After a week of exciting news regarding new players, tournament games and star goal keeper Ryan Thompson being called to his national team, the Pittsburgh Riverhounds [2-3-2] looked to prove themselves on the field against the Richmond Kickers [4-1-3]. The Riverhounds would end up drawing with the Kickers 1-1 and came up short after not capitalizing on turnovers. The Kickers had just came off of the first loss in their early season. While the 3-0 loss was unusual for this intense team, they ... Read More
Riverhounds to host US Open Cup match; Thompson to play in Copa America
It has been a busy week for the Pittsburgh Riverhounds, who learned their opponent for the second round of the 2015 Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup, announced an exciting national team call up and brought in some reinforcements in the form of a European signing. Hounds barking at chance to win U.S. Open Cup: What has already been an exciting season for the Riverhounds got even more exciting this past week when the team learned that Pittsburgh would be hosting a game in the Lamar Hunt U.S. Cup. The ... Read More
Riverhounds fall victim to unbeaten Charleston
The Pittsburgh Riverhounds traveled to Charleston, South Carolina on Saturday. The matchup featured the unbeaten and Eastern Conference-leading Charleston Battery and the Riverhounds, one of the United Soccer League’s highest-scoring sides. The Battery took an early first half lead and they were able to hold off the Riverhounds’ attack en route to a 3-1 victory at Blackbaud Stadium. The Riverhounds have now lost four of their last five matches in Charleston. The Riverhounds took the play ... Read More
Riverhounds come inches short in comeback bid
The Pittsburgh Riverhounds faced a tough New York Red Bulls II on Sunday afternoon. Unfortunately, Pittsburgh would end up taking the loss, 3-2, but would finish the game literally inches away from tying it in the closing seconds. The Riverhounds, who came off of a dominant win last weekend, would look to scrap for a win against a team that seemed superior on paper. They would keep themselves in the game and played like a top tier team but would come up just short in the end. The game ... Read More
Riverhounds rout Toronto with offensive outburst
The Pittsburgh Riverhounds (1-1-2) hosted Toronto F.C. II (1-2-1) at Highmark Stadium on a gloomy and chilly Pittsburgh Saturday evening. The Hounds would finally breakout offensively since their first game of the season, crushing Toronto F.C. II, 5-1. Last week, the Riverhounds missed a huge opportunity in drawing with Louisville City F.C.,a game in which the Hounds lost a 1-0 lead in the last few moments of added time. On Saturday night Riverhounds would look to continue playing tough ... Read More
Hounds lose lead in stoppage time; come away with draw
The Pittsburgh Riverhounds matched up against Louisville City F.C. on Sunday evening in a match in which both teams were searching for their second win of the season. Neither side would find a way to get a win and the match ended in a 1-1 tie. Pittsburgh came just short of taking three points and moving ahead of Louisville in the Eastern Conference standings. The first half was filled with back and forth entertainment with neither team able to grab much momentum. The Hounds were able to ... Read More
Riverhounds add Guinean forward Amara Soumah
The Pittsburgh Riverhounds look to add some offense with the recent addition of Guinean forward Amara Soumah for the remainder of the season, as the two sides agreed to terms. The 24-year-old Soumah joins the Hounds after playing the past two years at California State University, Fullerton, where he scored eight goals in 38 games. "Amara has very good speed and can attack from a wide position or as a central striker," said Riverhounds coach Mark Steffens in a team-issued press release. "He ... Read More
Riverhounds tie with St. Louis FC in fast-paced match
On Saturday night, the Pittsburgh Riverhounds faced St. Louis FC in a packed and loud St. Louis Soccer Park. This match was the first home game for St. Louis FC, who are a recent expansion team in the United Soccer League. The game would eventually end in a tie of 1-1 in a fast-paced game. The first half was filled with scoring chances and good passes; however, neither team could consistently keep strong offensive possessions. Even though there was a lack of constant possession by both teams, ... Read More
Riverhounds lose physical match against Rochester
The Pittsburgh Riverhounds played their second game of the season tonight after beating the Harrisburg City Islanders, 5-2, last week in their season opener. This time, the Riverhounds would be facing a much tougher defense in the Rochester Rhinos. Both teams played incredibly physical for the duration of the match, which made for a great game. Rochester was able to continue this tough play and wear down the Riverhounds at the end to edge out Pittsburgh, 2-1 The first goal came by the Rhinos ... Read More
Two Riverhounds earn USL honors
Pittsburgh Riverhounds midfielders Rob Vincent and Kevin Kerr were named to the first United Soccer League team of the week of 2015 on Tuesday. The pair of midfielders, who were deployed on the wings in a 4-5-1 formation by head Coach Mark Steffens, combined to score all five of the club’s goals in their 5-2 win over the Harrisburg City Islanders in the home opener on Saturday. Vincent, 24, scored two goals and assisted on two of Kerr’s tallies. The Liverpool-born midfielder led the team ... Read More