Match Info
Riveters (3-1-2) vs. Steel City FC (2-0-2)
Date: Wednesday, June 11
Time: 7 p.m.
Location: Founders Field, Indiana Township, Pa.
Streaming: SportsEngine Play
Live updates: @RivetersSC on X/Twitter
Match hashtags: #STCvPIT and #RivetersRise
PITTSBURGH (June 10, 2025) — The Riveters are now in the “back nine” of their regular season, to use the lingo of this week’s U.S. Open being played nearby in Oakmont, and up next is a crucial trip just outside of the city to face Steel City FC for the first time on Wednesday.
The game at Founders Field in Indiana Township, located northeast of Pittsburgh, is a critical one in the Great Forest Division standings. The winner will have the inside track to finishing atop the leaderboard, while the Cleveland Force will likely be cheering for a draw that would put them in the best spot to claim the division’s playoff berth.
The Riveters are coming off their most convincing performance of the season, which saw a first-half hat trick by Tanum Nelson provide all the scoring in a 3-0 win over visiting FC Buffalo on Sunday. The scoreline potentially could have been more lopsided in the Riveters’ favor after firing 21 shots toward goal, but some of those missed opportunities give reason to think the ceiling still has yet to be reached for the attack.
Captain Tessa Dellarose will be back with the Riveters after she and the US Women defended their title in The Soccer Tournament 7v7 in North Carolina over the weekend, though her minutes will be monitored after carrying a full workload during TST. Otherwise, coach Scott Gibson should have a full squad at his disposal for the critical contest.
Steel City is the lone unbeaten team in the Great Forest Division after having drawn their past two matches at home, both by 2-2 scores, against Buffalo and Erie. They have nine goals in their four matches, led by three from Emily Cooper, but six different players total have found the net for them.
One of the biggest adjustments facing the Riveters will be playing on the heavy grass of Founders Field, the home of the Pittsburgh Harlequins rugby team and for much of the decade of the 2000s, the University of Pittsburgh men’s and women’s soccer teams. The Riveters will have to adjust to the slower surface Wednesday, while Steel City will have to adjust the other direction for the remainder of their schedule with five road matches out of six over the final three weeks.
Wednesday night’s match will be streamed live via SportsEngine Play.
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