2016 Pittsburgh Riverhounds season

The 2016 Pittsburgh Riverhounds season is the club's seventeenth season of existence. It is the Riverhounds' six season playing in the United Soccer League, and the club's fourth season hosting matches at soccer-specific Highmark Stadium.

Pittsburgh Riverhounds
2016 season
ChairmanTuffy Shallenberger (acting)
ManagerDave Brandt (from May 23, 2016)
Mark Steffens (until May 22, 2016)
StadiumHighmark Stadium
USL13th
U.S. Open CupSecond Round
Top goalscorerLeague: Corey Hertzog (13)
All: Corey Hertzog (13)

Preseason

On November 2, 2015 it was announced that Richard Nightingale was no longer with the team and that Shallenberger had taken over as acting president.[1] After one season without an MLS affiliate, it was announced that the club had formed an affiliate partnership with the reigning Eastern Conference playoff champion and MLS Cup runner-up Columbus Crew SC for the 2016 season.[2]

Competitions

Preseason
February 28, 2016 PreseasonPenn State Nittany Lions1–2Pittsburgh RiverhoundsState College, Pennsylvania
5:00 p.m. EST Sigue  53' Report Moloto  45'
Ewart  81'		 Stadium: Holuba Hall
March 6, 2016 PreseasonPittsburgh Riverhounds3–0Ohio State BuckeyesPittsburgh, Pennsylvania
2:00 p.m. EST Okai  43', 71' (pen.)
Parkes  65'		 Report Stadium: Highmark Stadium
March 13, 2016 PreseasonPittsburgh Riverhounds1–2Michigan WolverinesPittsburgh, Pennsylvania
1:00 p.m. EST Parkes Report Mertz  2'
Anderson 		Stadium: Highmark Stadium
March 18, 2016 PreseasonPittsburgh Riverhounds0–1Akron ZipsAkron, Ohio
6:00 p.m. EST Report Campbell  87' (o.g.) Stadium: FirstEnergy Stadium–Cub Cadet Field

U.S. Open Cup
May 18 Second RoundPittsburgh Riverhounds 0–2 Lansdowne Bhoys FCPittsburgh, Pennsylvania
7:00 PM Moloto  55'
Russell  60'  69'		 Report Purcell  10'
Hunter  30'
Nealis  45'
McGuigan  49'
Kavanagh  76'		 Stadium: Highmark Stadium

United Soccer League
Further information: 2016 USL season
All times in regular season on Eastern Daylight Time (UTC-04:00)

Standings
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
10 Harrisburg City Islanders 30 8 7 15 37 54 −17 31
11 Bethlehem Steel FC 30 6 10 14 32 43 −11 28
12 Toronto FC II 30 7 5 18 36 58 −22 26
13 Pittsburgh Riverhounds 30 6 7 17 31 50 −19 25
14 FC Montreal 30 7 2 21 35 57 −22 23
Source: 2016 USL Standings
Rules for classification: 1) total wins; 2) total goal differential; 3) total goals scored; 4) points earned against top four Conference finishers; 5) disciplinary points; 6) coin toss or drawing of lots

Results

All times in Eastern Time.[3]

April 2, 2016 1Pittsburgh Riverhounds0–1Rochester RhinosPittsburgh, Pennsylvania
7:00pm Report Volesky  7'
Apostolopoulos  62'
Ugarte  64'
Totsch  85'		 Stadium: Highmark Stadium
Attendance: 1,106
Referee: Leland Grant
April 17, 2016 2Toronto FC II2–2Pittsburgh RiverhoundsVaughan, Ontario
4:00pm Hagglund  12'
Edwards  56' (pen.),  84'
Boskovic  90+1'		 Report Parkes  41'
Swanson  75'
Branson  90+2'		 Stadium: Ontario Soccer Centre
April 22, 2016 3Pittsburgh Riverhounds1–2Orlando City BPittsburgh, Pennsylvania
7:00pm Kerr  36'
Parkes  90+2' (pen.)		 Report Heath  7'
Turner  39', 67'		 Stadium: Highmark Stadium
Attendance: 1,711
April 27, 2016 4Louisville City FC2–2Pittsburgh RiverhoundsLouisville, Kentucky
7:30pm Hoffman  55'
Newnam  73'
Goodwin  73'
Shanosky  86'		 Report Report Parkes  9'
Branson  23'
Hertzog  74' (pen.)
Murrell  83'		 Stadium: Louisville Slugger Field
Attendance: 5,751
Referee: Marcos Deoliveira
April 30, 2016 5Charleston Battery1–1Pittsburgh RiverhoundsCharleston, South Carolina
7:30pm Portillo  66' (pen.) Report Parkes  30'
Gilstrap  38'		 Stadium: MUSC Health Stadium
May 7, 2016 6Pittsburgh Riverhounds1–3New York Red Bulls IIPittsburgh, Pennsylvania
7:00pm Parkes  10'  85'
Moloto  21'		 Report Abang  12'
Bonomo  72'
Etienne  82'
Ouimette  85'
Adams  83'		 Stadium: Highmark Stadium
Attendance: 2,370
Referee: Marco Vega
May 14, 2016 7FC Cincinnati1–0Pittsburgh RiverhoundsCincinnati, Ohio
4:00pm McLaughlin  26'
Okoli  69'		 Report Moloto  40'
Okai  53'
Campbell  74'		 Stadium: Nippert Stadium
Attendance: 23,375
Referee: Brandon Artis
May 21, 2016 8Pittsburgh Riverhounds2–1Toronto FC IIPittsburgh, Pennsylvania
7:00pm Murrell  56'
Moloto  68'
Hertzog  72'		 Report Johnson  83' Stadium: Highmark Stadium
Attendance: 1,209
Referee: Patrick Rosas
May 28, 2016 9New York Red Bulls II1–0Pittsburgh RiverhoundsHarrison, New Jersey
10:00pm Flemmings  8'
Metzger  58'		 Report Moloto  16'
Okai  16'		 Stadium: Red Bull Arena
June 4, 2016 10Pittsburgh Riverhounds1–2Charleston BatteryPittsburgh, Pennsylvania
7:00pm Vincent  50'
Campbell  90+4'		 Report Woodbine  37' (pen.)
Mueller  42'
Tsonis  66'
Garbonzo  68'		 Stadium: Highmark Stadium
Attendance: 2,905
June 11, 2016 11Richmond Kickers3–1Pittsburgh RiverhoundsRichmond, Virginia
5:00pm Murrell  17' (o.g.)
Gilstrap  20' (o.g.)
Grant  67'		 Report Hertzog  90' Stadium: City Stadium
Attendance: 4,017
Referee: Jaime Herrera
June 18, 2016 12Pittsburgh Riverhounds2–1FC MontrealPittsburgh, Pennsylvania
7:00pm Kerr  17'
Hertzog  27'
Moloto  54'
Thompson  72'		 Report Jackson-Hamel  26'
Gagnon-Laparé  78'		 Stadium: Highmark Stadium
Attendance: 2,031
Referee: Elvis Mahmutovic
June 25, 2016 13Rochester Rhinos2–1Pittsburgh RiverhoundsRochester, New York
6:00pm Farrell  8'
Garzi  60'		 Report Hertzog  45' Stadium: Rochester Rhinos Stadium
Attendance: 3,543
July 4, 2016 14Pittsburgh Riverhounds0–0Harrisburg City IslandersPittsburgh, Pennsylvania
7:00pm Green  14'
Ewart  81'
Campbell  90+1'		 Report Warshaw  45+1'
Leverock  52'  84'		 Stadium: Highmark Stadium
July 10, 2016 15Bethlehem Steel FC2–0Pittsburgh RiverhoundsBethlehem, Pennsylvania
4:00pm Burke  24'
Jones  70'
Washington  85'
Gissie  87'
Fernandes  90+2' (pen.)		 Report Adeleye  59'
Branson  85'		 Stadium: Goodman Stadium
Attendance: 3,664
Referee: Matthew Kreitzer
July 14, 2016 16Pittsburgh Riverhounds0–2Richmond KickersPittsburgh, Pennsylvania
7:00pm Earls  16'
Campbell  44'		 Report Imura  44'
Jane  26'  67'		 Stadium: Highmark Stadium
Attendance: 1,844
July 17, 2016 17Pittsburgh Riverhounds1–2Harrisburg City IslandersPittsburgh, Pennsylvania
7:00pm Kerr  60'  63'
Branson  79'		 Report Leverock  28'
Barril  32'
Benbow  80'		 Stadium: Highmark Stadium
Attendance: 1,450
July 23, 2016 18Pittsburgh Riverhounds0–3Charlotte IndependencePittsburgh, Pennsylvania
7:00pm Earls  1'
Campbell  63'		 Report Calvert  31'
Hilton  44'
Herrera  90+4'		 Stadium: Highmark Stadium
Attendance: 1,500
Referee: Greg Dopka
July 30, 2016 19Wilmington Hammerheads FC1–4Pittsburgh RiverhoundsWilmington, North Carolina
7:00pm Binns  39'
Lynch  62'
Lawal 		Report
Box Score		 Kerr  45'
Hertzog  45+2'
Okai  70'
Thompson  90+3'		 Stadium: Legion Stadium
August 5, 2016 20Pittsburgh Riverhounds1–2Louisville City FCPittsburgh, Pennsylvania
7:00pm Hertzog  27'
Green
Moloto  80'		 Report
Box Score		 Quinn  21'
Davis  56', 82'  84'
Reynolds  75'		 Stadium: Highmark Stadium
August 10, 2016 21FC Montreal4–1Pittsburgh RiverhoundsMontreal, Quebec
7:00pm Riggi  1'
Tabla  11'
Jackson-Hamel  26'
Dominguez  38'
Mkungilwa  42'		 Report
Box Score		 Hertzog  41'
Campbell  74'
Barson 		Stadium: Complexe sportif Claude-Robillard
August 13, 2016 22Pittsburgh Riverhounds2–1Bethlehem Steel FCPittsburgh, Pennsylvania
7:00pm Hertzog  18'  90+'
Earls  23'
Kerr  62'		 Report
Box Score		 Cory Burke  28'
Richter  37'
Chambers  66'
Anderson  90+'		 Stadium: Highmark Stadium
August 20, 2016 23Rochester Rhinos3–0Pittsburgh RiverhoundsRochester, New York
6:00pm Tergou  8', 40'
Reilly  57'		 Report
Box Score		 Stadium: Rochester Rhinos Stadium
August 24, 2016 24Pittsburgh Riverhounds4–1Wilmington Hammerheads FCPittsburgh, Pennsylvania
7:00pm Hertzog  6', 90+' (pen.)
Hunt  40'
Thompson  44'		 Report
Box Score		 Fairclough  72'
Taublieb  90+'		 Stadium: Highmark Stadium
August 27, 2016 25Harrisburg City Islanders1–1Pittsburgh RiverhoundsHarrisburg, Pennsylvania
7:00pm Foster  65'
Doyle  80'		 Report
Box Score		 Campbell  70'
Earls
Walsh  85'		 Stadium: FNB Field
September 3, 2016 26Orlando City B0–2Pittsburgh RiverhoundsMelbourne, Florida
7:30pm Ribeiro  16'
Heath  45'
McFadden  74'		 Report
Box Score		 Walsh  23'
Adeleye  81'
Hertzog  90+' (pen.)		 Stadium: Titan Soccer Complex
September 10, 2016 27Charlotte Independence4–0Pittsburgh RiverhoundsCharlotte, North Carolina
7:00pm Brown  37'
Estrada  45', 54'  90'
Herrera  90+1'		 Report
Box Score		 Boggs  47' Stadium: Ramblewood Soccer Complex
September 14, 2016 28Pittsburgh Riverhounds0–0FC CincinnatiPittsburgh, Pennsylvania
7:00pm Martínez  45+1' Report
Box Score		 Walker  60'
Polak  86'		 Stadium: Highmark Stadium
September 18, 2016 29Bethlehem Steel FC1–1Pittsburgh RiverhoundsBethlehem, Pennsylvania
3:00pm Chambers  68' Report
Box Score		 Hertzog  9' (pen.) Stadium: Goodman Stadium
September 24, 2016 30Pittsburgh Riverhounds0–1FC CincinnatiPittsburgh, Pennsylvania
7:00pm Hertzog  36' Report
Box Score		 Okoli  31' (pen.)
Polak  73'		 Stadium: Highmark Stadium

Schedule source

2016 roster

Where a player has not declared an international allegiance, nation is determined by place of birth. Squad correct as of February 23, 2016.[4]

No. Position Player Nation
1 Goalkeeper Hunter Gilstrap  United States
2 Defender Caleb Postlewait  United States
3 Defender Karsten Smith  United States
4 Defender Jordan Murrell  Canada
5 Defender Danny Earls  Ireland
6 Midfielder Conor Branson  England
7 Midfielder Stephen Okai  Ghana
8 Forward Michael Green  United States
9 Forward Zak Boggs  United States
10 Midfielder Kevin Kerr  Scotland
11 Forward Corey Hertzog  United States
12 Defender Sergio Campbell  Jamaica
13 Defender Willie Hunt  United States
14 Midfielder Alex Harlley  Togo
15 Forward Ryan Dodson  United States
16 Defender Isaiah Schafer  United States
17 Defender Drew Russell  United States
18 Goalkeeper Mauricio Vargas  Costa Rica
20 Forward Duwayne Ewart  Canada
21 Forward James Bissue  Ghana
22 Midfielder Lebo Moloto  South Africa
23 Midfielder Nick Kolarac  United States
24 Goalkeeper Brenden Alfery  United States
25 Midfielder Marshall Hollingsworth (on loan from Columbus Crew SC)  United States
26 Midfielder Ben Swanson (on loan from Columbus Crew SC)  United States
28 Midfielder Jack Thompson  United States
31 Midfielder Nick Thompson  United States
33 Defender Ryan Adeleye  United States
34 Midfielder Cristian Martínez (on loan from Columbus Crew SC)  Panama
35 Midfielder Rodrigo Saravia (on loan from Columbus Crew SC)  Guatemala
36 Forward Chevaughn Walsh  Jamaica
37 Forward Alejandro Aguilar  Costa Rica

Transfers

In
Date Name Last Club Mode of Transfer Reference
January 5, 2016 Alex Harlley Atlanta SilverbacksFree[5]
January 5, 2016 Mauricio Vargas FC WichitaFree[5]
January 6, 2016 Zak Boggs Tampa Bay RowdiesFree[6]
January 6, 2016 Corey Hertzog Tampa Bay RowdiesFree[6]
January 7, 2016 Hunter Gilstrap Carolina RailHawksFree[7]
January 7, 2016 Karsten Smith Fort Lauderdale StrikersFree[7]
February 11, 2016 James Bissue Montreal ImpactFree[8]
February 11, 2016 Ryan Dodson IFK Stockaryd/Rörviks IFFree[8]
February 12, 2016 Willie Hunt Tampa Bay RowdiesFree[9]
February 11, 2016 Isaiah Schafer VPSFree[9]
February 18, 2016 Romeo Parkes A.D. Isidro MetapánFree[10]
February 22, 2016 Brenden Alfery Robert Morris ColonialsFree[11]
February 22, 2016 Sergio Campbell Columbus Crew SCFree[11]
March 2, 2016 Brenden Alfery Robert Morris ColonialsFree[12]
March 4, 2016 Caleb Postlewait Butler BulldogsFree[13]
March 17, 2016 Marshall Hollingsworth Columbus Crew SCLoan[14]
March 17, 2016 Ben Swanson Columbus Crew SCLoan[14]

Out
Date Name Last Club Mode of Transfer Reference
October 7, 2015 Willie Hunt Tampa Bay RowdiesFree[15]
October 31, 2015 Calle Brown Houston DynamoFree[16]
November 11, 2015 Ryan Thompson Saint Louis FCFree[17]
January 5, 2016 Vini Dantas Baltimore BlastFree[5]
January 18, 2016 Boris Zivanovic FC KoperFree[18]
January 19, 2016 Ben Newnam Louisville City FCFree[19]
February 10, 2016 Fejiro Okiomah San Antonio FCFree[20]
February 17, 2016 Rob Vincent D.C. UnitedUndisclosed[21]
February 24, 2016 Sterling FlunderRetired[22]
March 2, 2016 Tyler Pasher Swope Park RangersFree[23]
May 9, 2016 Romeo Parkes Isidro MetapánWaived[24]

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