The Pittsburgh Riverhounds played the D.C. United to a draw over 90 minutes, but to advance in the U.S. Open Cup, there must be a winner. In extra time, the size, legs, and experience of the Major League Soccer side took over, as the United score a pair of goals in the additional period to earn a 3-1 victory and advance to the fifth round of the tournament. The United took the advantage early on with success on set pieces. In the fourth minute, a D.C. corner bounced around and hit the ... Read More
Riverhounds may use home field advantage to trip up D.C. United
With the 2015 Women’s World Cup in full swing – the US beat Nigeria last night 1-0 to advance to the round of 16 – there have been nearly as many stories done on the players as there have been on the pitch, or in this case, the turf. The Women’s World Cup is being played on synthetic surfaces for the first time, amid player criticisms and even a lawsuit. When the Pittsburgh Riverhounds take on the D.C. United of Major League Soccer in Wednesday nights’ U.S. Open Cup match, they’ll be playing ... Read More
Riverhounds push unbeaten streak to six games in draw with St. Louis
A week after the Pittsburgh Riverhounds [4-3-3] erased a three-goal deficit to come back and win 6-5 against the Harrisburg City Islanders [4-3-1], they would look to build on the success they have garnered within the past few weeks. Today’s opponent, St. Louis FC, entered Highmark Stadium with a 3-3-3 record and is coming off of a game in which they tied 1-1 in a heartbreaker against Louisville City [4-1-5]. The Riverhounds would end up losing the lead late and draw with St. Louis, 1-1. This ... Read More
Riverhounds have chance to show off MLS aspirations
Not very long ago, it was unsure if the Pittsburgh Riverhounds would even stay in business. A disastrous start to their 2014 season left the team on the outside looking in come playoff time. Then, it got worse. In November, the team declared for Chapter-11 bankruptcy. While this has been considered a strategic move, struggling both on and off the field gave people little incentive to invest their time and money into Riverhounds Soccer. Fast forward to the summer of 2015, and the ... Read More
Rob Vincent named player of the week; Hounds move up start time
Pittsburgh Riverhounds midfielder Rob Vincent was named United Soccer League player of the week on Tuesday. Vincent scored a brace in the Hounds’ dramatic 6-5 come-from-behind victory over the Harrisburg City Islanders in their Keystone Derby match at Highmark Stadium on Saturday. Vicnent got Pittsburgh on the board with a 48th minute redirect of a Lebo Moloto cross and then scored the game-tying goal on a free kick in stoppage time when Moloto played it his way instead of towards Kevin ... Read More
Kerr’s goal leads Riverhounds to Keystone Derby win
For the second time in less than a week, the Pittsburgh Riverhounds [3-3-3] won a match in which they never saw a lead until added time. Tonight they, came from down 5-3 after 90 minutes to score three stoppage-time goals to stun the Harrisburg City Islanders [4-2-1] with a 6-5 victory. The Riverhounds matched up against their Keystone State rivals for the second time this season, and unlike the first match, when the Hounds dominated with a 5-1 victory, Harrisburg City Islanders came to play in ... Read More
Riverhounds advance on Vincent volley; will host D.C. United
Rob Vincent has an enormous right leg, and on Wednesday night against the Tampa Bay Rowdies, he used it to send the Pittsburgh Riverhounds into the fourth round of the 2015 Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup with a 1-0 victory. The Riverhounds will now host the MLS side D.C. United in the fourth round of the tournament at Highmark Stadium on June 17, 2015. “We heard about it (ahead of time), but we didn’t want to get too carried away,” said Riverhounds midfielder Kevin Kerr on the prospect of ... Read More
Hounds without Thompson for Open Cup match
The Pittsburgh Riverhounds will face the Tampa Bay Rowdies of the North American Soccer League at 7 p.m. this evening in the third round of the 2015 Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup. The Riverhounds have never played a member of the NASL, which was founded in its current incarnation in 2011 and is the second tier of North American professional soccer. The Riverhounds play in the United Soccer League, which is one step below the NASL. Each club has done well in league play through the early part of ... Read More
Vincent and Kerr dynamic for Hounds
The Pittsburgh Riverhounds have quite the dynamic duo with midfielders Kevin Kerr and Rob Vincent. While the Riverhounds [2-3-3] record may not reflect how the team has played at times this year, Vincent and Kerr have carried the offense to this point. Vincent and Kerr alone account for 60% of the Hounds total points, last year they combined for only 14%. The season is still young and that 60% will come down, but it is clear that these two players have the ability to alter the outcome of a ... Read More
Riverhounds advance in US Open Cup
The Pittsburgh Riverhounds advanced to the third round of the 2015 Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup with a dominant 3-0 victory over the West Virginia Chaos at Highmark Stadium on Wednesday. The Chaos, members of the USL’s Premier Development League, had entered the tournament as the first side from West Virginia. They dispatched the Fort Pitt Regiment of the NPSL in the first round, but were outmatched by Pittsburgh. The Riverhounds fielded a starting lineup full of many regulars, despite the ... Read More