Following the news that his club's men's and women's first teams will be joining USL, Tom Ovenden, owner / director of Steel City FC, joins Pittsburgh Soccer Now's John Krysinsky to discuss the big move and look back at his club's incremental growth over the years. Among the topics discussed include: Steel City's ascension and growth as a club Men's team's move from NPSL to USL League Two, thoughts on US Open Cup experience and continuity with players, coaches and Academy program's contributions...
Dec 18, 2024•33 min•Ep. 78
Pittsburgh Soccer Now's John Krysinsky has more on Pitt men's soccer's NCAA Tournament run which has them on the precipice of another College Cup. John is joined by ACC Network / ESPN+ broadcaster Jason Earle, who was on the call for Pitt's NCAA tournament win on Sunday (3-2 extra time thriller vs Kansas City) and has called many Pitt men's and women's soccer matches in the past few years. In addition, John also shares his thoughts on Riverhounds SC's first roster signing announcements (and Edwa...
Dec 06, 2024•42 min•Ep. 77
Captain Gabe Norris & HC Jonathan Potter, fresh off RMU Men's Soccer's Horizon League championship, joined PSN's John Krysinsky as they now look forward to the Colonials' first @NCAASoccer Tournament appearance since 2005 https://pittsburghsoccernow.com/2024/11/18/robert-morris-mens-soccer-captain-gabe-norris-hc-jonathan-potter-look-forward-to-ncaa-tournament/
Nov 18, 2024•13 min•Ep. 76
Pittsburgh Soccer Now 's John Krysinsky & Colton Coreschi discuss and break down the Riverhounds SC's season ending 1-0 loss at Charleston. For Pittsburgh, they were eliminated from the playoffs in the first round for the second consecutive season. https://pittsburghsoccernow.com/2024/11/02/battery-1-hounds-0-final/
Nov 03, 2024•19 min•Ep. 75
The USL Championship's Longest Running rivalry between the Pittsburgh Riverhounds SC and Charleston Battery will have a new chapter in the 44th match to be played between the clubs, as they'll face off in the USL Cup Playoffs Eastern Conference Quarterfinal round on Saturday at Patriots Point in Charleston, SC (6:30 p.m. kickoff). Ahead of the match, PSN's John Krysinsky caught up with USL Championship broadcast analyst, Ricky Lopez-Espin, who will be on the call for Saturday's match. Together, ...
Nov 01, 2024•23 min•Ep. 74
In the newest episode of Sounding Off on Soccer Podcast, John Krysinsky is joined by Robert Morris University women's soccer Head Coach Michelle Rick, who's led the Colonials to a berth in Horizon League playoffs in her first season at the helm. Plus, John is joined by PSN's busiest contributor, Griffin Floyd, who's been covering both Riverhounds and Pitt men's soccer home matches, to talk about the atmosphere at both Highmark Stadium and Ambrose Urbanic Field as both teams are peaking at the ri...
Oct 28, 2024•45 min•Ep. 73
The Pittsburgh Riverhounds SC wrap-up the 2024 regular season on Saturday facing a must-win situation -- as they can clinch a playoff berth for the seventh straight season under the direction of Head Coach Bob Lilley. Team Captain and midfielder Danny Griffin joined Pittsburgh Soccer Now's John Krysinsky at midweek, as the team is preparing for yet another 'do-or-die' match -- this time at home (Saturday, 7 p.m.) against Western Conference last place team, El Paso Locomotive, as if they win that...
Oct 23, 2024•22 min•Ep. 72
Pittsburgh Soccer Now's John Krysinsky is joined by Robert Morris Men's Soccer Head Coach Jonathan Potter, who has the Colonials in first place in the Horizon League with three matches to go.
Oct 22, 2024•23 min•Ep. 71
Pittsburgh Riverhounds SC goalkeeper Eric Dick joined PSN's John Krysinsky in the latest episode of the Sounding Off on Soccer. With the Riverhounds in the thick of USL Championship playoff race, with five matches remaining, they currently are two points behind the playoff line despite a strong second half season push that has included many strong performances from the veteran keeper, who is second in the Championship with 11 clean sheets. Among the topics covered in the interview include: What ...
Sep 26, 2024•29 min•Ep. 70
On Wednesday, PSN's John Krysinsky was joined by Pitt Women's Soccer's Randy Waldrum to discuss the team's start to the new season and previews the upcoming matches this weekend in California vs Loyola Marymount & Cal-State Fullerton. In this interview, Coach Waldrum talks about the challenges he has faced personally and the team's start to the season. Waldrum will not be making the trip, as he tends to his wife, who recently had heart surgery. The veteran head coach also discussed among oth...
Aug 29, 2024•20 min•Ep. 69
Pittsburgh Soccer Now 's John Krysinsky is joined by Al Alvine , who was named the fifth head coach in Duquesne women’s soccer history on Dec. 29, 2011 and in just four seasons he accomplished what nobody did in the program history of Duquesne women’s soccer – win an Atlantic 10 championship. The 2024 season will be Alvine's 13th at the helm of the Duquesne's women's program,
Aug 14, 2024•36 min•Ep. 67
Riverhounds midfielder Jackson Walti joins Pittsburgh Soccer Now's John Krysinsky to discuss the ups and downs of his first season with the club, and his second pro season. Walti began the season in the starting lineup, then saw his playing time decrease, but in the past month, has been a regular part of the Hounds' starting eleven.
Aug 01, 2024•18 min•Ep. 66
In his sixth season as a professional, Pittsburgh-area native Robbie Mertz has taken a leadership role with his hometown club, the Pittsburgh Riverhounds SC. The former Upper St Clair, University of Michigan standout joins Pittsburgh Soccer Now's John Krysinsky to talk about the Riverhounds' challenging 2024 season, the ups and downs, and how he's and the team have persevered.
Jul 27, 2024•24 min•Ep. 65
On the latest episode of the Sounding Off on Soccer Podcast, John Krysinsky is joined by Michael Wottreng, who will be on the call when the Pittsburgh Riverhounds SC host Hartford Athletic FC on Saturday night (8 p.m. kickoff) in what will be a Nationally televised match on ESPN 2. John and Michael preview what both describe as a match of two desperate teams in search of points, at one point the play-by-play broadcaster pointing out "It's as much of a must win as you can possibly have in the mid...
Jul 19, 2024•35 min•Ep. 63
Before Pitt's Randy Waldrum departs Pittsburgh for the Olympics, where the veteran coach will lead Nigeria's women's soccer team, he sits down with Pittsburgh Soccer Now 's John Krysinsky on the latest episode of Sounding Off on Soccer podcast. Among the topics discussed included: Managing and importance of delegating responsibilities with Pitt's program and the Nigerian National team duties Keeping Pitt women's soccer program momentum going as a new season kicks off in August, with more on chal...
Jul 04, 2024•37 min•Ep. 62
Sounding Off on Soccer Podcast returns from its hiatus with one of our favorite guests, as Pittsburgh Soccer No w's John Krysinsky is joined by The Sporting News ' Mike DeCourcy, to talk Copa America, the USMNT getting CONCACAF'd and Mike's column about the 1994 World Cup and the impact that had on soccer in the United States.
Jun 28, 2024•55 min•Ep. 60
May 12, 2024•32 min•Ep. 59
With one season under his belt as Robert Morris University's men's soccer head coach, Jonathan Potter has really begun to put his stamp on the program. This week, as part of our series of interviews with area college soccer coaches as we look ahead to the Fall 2024 season, Potter joins PSN's John Krysinsky on the latest edition of the Sounding Off on Soccer Podcast. With a largely retooled roster, Potter led the Colonials to a 5-6-5 overall record in his first campaign in Moon Township. Among th...
May 08, 2024•35 min•Ep. 57
In early February, Robert Morris University Vice President and Director of Athletics Chris King announced that Michelle Rick will be the next head coach of the Colonials’ women’s soccer program , after Head Coach Chris Shaw left for a the Head Coaching position at Temple. In some respects, it might be considered a bold move in hiring such a young coach without Division I head coaching experience -- as Rick joins RMU after spending the previous two seasons at the University of Findlay, a Division...
Apr 18, 2024•35 min•Ep. 56
John Krysinsky is back with the latest edition of the Sounding Off on Soccer podcast -- as he takes a look at the 0-3-0 (!!??) Pittsburgh Riverhounds' -- and brings on second-year winger Langston Blackstock for an in-depth interview to discuss the Marietta, GA's native's experience thus far in the Steel City, his thoughts on the team's tough start, upcoming match-up vs the Tampa Bay Rowdies and more.
Apr 02, 2024•36 min•Ep. 55
The Pittsburgh Riverhounds were punished for their failure to convert a host of chances as they fell 2-0 to Orange County SC in their home opene r, on Saturday night at Highmark Stadium. It was a far from ideal start from the Riverhounds, who have been shut out in consecutive matches to begin the 2024 season. It's the first time the Hounds have been shut out in back-to-back contests since mid-2022. PSN's John's Krysinsky is joined by Matthew Baldwin, who was at Highmark Stadium on Saturday, as t...
Mar 18, 2024•33 min•Ep. 54
We made our best effort to get as many members of the band together as possible -- as we partake in the Annual Pittsburgh Soccer Now predictions for the new Riverhounds and USL Championship season on the Sounding Off on Soccer Podcast. PSN's John Krysinsky was joined by Matt Popchock, Colton Coreschi and La Mega Media's Amadeo Eichberg, as they took turns making their predictions for the season ahead. These predictions included: Predict following Hounds' results this year: How Many Points in Reg...
Mar 07, 2024•58 min•Ep. 53
In the newest episode of Sounding Off on Soccer Podcast, club icon and new Riverhounds SC assistant coach Rob Vincent joins John Krysinsky. Rob and John discuss his adjustment from coaching with the Academy to now being back with the pro team, this time as Bob Lilley's assistant. Other topics tackled included: Importance of the process of open and invitational tryouts in building roster On playing against (nearly a decade ago) and now coaching Kenardo Forbes Assessing Hounds' midfield from veter...
Mar 04, 2024•38 min•Ep. 52
Pittsburgh Soccer Now’s John Krysinsky is joined by Steel City FC’s Tom Ovenden, Ed Ellsworth and Nicky Kolarac to talk about the club’s preparations for its first-ever Lamar Hunt US Open Cup appearance despite the uncertainty of the tournament format and Major League Soccer’s efforts to hold the Open Cup hostage.
Feb 21, 2024•30 min•Ep. 51
Feb 20, 2024•46 min•Ep. 50
Pittsburgh Soccer Now's John Krysinsky welcomes Colton Coreschi and Matthew Baldwin to the podcast and to the PSN team -- and the trio shares their thoughts on Pittsburgh Riverhounds as they near the halfway mark of the 2024 preseason. John, Colton and Matthew address the Hounds' biggest question marks as the club looks to keep the momentum going from an ultra-successful 2023 campaign.
Feb 16, 2024•46 min•Ep. 49
In the first edition of Sounding Off on Soccer for 2024, Pittsburgh Soccer N ow's John Krysinsky takes a few minutes with his immediate takeaways on the Riverhounds SC, who will revolve and move forward with a new season, as they kick off preseason camp next week. Additionally, John is joined by Pittsburgh businessmen Roger Loughney and David Grim, who are exploring an opportunity to invest in IK Start, a prominent soccer club in Kristiansand, southern Norway. Learn more about this group that th...
Jan 22, 2024•45 min•Ep. 48
Pittsburgh Soccer Now 's Rachael Kriger catches up with Pitt women's soccer Head Coach Randy Waldrum and midfielder Ellie Coffield, who scored the equalizing and game-winning goals in the Panthers' thrilling 4-3 NCAA Tournament win at Arkansas on Friday night. The Panthers will have a short turnaround -- as they'll now face Memphis on Sunday in Fayetteville, AK.
Nov 18, 2023•27 min•Ep. 47
Pittsburgh Riverhounds SC announced longtime assistant coach Dan Visser has been appointed as the club's Sporting Director, where he will oversee the soccer side of the club at the professional and academy levels. In his new role, Visser will work in tandem with head coach Bob Lilley, guiding the pro team’s scouting and player recruitment efforts to build a championship-caliber team next season and beyond. He also will work directly with the Riverhounds Academy as the club continues to build a d...
Nov 17, 2023•35 min•Ep. 46
Pittsburgh Soccer Now's John Krysinsky is back with a new episode of the Sounding Off on Soccer Podcast, as he pays tribute to Albert Dikwa, for being the first Riverhounds SC player since Jose Angulo to win a league MVP. Plus, John catches up with PSN contributors, Dom Campbell and Rachael Kriger to talk about Pitt's Men and Women's soccer teams in the NCAA tournament -- and who has the better chance of getting through the coming weekend.
Nov 14, 2023•57 min•Ep. 45
