Riverhounds SC Communications Anthony Picardi, Director of Communications E: [email protected] | O: (412) 325-7229 | C: (412) 952-5789 PITTSBURGH RIVERHOUNDS SC (9-3-8) 2019 SCHEDULE & RECORD VS. SWOPE PARK RANGERS (3-11-6) League Record: 9-3-8 Home: 6-0-5 • Away: 3-3-3 • Non-League Play: 2-1-0 Saturday, Aug. 10, 2019 >> 7 p.m. ET >> Highmark Stadium >> Pittsburgh, PA MARCH TALE OF THE TAPE Sat. 16 @Tampa Bay Rowdies CW L, 0-2 GAME 21 - QUICK HITTERS Sat. 23 @Swope Park Rangers CW T, 2-2 • Riverhounds SC (9-3-8 overall, 6-0-5 home) will host Swope Sat. 30 @Bethlehem Steel FC CW T, 2-2 Park Rangers (3-11-6 overall, 0-7-2 away) for their second APRIL meeting this season. Sat. 6 @Louisville City FC CW W, 1-0 • In their first meeting, the teams played to a 2-2 draw at Sat. 13 HARTFORD ATHLETIC ESPN+ W, 3-1 Children’s Mercy Park in Kansas City, Kansas. Tobi Adewole Sat. 20 SAINT LOUIS FC ESPN+ T, 0-0 (71st minute) and Anthony Velarde (90’+1 minute) scored for Sat. 27 NASHVILLE SC ESPN+ T, 2-2 the Hounds whereas Rodney Wallace (83rd minute) and Kelyn PITTSBURGH SWOPE PARK Rowe (88th minute) potted tallies for the Rangers. MAY Sat. 4 @Charleston Battery CW T, 2-2 9-3-8 Record 3-11-6 • Pittsburgh is unbeaten in regular season games at Highmark Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup Round 2* 6th Standing 18th Stadium over the course of the past year. The last time the 3-1-1 Last Five 2-3-0 Tue. 14 DAYTON DUTCH LIONS* ESPN+ W, 3-0 W3 Streak L2 club dropped a regular season showdown at the venue came Sat. 25 CHARLOTTE INDEPENDENCE ESPN+ T, 0-0 Bob Lilley Head Coach Paulo Nagamura on July 21, 2018 - a 1-0 defeat to the Charleston Battery. Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup Round 3** @RiverhoundsSC Twitter Handles @SwopeRangers The Hounds have gone 10-0-9 in regular season matches at Wed. 29 INDY ELEVEN** ESPN+ W, 1-0 All-Time Head-to-Head Highmark Stadium since this defeat. ............................................................................................0-0-1 • Riverhounds SC has allowed just five first-half goals this JUNE Referee Sat. 1 @Indy Eleven CW L, 1-2 .......................................................................Alejandro Mariscal season. Sat. 8 OTTAWA FURY FC ESPN+ T, 2-2 Assistants • Pittsburgh leads the USL Championship with a 21 percent Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup Round 4*** ...................................................... Eric Weisbrod, James Duling conversion rate. Fourth Official Tue. 11 @Columbus Crew SC*** ESPN+ L, 0-1 ...............................................................................Jason Caruso • As for discipline, the Hounds have the least yellow cards (20) in Sat. 15 @Atlanta United 2 CW W, 5-0 Injuries the entire USL Championship. Sat. 22 NEW YORK RED BULLS II ESPN+ W, 3-0 ..........................................................Prosper Figbe - Out (knee) ............................................................ Caleb Smith - Out (groin) • Kenardo Forbes paces the team with 45 chances created this Sat. 29 BIRMINGHAM LEGION FC ESPN+ W, 4-1 season, which ranks fifth in the Eastern Conference. JULY • Posting two helpers last time out, Forbes now has 14 career Thu. 4 BETHLEHEM STEEL FC CW W, 1-0 STAT COMPARISON assists with the Hounds. This ranks No. 6 all-time in club Sun. 7 @Charlotte Independence ESPN+ L, 0-1 Sat. 13 TAMPA BAY ROWDIES ESPN+ T, 1-1 Hounds Category Swope Park history. 1.90 Scoring Average 1.25 • Goalkeeper Kyle Morton recorded his fifth clean sheet of the Sat. 20 NORTH CAROLINA FC ESPN+ W, 1-0 1.00 Opponent Scoring Average 2.25 season last time out against Memphis 901 FC. In the midst of Sat. 27 @Hartford Athletic CW W, 4-2 38 Goals Forced 25 20 Goals Allowed 45 his second season with the organization, he now ranks No. 5 +18 Goal Differential -20 all-time in club history with eight career shutouts. He has eight AUGUST Sat. 3 MEMPHIS 901 FC ESPN+ W, 4-0 24 Assists 17 shutouts in 15 career games played for the Black and Gold. 11.70 Shots/Game 11.00 Sat. 10 SWOPE PARK RANGERS ESPN+ 7 p.m. 4.15 SOG/Game 4.00 • The Hounds are undefeated (6-0-0) when forward Steevan Dos Wed. 14 @New York Red Bulls II ESPN+ 7 p.m. 20 Yellow Cards 38 Santos has scored a goal. Sat. 17 @North Carolina FC CW 7 p.m. 2 Red Cards 3 • On the club’s all-time home-goal leaderboard (all Fri. 23 LOUDOUN UNITED FC ESPN+ 7 p.m. competitions), midfielderKevin Kerr ranks second with 24 Fri. 30 @Ottawa Fury FC CW 7 p.m. TEAM LEADERS tallies and forward Neco Brett places tied for fifth Phil( Karn) Hounds Category Swope Park with 16 tallies at friendly confines. SEPTEMBER Three tied, 6 Goals Felipe Hernandez, 8 Sat. 7 LOUISVILLE CITY FC ESPN+ 7 p.m. Kenardo Forbes, 6 Assists Alexsander Andrade, 5 • Pittsburgh holds a 17-4-12 home record under head coach Sat. 14 CHARLESTON BATTERY ESPN+ 7 p.m. Two tied, 14 Points Felipe Hernandez, 18 Bob Lilley in all competitions. Sat. 21 @Nashville SC CW 8 p.m. Steevan Dos Santos, 40 Shots Ethan Vanacore-Decker, 22 Tue. 24 @Memphis 901 FC CW 8 p.m. Thomas Vancaeyezeele, 1,800 Minutes Alexsander Andrade, 1,693 Joe Greenspan, 4 Yellow Cards Mark Segbers, 6 Sat. 28 INDY ELEVEN ESPN+ 7 p.m. Two tied, 1 Red Cards Three tied, 1 Ben Lundgaard, 0.75 GAA* Adrián Zendejas, 2.00 OCTOBER Two tied, .677 SV%* Eric Dick, .673 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 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 (four times) Points 6 (two times) 0 (eight times) All-Time Record at Highmark Stadium .............................................. 47-34-32 5 (at Atlanta 6/15) 0 (four times) Goals 2 (eight times) 0 (eight times) 4 (vs. Birmingham 6/29) 0 (seven times) Assists 2 (two times) 0 (nine times) Last Game Summary 23 (vs. Memphis 8/3) 3 (vs. Nashville 4/27) Shots 17 (at Indy Eleven 6/1) 4 (vs. Memphis 8/3) Riverhounds SC 4, Memphis 901 FC 0 11 (vs. Memphis 8/3) 0 (two times) SOG 6 (vs. Birmingham 6/29) 1 (four times) Game 20 • Highmark Stadium • Aug. 3, 2019 5 (vs. New York 6/22) 0 (two times) Saves 7 (vs. Memphis 8/3) 0 (five times) Pittsburgh Riverhounds SC (9-3-8) defeated Memphis 18 (vs. Charlotte 5/25) 6 (two times) Fouls 20 (at Charleston 5/4) 8 (vs. Saint Louis 4/20) 901 FC (4-10-6), 4-0, this past Saturday at Highmark Stadium. Tobi Adewole’s goal in the first half set the stage for the night, as Pittsburgh went on to win in MILESTONE TRACKER convincing fashion. • 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 TIME OUT LAST history. Kerr currently has 29 career league goals with the Hounds. Follow Pittsburgh Riverhounds SC Pittsburgh Riverhounds SC > riverhounds.com > @RiverhoundsSC > #PITvSPR 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 ................................................................. 6-0-5 14 Noah Franke M 5-8 140 24 Orlando, Fla. (Creighton University) On road ................................................................. 3-3-3 15 Anthony Velarde* M 5-7 160 23 Reedley, Calif. (Fresno Pacific University) In games decided by one goal ................................. 3-2 16 Mark Forrest* F 6-3 195 22 Douglassville, Pa. (Lehigh University) In games decided by two goals or more .................. 6-1 17 Thomas Vancaeyezeele M 5-11 180 25 Caen, France (University of Charleston) vs. clubs with winning records ............................... 2-2-5 19 Prosper Figbe* D 6-2 195 22 Ilorin, Nigeria (University of Virginia) vs. clubs with losing records .................................. 6-1-3 20 Joe Greenspan D 6-6 205 26 Westfield, N.J.