Match Info
Riveters (1-0-0) vs. Flower City 1872 (1-0-0)
Date: Saturday, May 23
Time: 7 p.m.
Location: F.N.B. Stadium
Tickets: Ticketmaster
TV: SportsNet Pittsburgh
Streaming: SportsEngine Play
Live updates: @RivetersSC on X/Twitter
Match hashtags: #PITvFLC
PITTSBURGH (May 21, 2026) — A chance to take the early frontrunner position in the Great Forest Division comes this Saturday when the Riveters host Rochester, N.Y. club Flower City 1872 with both sides looking for a second consecutive win.
The Riveters have the benefit of being at home for the second straight week after a 5-0 win over FC Buffalo, and they will look for a repeat of that performance before playing their next three matches away from home. Defense led to offense in the season opener, as both starting center backs, Piper Coffield and Taylor Green, scored by getting on the end of set pieces. Outside backs Brielle LaBerge and Bella Vozar excelled as creators, each recording two assists, giving the back line six goal contributions between the four of them.
Riveters coach Scott Gibson was able to get minutes for the maximum 18 players in the opener, including Riveters debuts for eight players: Green, LaBerge, Emme Butera, Lola Abraham, goal scorers Shannon Studer and Ellen Molloy, and substitutes Emily Hanrahan and Gabby Lamparty. While a week off between matches means players are well-rested, it’s likely he’ll utilize some squad rotation as he gets a feel for the varied ways the team can set up ahead of a series of two-match weeks in June.
Flower City, meanwhile, played its season opener Wednesday night at home and turned in an impressive 3-1, come-from-behind win over the Cleveland Force. Eva Poissant, a University at Buffalo player, scored a brace after Cleveland took a 1-0 lead only 19 minutes into the game, and Siena midfielder Catherine Rogers added a 78th-minute goal to secure the result for Flower City.
The Riveters swept both meetings with Flower City a year ago, holding on for a 3-2 win in Rochester before taking a rain-soaked 2-0 triumph back in Pittsburgh.
Saturday’s match again will be shown live on SportsNet Pittsburgh and streamed via SportsEngine Play. SNP and SNP+ also will re-air the match multiple times throughout the day Sunday. Tickets for the match are still available through Ticketmaster and at the F.N.B. Stadium Box Office.
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