Riverhounds SC Communications Anthony Picardi, Director of Communications E: [email protected] | O: (412) 325-7229 | C: (412) 952-5789 PITTSBURGH RIVERHOUNDS SC (4-2-7) 2019 SCHEDULE & RECORD AT COLUMBUS CREW SC (5-9-2) Overall Record: 4-2-7 Home: 3-0-4 • Away: 1-2-3 Tuesday, June 11, 2019 >> 7 p.m. ET >> MAPFRE Stadium >> Columbus, OH MARCH TALE OF THE TAPE Sat. 16 @Tampa Bay Rowdies CW L, 0-2 USOC ROUND 4 - QUICK HITTERS Sat. 23 @Swope Park Rangers CW T, 2-2 • Riverhounds SC advances to the fourth round of the Lamar Sat. 30 @Bethlehem Steel FC CW T, 2-2 Hunt U.S. Open Cup, where it will meet Columbus Crew APRIL SC of MLS. Crew SC, as well as other MLS teams, enter the Sat. 6 @Louisville City FC CW W, 1-0 tournament in the fourth round of action. Sat. 13 HARTFORD ATHLETIC ESPN+ W, 3-1 • This will mark the first time Pittsburgh and Columbus will meet Sat. 20 SAINT LOUIS FC ESPN+ T, 0-0 in the Open Cup. Sat. 27 NASHVILLE SC ESPN+ T, 2-2 • In the third round of Open Cup play, Pittsburgh defeated Indy PITTSBURGH COLUMBUS Eleven 1-0 at Highmark Stadium. MidfielderKenardo Forbes, MAY Sat. 4 @Charleston Battery CW T, 2-2 4-2-7 Overall Record 5-9-2 a second-half substitute, led the way with a goal in the 85th Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup Round 2* USL Championship League MLS minute. Bob Lilley Head Coach Caleb Porter Tue. 14 DAYTON DUTCH LIONS* ESPN+ W, 3-0 @RiverhoundsSC Twitter Handles @ColumbusCrewSC • Leading the Hounds to a 3-0 victory in the second round of Sat. 25 CHARLOTTE INDEPENDENCE ESPN+ T, 0-0 Open Cup play against the Dayton Dutch Lions of USL League Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup Round 3** All-Time Head-to-Head ............................................................................................0-0-0 Two were forward Neco Brett (with a brace) and midfielder Wed. 29 INDY ELEVEN** ESPN+ W, 1-0 All-Time Head-to-Head (Home) Anthony Velarde with a tally in second-half stoppage time. ............................................................................................0-0-0 • MidfielderKevin Kerr has the second-most Open Cup goals JUNE All-Time Head-to-Head (Away) Sat. 1 @Indy Eleven CW L, 1-2 ............................................................................................0-0-0 (three) in club history. He trails only Rob Vincent, who notched Sat. 8 OTTAWA FURY FC ESPN+ T, 2-2 Injuries four Open Cup goals in his Pittsburgh career. Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup Round 4*** ............................................Mouhamed Dabo - Out (hamstring) • All-time in Open Cup action, the Hounds sport a 13-16 overall ..........................................................Prosper Figbe - Out (knee) Tue. 11 @Columbus Crew SC*** ESPN+ 7 p.m. ............................................................ Caleb Smith - Out (groin) record, including a 3-11 away record. Sat. 15 @Atlanta United 2 CW 7:30 p.m. • In 29 all-time Open Cup appearances, the Hounds have Sat. 22 NEW YORK RED BULLS II ESPN+ 7 p.m. recorded seven clean sheets, including their two shutouts Sat. 29 BIRMINGHAM LEGION FC ESPN+ 7 p.m. LAST TIME OUT during this year’s tournament. Riverhounds SC 2, Ottawa Fury FC 2 • Pittsburgh has only been shut out once dating back to 2014 JULY Thu. 4 BETHLEHEM STEEL FC CW 7 p.m. Saturday, June 8 | Highmark Stadium (2-0 loss in 2016 to Lansdowne Bhoys FC). Sun. 7 @Charlotte Independence ESPN+ 7 p.m. • The farthest the Black and Gold have advanced into the Open Pittsburgh Riverhounds SC (2-2-7) tied Sat. 13 TAMPA BAY ROWDIES ESPN+ 7 p.m. Cup came in 2001, when the squad eventually lost to the Ottawa Fury FC (6-2-4), 2-2, this past Sat. 20 NORTH CAROLINA FC ESPN+ 7 p.m. Chicago Fire, 3-2 2OT, in a quarterfinals match. Sat. 27 @Hartford Athletic CW 7 p.m. Saturday night at Highmark Stadium. A • Pittsburgh has faced an MLS team a total of five times in the tough result for the Riverhounds, which tournament. It holds a record of 1-4 against MLS competition. AUGUST were leading 2-0 at the 62nd minute The lone win came against the Colorado Rapids in 2001 – a Sat. 3 MEMPHIS 901 FC ESPN+ 7 p.m. mark, but Fury FC eventually tied the 2-0 result. Sat. 10 SWOPE PARK RANGERS ESPN+ 7 p.m. game. Neco Brett and Kevin Kerr led the Wed. 14 @New York Red Bulls II ESPN+ 7 p.m. • The last time the Hounds faced an MLS team came in 2015. scoring with beautiful goals from inside Sat. 17 @North Carolina FC CW 7 p.m. The Black and Gold lost to D.C. United 3-1 in extra time at the 18-yard box. Ottawa later scored two Fri. 23 LOUDOUN UNITED FC ESPN+ 7 p.m. Highmark Stadium. Fri. 30 @Ottawa Fury FC CW 7 p.m. second-half goals to even the score. • If Pittsburgh were to defeat Crew SC, it would advance to the Round of 16, which would take place June 18-23. Opponent, SEPTEMBER time, date and place is still to be determined, as there would Sat. 7 LOUISVILLE CITY FC ESPN+ 7 p.m. be a deciding draw scheduled for June 13. Sat. 14 CHARLESTON BATTERY ESPN+ 7 p.m. Sat. 21 @Nashville SC CW 8 p.m. Tue. 24 @Memphis 901 FC CW 8 p.m. Sat. 28 INDY ELEVEN ESPN+ 7 p.m. OCTOBER Tue. 1 @Loudoun United FC ESPN+ 7:30 p.m. Follow Riverhounds SC 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. 2019 LAMAR HUNT U.S. OPEN CUP RESULTS Round/Opponent W/L 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 W 1 1 3 11 3 39.3 65.6 2 2 12 0 0 2 0 0 5 Indy 0 0 0 13 5 60.7 72.6 4 4 8 0 0 0 0 0 2 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 ................................................................. 3-0-4 14 Noah Franke M 5-8 140 Orlando, Fla. (Creighton University) On road ................................................................. 1-2-3 15 Anthony Velarde* M 5-7 160 Reedley, Calif. (Fresno Pacific University) In games decided by one goal ................................. 2-1 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 ............................... 2-2-4 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 ............................................................ 4-1-4 23 Austin Pack GK 6-2 180 Atlanta, Ga. (Portland Timbers 2) Leading at half ....................................................... 1-1-2 24 Robbie Mertz* M 5-7 150 Pittsburgh, Pa. (University of Michigan) Trailing at half ........................................................ 0-1-2 Tied at half ............................................................. 3-0-3 Leading with 10:00 remaining ............................... 3-0-2 ALPHABETICAL Trailing with 10:00 remaining ................................ 0-1-1 Tied with 10:00 remaining ..................................... 1-1-4 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 .................................. 0-2-1 21 Mouhamed Dabo M 5-9 155 Senegal (Penn FC) Tied with 5:00 remaining ....................................... 1-0-6 8 Steevan Dos Santos F 6-4 208 Mindelo, Cape Verde (Ottawa Fury FC) Outshooting opponent ......................................... 3-0-5 5 Jordan Dover D 5-8 150 Ajax, Ontario, Canada (Rochester Rhinos) Being outshot by opponent .................................