Riverhounds SC Communications Matt Grubba, Director of Communications E: [email protected] | O: (412) 325-7229 | C: (434) 238-6431 PITTSBURGH RIVERHOUNDS SC (0-1-1) 2021 SCHEDULE & RECORD vs. CHARLOTTE INDEPENDENCE (1-1-0) Saturday, May 22 >> 7 p.m. ET >> Highmark Stadium >> Pittsburgh, Pa. League Record: 0-1-1 Home: 0-0-0 • Away: 0-1-1 • Division: 0-1-1 TALE OF THE TAPE GAME 3 - QUICK HITTERS MAY • The Hounds are winless in 11 all-time meetings with the Sat. 8 @Tampa Bay Rowdies WPNT L, 0-3 Independence (0-6-5), the most meetings without a win vs. any Sat. 15 @Hartford Athletic WPNT D, 1-1 opponent. The only other opponents the Hounds have faced Sat. 22 Charlotte Independence WPNT 7 p.m. Fri. 28 @New York Red Bulls II ESPN+ 7 p.m. more than three times without a win are FC Cincinnati (0-5-4) and Nashville SC (0-1-3). • Today’s match is the ninth home opener in Highmark Stadium JUNE history. The Hounds are 2-4-2 in Highmark Stadium openers Wed. 2 @Loudoun United FC ESPN+ 7 p.m. PITTSBURGH CHARLOTTE after losing last year’s home opener to Indy Eleven, 1-0. Sun. 6 Austin Bold FC WPNT 6 p.m. 0-1-1 Record 1-1-0 • All-time, the Hounds are 8-7-6 in home openers, which Sat. 12 Miami FC WPNT 7 p.m. T-6th Group Standing 5th includes a 3-0-2 mark at their previous home, Chartiers Valley Tues. 15 @Indy Eleven ESPN Deportes 8 p.m. 0-1-1 Last Five 1-1-0 Sat. 19 @Tampa Bay Rowdies WPNT 7:30 p.m. D1 Streak W1 High School, from 2008-12. Fri. 25 New York Red Bulls II ESPN+ 7 p.m. Bob Lilley Head Coach Mike Jeffries • Forward Russell Cicerone scored his first Hounds goal last @RiverhoundsSC Twitter @Independence Wed. 30 @Loudoun United FC ESPN+ 7 p.m. Saturday at Hartford. It is the fourth USL Championship team All-Time Head-to-Head Cicerone has scored for in his five-year career, joining Portland, ............................................................................................0-6-5 Cincinnati and Saint Louis. Referee JULY ............................................................................Thomas Snyder • MidfielderAnthony Velarde is the Hounds’ top returning Sat. 3 Charlotte Independence WPNT 7 p.m. Assistant referees scorer from a season ago with five goals, while newcomerAlex Wed. 7 @Charleston Battery ESPN+ 7:30 p.m. .............................................. Mike Nickerson, Stephen Milhoan scored six for Hartford Athletic, the best 2020 total in Sat. 17 Loudoun United FC WPNT 7 p.m. Fourth Official Dixon Fri. 23 @New York Red Bulls II ESPN+ 7 p.m. ..................................................................................Austin Saini USL for any current Hounds player. Sat. 31 Hartford Athletic WPNT 7 p.m. Injuries/Inactives • Midfielder , the USL Championship’s all-time ........................................... Kenardo Forbes (OUT - suspension) Kenardo Forbes assists leader, led the Hounds in that category a year ago with eight. AUGUST STAT COMPARISON • By starting the season opener against the Tampa Bay Rowdies, Fri. 6 @Charleston Battery ESPN+ 7:30 p.m. Hounds Category Charlotte striker Tommy Williamson (born May 5, 1999) became the first Wed. 11 Miami FC ESPN+ 6 p.m. 0.50 Scoring Average 1.50 player who was born after the club’s first match (May 1, 1999) Sat. 14 @Charlotte Independence WPNT 7 p.m. 2.00 Opponent Scoring Average 1.50 to appear in a competitive match for the Hounds. Wed. 18 Tampa Bay Rowdies ESPN+ 6 p.m. 1 Goals Scored 3 Sun. 22 Atlanta United 2 WPNT 7 p.m. 4 Goals Allowed 3 • The Hounds allowed just 10 goals in 16 regular-season Sat. 28 @Hartford Athletic WPNT 7 p.m. -3 Goal Differential 0 8.00 Shots/Game 9.00 matches during 2020, making it the team’s best-ever defensive 2.00 SOG/Game 4.00 season by both total goals and goals per game. The club’s per- 40.6 Average possession 46.3 game average was 0.63, which bested the 0.76 goals allowed 3 Yellow Cards 5 SEPTEMBER 1 Red Cards 0 per game in 2018, which was head coach Bob Lilley’s first Wed. 1 New York Red Bulls II ESPN+ 6 p.m. season in Pittsburgh. The total number of 10 is better than the Sat. 4 @San Antonio FC WPNT 8:30 p.m. 20 goals allowed in both 2007 and 2010, both of which were Sat. 11 Loudoun United FC WPNT 7 p.m. TEAM LEADERS Sat. 18 @Charlotte Independence WPNT 7 p.m. 20-game seasons. Hounds Category Charlotte Sat. 25 Charleston Battery WPNT 7 p.m. Russell Cicerone, 1 Goals Irvin Parra, 2 • Riverhounds SC also led the USL Championship with Tommy Williamson, 1 Assists Thomas de Villardi, 1 eight clean sheets a season ago. Goalkeeper Danny Russell Cicerone, 2 Points Irvin Parra, 4 recorded five of those en route to winning the USL Three tied, 3 Shots Irvin Parra, 4 Vitiello OCTOBER Five tied, 180 Minutes Seven tied, 180 Championship’s Golden Glove award for the lowest goals- Sat. 2 @Miami FC WPNT 7:30 p.m. Three tied, 1 Yellow Cards Jake Areman, 2 against average in the league (0.50). Sun. 10 Tampa Bay Rowdies WPNT TBD Kenardo Forbes, 1 Red Cards None Sun. 17 @Miami FC WPNT 7:30 p.m. Danny Vitiello, 2.00 Brandon Miller, 1.50 • In 95 all-competition matches under Bob Lilley, the Hounds GAA Sat. 23 Charleston Battery WPNT 7 p.m. Danny Vitiello, .500 SV% Brandon Miller, .700 have allowed just 81 goals, an average of 0.85 goals per Sat. 30 Hartford Athletic WPNT 7 p.m. game. *Times, dates and locations subject to change 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 Leader ............................................................ Kevin Kerr (27) 1 (at Hartford 5/15) 0 (at Tampa Bay 5/8) Goals 3 (at Charleston 5/14) 0 (at Tampa Bay 5/1) All-Time Record at Highmark Stadium .............................................. 57-37-35 1 (at Hartford 5/15) 0 (at Tampa Bay 5/8) Assists 1 (at Charleston 5/14) 0 (at Tampa Bay 5/1) 9 (at Hartford 5/15) 7 (at Tampa Bay 5/8) Shots 9 (two times) N/A Last Game Summary 3 (at Hartford 5/15) 1 (at Tampa Bay 5/8) SOG 5 (at Charleston 5/14) 3 (at Tampa Bay 5/1) Riverhounds SC 1, Hartford Athletic 1 3 (at Tampa Bay 5/8) 1 (at Hartford 5/15) Saves 5 (at Charleston 5/14) 2 (at Tampa Bay 5/1) Game 2 • Dillon Stadium • May 15, 2021 13 (two times) N/A Fouls 17 (at Tampa Bay 5/1) 16 (at Charleston 5/14) The Hounds had a shot to bring home three points after Russell Cicerone fired them ahead 1-0 in the 42nd minute, breaking behind the defense from a Tommy Williamson header. Kenardo Forbes was sent off in MILESTONE TRACKER the second half, reducing the Hounds to 10 men, and Hartford’s Luka Prpa headed in a stoppage-time free kick • With 25 assists in his Hounds career, Kenardo Forbes is tied for second in club history with David Flavius. He to steal a point for the home side. is two away from matching the total of Kevin Kerr (27). TIME OUT LAST • The team’s next win under Bob Lilley will be his 50th win in all competitions as the Hounds’ coach. Follow Pittsburgh Riverhounds SC Pittsburgh Riverhounds SC > riverhounds.com > @RiverhoundsSC > #PITvCLT ROSTER & NOTES QUICK FACTS ACTIVE ROSTER Roster Size: 23 • Returners: 7 • Newcomers: 16 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 Danny Vitiello GK 6’2” 185 25 Massapequa, N.Y. (Nashville SC) Colors: Black & Gold 2 Ezra Armstrong D 5’9” 175 22 Gastonia, N.C. (Skovshoved IF) Conference: USL Championship Eastern Conference 3 Casey Bartlett-Scott D 5’11” 170 26 Portsmouth, England (Fareham Town) Venue: Highmark Stadium 4 Dani Rovira D 5’9” 148 24 Bogotá, Colombia (University of Vermont) Capacity: 5,000 5 Jordan Dover D 5’8” 160 26 Ajax, Ontario (Rochester Rhinos) Tuffy Shallenberger 6 Jalen Robinson D 6’0” 165 27 Catonsville, Md. (D.C. United) Owner: 7 Alex Dixon F 5’8” 145 31 Bay City, Texas (Hartford Athletic) Website: www.riverhounds.com 8 Tommy Williamson F 6’1” 175 22 Anaheim, Calif. (San Jose Earthquakes - loan) 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) 14 Todd Wharton M 6’0” 170 27 Glen Allen, Va. (Saint Louis FC) At home ................................................................. 0-0-0 15 Anthony Velarde M 5’7” 160 25 Reedley, Calif. (Fresno Pacific University) On road ................................................................. 0-1-1 16 Shane Wiedt D 6’3” 185 25 Akron, Ohio (Loudoun United FC) In games decided by one goal .............................. 0-0-1 17 Mekeil Williams D 6’1” 188 30 Port of Spain, Trinidad and Tobago (CSD Municipal) In games decided by two goals or more ............... 0-1-0 19 Wyatt Borso F 6’1” 180 17 Aurora, Ill. (Chicago Fire Academy) vs. clubs with winning records ............................... 0-1-1 20 Louis Perez M 5’11” 179 23 Paris, France (University of Central Florida) vs.