PITTSBURGH (Jan. 8, 2026) — Pittsburgh Riveters SC has secured another new duo with the additions of midfielder Emme Butera and defender Gabby Lamparty, both juniors at Bowling Green University, for the 2026 season.
Butera and Lamparty, both 20, held down the middle of the field last fall for Bowling Green, with both players starting all 22 games and Butera leading the team with five assists, as the Falcons went all the way to the Mid-Atlantic Conference Final. Both players’ performances last year earned them spots on the All-MAC First Team, combining defensively in each of the team’s nine clean sheets.
“Emme and Gabby are both excellent players that will immediately add quality to our group. We are familiar with both players throughout their ECNL youth years at the Cleveland Internationals and are happy to bring them to Pittsburgh,” Riveters head coach Scott Gibson said. “Gabby is a very strong defender and will add another piece to our backline as we look to solidify that unit. Emme is a very clever midfield player, and we are very familiar with her qualities after competing against her this past summer.”
Lamparty comes from Canfield, Ohio and led Bowling Green field players in minutes played, two ahead of Butera, in her first year after transferring from West Virginia. She also finished second on the team in scoring, as the defender notched three goals and three assists, totaling nine points, and was named MAC Defensive Player of the Week on Oct. 28.
Butera, from Willoughby Hills, Ohio, is a two-time All-MAC honoree after being named to the second team as a sophomore, and she has not missed a match in three college seasons. She also started for the Cleveland Force against the Riveters last season in the Riveters’ first-ever match, on her way to a team-leading 712 minutes for the Force, the Great Forest Division runner-up.
The duo will join a pair of their Bowling Green teammates with the Riveters, recent addition Taylor Green and Minah Syam, who is entering her second season with the Riveters.
The Riveters will be back on the field this May in the USL W League as the team returns to defend their title as division champions. Reserve your season tickets now by visiting riveterssc.com or by calling the Highmark Stadium Box Office at 412-865-GOAL.
