Albert Dikwa took care of all the scoring Pittsburgh Riverhounds SC needed Saturday evening.
The striker netted his first career hat trick in leading the Hounds to a 3-1 victory over Memphis 901 FC in Memphis, Tenn.
Dikwa scored in the fifth, 39th and 71st minutes to tally the 12th hat trick in Hounds history.
Bruno Lapa scored in the seventh minute for Memphis (0-2-0).
The Hounds (1-0-1) outshot Memphis, 9-8, despite only having 36% of possession.
Dikwa scored early off an assist from Pat Hogan, then scored on a penalty kick before halftime. He added his final tally off an assist from Tola Showunmi.
He has 19 goals in his Hounds career.
The Hounds will play their home opener Friday, when they host Miami FC at 7 p.m. at Highmark Stadium.
