{"id":1137,"date":"2025-01-31T14:00:00","date_gmt":"2025-01-31T19:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sportsengine-develop.go-vip.net\/riveterssc\/?post_type=sec_news&p=1137"},"modified":"2025-02-03T16:57:35","modified_gmt":"2025-02-03T21:57:35","slug":"ava-boyd-commit-pitt","status":"publish","type":"sec_news","link":"https:\/\/sportsengine-develop.go-vip.net\/riveterssc\/news\/2025\/01\/31\/ava-boyd-commit-pitt\/","title":{"rendered":"Pitt forward Ava Boyd added to Riveters squad"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Pitt forward and Riverhounds Academy alumna Ava Boyd is the newest player set to join the Pittsburgh Riveters in the USL W League. (Photo courtesy of Pitt Athletics)<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n

PITTSBURGH (Jan. 31, 2025) \u2014<\/strong> Pittsburgh Riveters SC continues to build up for its on-field debut with the addition of University of Pittsburgh forward Ava Boyd<\/strong> for the 2025 USL W League<\/a> season.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Boyd, 19, is another local talent lined up to join the Riveters after successful careers at nearby Pine-Richland High School and with the Riverhounds Development Academy\u2019s<\/a> Elite Clubs National League team. Her roster spot is pending USL and U.S. Soccer approval once 2025 registration opens.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cWe know the qualities that Ava will bring to the group and we are looking forward to welcoming her back to the club. She is a very strong forward and has pace, power, and an eye for goal. Ava will add depth to our attacking options and we can\u2019t wait to get started,\u201d Riveters head coach Scott Gibson<\/a><\/strong> said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Boyd recently completed her second college season and first with the Panthers after transferring to Pitt <\/a>after a year at Michigan State. Last season, she appeared in all 16 of the Panthers\u2019 matches and recorded her first goal and assist in a Sept. 5 win over Dartmouth.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Prior to college, Boyd received top ECNL honors with a First Team All-Ohio Valley Conference selection in 2021, and she scored a goal in the National Selection Game at the 2022 ECNL Florida showcase. She also received an invitation to a U.S. Youth National Team camp in 2021, and she was a two-time All-WPIAL selection for Pine-Richland.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The Riveters will take to the field at Highmark Stadium for the first time this May, and fans can already sign up and purchase their season tickets by visiting riveterssc.com\/ticket-info<\/a> or by calling the Highmark Stadium Box Office at 412-865-GOAL.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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