The Pittsburgh Riverhounds had a fairly easy start to preseason play. Facing college teams, the Riverhounds won three matches and drew two. However, the squad got their first taste of USL opponent action in a friendly preseason match against the Rochester Rhinos, Pittsburgh's out-of-state rival. If the match said anything about what the Riverhounds season will be like, it wasn’t very “friendly.” The Riverhounds were handed a whopping 5-1 defeat at the hands of the Rhinos. Rochester, the ... Read More
Riverhounds sign Kenroy Howell to one-year deal
The Pittsburgh Riverhounds now have 14 players to their roster heading into the 2017 season after Monday's signing of Kenroy Howell. Howell, who is from Manchester, Jamaica, will be joining the team after his approval from the USL and USSF goes through. His deal with the Riverhounds is for one-year with a club option for the 2018 season. Howell most recently saw action in as a midfielder for C.D. Dragón of the Primera División in El Salvador. His movement to C.D. Dragón came after his ... Read More
Riverhounds bring back four players
The Pittsburgh Riverhounds aren’t just going into the 2017 season with brand new players. After recent signings this offseason, the Riverhounds exercised the 2017 season options for Ryan Adeleye, Danny Earls, Jack Thompson and Nick Thompson. All four players played for Pittsburgh in 2016 and were signed by head coach Dave Brandt after he took over for former head coach Mark Steffens. Earls had played for the Riverhounds previously, but the others put on the jersey for the first time. “This ... Read More
Riverhounds top Hammerheads 4-1
Last season, Pittsburgh Riverhounds defender Willie Hunt scored two goals — his only two of the season — in the final game. This year, Hunt didn’t have to wait that long to net his first goal. Wednesday night, he scored the second goal of the evening against the Wilmington Hammerheads. It was the second of four goals for Pittsburgh, who beat the Hammerheads by a 4-1 final, the same score as the last time these two teams met. While the scores were the same, the goals were much ... Read More
Riverhounds snap losing streak, beat Hammerheads 4-1
The Pittsburgh Riverhounds (3-12-4) can throw their four-game losing streak away. The Riverhounds, who had lost four in a row — and three of those losses came at home — traveled to North Carolina to face the Wilmington Hammerheads FC (6-8-6) on Saturday evening. The team notched a dominant 4-1 win over the Hammerheads, which included Nick Thompson’s first goal as a member of the Riverhounds. However, his goal didn’t come until the 90’+ minute. Scoring first for the team was captain Kevin ... Read More
Riverhounds announce signing of Nick Thompson
A mere seven days after signing Jack Thompson to their squad, the Pittsburgh Riverhounds have announced another signing: Jack Thompson's older brother, Nick Thompson. Nick Thompson was signed by the Riverhounds early Friday afternoon, a day before the Riverhounds faced FC Montreal at Highmark Stadium. The elder Thompson is a familiar face for head coach Dave Brandt. Thompson played at Messiah College for all four years, but during his freshman and sophomore seasons (2008, 2009) he was ... Read More