The Pittsburgh Riverhounds hosted a championship rally on Thursday, celebrating their first USL Championship title.
It was a long wait for the Riverhounds, nearly 30 years in the making, before they won their first championship trophy. The Riverhounds defeated FC Tulsa in a penalty shootout last month to win the title. It was the first professional championship for the city since the Pittsburgh Penguins in 2017.
The Hounds' journey to their first title included many dramatic moments, especially throughout the USL Championship playoffs, which featured penalty shootout wins against Hartford and Detroit before the title-securing win against Tulsa.
The team's defense was really a hallmark of their championship run, not allowing a goal throughout the entire playoffs, closing out the s

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