With 39 standouts committed to play collegiate soccer, and more on the way, the Pittsburgh Riverhounds Development Academy announced a program record for graduating players.
“The variety of schools that the players will be attending shows the positive impact of our developmental platform and recruiting network,” RDA director Scott Gibson said in a news release. “While this spring was cut short and the seniors were not provided an opportunity to compete one last time for the club, we want to send our congratulations to all and look forward to seeing them soon so we can give them a proper send off.”
Highlights from the year include Pitt commit Luke Peperak taking part in the ECNL National Training Camp. Peperak, a former Connellsville star, is headed to Pitt. Five additional boys — Nino Civitate of Canon-McMillan, Giuseppe Croce of Mt. Lebanon, Darek Panucci of Moon, Austin Rocke of Mars and Anthony Rowan of Connellsville, were part of the ‘Hounds’ Pathway Program, which allows older RDA boys to train alongside professional players.
The 2002 RDA girls team reached the semifinals of the ECNL Showcase Cup, while RDA player Taylor Hamlett helped lead Mars to a PIAA championship.
Here is a list of RDA players and their college commitments:
Girls
Justine Appolonia (Yough) – Youngstown State
Izzi Boyd (Pine-Richland) – Ohio
Claudia DeMartino (Fox Chapel) – Catholic University of America
Olivia Dorsch (Franklin Regional) – Penn State Behrend
Taylor Hamlett (Mars) – Middle Tennessee State
Dani Iannuzzo (Norwin) – Slippery Rock
Hannah Kirkpatrick (North Allegheny) – Tampa
Chloe Kuminkoski (Moon) – Loyola-Maryland
Elaina Longjohn (North Hills) – William & Mary
Julianna Marshall (Serra Catholic) – St. Francis (Pa.)
Molly Piso (Hickory) – Drexel
Savannah Schoonmaker (State College) – New Hampshire
Maggie Storti (Oakland Catholic) – Case Western
Boys
Tyson Antosh (Peters Township) – Mercyhurst
Gavin Benson (Waynesburg) – Western Illinois
Nino Civitate (Canon-McMillan) – West Virginia
Giuseppe Croce (Mt. Lebanon) – Duquesne
Daniel Ibrahim (North Allegheny) – Johns Hopkins
Caleb Miller (West Allegheny) – Haverford
Anthony Panko (Connellsville) – Seton Hill
Darek Panucci (Moon) – Oakland
Luke Peperak (Connellsville) – Pitt
Patrick Phillips (Montour) – Slippery Rock
Austin Rocke (Mars) – Marshall
Anthony Rowan (Connellsville) – Marshall
Conor Suchar (Moon) – Penn State Behrend
Matt Van Kirk (North Allegheny) – Grove City
Griffin Wirth (Quaker Valley) – Allegheny
RDA East
Jacinda Devart (Grafton) – Waynesburg
Alex Eitner (Uniontown) – Gannon
Marissa Grubbs (Belle Vernon) – Penn State Behrend
Langley Pritts (Connellsville) – Waynesburg
Megan Noss (Preston) – West Virginia Wesleyan
Emily Shaw (Norwin) – Lock Haven
Madison Shoemaker (Connellsville) – Clarion
Hadley Sleith (Yough) – Clarion
Joey Terreta (Geibel) – Seton Hill
Jocelyn Timlin (Bentworth) – West Virginia Wesleyan
Kassidy Wolfe (University) – West Liberty
