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
Duquesne women’s soccer team ready for another A-10 Tournament run
A year ago, in the Atlantic 10 Conference Championship women’s soccer game last year, Abby Losco scored the first goal against Fordham. Duquesne would end up winning the game, 2-0. That goal was the highlight of Losco’s freshman year. “Scoring a goal in that kind of atmosphere was intense, and the play happened very quickly,” Losco said. “The reaction from the entire team was pure excitement, but we knew that we had to keep playing hard and finish the game.” In her freshman season, ... 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
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
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
Pittsburgh’s Meghan Klingenberg’s role in the Olympics
Moments ago, the United States Women’s National Team roster for the Rio Olympics was revealed. To no surprise, Meghan Klingenberg made that list. Klingenberg has started in every single match the USWNT has participated in this year, in both friendlies and qualifiers. Klingenberg helped the USWNT lift the trophy in the first ever SheBelieves Cup in March. Now, Klingenberg has the chance to bring a gold medal back to the United States - and back to Pittsburgh. Klingenberg, who grew up in ... Read More