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Riverhounds shut down in road loss to San Antonio
The second game of the season was a dud for the Pittsburgh Riverhounds. Jorge Hernandez and Luke Haakenson scored and the Riverhounds mustered six shots, just one of which was on goal, during a 2-0 road loss at San Antonio FC on Saturday night. In the 54th minute, Riverhounds goalkeeper...
Riverhounds’ most decorated player Kenardo Forbes retires
The end of an era is upon the Pittsburgh Riverhounds. Midfielder Kenardo Forbes, the club’s captain and all-time leader in matches played (226), announced his retirement Thursday. Forbes, 36, will transition to a coaching role with the Riverhounds, whom he also leads in career assists (55). A native of Kingston,...
Augi Williams scores in debut, leading Riverhounds to draw with North Carolina
Augi Williams was the highest profile offseason addition to the Pittsburgh Riverhounds roster. In the team’s season opener, the signing already paid dividends. Williams scored the tying goal in the 57th minute, sending the Riverhounds to a 1-1 draw with North Carolina FC on Saturday night in Cary, N.C. While...
As new season dawns, Riverhounds looking for championship to punctuate golden era
Bob Lilley has seen his share of season openers in a career that now spans five decades as a player and head coach across multiple versions of indoor and outdoor soccer in the U.S. Lilley is beginning his eighth season as manager of the Pittsburgh Riverhounds. It’s no secret the...
Pittsburgh Riveters announce schedule for debut season
Pittsburgh Riveters SC will begin its first season with a home match May 16 at Highmark Stadium. The new pro women’s soccer franchise will host Cleveland Force to kick off the USL W League season. Both teams are part of the newly formed Great Forest Division in the Central Conference,...
Riverhounds sign high-scoring forward
The Pittsburgh Riverhounds struggled to find the back of the net at times last season, finishing 15th in the 24-team USL Championship with 41 goals scored in 34 games. They made a major acquisition Monday aimed at changing that. The Riverhounds signed former All-Star forward Augustine Williams, a striker who...
Pittsburgh Riveters sign Franklin Regional grad Sydney Lindeman
The Pittsburgh Riveters SC has not played a game yet, but the new pre-professional women’s soccer team just strengthened its defense. The team, set to begin play in May in the USL W League, signed Towson redshirt sophomore and Franklin Regional alum Sydney Lindeman. The 21-year-old defender played club soccer...
Fox Chapel grad Kate Friday signs on with expansion Pittsburgh Riveters SC
Kate Friday didn’t want her mental well-being to be defined by success, or failure, surrounding her soccer career. When the Fox Chapel graduate committed to attend Xavier University in Cincinnati, she wanted to find places around her adopted city where she could escape. “I think my favorite place to go...
2024 in Pittsburgh professional sports: Revamped Steelers’ QB room, Pirates’ phenom pitcher among top storylines
The year began with the Pittsburgh Steelers losing their fifth consecutive playoff game, keeping alive a streak that dates to the 2016 postseason. It ended with the Steelers, while reeling from a three-game losing streak, assured of another trip to the playoffs and a chance to end the franchise’s longest...
Pittsburgh Riverhounds to play in 2025 Jägermeister Cup
For the first time, a U.S. soccer league will hold its own interleague cup, and Pittsburgh Riverhounds SC will participate. The United Soccer League announced Thursday the expansion of the USL Jägermeister Cup, which will unite teams from the USL Championship and League One. The USL Jägermeister Cup will include...
Charleston ousts Riverhounds in 1st round of playoffs
The Pittsburgh Riverhounds went 9-1-6 down the stretch in the regular season to rally for a USL Championship playoff spot. Once the playoffs started, the rally ended. Nick Markanich scored the game’s lone goal in the eighth minute to lead the Charleston Battery to a 1-0 victory over the Riverhounds...
Riverhounds clinch playoff spot with win over El Paso in regular season finale
With nine games remaining in the regular season, Pittsburgh Riverhounds coach Bob Lilley forecasted that 48 points was needed to get into the playoffs. Talk about foreshadowing. The Hounds achieved exactly that number and got the final three needed to clinch a playoff berth in a 2-0 victory over El...
Fox Chapel senior gets world class soccer education spending season with Riverhounds
What started with a surprise announcement during a Pittsburgh Riverhounds team meeting has turned into a season-long endeavor of valuable lessons for Fox Chapel senior Pablo Linzoain. Linzoain signed a USL Academy Contract in May and has been training with the first team full time ever since. Like many academy...
Riverhounds give big boost to playoff hopes with win over Loudoun United
In July, making the playoffs seemed impossible for the Pittsburgh Riverhounds. Now it’s more than probable. Edward Kizza and Bertin Jacquesson had a goal apiece and the Hounds continued their late-season surge with an important 2-0 victory at Loudoun United on Saturday night. Pittsburgh (11-10-12) and Loudoun (11-13-9) came into...
Quick start helps Riverhounds beat Charleston, improve playoff hopes
In a match they desperately needed, the Pittsburgh Riverhounds came out on the front foot Saturday night at Highmark Stadium and took control. And now they’ll have a compelling final two weeks of the season. Edward Kizza scored in the second minute and Robbie Mertz added another goal 18 minutes...
Bertin Jacquesson nets hat trick to boost Riverhounds’ playoff hopes with win over Miami
Former Pitt standout Bertin Jacquesson recorded the 13th hat trick in team history as the Pittsburgh Riverhounds kept their playoff hopes alive with a 4-0 victory over last-place Miami FC on Saturday night. Jacquesson, playing his fourth game with the Hounds since being acquired on loan from Real Salt Lake...
Brownsville grad Tessa Dellarose 1st player committed to Pittsburgh Riveters SC
Pittsburgh Riveters SC will have some local talent on its first team in 2025. Brownsville grad Tessa Dellarose became the first player to commit to the new women’s soccer team on Wednesday. A junior outside back at North Carolina, Dellarose, 20, played in the Riverhounds Development Academy and was a...
Riverhounds’ playoff hopes take hit in draw with Birmingham
To get to the 48 points coach Bob Lilley has forecasted as a benchmark to get into the postseason, the Pittsburgh Riverhounds needed four wins and a draw in their last five games. Well, the Hounds used up that draw early by squandering a lead. A second-half goal by Birmingham...
Scott Gibson named head coach for new Pittsburgh Riveters SC
Scott Gibson, the director of the Pittsburgh Riverhounds Academy and head of the Academy’s girls program in the Elite Clubs National League, has been named the head coach for the new Pittsburgh Riveters SC. Pittsburgh’s new professional women’s soccer team will begin play in the USL W League in 2025....
Pittsburgh Riveters unveil name, logo for new USL W League teamVideo
Pittsburgh’s newest professional sports team officially has a name and familiar look to its logo. The city’s new USL W League team revealed it will be called the Pittsburgh Riveters on Wednesday morning and also unveiled a logo featuring the city’s iconic black and yellow color scheme and Rosie the...
Tampa Bay rallies in 2nd half to end Riverhounds’ unbeaten streak
The Pittsburgh Riverhounds saw their playoff hopes take a hit Saturday night, giving up two second-half goals in a 2-1 loss to the Tampa Bay Rowdies. Leo Fernandes’ goal in stoppage time was the dagger for the Hounds, who saw a 10-game unbeaten streak (5-0-5) come to an end. The...
Riverhounds get goal from debuting forward, move into playoff spot with win over Rhode Island
With former striker Albert Dikwa making his return to Highmark Stadium, it was the newest forward for the Pittsburgh Riverhounds who made the biggest impact. Bertin Jacquesson, who was acquired via loan from Real Salt Lake of MLS on Wednesday, scored in first half stoppage time and the Hounds picked...
Riverhounds settle for gut-wrenching draw at Indy
A late goal against turned a potentially inspirational Pittsburgh Riverhounds victory into a 1-1 draw against the Indy Eleven on Saturday night. The Riverhounds played most of the game down a man after Pat Hogan was sent off in the fifth minute. Still, Danny Griffin scored on a volley from...
Edward Kizza scores twice to deliver important win to Riverhounds, coach Bob Lilley
Edward Kizza scored goals, Eric Dick recorded another shutout and coach Bob Lilley recorded a milestone win as the Pittsburgh Riverhounds rolled to a 3-0 road victory over Birmingham Legion FC on Saturday night. The win was critical for the Riverhounds (7-9-10), who stayed within three points of Loudoun and...
Stoppage time goals lead to draw between Riverhounds, Colorado Springs
In about five minutes of second half stoppage time the Pittsburgh Riverhounds went from jubilation to the sensation of a gut punch. Sean Suber’s header into the net 25 seconds into the five minutes of added time gave the Hounds the lead, but they couldn’t see it out. Colorado Springs’...
