2015 Pittsburgh Riverhounds season

Pittsburgh Riverhounds
2015 season
Chairman	Richard Nightingale
Manager	Mark Steffens
Stadium	Highmark Stadium
USL Pro	N/A
U.S. Open Cup	N/A
Top goalscorer	League: Rob Vincent (18); All: Rob Vincent (21)
Highest home attendance	League: 3,622; (May 16 vs. Richmond); All: 3,988; (June 17 vs. D.C. United)
Lowest home attendance	995; (Apr 19 vs. Louisville)
Average home league attendance	League: 2,174; All: 2,213
	← 2014 2016 →

The 2015 Pittsburgh Riverhounds season was the club's sixteenth season of existence. It is the Riverhounds' fifth season playing in the United Soccer League (formerly USL Pro), and the club's third season hosting matches at soccer-specific Highmark Stadium.

Pre-Season Activity

On December 17, 2014, the club announced the hiring of former Charlotte Eagles manager Mark Steffens as their new head coach. In the same press conference, it was announced that 2014's interim head coach Nikola Katic was retained as assistant coach, and that Richard Nightingale, formerly of Umbro, would be the team's new president.^[1] It was also announced that the Riverhounds had ended their previous affiliation with MLS's Houston Dynamo.^[2]

Competitions

Preseason

March 1, 2015 Preseason	Pittsburgh Riverhounds	Cancelled	Marshall Thundering Herd	Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
2:00 p.m. CST				Stadium: Highmark Stadium

March 4, 2015 Preseason	Pittsburgh Riverhounds	Cancelled	Pittsburgh Panthers	Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
6:00 p.m. CST		Report		Stadium: Highmark Stadium

March 7, 2015 Preseason	Pittsburgh Riverhounds	2–0	Western Illinois Leathernecks	Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
2:00 p.m. CST	Moloto 60' Vincent 85'	Report		Stadium: Highmark Stadium

March 8, 2015 Preseason	Pittsburgh Riverhounds	3–0	Army Black Knights	Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
2:00 p.m. CST	Kerr 56' Vincent 68', 74'	Report		Stadium: Highmark Stadium

March 13, 2015 Preseason	Pittsburgh Riverhounds	4–0	Duquesne Dukes	Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
1:00 p.m. CST	Čabrilo 6', 45' Kerr 55' Eze 76'	Report		Stadium: Highmark Stadium

March 15, 2015 Preseason	Pittsburgh Riverhounds	1–1	Akron Zips	Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
1:00 p.m. CST	Kerr , 45' Okiomah Moloto 55'		Dakwar 15' Souto 78' Laryea 84'	Stadium: Highmark Stadium

March 21, 2015 Preseason	Pittsburgh Riverhounds	5–1	Charleston Golden Eagles	Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
7:00 p.m. CST	Vincent 56', 62', 70' Russell Čabrilo	Report	Antonio	Stadium: Highmark Stadium

USL Pro

March 28, 2015 1	Pittsburgh Riverhounds	5–2	Harrisburg City Islanders	Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
7:30 pm EDT	Vincent 5', 90+' Kerr 11', 52', 78' Earls 40' Arena 62'	Report	Pfeffer 22' Pettis 86'	Stadium: Highmark Stadium Attendance: 2,244 Referee: Charles Murphy

April 4, 2015 2	Pittsburgh Riverhounds	1–2	Rochester Rhinos	Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
7:30 pm EDT	Arena 38' Touloute 49' Earls 68'	Report	McMahon 24' Walls 28' Volesky 45+' Dixon 51' Silva 78'	Stadium: Highmark Stadium Attendance: 2,274 Referee: Vito Testa, Jr.

April 11, 2015 3	Saint Louis FC	1–1	Pittsburgh Riverhounds	Fenton, Missouri
7:30 pm EDT	Barklage 44' Musa 58'	Report	Earls 34' Dantas 73' Okai 82'	Stadium: St. Louis Soccer Park Attendance: 5,280 Referee: Nima Saghafi

April 19, 2015 4	Pittsburgh Riverhounds	1–1	Louisville City FC	Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
3:30 pm EDT	Okiomah 38'	Report	Guzman 90' Dacres 92'	Stadium: Highmark Stadium Attendance: 995 Referee: Tori Penso

April 25, 2015 5	Pittsburgh Riverhounds	5–1	Toronto FC II	Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
7:00 pm EDT	Kerr 41' (pen.) Vincent 56', 68' Earls 72' Pasher 90'	Report	Babouli 17' Robertson 41'	Stadium: Highmark Stadium Attendance: 2,241 Referee: Matthew Kreitzer

May 3, 2015 6	New York Red Bulls II	3–2	Pittsburgh Riverhounds	Harrison, New Jersey
7:00 pm EDT	Okiomah 6' (o.g.) Sanchez 66' Wallace 90+4'	Report	Vincent 8', 64' Dallman 31' Arena 72'	Stadium: Red Bull Arena Attendance: 398 Referee: Ernie Constantine

May 9, 2015 7	Charleston Battery	3–1	Pittsburgh Riverhounds	Charleston, South Carolina
7:00 pm EDT	Prince 13' Kelly 65' Marini 73'	Report	Čabrilo 81' Hunt 90'	Stadium: Blackbaud Stadium Attendance: 3,126 Referee: Mark Sauro

May 16, 2015 8	Pittsburgh Riverhounds	1–1	Richmond Kickers	Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
7:00 pm EDT	Arena 56' Okai 67' Moloto 90+'	Report	Ownby 24', 85' Jeffrey 90+'	Stadium: Highmark Stadium Attendance: 3,622 Referee: Donovan Noocha

May 23, 2015 9	Richmond Kickers	1–2	Pittsburgh Riverhounds	Richmond, Virginia
7:00 pm EDT	Sekyere 24' Asante 35' Delicâte 56' Worra 88'	Report	Moloto 12' Čabrilo 18' Kerr 26'	Stadium: City Stadium Attendance: 2,868 Referee: Matthew Franz

May 30, 2015 10	Pittsburgh Riverhounds	6–5	Harrisburg City Islanders	Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
7:00 pm EDT	Vincent 48', 90+' Soumah 52', 90+' Earls 81', 90' Kerr 90+', 90+'	Report	Ekra 28' DiPrima 37' Barril 38' Plumhoff 56' Pettis 86'	Stadium: Highmark Stadium Attendance: 2,792 Referee: John Douglas

June 6, 2015 11	Pittsburgh Riverhounds	1–1	Saint Louis FC	Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
1:00 pm EDT	Okai 47' Vincent 72' (pen.) Russell 89'	Report	Ambersley 39' Pais 72' Lynch 80'	Stadium: Highmark Stadium Attendance: 1,257 Referee: David Mon

June 13, 2015 12	Charlotte Independence	2–1	Pittsburgh Riverhounds	Rock Hill, South Carolina
7:00 pm EDT	Alvarez 52' Herrera 65' (pen.) Jérôme 68'	Report	Earls 42' 65' Moloto 45+' Vincent 83'	Stadium: Eagle Field Attendance: 1,271

June 20, 2015 13	Pittsburgh Riverhounds	1–0	FC Montreal	Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
1:00 pm EDT	Kerr 79'	Report	Gagnon-Laparé 34'	Stadium: Highmark Stadium Attendance: 1,015

June 27, 2015 14	Rochester Rhinos	1–0	Pittsburgh Riverhounds	Rochester, New York
7:05 pm EDT	Walls 79' (pen.)	Report	Hunt 53' 90+' Earls 81' Arena 90+'	Stadium: Sahlen's Stadium Attendance: 6,704 Referee: Jamie Herrerea

July 4, 2015 15	Pittsburgh Riverhounds	3–0	New York Red Bulls II	Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
7:00 pm EDT	Vincent 42', 82' Kerr 55' Pasher 74'	Report		Stadium: Highmark Stadium Attendance: 3,122 Referee: Brandon Artis

July 8, 2015 16	Toronto FC II	0–2	Pittsburgh Riverhounds	Vaughan, Ontario
8:00 pm EDT		Summary	Kerr 9' Earls 29' Russell 82' Arena 90'	Stadium: Ontario Soccer Centre Attendance: 867 Referee: Justin Tasev

July 12, 2015 17	FC Montreal	4–2	Pittsburgh Riverhounds	Montreal, Quebec
4:00 pm EDT	Jackson-Hamel 7' 89' Dominguez 47' Riggi 71' Jems Geffrard 90'	Summary	Živanović 14' Vincent 56' (pen.)	Stadium: Stade Saputo Attendance: 191 Referee: Chris Grabas

July 18, 2015 18	Pittsburgh Riverhounds	1–2	Louisville City FC	Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
7:00 pm EDT	Vincent 17' Kerr 20'	Summary	Rasmussen 15' Fondy 66'	Stadium: Highmark Stadium Attendance: 3,638 Referee: John Douglas

July 26, 2015 19	Harrisburg City Islanders	4–3	Pittsburgh Riverhounds	Harrisburg, Pennsylvania
6:30 pm EDT	Plumhoff 42' 44' 90+1' José Barril 64' Foster 70' 80'	Summary	Soumah 7' Arena 10' Vincent 21' (pen.) 45' Johnson 62' (o.g.)	Stadium: Skyline Sports Complex Attendance: 2,022 Referee: Ryan Dos Reis

August 1, 2015 20	Pittsburgh Riverhounds	3–0	Wilmington Hammerheads FC	Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
7:00 pm EDT	Vincent 20' 85' 90' Brown 87'	Summary	Godelman 22'	Stadium: Highmark Stadium Attendance: 2,807 Referee: Darth Newman

August 8, 2015 21	Toronto FC II	1–3	Pittsburgh Riverhounds	Vaughan, Ontario
8:00 pm EDT	Kaye 81' Raheem Edwards 90+3'	Summary	Vincent 11' Moloto 30' Dallman 66' Čabrilo 74' 79'	Stadium: Ontario Soccer Centre Referee: Geoff Gamble

August 15, 2015 22	Pittsburgh Riverhounds	1–1	Charlotte Independence	Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
7:00 pm EDT	Moloto 39' Kerr 43'	Summary	Badji 40' Finley 85' DelPiccolo 85'	Stadium: Highmark Stadium Attendance: 4,297 Referee: Jaroslaw Werel

August 22, 2015 23	Charlotte Independence	2–1	Pittsburgh Riverhounds	Charlotte, North Carolina
7:00 pm EDT	Jackson 7' Zahorski 34' Martínez 38' 61' Finley 90'	Summary	Moloto 34' Vincent 86' Hunt 89' Newman 90' Earls 90'	Stadium: Ramblewood Soccer Complex Attendance: 1,584 Referee: Jeremy Smith

August 29, 2015 24	Louisville City FC	0–1	Pittsburgh Riverhounds	Louisville, Kentucky
7:30 pm EDT	Guzman 30' Rasmussen 61'	Summary	Vincent 17' 44' (pen.) Hunt 43'	Stadium: Louisville Slugger Field Attendance: 8,414

September 5, 2015 25	Pittsburgh Riverhounds	1–1	Charleston Battery	Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
7:00 pm EDT	Kerr 52' Okiomah 69' Earls 84'	Summary	Chang 90'	Stadium: Highmark Stadium Attendance: 2,199 Referee: Bernhard Hosu

September 12, 2015 26	Wilmington Hammerheads	1–1	Pittsburgh Riverhounds	Wilmington, North Carolina
7:00 pm EDT	Campbell 15' Ackley 39' Cole 57'	Summary	Flunder 53' Kerr 67' Vini Dantas 70'	Stadium: Legion Stadium Attendance: 2,617 Referee: Dustin Thorne

September 16, 2015 27	Pittsburgh Riverhounds	1–1	Rochester Rhinos	Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
7:00 pm EDT	Moloto 69'	Summary	Volesky 83'	Stadium: Highmark Stadium Attendance: 2,499 Referee: Guido Gonzalez

September 19, 2015 28	Harrisburg City Islanders	1–2	Pittsburgh Riverhounds	Harrisburg, Pennsylvania
7:00 pm EDT	Hoppenot 75'	Summary	Moloto 34' Kerr 35'	Stadium: Skyline Sports Complex Attendance: 2,388 Referee: Luis Guardia

U.S. Open Cup

May 20, 2015 Second round	Pittsburgh Riverhounds	3–0	West Virginia Chaos	Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
7:00 pm EDT	Vincent 9' Moloto 10' Earls 64' Kerr 87'	Report	Lavender 44'	Stadium: Highmark Stadium Attendance: 1,500

May 27, 2015 Third round	Pittsburgh Riverhounds	1–0	Tampa Bay Rowdies	Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
7:00 pm EDT	Vincent 90+1'	Report	Sweat 15' Hernández 81'	Stadium: Highmark Stadium Attendance: 1,500 Referee: Charles Murphy

June 17, 2015 Fourth round	Pittsburgh Riverhounds	1–3 (a.e.t.)	D.C. United	Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
7:00 pm EDT	Vincent 24' (pen.) Flunder 41'	PGH Report MLS Report	Coria 8' Arrieta 90+2' Opare 92' DeLeon 104'	Stadium: Highmark Stadium Attendance: 3,988 Referee: Marcos DeOliveira

Statistics

Squad information

Goalkeepers
No.	Nat.	Player	Birthday	Previous club	2015 USL Pro appearances	2015 USL Pro goals	2015 Open Cup Goals
13		Ryan Thompson	(1985-01-17) January 17, 1985 (age 39)	Tampa Bay Rowdies	2	0	0
24		Ryan Hulings	(1991-07-19) July 19, 1991 (age 32)	Baldwin Wallace University	0	0	0
30		Calle Brown	(1990-01-01) January 1, 1990 (age 34)	University of Virginia	0	0	0
Defenders
3		Anthony Arena	(1990-08-03) August 3, 1990 (age 33)	Houston Dynamo	2	0	0
5		Sterling Flunder	(1986-02-14) February 14, 1986 (age 38)	Portland Timbers U23s	2	0	0
8		Mike Green	(1989-12-25) December 25, 1989 (age 34)	New Mexico Lobos	2	0	0
17		Drew Russell	(1990-12-28) December 28, 1990 (age 33)	Charlotte Eagles	0	0	0
21		Fejiro Okiomah	(1990-11-10) November 10, 1990 (age 33)	Indy Eleven	2	0	0
11		Tyler Pasher	(1994-04-27) April 27, 1994 (age 30)	Lansing United	0	0	0
19		Willie Hunt	(1987-09-15) September 15, 1987 (age 36)	Tampa Bay Rowdies	2	0	0
25		Jereme Raley	(1992-07-16) July 16, 1992 (age 31)	University of Maryland, College Park	0	0	0
Midfielders
6		Rob Vincent	(1990-10-26) October 26, 1990 (age 33)	University of Charleston	2	2	0
7		Stephen Okai	(1989-09-27) September 27, 1989 (age 34)	Orange County Blues FC	2	0	0
10		Kevin Kerr	(1989-01-12) January 12, 1989 (age 35)	SC Wiedenbrück 2000	2	3	0
12		Anthony Virgara	(1991-07-17) July 17, 1991 (age 32)	Pittsburgh Riverhounds U23	1	0	0
14		Seth C'deBaca	(1988-04-28) April 28, 1988 (age 36)	D.C. United U-23	0	0	0
16		Danny Earls	(1989-04-22) April 22, 1989 (age 35)	Rochester Rhinos	2	0	0
20		Matthew Dallman	(1985-03-09) March 9, 1985 (age 39)	Sportfreunde Siegen	0	0	0
22		Lebogang Moloto	(1992-12-27) December 27, 1992 (age 31)	Des Moines Menace	2	0	0
23		Nick Kolarac	(1992-05-10) May 10, 1992 (age 32)	Michigan Bucks	0	0	0
Forwards
9		Miroslav Čabrilo	(1992-06-06) June 6, 1992 (age 32)	Robert Morris Colonials	2	0	0
15		Kene Eze	(1992-01-21) January 21, 1992 (age 32)	Jersey Express S.C.	1	0	0
28		Vini Dantas	(1989-09-14) September 14, 1989 (age 34)	Baltimore Blast	2	0	0
4		Max Touloute	(1990-04-27) April 27, 1990 (age 34)	Missouri Comets	1	1	0
18		Jeffrey Kyei	(1989-10-17) October 17, 1989 (age 34)	California University of Pennsylvania	1	0	0

Transfers

In

Squad #	Position	Player	Transferred From	Date	Source
–	GK	Ryan Thompson	Tampa Bay Rowdies	January 22, 2015	^[3]
–	MF	Stephen Okai	Orange County Blues FC	January 22, 2015	^[4]
21	MF	Anthony Arena	Houston Dynamo	January 22, 2015	^[5]
–	DF	Drew Russell	Charlotte Eagles	February 11, 2015	^[6]
–	FW	Kene Eze	Jersey Express S.C.	February 25, 2015	^[7]

Out

Squad #	Position	Player	Transferred To	Date	Source
23	MF	Anthony Obodai	Ånge IF	January 7, 2015	^[8]
1	GK	Hunter Gilstrap	Carolina RailHawks	January 8, 2015	^[9]
18	FW	José Angulo	Fort Lauderdale Strikers	February 10, 2015	^[10]

References

^ "RICHARD NIGHTINGALE NAMED TEAM PRESIDENT; MARK STEFFENS NAMED HEAD COACH - Pittsburgh Riverhounds". Archived from the original on December 17, 2014. Retrieved December 17, 2014.
^ @Matt_Grubba (December 17, 2014). "Other big takeaways from today: The Hounds/Houston partnership is over, and the team will not have another MLS partner..." (Tweet) – via Twitter.
^ "Riverhounds Sign Thompson and Okai for 2015 Season, Cabrilo Returns - Pittsburgh Riverhounds". Archived from the original on February 5, 2015. Retrieved February 4, 2015.
^ "Riverhounds Sign Thompson and Okai for 2015 Season, Cabrilo Returns - Pittsburgh Riverhounds". Archived from the original on February 5, 2015. Retrieved February 4, 2015.
^ "Anthony Arena Returns to Pittsburgh as a Riverhound - Pittsburgh Riverhounds". Archived from the original on February 5, 2015. Retrieved February 4, 2015.
^ "Riverhounds Add Defender Drew Russell For 2015 Season - Pittsburgh Riverhounds". Archived from the original on February 11, 2015. Retrieved February 11, 2015.
^ "Vincent Extends Riverhounds Contract, Forward Eze Joins Club - Pittsburgh Riverhounds". Archived from the original on February 25, 2015. Retrieved February 25, 2015.
^ "Zlatans lagkamrat klar – för Ånge IF".
^ "Carolina RailHawks NASL: RailHawks Acquire Goalkeeper Hunter Gilstrap". Archived from the original on January 11, 2015. Retrieved January 11, 2015.
^ "Fort Lauderdale Strikers NASL: Strikers Sign Former USL Pro MVP Jose Angulo". Archived from the original on February 10, 2015. Retrieved February 11, 2015.

[1] "RICHARD NIGHTINGALE NAMED TEAM PRESIDENT; MARK STEFFENS NAMED HEAD COACH - Pittsburgh Riverhounds". Archived from the original on December 17, 2014. Retrieved December 17, 2014.

[2] @Matt_Grubba (December 17, 2014). "Other big takeaways from today: The Hounds/Houston partnership is over, and the team will not have another MLS partner..." (Tweet) – via Twitter.

[3] "Riverhounds Sign Thompson and Okai for 2015 Season, Cabrilo Returns - Pittsburgh Riverhounds". Archived from the original on February 5, 2015. Retrieved February 4, 2015.

[4] "Riverhounds Sign Thompson and Okai for 2015 Season, Cabrilo Returns - Pittsburgh Riverhounds". Archived from the original on February 5, 2015. Retrieved February 4, 2015.

[5] "Anthony Arena Returns to Pittsburgh as a Riverhound - Pittsburgh Riverhounds". Archived from the original on February 5, 2015. Retrieved February 4, 2015.

[6] "Riverhounds Add Defender Drew Russell For 2015 Season - Pittsburgh Riverhounds". Archived from the original on February 11, 2015. Retrieved February 11, 2015.

[7] "Vincent Extends Riverhounds Contract, Forward Eze Joins Club - Pittsburgh Riverhounds". Archived from the original on February 25, 2015. Retrieved February 25, 2015.

[8] "Zlatans lagkamrat klar – för Ånge IF".

[9] "Carolina RailHawks NASL: RailHawks Acquire Goalkeeper Hunter Gilstrap". Archived from the original on January 11, 2015. Retrieved January 11, 2015.

[10] "Fort Lauderdale Strikers NASL: Strikers Sign Former USL Pro MVP Jose Angulo". Archived from the original on February 10, 2015. Retrieved February 11, 2015.

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