Riverhounds SC Communications Anthony Picardi, Director of Communications E: [email protected] | O: (412) 325-7229 | C: (412) 952-5789 PITTSBURGH RIVERHOUNDS SC (3-1-6) 2019 SCHEDULE & RECORD VS. INDY ELEVEN (6-2-3) Overall Record: 3-1-6 Wednesday, May 29, 2019 >> 7 p.m. ET >> Highmark Stadium >> Pittsburgh, PA Home: 2-0-3 • Away: 1-1-3 MARCH TALE OF THE TAPE USOC ROUND 3 - QUICK HITTERS Sat. 16 @Tampa Bay Rowdies CW L, 0-2 Sat. 23 @Swope Park Rangers CW T, 2-2 • Riverhounds SC advances to the third round of the Lamar Hunt Sat. 30 @Bethlehem Steel FC CW T, 2-2 U.S. Open Cup, where it will meet Indy Eleven. Indy defeated Lansing Ignite FC of USL League One by a 1-0 result in the APRIL second round. Sat. 6 @Louisville City FC CW W, 1-0 • This will be the first of two meetings the Hounds have against Sat. 13 HARTFORD ATHLETIC ESPN+ W, 3-1 Indy this week. The second meeting will come on Saturday in Sat. 20 SAINT LOUIS FC ESPN+ T, 0-0 Sat. 27 NASHVILLE SC ESPN+ T, 2-2 USL Championship action. PITTSBURGH INDY ELEVEN • Leading the Hounds to a 3-0 victory in the second round of MAY 3-1-6 Overall Record 6-2-3 Open Cup play against the Dayton Dutch Lions of USL League Sat. 4 @Charleston Battery CW T, 2-2 USL Championship USL Championship League Two were (with a brace) and with Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup Round 2* Bob Lilley Head Coach Martin Rennie Neco Brett Anthony Velarde @RiverhoundsSC Twitter Handles @IndyEleven a tally in second-half stoppage time. Tue. 14 DAYTON DUTCH LIONS* ESPN+ W, 3-0 • The Hounds return two of their three Open Cup goalscorers Sat. 18 @Memphis 901 FC CW PPD All-Time Head-to-Head Sat. 25 CHARLOTTE INDEPENDENCE ESPN+ T, 0-0 ............................................................................................1-0-2 from a year ago. Midfielders and Kevin Kerr Thomas Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup Round 3** All-Time Head-to-Head (Home) Vancaeyezeele scored in a second-round win against Erie ............................................................................................1-0-1 Wed. 29 INDY ELEVEN** ESPN+ 7 p.m. All-Time Head-to-Head (Away) Commodores FC. Forward Dennis Chin, no longer with the ............................................................................................0-0-1 club, scored the team’s third goal in the team’s loss against FC JUNE Injuries Cincinnati in the third round. Sat. 1 @Indy Eleven CW 7 p.m. ............................................Mouhamed Dabo - Out (hamstring) • Kerr has the second-most Open Cup goals (three) in club Sat. 8 OTTAWA FURY FC ESPN+ 7 p.m. ..........................................................Prosper Figbe - Out (knee) Sat. 15 @Atlanta United 2 CW 7:30 p.m. ............................................................ Caleb Smith - Out (groin) history. He trails only Rob Vincent, who notched four Open Cup goals in his Pittsburgh career. Sat. 22 NEW YORK RED BULLS II ESPN+ 7 p.m. Sat. 29 BIRMINGHAM LEGION FC ESPN+ 7 p.m. • All-time in Open Cup action, the Hounds sport a 12-16 overall LAST TIME OUT record, including an 9-5 home record. Riverhounds SC 0, Charlotte Independence 0 JULY • In 28 all-time Open Cup appearances, Pittsburgh has only Thu. 4 BETHLEHEM STEEL FC CW 7 p.m. Saturday, May 25 | Highmark Stadium been shut out six times and only once dating back to 2014 Sun. 7 @Charlotte Independence ESPN+ 7 p.m. (2-0 loss in 2016 to Lansdowne Bhoys FC). Sat. 13 TAMPA BAY ROWDIES ESPN+ 7 p.m. Pittsburgh Riverhounds SC (2-1-6) tied • The farthest the Black and Gold have advanced into the Open Sat. 20 NORTH CAROLINA FC ESPN+ 7 p.m. the Charlotte Independence (1-6-5), 0-0, Cup came in 2001, when the squad eventually lost to the Sat. 27 @Hartford Athletic CW 7 p.m. on Saturday night at Highmark Stadium. Chicago Fire, 3-2 2OT, in a quarterfinals match. Despite recording a total of 15 shot • Pittsburgh has faced an MLS team a total of five times in the AUGUST opportunities, the Hounds were kept Sat. 3 MEMPHIS 901 FC ESPN+ 7 p.m. tournament. It holds a record of 1-4 against MLS competition. off the scoreboard all night by efforts Sat. 10 SWOPE PARK RANGERS ESPN+ 7 p.m. The lone win came against the Colorado Rapids in 2001 – a of Charlotte’s defense. On the opposite Wed. 14 @New York Red Bulls II ESPN+ 7 p.m. 2-0 result. Sat. 17 @North Carolina FC CW 7 p.m. side of the field,Austin Pack earned the • As for all competitions, the Hounds will carry a nine-game Fri. 23 LOUDOUN UNITED FC ESPN+ 7 p.m. clean sheet for Pittsburgh, finishing with unbeaten streak into their match against the Eleven. Pittsburgh Fri. 30 @Ottawa Fury FC CW 7 p.m. one save. has not lost since its USL Championship season opener against the Tampa Bay Rowdies. SEPTEMBER Sat. 7 LOUISVILLE CITY FC ESPN+ 7 p.m. • If Pittsburgh were to defeat the Eleven, it would go on to Sat. 14 CHARLESTON BATTERY ESPN+ 7 p.m. face an MLS club in the fourth round of tournament play. The Sat. 21 @Nashville SC CW 8 p.m. time, date and place, as well as which club, is scheduled to be Sat. 28 INDY ELEVEN ESPN+ 7 p.m. determined on Thursday, May 30. OCTOBER Tue. 1 @Loudoun United FC ESPN+ 7:30 p.m. Sat. 5 ATLANTA UNITED 2 ESPN+ 7 p.m. Follow Riverhounds SC Sat. 12 @Saint Louis FC CW 8:30 p.m. Sun. 20 @Birmingham Legion FC CW 4:30 p.m. 2019 LAMAR HUNT U.S. OPEN CUP RESULTS Round/Opponent W/L/T G A PTS SH SOG POSS PA% CK OFF FC PK PKG YC RC OG S Round 2 @HOUNDS W 3 2 8 15 9 59.2 86.6 6 3 14 1 1 0 0 0 4 Dayton 0 0 0 8 4 40.8 77.2 1 1 9 1 0 0 0 0 6 Round 3 @HOUNDS - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Indy - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Pittsburgh Riverhounds SC > riverhounds.com > @RiverhoundsSC > #USOC2019 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 Hometown (Previous Club) Nickname: Hounds 1 Kyle Morton GK 6-4 195 West Chester, Pa. (Rochester Rhinos) Colors: Black & Gold 2 Tobi Adewole D 6-3 195 Ashton, Md. (George Washington University) Conference: USL Championship Eastern Conference 3 Uchenna Uzo D 5-11 204 Lagos, Nigeria (Phoenix Rising FC) Venue: Highmark Stadium 4 Dani Rovira* D 5-9 145 Bogota, Colombia (University of Vermont) 5 Jordan Dover D 5-8 150 Ajax, Ontario, Canada (Rochester Rhinos) Capacity: 5,000 6 Sammy Kahsai* M 6-0 165 Hyattsville, Md. (UMBC) Owner: Tuffy Shallenberger 7 Ryan James D 5-8 155 Mississauga, Ontario, Canada (Nashville SC) Website: www.riverhounds.com 8 Steevan Dos Santos F 6-4 208 Mindelo, Cape Verde (Ottawa Fury FC) 9 Neco Brett F 5-8 165 Kingston, Jamaica (Portland Timbers 2) 10 Kevin Kerr M 5-10 160 York, England (S.C. Wiedenbruck) 11 Kenardo Forbes M 5-10 165 Kingston, Jamaica (Rochester Rhinos) RECORD WHEN... 12 Christian Volesky F 6-1 170 Henderson, Nev. (OKC Energy FC) 13 Caleb Smith* D 5-9 155 Arlington, Texas (Southern Methodist University) At home ................................................................. 2-0-3 14 Noah Franke M 5-8 140 Orlando, Fla. (Creighton University) On road ................................................................. 1-1-3 15 Anthony Velarde* M 5-7 160 Reedley, Calif. (Fresno Pacific University) In games decided by one goal ................................. 1-0 16 Mark Forrest* F 6-3 195 Douglassville, Pa. (Lehigh University) In games decided by two goals or more .................. 2-1 17 Thomas Vancaeyezeele M 5-11 180 Caen, France (University of Charleston) vs. clubs with winning records ............................... 1-1-3 19 Prosper Figbe* D 6-2 195 Ilorin, Nigeria (University of Virginia) vs. clubs with losing records .................................. 1-0-3 20 Joe Greenspan D 6-6 205 Westfield, New Jersey (Minnesota United FC) vs. clubs with .500 records .................................... 1-0-0 21 Mouhamed Dabo M 5-9 155 Senegal (Penn FC) 22 Ben Lundgaard** GK 6-5 205 Wilmington, Del. (Columbus Crew SC) Scoring first ............................................................ 3-0-3 23 Austin Pack GK 6-2 180 Atlanta, Ga. (Portland Timbers 2) Leading at half ....................................................... 1-0-1 24 Robbie Mertz* M 5-7 150 Pittsburgh, Pa. (University of Michigan) Trailing at half ........................................................ 0-1-2 Tied at half ............................................................. 2-0-3 Leading with 10:00 remaining ............................... 3-0-2 ALPHABETICAL Trailing with 10:00 remaining ................................ 0-1-1 Tied with 10:00 remaining ..................................... 0-0-3 No. Name Pos Ht Wt Hometown (Previous Club) 2 Tobi Adewole D 6-3 195 Ashton, Md. (George Washington University) Leading with 5:00 remaining ................................. 3-0-0 9 Neco Brett F 5-8 165 Kingston, Jamaica (Portland Timbers 2) Trailing with 5:00 remaining .................................. 0-1-1 21 Mouhamed Dabo M 5-9 155 Senegal (Penn FC) Tied with 5:00 remaining ....................................... 0-0-5 8 Steevan Dos Santos F 6-4 208 Mindelo, Cape Verde (Ottawa Fury FC) Outshooting opponent ......................................... 3-0-4 5 Jordan Dover D 5-8 150 Ajax, Ontario, Canada (Rochester Rhinos) Being outshot by opponent .................................. 0-1-2 19 Prosper Figbe* D 6-2 195 Ilorin, Nigeria (University of Virginia) Tying in shots with opponent ................................ 0-0-0 11 Kenardo Forbes M 5-10 165 Kingston, Jamaica (Rochester Rhinos) Scoring no goals .................................................... 0-1-2 16 Mark Forrest* F 6-3 195 Douglassville, Pa.