After three matches where the Pittsburgh Riverhounds didn’t lose a game, the team lost their battle against the Charlotte Independence on Saturday night. The Riverhounds struggled on offense, but more on defense, allowing four goals past them to give the Independence the win. The Independence had goals scored by Brian Brown (37′), David Estrada (45’, 54’) and Jorge Herrera (90’+1’). Joel Johnson, Enzo Martinez and Aly Hassan all recorded assists. The Riverhounds did pressure on offense for ... Read More
Riverhounds top Orlando City B, 2-0
Chevaughn Walsh had all eyes on him in the Pittsburgh Riverhounds’ 2-0 victory over Orlando City B. The young Jamaican made his first start for the Riverhounds on Saturday night’s match in Orlando. In his first start, but his second appearance, the striker scored his first ever USL goal in the 23’ minute. “It’s a great feeling,” Walsh said after the match. “I’ve been working hard, and I think it finally paid off. I’ve always been comfortable. We were under a situation [last week] against ... Read More
Riverhounds suffer 4-1 loss to FC Montreal
The Pittsburgh Riverhounds will want to forget Wednesday night’s match against FC Montreal for a long time. The Riverhounds (3-14-4), who seemingly looked like they were improving the past two weeks with a win over the Wilmington Hammerheads and a draw with Louisville City FC, were trampled over by FC Montreal (3-18-1), suffering a 4-1 defeat. The team were certainly without leadership on the pitch, as Kevin Kerr was not able to make the game due to travel visa issues. Also not on the ... Read More
Riverhounds bring in three more Columbus Crew loan players
The Pittsburgh Riverhounds and Columbus Crew SC have come to agreements in the Crew loaning more players to the Riverhounds. The three new loanees from the Crew include Chad Barson, Cristian Martinez and Rodrigo Saravia. The loanees come at a much needed time for the Riverhounds. Due to his red card against Louisville City FC, defender Mike Green will not be playing against FC Montreal tonight. Also not playing will be Lebo Moloto for his five yellow cards and captain Kevin Kerr, who, according ... Read More
Louisville tops Riverhounds with 2 late goals
After dominating the Wilmington Hammerheads last weekend, the Pittsburgh Riverhounds fell to Louisville City FC on Friday night, 2-1. However, there were moments of hope for the Riverhounds against LCFC. The Hounds got on the board first, with a goal from forward Corey Hertzog in the 27’ minute, off an assist from defender Mike Green. “I think Kevin [Kerr] and Danny [Earls] played a quick one,” Hertzog said after the match about his goal. “Then Danny played a long ball to [Mike] Green. ... Read More
Riverhounds announce the signings of two players
The Pittsburgh Riverhounds have announced the signings of two players to their roster on Thursday evening. The team announced the signing of defender Anthony Virgara and midfielder Melvin Snoh. “These are two young players that we wanted to take a good look at,” head coach Dave Brandt said. “They not only bolster our depth for the remainder of this season, but this also gives us a really good chance to evaluate them for the future. We have been thin recently due to injuries and so forth, so ... Read More
Kevin Kerr named to USL Team of the Week
For the second time this USL season, Pittsburgh Riverhounds captain Kevin Kerr has been named to the USL Team of the Week. The Captain, @KevinKerr89, named to @USL Team of the Week. -> https://t.co/KNPeV2b0GX #PGHsoccer pic.twitter.com/C912pVTQPr — PGH Riverhounds (@PghRiverhounds) August 2, 2016 The nod comes after the Riverhounds 4-1 victory over the Wilmington Hammerheads. It was the Riverhounds third win of the season, and second under head coach Dave Brandt. Kerr scored a goal ... Read More
From Pittsburgh to Rio: Hard work defines Meghan Klingenberg
What’s more ‘Burgh than having “berg” in your last name? Winning championships, for one, and ever since U.S. women's national team defender Meghan Klingenberg was a soccer player at Pine-Richland High School in Gibsonia, Penn., winning titles is all she’s known. The first title for “Kling,” as she’s commonly known to teammates and fans, came in 2005, as the Pine-Richland Lady Rams pulled off a major upset in the state finals when they knocked off then-No. 1 ranked team in the nation, Owen J. ... Read More
Riverhounds drop fourth straight match
The Pittsburgh Riverhounds have lost their last four games. Three out of those four losses were at Highmark Stadium. According to head coach Dave Brandt, the Riverhounds 3-0 loss against the Charlotte Independence Saturday was just another “same old story.” “It’s the same old story – lots of chances in the first half not put away and a couple really average goals to give away,” Brandt said after the match. “And this group struggles when they give the first goal away. We are dying for one ... Read More
‘Frustrated’ Riverhounds lose again, 2-1
The Pittsburgh Riverhounds lost their third-straight match against the Harrisburg City Islanders on Sunday night. Harrisburg was the same team that the Riverhounds, three matches ago, recorded their first shutout against. The Riverhounds head coach, Dave Brandt, was not pleased with the performance, despite some positive plays from Kevin Kerr and Mauricio Vargas. “Frustrated, disappointed, upset, all the above,” Brandt said following the loss. “We can start with that. We can get better. We ... Read More