Match Day Thread: Riverhounds vs NCFC

Riverhounds (0-0-0) vs. North Carolina FC (0-0-0)

Date: Saturday, March 8

Time: 7 p.m.

Location: WakeMed Soccer Park, Cary, N.C.

Ladies and gentlemen, the Riverhounds are back! Today is week 1 in the 2025 season. The off-season has been rather tumultuous especially with the USL's recent declaration of starting a division one league.

The Riverhounds' front office has been working hard to hang on to talent from last year and making some new signings to bolster the roster. Eric Dick returns after his golden glove season to keep the net clean. One of the leagues best defenses last year also managed to keep Suber, Osumanu, Biasi and Etou, which is encouraging to stay on that pace. Midfield stalwarts like Griffin, Mertz, Walti, and Forbes also return to the lineup. Perhaps the most exciting moves were the retention of Jacquesson who performed well on loan from Real Salt Lake last year, and the signing of Augi Williams, a proven goal scorer, coming off a double digit season last year for Indy.

The hounds drew their previous two matches with NCFC and finished with the same point total in 2024. It is likely to be an even match considering how many players NCFC was able to keep on their line. Tune in tonight to watch the hounds begin their 2025 campaign. Let's go Hounds!