The Pittsburgh Riverhounds settled for a 1-1 draw at Western Mass on Thursday night, picking up their second point of the season. Joe Zewe, who played at East Allegheny High School and Penn State University scored just after the second half began. Penn Hills native and Wake Forest grad Ryan Caugherty assisted. It appeared that the Hounds has scored a second goal when Chartiers Valley and Duquesne University rookie Travis MacKenzie sent in a rebound of a Jean Robens Jerome shot, but the officials ruled MacKenzie offside and called off the goal. Jeff Deren scored the lone Western Mass goal with about 15-minutes left in the match to tie it at 1-1. That was the final result.

Goalkeeper Phil Marfuggi is joining our side, pending federation approval. He was a member of Major League Soccer's New England Revolution; one of three players taken in the 2007 MLS Supplemental Draft. While in college at Clemson University, he was named to Soccer America’s All-America 1st Team in 2005 as a junior. In 2006, Phil was named to the NSCAA All-South 2nd Team, and 2nd Team All-Atlantic Coast Conference. Marfuggi finished his senior season at Clemson with a 1.29 goals against average and made 67 saves on the year for the Tigers. For his career, he had 237 saves.

The Pittsburgh Riverhounds are not only getting ready for the 2008 pro season in the USL's 2nd Division; they're getting ready to hit the pitch with the area's soccer-playing youth. The Riverhounds 2008 Summer Soccer Camps featuring instruction by experienced coaches and current Riverhounds professional players who will implement the methodology of the Everton Way Curriculum. For more information, contact Scott Gibson - Director of Academy Operations at the Riverhounds' headquarters at the Greentree Sportsplex at 412 539-1191. (Click more to see the entire summer camp schedule)....