 Shots Magnus Rasmussen, 65 Sat. 7 LOUISVILLE CITY FC ESPN+ T, 0-0 Tobi Adewole, 2,930 Minutes Oscar Jimenez, 3,034 Sat. 14 CHARLESTON BATTERY ESPN+ W, 1-0 Jordan Dover, 7 Yellow Cards Paco Craig, 12 Sat. 21 @Nashville SC CW T, 0-0 Four tied, 1 Red Cards Paco Craig, 2 Tue. 24 @Memphis 901 FC ESPN+ W, 1-0 Ben Lundgaard, 0.75 Ben Lundt, 0.92 GAA* Sat. 28 INDY ELEVEN ESPN+ W, 3-0 Kyle Morton, .714 SV%* Chris Hubbard, .739 *Min. three games played Stats consist of regular season and playoffs totals OCTOBER Tue. 1 @Loudoun United FC ESPN+ W, 2-1 Sat. 5 ATLANTA UNITED 2 ESPN+ T, 1-1 HIGHS AND LOWS Sat. 12 @Saint Louis FC ESPN+ W, 1-0 Sun. 20 @Birmingham Legion FC CW W, 1-0 TEAM Hounds High Hounds Low Category Opponent High Opponent Low 18 (vs. Birmingham 10/26) 0 (seven times) Points 13 (at North Carolina 8/17) 0 (18 times) Last Game Summary 7 (vs. Birmingham 10/26) 0 (seven times) Goals 5 (at North Carolina 8/17) 0 (18 times) Riverhounds SC 7, Birmingham Legion FC 0 4 (two times) 0 (12 times) Assists 3 (at North Carolina 8/17) 0 (19 times) Conference Quarterfinals • Highmark Stadium • Oct. 26, 2019 24 (at Birmingham 10/20) 3 (vs. Nashville 4/27) Shots 17 (at Indy Eleven 6/1) 3 (at Birmingham 10/20) No. 1 seed Pittsburgh Riverhounds SC advanced to the 12 (at Birmingham 10/20) 0 (four times) SOG 8 (at North Carolina 8/17) 0 (at Saint Louis 10/12) Eastern Conference Semifinals after taking down 10th-seeded 5 (vs. New York 6/22) 0 (five times) Saves 11 (at Birmingham 10/20) 0 (eight times) Birmingham Legion FC, 7-0, in its first-ever playoff win at 19 (vs. Swope Park 8/10) 6 (two times) Fouls 20 (at Charleston 5/4) 6 (at Ottawa 8/30) Highmark Stadium on Saturday. A record crowd of 5,627 attended the match. scored four goals while *regular season and postseason Neco Brett Jordan Dover and Robbie Mertz each added one of their own en route to the win, setting a new club record for most goals LAST TIME OUT LAST scored in a playoff game in the process. Kyle Morton recorded 2019 USL CHAMPIONSHIP PLAYOFFS two saves to earn the clean sheet in net. Round/Opponent W/L G A PTS SH SOG POSS PA% CK OFF FC PK PKG YC RC OG S Eastern Conference Quarterfinals @HOUNDS W 7 4 16 12 7 62.5 86.2 7 2 10 2 2 1 0 0 2 Birmingham 0 0 0 4 2 37.5 73.4 1 0 13 0 0 2 1 1 1 Pittsburgh Riverhounds SC > riverhounds.com > @RiverhoundsSC > #PITvLOU 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 24 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 23 Arlington, Texas (Southern Methodist University) At home ............................................................... 11-0-7 14 Noah Franke M 5-8 140 24 Orlando, Fla. (Creighton University) On road ................................................................. 9-4-4 15 Anthony Velarde* M 5-7 160 23 Reedley, Calif. (Fresno Pacific University) In games decided by one goal ............................... 11-2 16 Mark Forrest* F 6-3 195 22 Douglassville, Pa. (Lehigh University) In games decided by two goals or more .................. 9-2 17 Thomas Vancaeyezeele M 5-11 180 25 Caen, France (University of Charleston) vs. clubs with winning records ..............................