Pittsburgh Riveters, 2026
Results and game reports
The Pittsburgh Riveters went 9-0-1 in the 2026 USL W League regular season, finished 10-1-1 overall and reached the conference final. These five game reports cover the opener, a stoppage-time draw, the first Pittsburgh derby, the first playoff win and the conference final loss.
Regular season 9-0-1Overall 10-1-1
Results
| Date | Game | Result | Score |
|---|---|---|---|
| May 16, 2026 | vs. FC BuffaloUSL W League | W | 5-0 |
| May 23, 2026 | vs. Flower City 1872USL W League | T | 3-3 |
| May 28, 2026 | at Steel City FCUSL W League | W | 2-0 |
| July 3, 2026 | vs. Racing LouisvilleUSL W League Central Conference semifinal | W | 5-0 |
| July 5, 2026 | vs. Minnesota AuroraUSL W League Central Conference final | L | 1-2 |
Scores are shown with Riveters first. Sources: The Riveters club recap and match notes (the official record), checked against Pittsburgh Soccer Now. How sports reports are sourced.
Game reports
USL W League
Five players score as the Riveters beat FC Buffalo 5-0 in their USL W League opener
Captain Piper Coffield headed in a corner in the 12th minute, and the Riveters scored five times before a reported sellout of 5,088 at F.N.B. Stadium.
WRiveters 5-0 FC Buffalo
USL W League
Goalkeeper Bailey Herfurth scores in stoppage time as the Riveters draw Flower City 1872 3-3
Herfurth came forward for a last corner kick and scored her first goal after Flower City took the lead in the 81st minute at F.N.B. Stadium.
TRiveters 3-3 Flower City 1872
USL W League
Tylenda and substitute Anna Korney score as the Riveters beat Steel City FC 2-0 in the first Pittsburgh derby
Alexis Tylenda scored in the 19th minute and Korney, 16, added a second in the 70th at Founders Field, the Riveters' first road match of 2026.
WRiveters 2-0 Steel City FC
USL W League Central Conference semifinal
Anna Korney, 16, scores twice as the Riveters beat Racing Louisville 5-0 for their first playoff win
Korney scored the first postseason goal in club history in the 21st minute and again in the 51st in the Central Conference semifinal at F.N.B. Stadium.
WRiveters 5-0 Racing Louisville
USL W League Central Conference final
Minnesota Aurora scores in second half stoppage time to beat the Riveters 2-1 in the Central Conference final
Gracie Dunaway redirected a low cross after Ellen Molloy's free kick had tied it, ending the Riveters' season one round from the national semifinals.
LRiveters 1-2 Minnesota Aurora
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