Riverhounds Communications Anthony Meier, Director of Communications & Creative E: [email protected] | O: (412) 325-7229 | C: (267) 374-1461 PITTSBURGH RIVERHOUNDS SC (0-0-1) 2018 SCHEDULE & RECORD VS. PENN FC (0-1-0) Saturday, March 31, 2018 >> 7 p.m. ET >> Highmark Stadium >> Pittsburgh, PA League Record: 0-0-1 Home: 0-0-0 • Away: 0-0-1 • Non-League Play: 0-0-0 TALE OF THE TAPE GAME 2 - QUICK HITTERS MARCH Sat. 24 @Nashville SC CW T, 0-0 • After a spirited effort to open the season at Nashville SC, Sat. 31 PENN FC CW 7 p.m. Riverhounds SC (0-0-1) returns to Pittsburgh for its home opener against Penn FC (0-1-0). The first of three legs in the APRIL Keystone Derby Cup, the Hounds will defend the trophy for Sat. 7 @Toronto FC II YouTube 2 p.m. the second time in its three years of existence. Sat. 14 OTTAWA FURY FC YouTube 7 p.m. • Posting their first clean sheet to open the season since 2013, Sat. 21 @FC Cincinnati CW 7 p.m. the Hounds also have another shutout streak to consider Sat. 28 ATLANTA UNITED 2 YouTube 7 p.m. PITTSBURGH PENN FC heading into Saturday’s action. Dating back to last year, the 0-0-1 Record 0-1-0 MAY Hounds have blanked their in-state rival three consecutive Sat. 5 @Toronto FC II CW 6 p.m. 10th Standing 12th times - the longest active shutout streak against any opponent 0-0-1 Last Five 0-1-0 Fri. 11 INDY ELEVEN YouTube 7 p.m. Bob Lilley Head Coach Raoul Voss in the USL. Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup Round Two @RiverhoundsSC Twitter Handles @PennFCOfficial • Also of note, a shutout on Saturday would be the first-time Wed. 16 TBD N/A TBD Sat. 19 @Tampa Bay Rowdies CW 7:30 p.m. Head-to-Head in the current era of the USL - since 2011 - the Hounds have ........................................................................7-7-6 (since 2011) posted back-to-back clean sheets to open the season. Sat. 26 PENN FC YouTube 7 p.m. Referee Wed. 30 NASHVILLE SC YouTube 7 p.m. ...........................................................................Charles Murphy • Home openers have been a mixed bag for the Hounds since Assistants 2011. The Black and Gold is 3-3-1 with three of those matches ................................................... Ross Kleinstuber, Corey Yerace coming against Penn FC - then the Harrisburg City Islanders - JUNE Sat. 2 @Richmond Kickers CW 7 p.m. Fourth Official holding a 2-1 edge in results. ...............................................................................Kerven Moon Sat. 16 NEW YORK RED BULLS II CW 7 p.m. Injuries • Fireworks might be expected come Saturday though, as only Sat. 23 @Charleston Battery CW 7 p.m. ............................................. Ben Fitzpatrick - Out (Lower body) two of those seven matches have featured one goal or less. Wed. 27 @Louisville City FC YouTube 7 p.m. In fact, three of the past four home openers have seen the STAT COMPARISON Hounds post three or more goals. JULY Hounds Category Penn FC • One player to watch this Saturday is the ever-reliable veteran Wed. 4 NORTH CAROLINA FC YouTube 7 p.m. 0.00 Scoring Average 0.00 midfielderKevin Kerr. Sporting the captain’s armband last Sun. 8 @Ottawa Fury FC YouTube 1 p.m. 0.00 Opponent Scoring Average 1.00 weekend, Kerr provided a spark in Nashville, finishing second Sat. 21 CHARLESTON BATTERY YouTube 7 p.m. 0 Goals Forced 0 Sat. 28 @North Carolina FC CW 7 p.m. 0 Goals Allowed 1 on the team with two shots. 0 Goal Differential -1 • Entering his sixth season in the USL, Kerr’s familiarity with Penn 0 Assists 0 AUGUST 13.00 Shots/Game 3.00 FC has and could continue to be fruitful, as he has tallied six Wed. 1 RICHMOND KICKERS YouTube 7 p.m. 2.00 SOG/Game 0.00 goals against the club since 2015. Sat. 4 TORONTO FC II YouTube 7 p.m. 1 Yellow Cards 1 Sun. 12 @Bethlehem Steel FC CW 5 p.m. 0 Red Cards 0 • In addition, Kerr is on the cusp of climbing the club’s all-time leaders charts in a couple statistical categories. With an Sat. 18 CHARLOTTE INDEPENDENCE YouTube 7 p.m. appearance on Saturday, Kerr will tie Mike Green for third- Wed. 22 TAMPA BAY ROWDIES YouTube 7 p.m. TEAM LEADERS Wed. 29 @Indy Eleven YouTube 7 p.m. most in appearances at 133 and he also sits at No. 7 all-time Hounds Category* Penn FC in goals scored in league play (22) – one tally away from tying - Goals - SEPTEMBER - Assists - Phil Karn and José Angulo for No. 5 all-time in team history. Sat. 1 @FC Cincinnati CW 7:30 p.m. - Points - • On the defensive side, playing a major role in keeper Dan Romeo Parkes, 3 Shots Lucky Mkosana, 2 Sat. 8 BETHLEHEM STEEL FC YouTube 7 p.m. 8 tied, 90 Minutes 9 tied, 90 Lynd’s shutout effort was defender Joe Greenspan. Reprising Sat. 15 LOUISVILLE CITY FC YouTube 7 p.m. Vancaeyezeele, 1 Yellow Cards Tiago Calvano, 1 his role at center back, Greenspan posted 14 of the club’s 25 Sat. 22 INDY ELEVEN YouTube 7 p.m. - Red Cards - clearances overall. Wed. 26 @Penn FC YouTube 6:30 p.m. Dan Lynd, 0.00 GAA Romuald Peiser, 1.00 Sat. 29 @Charlotte Independence CW 7 p.m. Dan Lynd, 1.000 SV% Romuald Peiser, .500 • The gaudy total is more of the same for the 6-foot-6-inch * Minimum three starts monolith, as he averaged 8.5 clearances per game with the Hounds on loan last season - the best of any defender on the OCTOBER Sat. 6 FC CINCINNATI YouTube 7 p.m. club with 10 or more appearances. Wed. 10 @Atlanta United 2 YouTube 7 p.m. Sun. 14 @New York Red Bulls II CW 5 p.m. SUPERLATIVES CLUB NOTABLES All-Time Leading Goal Scorer ...................................................................... David Flavius (56) TEAM Most Appearances ..................................................................................... David Flavius (182) Hounds High Hounds Low Category Opp High Opp Low All-Time Record at Highmark Stadium .......................................................................25-28-20 0 - at Nashville (3/24) 0 - at Nashville (3/24) Points 0 - at Nashville (3/24) 0 - at Nashville (3/24) Last Playoff Appearance ................................................................................................... 2015 0 - at Nashville (3/24) 0 - at Nashville (3/24) Goals 0 - at Nashville (3/24) 0 - at Nashville (3/24) 0 - at Nashville (3/24) 0 - at Nashville (3/24) Assists 0 - at Nashville (3/24) 0 - at Nashville (3/24) 13 - at Nashville (3/24) 13 - at Nashville (3/24) Shots 6 - at Nashville (3/24) 6 - at Nashville (3/24) Last Game Summary 2 - at Nashville (3/24) 2 - at Nashville (3/24) SOG 2 - at Nashville (3/24) 2 - at Nashville (3/24) Riverhounds SC 0, Nashville SC 0 1 - at Nashville (3/24) 1 - at Nashville (3/24) Saves 2 - at Nashville (3/24) 2 - at Nashville (3/24) Game 1 • Nissan Stadium • March 24, 2018 9 - at Nashville (3/24) 9 - at Nashville (3/24) Fouls 13 - at Nashville (3/24) 13 - at Nashville (3/24) Pittsburgh Riverhounds SC (0-0-1) captured a point with a nil-nil draw against Nashville SC (0-1-1) at Nissan INDIVIDUAL Stadium to open the 2018 campaign. In front of a crowd Category Riverhounds SC Opponent Points - - numbering 18,922 in attendance, the shutout effort Goals - - marked the first for a Hounds squad in a season-opening Assists - - match since 2013 at Richmond. Shots 3 - Romeo Parkes at Nashville (3/24) 6 - Lebo Moloto, Nashville (3/24) SOG 1 - two tied at Nashville (3/24) 2 - Lebo Moloto, Nashville (3/24) TIME OUT LAST Saves 1 - Dan Lynd at Nashville (3/24) 2 - Matt Pickens, Nashville (3/24) Follow Pittsburgh Riverhounds SC 2018 Pittsburgh Riverhounds SC > riverhounds.com > @RiverhoundsSC > #PGHvPEN NOTES QUICK FACTS 2018 ACTIVE ROSTER Roster Size: 24 • Returners: 6 • Newcomers: 18 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 6-4 190 West Chester, Pa. (Rochester Rhinos) Black & Gold 2 Tobi Adewole D 6-3 190 Ashton, Md. (George Washington University) Colors: 3 Ray Lee D 5-11 174 Kansas City, Missouri (Rochester Rhinos) Conference: USL Eastern Conference 4 Joe Holland M 5-10 170 London, England (Houston Dynamo) Venue: Highmark Stadium 5 Jordan Dover D 5-8 150 Ajax, Ontario, Canada (Rochester Rhinos) 5,000 6 Hugh Roberts D 6-4 170 Gaithersburg, Md. (Bethlehem Steel FC) Capacity: 7 Christiano François M 5-7 141 Cabaret, Haiti (Rochester Rhinos) Owner: Tuffy Shallenberger 8 Bakie Goodman M 5-9 145 Sarasota, Fla. (Detroit City FC) Website: www.riverhounds.com 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 5-10 170 Kingston, Jamaica (Rochester Rhinos) 13 Ben Zemanski M 5-11 150 Akron, Ohio (Portland Timbers) 14 Noah Franke M 5-8 140 Orlando, Fla. (Creighton University) RECORD WHEN... 15 Dennis Chin F 6-1 190 Kingston, Jamaica (Ironi Nesher FC) 16 Andrew Lubahn D 6-0 175 Erie, Pennsylvania (San Francisco Deltas) At home ................................................................. 0-0-0 17 Kay Banjo F 6-0 200 Upper Marlboro, Md. (UMBC) On road ................................................................. 0-0-1 20 Joe Greenspan D 6-6 209 Westfield, New Jersey (Minnesota United FC) 21 Mouhamed Dabo M 5-9 165 Mbediene, Senegal (Penn FC) In games decided by one goal ................................