Riverhounds SC Communications Anthony Picardi, Director of Communications E: [email protected] | O: (412) 325-7229 | C: (412) 952-5789 PITTSBURGH RIVERHOUNDS SC (2-1-3) 2019 SCHEDULE & RECORD VS. NASHVILLE SC (3-2-1) Saturday, April 27, 2019 >> 7 p.m. ET >> Highmark Stadium >> Pittsburgh, PA League Record: 2-1-3 Home: 1-0-1 • Away: 1-1-2 • Non-League Play: 0-0-0 TALE OF THE TAPE GAME 7 - QUICK HITTERS MARCH Sat. 16 @Tampa Bay Rowdies CW L, 0-2 • Riverhounds SC (2-1-3 overall, 1-0-1 home) will clash with Sat. 23 @Swope Park Rangers CW T, 2-2 Nashville SC (3-2-1 overall, 1-1-1 away) for the third time in Sat. 30 @Bethlehem Steel FC CW T, 2-2 club history. Nashville holds the upper hand in the all-time series with a 1-0-1 overall record. APRIL • In 2018, Nashville SC defeated the Hounds at Highmark Sat. 6 @Louisville City FC CW W, 1-0 Stadium. This put an end to the team’s 10-game unbeaten Sat. 13 HARTFORD ATHLETIC ESPN+ W, 3-1 Sat. 20 SAINT LOUIS FC ESPN+ T, 0-0 streak to start the season. This match also marks one of two Sat. 27 NASHVILLE SC ESPN+ 7 p.m. PITTSBURGH NASHVILLE regular season losses the Hounds have at their home venue 2-1-3 Record 3-2-1 since the start of the 2018 campaign. 11th Standing 7th • Pittsburgh currently holds a five-game unbeaten streak and MAY 2-0-3 Last Five 2-2-1 Sat. 4 @Charleston Battery CW 7:30 p.m. T1 Streak L1 is unbeaten in its last 10 regular season matches at Highmark Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup Round 2 Bob Lilley Head Coach Gary Smith Stadium. Tue. 14 TBD ESPN+ TBD @RiverhoundsSC Twitter Handles @NashvilleSC • The Hounds are one of two teams in the Eastern Conference Sat. 18 @Memphis 901 FC CW 8 p.m. All-Time Head-to-Head to hold at least a five-game unbeaten streak (Tampa Bay Sat. 25 CHARLOTTE INDEPENDENCE ESPN+ 7 p.m. ............................................................................................0-1-1 Rowdies). Referee ...........................................................................Charles Murphy • The last time the Black and Gold lost in the month of April JUNE Assistants occurred on April 22, 2017 (2-1 defeat to the Richmond Sat. 1 @Indy Eleven CW 7 p.m. ...........................................................Nick Balcer, James Duling Kickers). Since this date, the Hounds have racked up a 6-0-2 Sat. 8 OTTAWA FURY FC ESPN+ 7 p.m. Fourth Official .........................................................................Samuel Reynolds record in April. Sat. 15 @Atlanta United 2 CW 7:30 p.m. Injuries • Ryan James will battle his old club this weekend. The defender Sat. 22 NEW YORK RED BULLS II ESPN+ 7 p.m. ..........................................................Prosper Figbe - Out (knee) Sat. 29 BIRMINGHAM LEGION FC ESPN+ 7 p.m. ............................................................ Caleb Smith - Out (groin) started 11 of his 16 games played for Nashville in 2018, and currently is tied for the Hounds lead with two assists this STAT COMPARISON campaign. JULY • James is one of five Hounds to play every minute of the Thu. 4 BETHLEHEM STEEL FC CW 7 p.m. Sun. 7 @Charlotte Independence ESPN+ 7 p.m. Hounds Category Nashville SC 2019 season thus far. The others are defender , 1.33 Scoring Average 1.50 Tobi Adewole Sat. 13 TAMPA BAY ROWDIES ESPN+ 7 p.m. 1.17 Opponent Scoring Average 0.83 forward Steevan Dos Santos, defender Joe Greenspan and Sat. 20 NORTH CAROLINA FC ESPN+ 7 p.m. 8 Goals Forced 9 midfielderThomas Vancaeyezeele. Sat. 27 @Hartford Athletic CW 7 p.m. 7 Goals Allowed 5 +1 Goal Differential +4 • Three of Pittsburgh’s eight goals this season have come from 5 Assists 4 the penalty spot (four total penalty kick opportunities). 11.83 Shots/Game 14.67 AUGUST 3.33 SOG/Game 4.00 • On the club’s all-time home-goal leaderboard, Kevin Kerr Sat. 3 MEMPHIS 901 FC ESPN+ 7 p.m. 8 Yellow Cards 11 ranks second with 22 tallies and Neco Brett places tied for Sat. 10 SWOPE PARK RANGERS ESPN+ 7 p.m. 0 Red Cards 0 ninth (Gary DePalma) with 12 tallies at friendly confines. Wed. 14 @New York Red Bulls II ESPN+ 7 p.m. Sat. 17 @North Carolina FC CW 7 p.m. • Ben Lundgaard has received the nod for the past three games. Fri. 23 LOUDOUN UNITED FC ESPN+ 7 p.m. TEAM LEADERS In two of his four starts, the goalkeeper has posted a clean Fri. 30 @Ottawa Fury FC CW 7 p.m. Hounds Category Nashville SC sheet, including last time out against Saint Louis FC. Two tied, 2 Goals Daniel Ríos, 5 • In hand with Lundgaard’s success, the Hounds have exceled Two tied, 2 Assists Lebo Molto, 2 SEPTEMBER Kevin Kerr, 5 Points Daniel Ríos, 10 in shot prevention. Showcasing this strength, Lundgaard ranks Sat. 7 LOUISVILLE CITY FC ESPN+ 7 p.m. Steevan Dos Santos, 14 Shots Daniel Ríos, 13 tied for third in the Eastern Conference in clean sheets (two) Sat. 14 CHARLESTON BATTERY ESPN+ 7 p.m. Five tied, 540 Minutes Liam Doyle, 540 Sat. 21 @Nashville SC CW 8 p.m. Two tied, 2 Lebo Moloto, 3 but outside the top 20 in saves (six). Yellow Cards Sat. 28 INDY ELEVEN ESPN+ 7 p.m. - Red Cards - Ben Lundgaard, 0.75 GAA Connor Sparrow, 0.50 Ben Lundgaard, .667 SV% Connor Sparrow, .800 OCTOBER Tue. 1 @Loudoun United FC ESPN+ 7:30 p.m. 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. SUPERLATIVES CLUB NOTABLES TEAM Most All-Time Appearances ...............................................David Flavius (183) All-Time Goals Leader ..........................................................David Flavius (58) Hounds High Hounds Low Category Opp High Opp Low All-Time Assists Leader ............................... David Flavius and Kevin Kerr (25) 8 (vs. Hartford 4/13) 0 (two times) Points 6 (at Bethlehem 3/30) 0 (two times) All-Time Record at Highmark Stadium .............................................. 40-34-28 3 (vs. Hartford 4/13) 0 (two times) Goals 2 (three times) 0 (two times) 2 (two times) 0 (three times) Assists 2 (at Bethlehem 3/30) 0 (two times) Last Game Summary 18 (vs. Hartford 4/13) 6 (at Tampa Bay 3/16) Shots 13 (at Berthlehem 3/30) 6 (two times) Riverhounds SC 0, Saint Louis FC 0 7 (at Bethlehem 3/30) 0 (at Tampa Bay 3/16) SOG 5 (at Swope Park 3/23) 1 (two times) Game 6 • Highmark Stadium • April 20, 2019 3 (at Swope Park 3/23) 0 (at Tampa Bay 3/16) Saves 5 (at Bethlehem 3/30) 0 (at Tampa Bay 3/16) Pittsburgh Riverhounds SC (2-1-3) drew Saint Louis FC (4- 17 (at Tampa Bay 3/16) 10 (two times) Fouls 17 (vs. Hartford 4/13) 8 (vs. Saint Louis 4/20) 1-2), 0-0, on a rainy Saturday night at Highmark Stadium. A defensive match resulted with few scoring chances between Pittsburgh and Saint Louis. Hound Christian MILESTONE TRACKER Volesky and Saint Louis FC forward Kyle Greig collected near second-half stoppage time goals, but their chances • Kevin Kerr, 25 career helpers with the Hounds, is one assist away from becoming the team’s all-time assist fell wide of the net. Goalkeeper Ben Lundgaard logged LAST TIME OUT LAST leader (currently tied with David Flavius). the clean sheet for the Hounds. • Kerr, sitting at 26 career league goals with the club, is one goal away from tying Corey Hertzog for the third- most regular season tallies in team history. • The Hounds are three wins away from their 200th victory in franchise history (including league, postseason and Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup play). Follow Pittsburgh Riverhounds SC Pittsburgh Riverhounds SC > riverhounds.com > @RiverhoundsSC > #PITvNSH NOTES QUICK FACTS ACTIVE ROSTER Roster Size: 22 • Returners: 10 • Newcomers: 12 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) Black & Gold 2 Tobi Adewole D 6-3 195 Ashton, Md. (George Washington University) Colors: 3 Uchenna Uzo D 5-11 204 Lagos, Nigeria (Phoenix Rising FC) Conference: USL Championship Eastern Conference 4 Dani Rovira* D 5-9 145 Bogota, Colombia (University of Vermont) Venue: Highmark Stadium 5 Jordan Dover D 5-8 150 Ajax, Ontario, Canada (Rochester Rhinos) 5,000 6 Sammy Kahsai* M 6-0 165 Hyattsville, Md. (UMBC) Capacity: 7 Ryan James D 5-8 155 Mississauga, Ontario, Canada (Nashville SC) Owner: Tuffy Shallenberger 8 Steevan Dos Santos F 6-4 208 Mindelo, Cape Verde (Ottawa Fury 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 5-10 165 Kingston, Jamaica (Rochester Rhinos) 12 Christian Volesky F 6-1 170 Henderson, Nev. (OKC Energy FC) 13 Caleb Smith* D 5-9 155 Arlington, Texas (Southern Methodist University) RECORD WHEN... 14 Noah Franke M 5-8 140 Orlando, Fla. (Creighton University) 15 Anthony Velarde* M 5-7 160 Reedley, Calif. (Fresno Pacific University) At home ................................................................. 1-0-1 16 Mark Forrest* F 6-3 195 Douglassville, Pa. (Lehigh University) On road ................................................................. 1-1-2 17 Thomas Vancaeyezeele M 5-11 180 Caen, France (University of Charleston) 19 Prosper Figbe* D 6-2 195 Ilorin, Nigeria (University of Virginia) In games decided by one goal ................................