Riverhounds SC Communications Matt Grubba, Director of Communications E: [email protected] | O: (412) 325-7229 | C: (434) 238-6431 PITTSBURGH RIVERHOUNDS SC (8-4-3) 2021 SCHEDULE & RECORD vs. HARTFORD ATHLETIC (7-3-2) Saturday, July 31 >> 7 p.m. ET >> Highmark Stadium >> Pittsburgh, Pa. League Record: 8-4-3 Home: 3-2-1 • Away: 5-2-2 • Division: 7-3-3 TALE OF THE TAPE GAME 16 - QUICK HITTERS MAY • The Hounds meet Hartford for the second time this season Sat. 8 @Tampa Bay Rowdies WPNT L, 0-3 after a late Luka Prpa goal gave the hosts a 1-1 draw in the Sat. 15 @Hartford Athletic WPNT D, 1-1 first meeting in Connecticut on May 15. Sat. 22 Charlotte Independence WPNT L, 0-1 Fri. 28 @New York Red Bulls II ESPN+ W, 3-0 • Forward Russell Cicerone leads the team with seven goals, already a career best for a season. His first of the year came in the first meeting of the season with Hartford. JUNE • Defenders Jelani Peters and Mekeil Williams returned to the Wed. 2 @Loudoun United FC ESPN+ W, 3-2 PITTSBURGH HARTFORD team last week after representing Trinidad & Tobago in the Sun. 6 Austin Bold FC WPNT L, 0-1 8-4-3 Record 7-3-2 CONCACAF Gold Cup. Williams played as a substitute in the Sat. 12 Miami FC WPNT D, 1-1 2nd - Atlantic Division Standing 3rd - Atlantic last match at New York after recording three appearances for Tues. 15 @Indy Eleven ESPN Deportes W, 1-0 3-1-1 Last Five 3-1-1 Sat. 19 @Tampa Bay Rowdies WPNT W, 2-1 W2 Streak W1 T&T. Peters was an unused substitute last game after logging Fri. 25 New York Red Bulls II ESPN+ W, 2-1 Bob Lilley Head Coach Harry Watling his first four international appearances, all starts, for T&T. @RiverhoundsSC Twitter @hfdathletic Wed. 30 @Loudoun United FC ESPN+ L, 1-2 • Goalkeeper Danny Vitiello has three shutouts this season and All-Time Head-to-Head eight clean sheets since joining the Hounds at the start of ............................................................................................4-1-1 2020, which already ranks him sixth all-time in club history. Referee JULY ...........................................................................Matt Thompson • MidfielderKenardo Forbes, the USL Championship’s all-time Sat. 3 Charlotte Independence WPNT W, 1-0 Assistant referees assists leader with 43, took sole possession of the Hounds’ Wed. 7 @Charleston Battery ESPN+ D, 1-1 .................................................. Walt Heatherly, Nicholas Balcer club record in that category with 29 after setting up the first Sat. 17 Loudoun United FC WPNT W, 1-0 Fourth official Fri. 23 @New York Red Bulls II ESPN+ W, 3-1 .........................................................................Stephen Milhoan two goals in the Hounds’ 3-1 win at New York. Sat. 31 Hartford Athletic WPNT 7 p.m. Injuries/Inactives • In addition to his assists prowess, Forbes became just the 11th .........................QUESTIONABLE — Jordan Dover (lower body) ............................................................. OUT — Josh Gatt (knee) player to appear in 100 matches (all competitions) with the Riverhounds on July 17 in the 1-0 win over Loudoun. AUGUST • MidfielderDanny Griffin is the only player who has started Fri. 6 @Charleston Battery ESPN+ 7:30 p.m. every match this season, but his string of complete games Wed. 11 Miami FC ESPN+ 6 p.m. STAT COMPARISON came to an end in the last match at New York, when he was Sat. 14 @Charlotte Independence WPNT 7 p.m. Hounds Category Hartford substituted for in the 77th minute. Wed. 18 Tampa Bay Rowdies ESPN+ 6 p.m. 1.33 Scoring Average 2.00 Sun. 22 Atlanta United 2 WPNT 7 p.m. 1.00 Opponent Scoring Average 1.08 • Forward Alex Dixon scored his second goal of the season last Sat. 28 @Hartford Athletic WPNT 7 p.m. 20 Goals Scored 24 week against New York, and his assist on the final goal in that 15 Goals Allowed 13 match put him back in a tie with Forbes for the team lead at +5 Goal Differential +11 8.40 Shots/Game 8.25 four apiece this season. SEPTEMBER 3.80 SOG/Game 4.25 • Defender Jordan Dover played his 100th USL regular-season Wed. 1 New York Red Bulls II ESPN+ 6 p.m. 47% Average possession 48% Sat. 4 @San Antonio FC WPNT 8:30 p.m. 27 Yellow Cards 25 match June 12 against Miami. He joined teammates Kenardo 2 0 Sat. 11 Loudoun United FC WPNT 7 p.m. Red Cards Forbes, Alex Dixon and Todd Wharton as the only current Sat. 18 @Charlotte Independence WPNT 7 p.m. Hounds to surpass the century mark for their career, but injury Sat. 25 Charleston Battery WPNT 7 p.m. TEAM LEADERS has limited Dover to one appearance since that match. Hounds Category Hartford • Defender Tom Judge was acquired earlier this month on loan Russell Cicerone, 7 Goals Three tied, 4 from Nashville SC. A second-round MLS draft pick out of OCTOBER Dixon/Forbes, 4 Assists Danny Barrera, 7 James Madison, Judge has yet to make his professional debut. Sat. 2 @Miami FC WPNT 7:30 p.m. Russell Cicerone, 16 Points Danny Barrera, 15 Cicerone/Dikwa, 20 Shots Danny Barrera, 17 • The Hounds allowed just 10 goals in 16 regular-season Sun. 10 Tampa Bay Rowdies WPNT TBD Danny Griffin, 1,337 Minutes Caldwell/Janjigian, 1,080 matches during 2020, making it the team’s best-ever defensive Sun. 17 @Miami FC WPNT 7:30 p.m. Dani Rovira, 4 Yellow Cards Arthur Rogers, 4 season by both total goals and goals per game. Sat. 23 Charleston Battery WPNT 7 p.m. Forbes/Peters, 1 Red Cards None Sat. 30 Hartford Athletic WPNT 7 p.m. Danny Vitiello, 0.92 GAA Jeff Caldwell, 1.08 • In 108 all-competition matches under Bob Lilley, the Hounds Danny Vitiello, .738 Jeff Caldwell, .776 SV% have allowed just 92 goals, an average of 0.85 goals per *Times, dates and locations subject to change *minimum 3 games played for GK statistics game. 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 Leaders .................................................. Kenardo Forbes (29) 3 (three times) 0 (three times) Goals 7 (vs. New York 6/5) 0 (vs. Tampa Bay 6/26) All-Time Record at Highmark Stadium .............................................. 60-39-36 3 (two times) 0 (five times) Assists 5 (vs. New York 6/5) 0 (three times) 14 (two times) 5 (two times) Shots 12 (vs. Loudoun 6/19) 5 (vs. Pittsburgh 5/15) Last Game Summary 9 (vs. Charlotte 7/3) 1 (two times) SOG 8 (vs. New York 6/5) 2 (two times) Riverhounds SC 3, New York Red Bulls II 1 5 (two times) 0 (two times) Saves 9 (vs. New York 7/10) 1 (vs. Loudoun 6/19) Game 15 • MSU Soccer Park, Montclair, N.J. • July 23, 2021 24 (vs. Loudoun 7/17) 8 (three times) Fouls 23 (at Miami 5/8) 8 (at Charleston 7/17) The Hounds won their second in a row and third of the year over New York with a big second half. Alex Dixon opened the scoring in the 10th minute, but Omar Sowe tied the game for the Baby Bulls before halftime. Russell MILESTONE TRACKER Cicerone and Albert Dikwa scored in the first 17 minutes after the break, and the Hounds made the two-goal • Bob Lilley is coaching his 109th game in all competitions as head coach of the Hounds. Barring any schedule lead stand up to temporarily move into first place in the LAST TIME OUT LAST changes, he is poised to tie Justin Evans’ franchise record 112 games in charge on Aug. 14 at Charlotte. Atlantic Division. Follow Pittsburgh Riverhounds SC Pittsburgh Riverhounds SC > riverhounds.com > @RiverhoundsSC > #PITvHFD ROSTER & NOTES QUICK FACTS ACTIVE ROSTER Roster Size: 24 • Returners: 7 • Newcomers: 17 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) First match: May 1, 1999 1 Danny Vitiello GK 6’2” 185 25 Massapequa, N.Y. (Nashville SC) Nickname: Hounds 2 Ezra Armstrong D 5’9” 175 22 Gastonia, N.C. (Skovshoved IF) Colors: Black & Gold 3 Casey Bartlett-Scott D 5’11” 170 26 Portsmouth, England (Fareham Town) Conference: Eastern Conference, Atlantic Division 4 Dani Rovira D 5’9” 148 24 Bogotá, Colombia (University of Vermont) Venue: Highmark Stadium 5 Jordan Dover D 5’8” 160 26 Ajax, Ontario (Rochester Rhinos) 5,000 6 Jalen Robinson D 6’0” 165 27 Catonsville, Md. (D.C. United) Capacity: 7 Alex Dixon F 5’8” 145 31 Bay City, Texas (Hartford Athletic) Owner: Tuffy Shallenberger 8 Tommy Williamson F 6’1” 175 22 Anaheim, Calif. (San Jose Earthquakes - loan) Website: www.riverhounds.com 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) 13 Tom Judge D 6’1” 175 22 Freehold, N.J. (Nashville SC - loan) At home ................................................................. 3-2-1 14 Todd Wharton M 6’0” 170 27 Glen Allen, Va. (Saint Louis FC) On road ................................................................. 5-2-2 15 Anthony Velarde M 5’7” 160 25 Reedley, Calif. (Fresno Pacific University) In games decided by one goal or fewer ............... 6-3-3 16 Shane Wiedt D 6’3” 185 25 Akron, Ohio (Loudoun United FC) In games decided by two goals or more ..............