Riverhounds SC Communications Matt Grubba, Director of Communications E: [email protected] | O: (412) 325-7229 | C: (434) 238-6431 PITTSBURGH RIVERHOUNDS SC (6-4-3) 2021 SCHEDULE & RECORD vs. LOUDOUN UNITED FC (2-9-0) Saturday, July 17 >> 7 p.m. ET >> Highmark Stadium >> Pittsburgh, Pa. League Record: 6-4-3 Home: 2-2-1 • Away: 4-2-2 • Division: 5-3-3 TALE OF THE TAPE GAME 14 - QUICK HITTERS MAY • The Hounds and Loudoun meet for the third time this season Sat. 8 @Tampa Bay Rowdies WPNT L, 0-3 after splitting the first two meetings, both in Leesburg, Va. Sat. 15 @Hartford Athletic WPNT D, 1-1 • Loudoun won the last meeting, 2-1, on June 30, which was the Sat. 22 Charlotte Independence WPNT L, 0-1 Fri. 28 @New York Red Bulls II ESPN+ W, 3-0 first time in seven matches the Hounds failed to win against the Virginia club. • Defenders Jelani Peters and Mekeil Williams are away with JUNE the Trinidad & Tobago National Team in the CONCACAF Gold Wed. 2 @Loudoun United FC ESPN+ W, 3-2 PITTSBURGH LOUDOUN Cup. Both players have appeared in the Soca Warriors two Sun. 6 Austin Bold FC WPNT L, 0-1 6-4-3 Record 2-9-0 matches thus far, including the tournament-opening 0-0 draw Sat. 12 Miami FC WPNT D, 1-1 2nd - Atlantic Division Standing 8th - Atlantic with Gold Cup favorites Mexico. Tues. 15 @Indy Eleven ESPN Deportes W, 1-0 4-1-0 Last Five 1-4-0 Sat. 19 @Tampa Bay Rowdies WPNT W, 2-1 W1 Streak L2 • Forward Russell Cicerone leads the team with five goals. That Fri. 25 New York Red Bulls II ESPN+ W, 2-1 Bob Lilley Head Coach Ryan Martin total matches his career-high for league goals in a season, @RiverhoundsSC Twitter @LoudounUnitedFC Wed. 30 @Loudoun United FC ESPN+ L, 1-2 which he did in both 2019 and 2020 with St. Louis. All-Time Head-to-Head • MidfielderDanny Griffin is the only Hounds player to have ............................................................................................6-1-0 played every minute of the season thus far, and he is tied for Referee JULY ..............................................................................Kyle Johnston second on the team with two goals. Sat. 3 Charlotte Independence WPNT W, 1-0 Assistant referees • Tommy Williamson, the first-year forward on loan from the San Wed. 7 @Charleston Battery ESPN+ D, 1-1 .......................................................Kevin Lock, Ross Kleinstuber Jose Earthquakes, scored his second goal of the season in the Sat. 17 Loudoun United FC WPNT 7 p.m. Fourth official Fri. 23 @New York Red Bulls II ESPN+ 7 p.m. ..................................................................................Austin Saini team’s last match, July 7, to grab a 1-1 draw at Charleston. Sat. 31 Hartford Athletic WPNT 7 p.m. Injuries/Inactives • Goalkeeper recorded his second shutout of the .......................................QUESTIONABLE — Wyatt Borso (foot) Danny Vitiello ............................................ OUT — Jordan Dover (lower body) season in the July 3 win over Charlotte. He has seven clean ............................................................. OUT — Josh Gatt (knee) sheets since joining the Hounds at the start of 2020, which AUGUST ....................................OUT — Jelani Peters (international duty) Fri. 6 @Charleston Battery ESPN+ 7:30 p.m. ................................. OUT - Mekeil Williams (international duty) already ranks him sixth all-time in club history • MidfielderKenardo Forbes, the USL Championship’s all-time Wed. 11 Miami FC ESPN+ 6 p.m. assists leader, recorded his second of the season and 41st in Sat. 14 @Charlotte Independence WPNT 7 p.m. STAT COMPARISON USL play June 25 against New York. Forward leads Wed. 18 Tampa Bay Rowdies ESPN+ 6 p.m. Alex Dixon Sun. 22 Atlanta United 2 WPNT 7 p.m. Hounds Category Loudoun the team in that category with three, including one in the Sat. 28 @Hartford Athletic WPNT 7 p.m. 1.23 Scoring Average 0.82 Hounds’ 3-2 win at Loudoun on June 2. 1.08 Opponent Scoring Average 1.64 16 Goals Scored 9 • Defender Jordan Dover played his 100th USL regular-season 14 Goals Allowed 18 match June 12 against Miami. He joined teammates Kenardo SEPTEMBER +2 Goal Differential -9 Wed. 1 New York Red Bulls II ESPN+ 6 p.m. 8.08 11.00 Forbes, Alex Dixon and Todd Wharton as the only current Shots/Game Sat. 4 @San Antonio FC WPNT 8:30 p.m. 3.69 SOG/Game 4.00 Hounds to surpass the century mark, but injury has limited 48% Average possession 58% Dover to one appearance since that match. Sat. 11 Loudoun United FC WPNT 7 p.m. 24 Yellow Cards 30 Sat. 18 @Charlotte Independence WPNT 7 p.m. 2 Red Cards 1 • Defender Tom Judge was acquired last week on loan from Sat. 25 Charleston Battery WPNT 7 p.m. Nashville SC. A second-round MLS draft pick out of James TEAM LEADERS Madison, Judge has yet to make his professional debut. • The Hounds allowed just 10 goals in 16 regular-season Hounds Category Loudoun OCTOBER Russell Cicerone, 5 Goals Jovanny Bolívar, 4 matches during 2020, making it the team’s best-ever defensive Sat. 2 @Miami FC WPNT 7:30 p.m. Alex Dixon, 3 Assists Abdellatif Aboukoura, 2 season by both total goals and goals per game. Sun. 10 Tampa Bay Rowdies WPNT TBD Russell Cicerone, 12 Points Jovanny Bolívar, 9 Sun. 17 @Miami FC WPNT 7:30 p.m. • In 106 all-competition matches under Bob Lilley, the Hounds Cicerone/Dikwa, 15 Shots Jovanny Bolívar, 27 Sat. 23 Charleston Battery WPNT 7 p.m. Danny Griffin, 1,170 Timmy Mehl, 952 have allowed just 91 goals, an average of 0.86 goals per Minutes Sat. 30 Hartford Athletic WPNT 7 p.m. Three tied, 3 Yellow Cards Ku-Dipietro/Mehl, 4 game. Forbes/Peters, 1 Red Cards Michael Gamble, 1 Danny Vitiello, 1.00 GAA Jermaine Fordah, 2.11 *Times, dates and locations subject to change Danny Vitiello, .714 SV% Jermaine Fordah, .620 *minimum 3 games played for GK statistics SUPERLATIVES CLUB NOTABLES TEAM Most Appearances .............................................................David Flavius (183) All-Time Goals Leader ..........................................................David Flavius (58) Hounds High Hounds Low Category Opp High Opp Low All-Time Assists Leaders ..........................Kevin Kerr and Kenardo Forbes (27) 3 (two times) 0 (three times) Goals 2 (two times) 0 (three times) All-Time Record at Highmark Stadium .............................................. 59-39-36 3 (at New York 5/28) 0 (five times) Assists 2 (vs. Pittsburgh 6/30) 0 (five times) 14 (two times) 5 (two times) Shots 20 (at Miami 5/2) 4 (vs. Pittsburgh 6/2) Last Game Summary 9 (vs. Charlotte 7/3) 1 (two times) SOG 8 (at Miami 5/2) 2 (at Hartford 6/19) Riverhounds SC 1, Charleston Battery 1 5 (two times) 0 (two times) Saves 6 (at Hartford 6/19) 0 (vs. New York 5/18) Game 13 • Patriots Point Soccer Complex, Mount Pleasant, S.C. • July 7, 2021 18 (two times) 8 (two times) Fouls 15 (vs. New York 5/18) 10 (two times) In a match moved to a 4 p.m. start with Tropical Storm Elsa bearing down on the Charleston area, the Hounds came away with a late draw. Geobel Pérez put the Battery ahead in the ninth minute after getting behind MILESTONE TRACKER the Hounds’ defense, but Tommy Williamson came off the bench and netted his second of the season with a • With his 27th assist for the Hounds in the win over New York on June 25, Kenardo Forbes tied the club blistering shot that tied the game in the 85th minute. record for assists posted by Kevin Kerr (2013-19). His next helper gives him sole possession of first. TIME OUT LAST • Forbes also is poised to play his 100th match in all competitions for the Hounds today. With his next appearance, he becomes 11th player with 100 appearances in club history. • Bob Lilley is coaching his 107th game in all competitions as head coach of the Hounds. Barring any schedule changes, he is poised to tie Justin Evans’ franchise record 112 games in charge on Aug. 14 at Charlotte. Follow Pittsburgh Riverhounds SC Pittsburgh Riverhounds SC > riverhounds.com > @RiverhoundsSC > #PITvLDN ROSTER & NOTES QUICK FACTS ACTIVE ROSTER Roster Size: 24 • Returners: 7 • Newcomers: 17 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) First match: May 1, 1999 1 Danny Vitiello GK 6’2” 185 25 Massapequa, N.Y. (Nashville SC) Nickname: Hounds 2 Ezra Armstrong D 5’9” 175 22 Gastonia, N.C. (Skovshoved IF) Colors: Black & Gold 3 Casey Bartlett-Scott D 5’11” 170 26 Portsmouth, England (Fareham Town) Conference: Eastern Conference, Atlantic Division 4 Dani Rovira D 5’9” 148 24 Bogotá, Colombia (University of Vermont) Venue: Highmark Stadium 5 Jordan Dover D 5’8” 160 26 Ajax, Ontario (Rochester Rhinos) 5,000 6 Jalen Robinson D 6’0” 165 27 Catonsville, Md. (D.C. United) Capacity: 7 Alex Dixon F 5’8” 145 31 Bay City, Texas (Hartford Athletic) Owner: Tuffy Shallenberger 8 Tommy Williamson F 6’1” 175 22 Anaheim, Calif. (San Jose Earthquakes - loan) Website: www.riverhounds.com 9 Albert Dikwa F 6’0” 165 23 Garoua, Cameroon (Saint Louis FC) 10 Russell Cicerone F 5’11” 170 26 Bloomfield Hills, Mich. (Saint Louis FC) 11 Kenardo Forbes M 5’9” 165 32 Kingston, Jamaica (Rochester Rhinos) RECORD IN 2021 WHEN... 12 Danny Griffin M 5’9” 160 22 Wethersfield, Conn. (Providence College) 13 Tom Judge D 6’1” 175 22 Freehold, N.J. (Nashville SC - loan) At home ................................................................. 2-2-1 14 Todd Wharton M 6’0” 170 27 Glen Allen, Va.