2016 Pittsburgh Riverhounds season

The 2016 Pittsburgh Riverhounds season was 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
Chairman	Tuffy Shallenberger (acting)
Manager	Dave Brandt (from May 23, 2016) Mark Steffens (until May 22, 2016)
Stadium	Highmark Stadium
USL	13th
U.S. Open Cup	Second Round
Top goalscorer	League: Corey Hertzog (13) All: Corey Hertzog (13)
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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

Penn State Nittany Lions v Pittsburgh Riverhounds

February 28, 2016 Preseason	Penn State Nittany Lions	1–2	Pittsburgh Riverhounds	State College, Pennsylvania
5:00 p.m. EST	Sigue 53'	Report	Moloto 45' Ewart 81'	Stadium: Holuba Hall

Pittsburgh Riverhounds v Ohio State Buckeyes

March 6, 2016 Preseason	Pittsburgh Riverhounds	3–0	Ohio State Buckeyes	Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
2:00 p.m. EST	Okai 43', 71' (pen.) Parkes 65'	Report		Stadium: Highmark Stadium

Pittsburgh Riverhounds v Michigan Wolverines

March 13, 2016 Preseason	Pittsburgh Riverhounds	1–2	Michigan Wolverines	Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
1:00 p.m. EST	Parkes	Report	Mertz 2' Anderson	Stadium: Highmark Stadium

Pittsburgh Riverhounds v Akron Zips

March 18, 2016 Preseason	Pittsburgh Riverhounds	0–1	Akron Zips	Akron, Ohio
6:00 p.m. EST		Report	Campbell 87' (o.g.)	Stadium: FirstEnergy Stadium–Cub Cadet Field

U.S. Open Cup

Pittsburgh Riverhounds v Lansdowne Bhoys FC

May 18 Second Round	Pittsburgh Riverhounds	0–2	Lansdowne Bhoys FC	Pittsburgh, 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 v t e	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]

Pittsburgh Riverhounds v Rochester Rhinos

April 2, 2016 1	Pittsburgh Riverhounds	0–1	Rochester Rhinos	Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
7:00pm		Report	Volesky 7' Apostolopoulos  62' Ugarte  64' Totsch  85'	Stadium: Highmark Stadium Attendance: 1,106 Referee: Leland Grant

Toronto FC II v Pittsburgh Riverhounds

April 17, 2016 2	Toronto FC II	2–2	Pittsburgh Riverhounds	Vaughan, Ontario
4:00pm	Hagglund 12' Edwards 56' (pen.),  84' Boskovic  90+1'	Report	Parkes 41' Swanson  75' Branson 90+2'	Stadium: Ontario Soccer Centre

Pittsburgh Riverhounds v Orlando City B

April 22, 2016 3	Pittsburgh Riverhounds	1–2	Orlando City B	Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
7:00pm	Kerr  36' Parkes 90+2' (pen.)	Report	Heath  7' Turner 39', 67'	Stadium: Highmark Stadium Attendance: 1,711

Louisville City FC v Pittsburgh Riverhounds

April 27, 2016 4	Louisville City FC	2–2	Pittsburgh Riverhounds	Louisville, Kentucky
7:30pm	Hoffman 55' Newnam  73' Goodwin  73' Shanosky 86'	http://www.uslsoccer.com/game/show/13218155?subseason=280291&referrer=2356900 Report	Parkes 9' Branson  23' Hertzog 74' (pen.) Murrell  83'	Stadium: Louisville Slugger Field Attendance: 5,751 Referee: Marcos Deoliveira

Charleston Battery v Pittsburgh Riverhounds

April 30, 2016 5	Charleston Battery	1–1	Pittsburgh Riverhounds	Charleston, South Carolina
7:30pm	Portillo 66' (pen.)	Report	Parkes 30' Gilstrap  38'	Stadium: MUSC Health Stadium

Pittsburgh Riverhounds v New York Red Bulls II

May 7, 2016 6	Pittsburgh Riverhounds	1–3	New York Red Bulls II	Pittsburgh, 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

FC Cincinnati v Pittsburgh Riverhounds

May 14, 2016 7	FC Cincinnati	1–0	Pittsburgh Riverhounds	Cincinnati, Ohio
4:00pm	McLaughlin 26' Okoli  69'	Report	Moloto  40' Okai  53' Campbell  74'	Stadium: Nippert Stadium Attendance: 23,375 Referee: Brandon Artis

Pittsburgh Riverhounds v Toronto FC II

May 21, 2016 8	Pittsburgh Riverhounds	2–1	Toronto FC II	Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
7:00pm	Murrell  56' Moloto 68' Hertzog 72'	Report	Johnson 83'	Stadium: Highmark Stadium Attendance: 1,209 Referee: Patrick Rosas

New York Red Bulls II v Pittsburgh Riverhounds

May 28, 2016 9	New York Red Bulls II	1–0	Pittsburgh Riverhounds	Harrison, New Jersey
10:00pm	Flemmings 8' Metzger  58'	Report	Moloto  16' Okai  16'	Stadium: Red Bull Arena

Pittsburgh Riverhounds v Charleston Battery

June 4, 2016 10	Pittsburgh Riverhounds	1–2	Charleston Battery	Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
7:00pm	Vincent 50' Campbell  90+4'	Report	Woodbine 37' (pen.) Mueller 42' Tsonis  66' Garbonzo  68'	Stadium: Highmark Stadium Attendance: 2,905

Richmond Kickers v Pittsburgh Riverhounds

June 11, 2016 11	Richmond Kickers	3–1	Pittsburgh Riverhounds	Richmond, 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

Pittsburgh Riverhounds v FC Montreal

June 18, 2016 12	Pittsburgh Riverhounds	2–1	FC Montreal	Pittsburgh, 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

Rochester Rhinos v Pittsburgh Riverhounds

June 25, 2016 13	Rochester Rhinos	2–1	Pittsburgh Riverhounds	Rochester, New York
6:00pm	Farrell 8' Garzi 60'	Report	Hertzog 45'	Stadium: Rochester Rhinos Stadium Attendance: 3,543

Pittsburgh Riverhounds v Harrisburg City Islanders

July 4, 2016 14	Pittsburgh Riverhounds	0–0	Harrisburg City Islanders	Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
7:00pm	Green  14' Ewart  81' Campbell  90+1'	Report	Warshaw  45+1' Leverock  52'  84'	Stadium: Highmark Stadium

Bethlehem Steel FC v Pittsburgh Riverhounds

July 10, 2016 15	Bethlehem Steel FC	2–0	Pittsburgh Riverhounds	Bethlehem, 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

Pittsburgh Riverhounds v Richmond Kickers

July 14, 2016 16	Pittsburgh Riverhounds	0–2	Richmond Kickers	Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
7:00pm	Earls  16' Campbell  44'	Report	Imura 44' Jane  26' 67'	Stadium: Highmark Stadium Attendance: 1,844

Pittsburgh Riverhounds v Harrisburg City Islanders

July 17, 2016 17	Pittsburgh Riverhounds	1–2	Harrisburg City Islanders	Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
7:00pm	Kerr 60'  63' Branson  79'	Report	Leverock 28' Barril 32' Benbow  80'	Stadium: Highmark Stadium Attendance: 1,450

Pittsburgh Riverhounds v Charlotte Independence

July 23, 2016 18	Pittsburgh Riverhounds	0–3	Charlotte Independence	Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
7:00pm	Earls  1' Campbell  63'	Report	Calvert 31' Hilton 44' Herrera 90+4'	Stadium: Highmark Stadium Attendance: 1,500 Referee: Greg Dopka

Wilmington Hammerheads FC v Pittsburgh Riverhounds

July 30, 2016 19	Wilmington Hammerheads FC	1–4	Pittsburgh Riverhounds	Wilmington, 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

Pittsburgh Riverhounds v Louisville City FC

August 5, 2016 20	Pittsburgh Riverhounds	1–2	Louisville City FC	Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
7:00pm	Hertzog 27' Green Moloto  80'	Report Box Score	Quinn  21' Davis 56', 82'  84' Reynolds  75'	Stadium: Highmark Stadium

FC Montreal v Pittsburgh Riverhounds

August 10, 2016 21	FC Montreal	4–1	Pittsburgh Riverhounds	Montreal, 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

Pittsburgh Riverhounds v Bethlehem Steel FC

August 13, 2016 22	Pittsburgh Riverhounds	2–1	Bethlehem Steel FC	Pittsburgh, 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

Rochester Rhinos v Pittsburgh Riverhounds

August 20, 2016 23	Rochester Rhinos	3–0	Pittsburgh Riverhounds	Rochester, New York
6:00pm	Tergou 8', 40' Reilly 57'	Report Box Score		Stadium: Rochester Rhinos Stadium

Pittsburgh Riverhounds v Wilmington Hammerheads FC

August 24, 2016 24	Pittsburgh Riverhounds	4–1	Wilmington Hammerheads FC	Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
7:00pm	Hertzog 6', 90+' (pen.) Hunt 40' Thompson 44'	Report Box Score	Fairclough 72' Taublieb  90+'	Stadium: Highmark Stadium

Harrisburg City Islanders v Pittsburgh Riverhounds

August 27, 2016 25	Harrisburg City Islanders	1–1	Pittsburgh Riverhounds	Harrisburg, Pennsylvania
7:00pm	Foster 65' Doyle  80'	Report Box Score	Campbell 70' Earls Walsh  85'	Stadium: FNB Field

Orlando City B v Pittsburgh Riverhounds

September 3, 2016 26	Orlando City B	0–2	Pittsburgh Riverhounds	Melbourne, Florida
7:30pm	Ribeiro  16' Heath  45' McFadden  74'	Report Box Score	Walsh 23' Adeleye  81' Hertzog 90+' (pen.)	Stadium: Titan Soccer Complex

Charlotte Independence v Pittsburgh Riverhounds

September 10, 2016 27	Charlotte Independence	4–0	Pittsburgh Riverhounds	Charlotte, North Carolina
7:00pm	Brown 37' Estrada 45', 54'  90' Herrera 90+1'	Report Box Score	Boggs  47'	Stadium: Ramblewood Soccer Complex

Pittsburgh Riverhounds v FC Cincinnati

September 14, 2016 28	Pittsburgh Riverhounds	0–0	FC Cincinnati	Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
7:00pm	Martínez  45+1'	Report Box Score	Walker  60' Polak  86'	Stadium: Highmark Stadium

Bethlehem Steel FC v Pittsburgh Riverhounds

September 18, 2016 29	Bethlehem Steel FC	1–1	Pittsburgh Riverhounds	Bethlehem, Pennsylvania
3:00pm	Chambers 68'	Report Box Score	Hertzog 9' (pen.)	Stadium: Goodman Stadium

Pittsburgh Riverhounds v FC Cincinnati

September 24, 2016 30	Pittsburgh Riverhounds	0–1	FC Cincinnati	Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
7:00pm	Hertzog  36'	Report Box Score	Okoli 31' (pen.) Polak  73'	Stadium: Highmark Stadium

Schedule source

2016 roster

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality. Squad correct as of February 23, 2016.^[4]

No. Pos. Nation Player 1 GK  USA Hunter Gilstrap 2 DF  USA Caleb Postlewait 3 DF  USA Karsten Smith 4 DF  CAN Jordan Murrell 5 DF  IRL Danny Earls 6 MF  ENG Conor Branson 7 MF  GHA Stephen Okai 8 FW  USA Michael Green 9 FW  USA Zak Boggs 10 MF  SCO Kevin Kerr 11 FW  USA Corey Hertzog 12 DF  JAM Sergio Campbell 13 DF  USA Willie Hunt 14 MF  TOG Alex Harlley 15 FW  USA Ryan Dodson 16 DF  USA Isaiah Schafer 17 DF  USA Drew Russell 18 GK  CRC Mauricio Vargas 20 FW  CAN Duwayne Ewart 21 FW  GHA James Bissue 22 MF  RSA Lebo Moloto 23 MF  USA Nick Kolarac 24 GK  USA Brenden Alfery 25 MF  USA Marshall Hollingsworth (on loan from Columbus Crew SC) 26 MF  USA Ben Swanson (on loan from Columbus Crew SC) 28 MF  USA Jack Thompson 31 MF  USA Nick Thompson 33 DF  USA Ryan Adeleye 34 MF  PAN Cristian Martínez (on loan from Columbus Crew SC) 35 MF  GUA Rodrigo Saravia (on loan from Columbus Crew SC) 36 FW  JAM Chevaughn Walsh 37 FW  CRC Alejandro Aguilar

Transfers

In

Date	Name	Last Club	Mode of Transfer	Reference
January 5, 2016	Alex Harlley	Atlanta Silverbacks	Free	[5]
January 5, 2016	Mauricio Vargas	FC Wichita	Free	[5]
January 6, 2016	Zak Boggs	Tampa Bay Rowdies	Free	[6]
January 6, 2016	Corey Hertzog	Tampa Bay Rowdies	Free	[6]
January 7, 2016	Hunter Gilstrap	Carolina RailHawks	Free	[7]
January 7, 2016	Karsten Smith	Fort Lauderdale Strikers	Free	[7]
February 11, 2016	James Bissue	Montreal Impact	Free	[8]
February 11, 2016	Ryan Dodson	IFK Stockaryd/Rörviks IF	Free	[8]
February 12, 2016	Willie Hunt	Tampa Bay Rowdies	Free	[9]
February 11, 2016	Isaiah Schafer	VPS	Free	[9]
February 18, 2016	Romeo Parkes	A.D. Isidro Metapán	Free	[10]
February 22, 2016	Brenden Alfery	Robert Morris Colonials	Free	[11]
February 22, 2016	Sergio Campbell	Columbus Crew SC	Free	[11]
March 2, 2016	Brenden Alfery	Robert Morris Colonials	Free	[12]
March 4, 2016	Caleb Postlewait	Butler Bulldogs	Free	[13]
March 17, 2016	Marshall Hollingsworth	Columbus Crew SC	Loan	[14]
March 17, 2016	Ben Swanson	Columbus Crew SC	Loan	[14]

Out

Date	Name	Last Club	Mode of Transfer	Reference
October 7, 2015	Willie Hunt	Tampa Bay Rowdies	Free	[15]
October 31, 2015	Calle Brown	Houston Dynamo	Free	[16]
November 11, 2015	Ryan Thompson	Saint Louis FC	Free	[17]
January 5, 2016	Vini Dantas	Baltimore Blast	Free	[5]
January 18, 2016	Boris Zivanovic	FC Koper	Free	[18]
January 19, 2016	Ben Newnam	Louisville City FC	Free	[19]
February 10, 2016	Fejiro Okiomah	San Antonio FC	Free	[20]
February 17, 2016	Rob Vincent	D.C. United	Undisclosed	[21]
February 24, 2016	Sterling Flunder	Retired		[22]
March 2, 2016	Tyler Pasher	Swope Park Rangers	Free	[23]
May 9, 2016	Romeo Parkes	Isidro Metapán	Waived	[24]