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Pittsburgh Soccer Now's John Krysinsky talks all things soccer, including the Pittsburgh Riverhounds SC, collegiate and scholastic competition, MLS, Premier League, International Soccer and more.
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The Pittsburgh Riverhounds SC kicked off the 2025 campaign with its first preseason training session on Monday.  Pittsburgh Soccer Now's John Krysinsky was there to catch some of the session and caught up with three players including the newest Hound, Augustine Williams, Danny Griffin and Eric Dick, before wrapping things up with Head Coach Bob Lilley.   
Pittsburgh Soccer Now's John Krysinsky caught up with Riverhounds President Jeff Garner, discusses numerous topics including: -- Looking back at the organization's biggest accomplishments since taking over in mid-2022 -- Timetable on Highmark Stadium renovations -- Excitement is high, and tickets are selling for debut of Riveters SC  -- Importance of community partnerships and much more.
The first episode of Sounding Off on Soccer Podcast for the New Year features a special guest -- former Pitt and North Allegheny standout Sarah Schupansky -- joining Pittsburgh Soccer Now's John Krysinsky.  Schupansky signed a two-year deal, through the 2026 NWSL season with a club option for the 2027 season, with Gotham FC.  Sarah discusses her soccer journey and much more, including the hectic past couple of months transitioning from completing her senior season and college career at Pitt to taking part in the process of signing on with an agent and earning her first pro contract as a free agent as NWSL eliminated all drafts, collegiate and expansion, last summer upon the ratification of a new collective bargaining agreement. **   Schupansky is coming off a collegiate season where she led the entire NCAA with 15 assists. Throughout five seasons with the Pittsburgh Panthers, she scored 32 goals and was the all-time leader in assists with 43. In 2023, she was named to the All-ACC First Team, making her the first-ever Panther to be named to the list.https://pittsburghsoccernow.com/2024/12/23/sarah-schupansky-signs-gotham-fc-nwsl/ 
Shortly before the Holidays, Michael Sullivan experienced a whirlwind end to 2024, as his collegiate career came to an end but in a little more than a week's time, was selected in the MLS SuperDraft by Toronto FC.Pittsburgh Soccer Now's John Krysinsky caught up with Sullivan for an interview in the latest edition of Sounding Off on Soccer Podcast. The Pittsburgh area native who is from Tarentum and starred at Deer Lakes High School along with Steel City FC (previously Arsenal and Century United), then for four years at Pitt, shared more about his journey and growth as a player and person and discussed the experience of wrapping up his senior season, then quickly turning around and going through the MLS combine and getting drafted.
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 contributionsWomen's team natural move to W League and having a close, geographic rival in the new Pittsburgh Riveters SCAnd much more  
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 Edward Kizza's departure) that came last week and what to expect as the Hounds work toward building 2025 roster.
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/
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/
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, John and Ricky break down the match between the second place Battery, who made a run to and hosted the USL Cup Final last season, while the Riverhounds come into the match red hot having lost just one match in its last 16 to clinch its seventh straight postseason berth under Head Coach Bob Lilley.  
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 right time.  
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 match, they'll clinch a postseason spot.  Griffin discussed a number of topics including: Last weekend's win at Loudoun United FCThe importance of getting off to good start and weathering storms in each match Executing 'Lilleyball' and playing on front foot even when being outpossessed Impact of attacking unit with the addition of Bertin Jacquesson Does he watch other games around the league that impact the playoff raceWhat to expect when facing frisky El Paso and more! 
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.   
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 its going to take for the Riverhounds to make a successful late season push to get over the playoff line Navigating the ups and downs of what's been a roller coaster season to this point. 
 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 other things:Following success of previous season, playing as a team with a target on its backImportance of making adjustments to teams loading up the box to slow down Pitt's attackDealing with what appears to be some injuries and knocks sustained by a few key players
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, 
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.  
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.
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 middle of July"
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 dutiesKeeping Pitt women's soccer program momentum going as a new season kicks off in August, with more on challenges that lie ahead from schedule, travel and replacing departed playersYear of growth for Pitt rising sophomore, Deborah Abiodun, who is one of the roster selections made by Waldrum for Nigeria's squad headed to FranceAttributes to being successful as a National Team CoachBiggest difference between last year's World Cup, and this year's Olympics, for Waldrum's Nigeria's Super Falcons squad, who will face Brazil, Spain -- world champions, and Japan in a six-day span beginning July 25.  And more!  
Sounding Off on Soccer Podcast returns from its hiatus with one of our favorite guests, as Pittsburgh Soccer Now'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. 
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