Riverhounds SC Communications Anthony Picardi, Director of Communications E: [email protected] | O: (412) 325-7229 | C: (412) 952-5789 PITTSBURGH RIVERHOUNDS SC (6-3-8) 2019 SCHEDULE & RECORD VS. NORTH CAROLINA FC (9-3-7) League Record: 6-3-8 Home: 4-0-5 • Away: 2-3-3 • Non-League Play: 2-1-0 Saturday, July 20, 2019 >> 7 p.m. ET >> Highmark Stadium >> Pittsburgh, PA MARCH TALE OF THE TAPE Sat. 16 @Tampa Bay Rowdies CW L, 0-2 GAME 18 - QUICK HITTERS Sat. 23 @Swope Park Rangers CW T, 2-2 • Riverhounds SC (6-3-8 overall, 4-0-5 home) will host North Sat. 30 @Bethlehem Steel FC CW T, 2-2 Carolina FC (9-3-7 overall, 4-3-3 away) for their first meeting APRIL this season. Sat. 6 @Louisville City FC CW W, 1-0 • All-time, the Hounds hold a 1-1-0 record against North Sat. 13 HARTFORD ATHLETIC ESPN+ W, 3-1 Carolina. Both previous meetings occurring during the 2018 Sat. 20 SAINT LOUIS FC ESPN+ T, 0-0 season, the Hounds defeated the foe 2-0 at home but lost 2-1 Sat. 27 NASHVILLE SC ESPN+ T, 2-2 on the road. PITTSBURGH NORTH CAROLINA • Pittsburgh enters the match off a draw against the first-place MAY Sat. 4 @Charleston Battery CW T, 2-2 6-3-8 Record 9-3-7 Tampa Bay Rowdies. This marks the team’s only draw in its Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup Round 2* 8th Standing 4th last six games. The Hounds previously tied seven of its first 11 3-1-1 Last Five 2-1-2 Tue. 14 DAYTON DUTCH LIONS* ESPN+ W, 3-0 T1 Streak W1 games before this stretch. Sat. 25 CHARLOTTE INDEPENDENCE ESPN+ T, 0-0 Bob Lilley Head Coach Dave Sarachan • At home this season, Pittsburgh is outscoring its opponents Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup Round 3** @RiverhoundsSC Twitter Handles @NorthCarolinaFC 16-7. Wed. 29 INDY ELEVEN** ESPN+ W, 1-0 All-Time Head-to-Head • Riverhounds SC has allowed just five first-half goals this ............................................................................................1-1-0 season. JUNE Referee Sat. 1 @Indy Eleven CW L, 1-2 ................................................................................ Ismir Pekmic • Limiting play in their defensive third, the Hounds have allowed Sat. 8 OTTAWA FURY FC ESPN+ T, 2-2 Assistants no more than two corner kicks in a single match to opponents Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup Round 4*** ................................................................. John Krill, Jonah Kind over the last five games. Fourth Official Tue. 11 @Columbus Crew SC*** ESPN+ L, 0-1 .........................................................................Samuel Reynolds • Pittsburgh leads the entire USL Championship with a 21 Sat. 15 @Atlanta United 2 CW W, 5-0 Injuries percent conversion rate. Sat. 22 NEW YORK RED BULLS II ESPN+ W, 3-0 ..........................................................Prosper Figbe - Out (knee) ............................................................ Caleb Smith - Out (groin) • As for discipline, the Hounds have the least yellow cards (18) in Sat. 29 BIRMINGHAM LEGION FC ESPN+ W, 4-1 the entire USL Championship. JULY • Kenardo Forbes paces the team with 38 chances created this Thu. 4 BETHLEHEM STEEL FC CW W, 1-0 STAT COMPARISON season, which ranks tied for sixth in the Eastern Conference. Sun. 7 @Charlotte Independence ESPN+ L, 0-1 Sat. 13 TAMPA BAY ROWDIES ESPN+ T, 1-1 Hounds Category North Carolina • Forbes also leads the club with 73 crosses, which places 10th 1.71 Scoring Average 1.63 in the Eastern Conference. Sat. 20 NORTH CAROLINA FC ESPN+ 7 p.m. Sat. 27 @Hartford Athletic CW 5 p.m. 1.06 Opponent Scoring Average 0.79 • The Hounds are undefeated (4-0-0) when forward Steevan Dos 29 Goals Forced 31 18 Goals Allowed 15 Santos has scored a goal. +11 Goal Differential +16 • On the club’s all-time home-goal leaderboard (all AUGUST Sat. 3 MEMPHIS 901 FC ESPN+ 7 p.m. 19 Assists 20 competitions), midfielder ranks second with 24 10.59 Shots/Game 12.68 Kevin Kerr Sat. 10 SWOPE PARK RANGERS ESPN+ 7 p.m. 3.29 SOG/Game 5.58 tallies and forward Neco Brett places tied for fifth (Phil Karn) Wed. 14 @New York Red Bulls II ESPN+ 7 p.m. 18 Yellow Cards 22 with 16 tallies at friendly confines. Sat. 17 @North Carolina FC CW 7 p.m. 2 Red Cards 2 • Pittsburgh holds a 15-4-12 home record under head coach Fri. 23 LOUDOUN UNITED FC ESPN+ 7 p.m. Bob Lilley. Fri. 30 @Ottawa Fury FC CW 7 p.m. TEAM LEADERS • The Hounds have had a deep attack this season. Of Hounds Category North Carolina Pittsburgh’s 20 field players, 10 of them have scored a goal. SEPTEMBER Two tied, 5 Goals Marios Lomis, 6 Sat. 7 LOUISVILLE CITY FC ESPN+ 7 p.m. Two tied, 4 Assists Steven Miller, 4 Sat. 14 CHARLESTON BATTERY ESPN+ 7 p.m. Kevin Kerr, 13 Points Steven Miller, 14 Sat. 21 @Nashville SC CW 8 p.m. Steevan Dos Santos, 32 Shots Steven Miller, 41 Tue. 24 @Memphis 901 FC CW 8 p.m. Thomas Vancaeyezeele, 1,530 Minutes Ben Speas, 1,622 Joe Greenspan, 4 Yellow Cards Sam Brotherton, 4 Sat. 28 INDY ELEVEN ESPN+ 7 p.m. Two tied, 1 Red Cards Two tied, 1 Ben Lundgaard, 0.75 GAA* Darrin MacLeod, 0.67 OCTOBER Ben Lundgaard, .667 SV%* Alex Tambakis, .800 Tue. 1 @Loudoun United FC ESPN+ 7:30 p.m. *Min. three games played 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 ............................................................ Kevin Kerr (27) 12 (vs. Birmingham 6/29) 0 (four times) Points 6 (two times) 0 (six times) All-Time Record at Highmark Stadium .............................................. 45-34-32 5 (at Atlanta 6/15) 0 (four times) Goals 2 (seven times) 0 (six times) 4 (vs. Birmingham 6/29) 0 (seven times) Assists 2 (two times) 0 (seven times) Last Game Summary 18 (vs. Hartford 4/13) 3 (vs. Nashville 4/27) Shots 17 (at Indy Eleven 6/1) 5 (vs. Bethlehem 7/4) Riverhounds SC 1, Tampa Bay Rowdies 1 7 (at Bethlehem 3/30) 0 (two times) SOG 6 (vs. Birmingham 6/29) 0 (vs. Bethlehem 7/4) Game 17 • Highmark Stadium • July 13, 2019 5 (vs. New York 6/22) 0 (two times) Saves 5 (at Bethlehem 3/30) 0 (five times) Pittsburgh Riverhounds SC (6-3-8) tied the Tampa Bay 18 (vs. Charlotte 5/25) 6 (at Atlanta 6/15) Fouls 20 (at Charleston 5/4) 8 (vs. Saint Louis 4/20) Rowdies (11-1-7), 1-1, Saturday night at Highmark Stadium. A penalty kick goal from Kevin Kerr got the Hounds on the board in the 52nd minute. Tampa Bay MILESTONE TRACKER responded with a late tally from Lucky Mkosana in the 84th minute. Kyle Morton manned the cage for • Neco Brett, sitting at 48 career points for the Black and Gold, is just two points away from becoming the 11th Pittsburgh, finishing the night with two saves. Hound all-time to reach the 50-point plateau with the club. TIME OUT LAST • Christian Volesky is two goals away from 40 career tallies at the USL Championship level. • Kevin Kerr is one goal away from tying Thiago Martins for the second-most career league tallies in club • history. Kerr currently has 29 career league goals with the Hounds. Follow Pittsburgh Riverhounds SC Pittsburgh Riverhounds SC > riverhounds.com > @RiverhoundsSC > #PITvNC 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 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 29 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 26 Henderson, Nev. (OKC Energy FC) 13 Caleb Smith* D 5-9 155 22 Arlington, Texas (Southern Methodist University) At home ................................................................. 4-0-5 14 Noah Franke M 5-8 140 24 Orlando, Fla. (Creighton University) On road ................................................................. 2-3-3 15 Anthony Velarde* M 5-7 160 23 Reedley, Calif. (Fresno Pacific University) In games decided by one goal ................................. 2-2 16 Mark Forrest* F 6-3 195 22 Douglassville, Pa. (Lehigh University) In games decided by two goals or more .................. 4-1 17 Thomas Vancaeyezeele M 5-11 180 24 Caen, France (University of Charleston) vs. clubs with winning records ............................... 1-2-5 19 Prosper Figbe* D 6-2 195 22 Ilorin, Nigeria (University of Virginia) vs.